Tag: Pennsylvania State Police
PA Wife Choked Husband To Death During Fight, Told Police She 'Didn't Mean To Kill Him'
A Pennsylvania woman choked her husband to death during a fight at their home, then repeatedly apologized as emergency crews tried to save him, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Wendy L. Wolf, 49, of Salisbury Borough, Somerset County, is charged with strangulation, involuntary manslaughter, and aggravated assault in the death of her husband, Kenneth Wayne Wolf Jr., 60, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Troopers were called to the couple's home at 158 Chestnut Street around 6:40 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, for a domestic altercation involving a 60-year-old…
Coatesville Man Found Shot On Abandoned Farm: $5K Reward Offered In 1977 Cold Case
A Pennsylvania man who vanished after a night out nearly 50 years ago was found shot multiple times on an abandoned farm, and state police are renewing their search for answers with a $5,000 reward.
Preston Frazier, a Coatesville resident and 1969 graduate of the Coatesville Area School District, was killed sometime between Thursday, April 7, and Sunday, April 10, 1977, according to a Pennsylvania State Police news release issued Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026.
Frazier was last seen alive on the night of April 7 near the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Third Avenue in Coatesville, Chester Cou…
Intoxicated Teen Taken By Jet Ski To Susquehanna River Island, Unconscious Raped: Lancaster DA
A 17-year-old girl who had been drinking with friends along the Susquehanna River was taken by jet ski to an island, raped while drifting in and out of consciousness, and returned about an hour later barely able to stand or walk, prosecutors said.
More than two years later, a Lancaster County jury convicted the man who took her onto the river, Salvador Villa-Del Toro, 28, of Martic Township, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday, Oct. 6.
The assault happened in July 2024 after the teen and several friends gathered along the river's shoreline and were drinking, ac…
Trucker ID'd After Fatal I-80 Rollover Crash In PA Ruled Homicide
A 66-year-old truck driver was killed when another vehicle struck his tractor-trailer on Interstate 80 in Western Pennsylvania, forcing the rig off the highway and causing it to roll, authorities announced.
Gary Edward Jones, of New Springfield, Ohio, died in the two-vehicle crash on I-80 West at mile marker 19 in Findley Township, Mercer County, according to Mercer County Coroner John A. Libonati.
The crash happened around 9:25 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Jones was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:44 a.m., the coroner said.
Jones was driving a tractor-trailer when another vehicle struc…
Teen Needed Surgery After Genitals Bitten During Sexual Assault At Lower Macungie Hotel: DA
A woman was left unable to walk and needed surgery after a sexual assault at a Pennsylvania hotel, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 24.
Javier Santos-Rivera, 41, of Allentown, was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated assault, sexual assault, simple assault, indecent assault, and intimidation of a witness or victim, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said.
Pennsylvania State Police were called to an area hospital around 7:17 a.m. on March 21 after a 19-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted, according to the DA's office. Investigators d…
Tanker Truck Driver Dad Remembered As 'Wonderful Husband,' After Rt 309 Lehigh Crash (Update)
The tanker truck driver killed in a head-on crash with a tractor-trailer on Route 309 is remembered as a devoted husband, father, and hardworking family man.
Keith Staines, 52, of Tamaqua, was killed when his tanker truck collided with a tractor-trailer near Route 309 and Gun Club Road in Lynn Township around 3:35 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.
Staines was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:10 p.m. He died from multiple blunt force trauma, and his death was ruled accidental following an autopsy on Monday, Aug. 10.
Now, loved ones are rallying aroun…
Motorcyclist Killed After Losing Control On Route 222 In Kutztown
A motorcyclist was killed after losing control and crashing on Route 222 in Pennsylvania, authorities announced Wednesday, July 15.
Deivid J. Infante, 32, of Kutztown, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, on Route 222 northbound about a half-mile north of Mill Creek Road in Lower Macungie Township, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.
Infante was operating a motorcycle when it left the roadway, lost control, and crashed, the coroner said.
Infante was traveling north in the left lane of Route 222 while negotiating a left-hand curve at…
$22.5M Gold Heist Suspect Sentenced After Being Caught By PSP Chambersburg With 65 Stolen Guns
A man wanted in one of the biggest gold thefts in Canadian history is facing years behind bars in the United States after a Pennsylvania traffic stop uncovered a cache of guns hidden in a rental car, federal authorities announced.
Durante King-Mclean, 27, of Cambridge, Ontario, was back before a Harrisburg federal judge on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, for a 2023 case that prosecutors say exposed a cross-border weapons pipeline stretching from Florida to Canada.
He had 65 handguns crammed into the trunk of a rental car, each one hidden inside a sock, authorities said.
Among them were stolen weap…
9-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In Tote Along River; PA Grandma Among 4 Charged In Abuse Case
Two more adults have been charged months after a 9-year-old girl was found dead in a tote along a river, as prosecutors say they allowed “severe child abuse and neglect” to continue inside a Pennsylvania home, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 21.
Theresa Marie Shipley, 63, identified as the child’s grandmother, and Sandra Lynn Umensetter, 51, a family friend, were charged in connection with the prolonged abuse that led to the death of 9-year-old Renesmay Eutsey, Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said.
Theresa Marie Shipley (left) Renesmay Eutsey’s grandmother, and S…
Havertown Trooper Pleads Guilty To AI Porn, State Databases, Secret Recordings (Update)
A Pennsylvania state trooper admitted to creating AI-generated pornography using government databases, secretly recording women, and possessing child sexual abuse material, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, April 8.
Stephen M. Kamnik, 39, of Havertown, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court to 15 charges — nine felonies and six misdemeanors — following a sweeping investigation into years of misconduct, Attorney General Dave Sunday said.
Kamnik, a Pennsylvania State Police corporal since 2011, had been suspended without pay when investigators flagged unusually high bandwidth usage on hi…
Millions Stolen In Bank Scam Run By York Fraud Ring: PA AG (Update)
A central Pennsylvania fraud scheme that drained millions from unsuspecting bank customers has led to prison time for its ringleader, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Wednesday, March 18.
Jeremy Antuan Boria Fraticelli, 23, of Dover, pleaded guilty in January after orchestrating the operation that targeted victims in Cumberland, Dauphin, and York counties, according to the AG’s office.
Fraticelli posed as a bank employee along with his co-conspirators, tricking customers into handing over personal banking information. The group then used that data to access accounts, move money int…
