Replica Gun Used In Armed Robbery In Kennett Square: Police
A 52-year-old man has been arrested for robbing a business with a replica gun in Chester County, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 7.
Salvador Lopez-Ortigoza, of Toughkenamon, was charged with robbery and making terroristic threats, among other charges, according to Southern Chester County Regional Police.
On Tuesday, July 30, at 11:15 a.m., police responded to a report of an armed robbery at Latino Mex, 1001 W. Baltimore Pike in Kennett Square.
The suspect displayed a firearm and demanded cash from the store clerk before fleeing on foot, police said.
At approximately 1:30 p.m., an o…
Felon Found With Multiple Guns, Manufacturing Equipment In Reading Home: DA
A Reading man faces felony charges for illegal possession of firearms, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office.
James Freeman-Neely, 48, was arrested on July 13 for simple assault, said prosecutors in a release on Tuesday, July 30.
The alleged victim of the assault was granted a Protection From Abuse order (PFA) against Freeman-Neely, which required the 48-year-old to "relinquish all firearms, weapons, and ammunition" to the Berks Sheriff's Office, authorities said.
He signed a document claiming he owned no firearms, but police said they found severa…
Bucks Man Fired Gun In Occupied Home, Police Say
A man is in custody for firing a weapon in a Warrington home, township police said in a release on Monday, July 29.
Safarie Xiong allegedly shot a gun in a residence on the 1200 Block of Palomino Drive on July 20, according to authorities. The round went through two occupied rooms but no one was injured, investigators said.
Xiong, 48, was charged with simple assault and reckless endangerment, police said. He is being held on a $100,000 bail and has a preliminary hearing on Aug. 5, court records show.
Air Conditioners Stolen From Lehigh Valley Animal Hospital: State Police
Two commercial air conditioning units were stolen from the HanoverView Animal Hospital in Bath this week, according to state police.
Kyle Anthony Kleintop, 36, was arrested on Tuesday, July 23 on multiple counts of felony theft, troopers wrote in a release.
The A/C units disappeared sometime during the overnight hours on Monday, July 22, authorities said. They had been removed, broken into pieces, and loaded into a vehicle, according to investigators.
Kleintop was unable to post his $25,000 bail and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 7, court records show.&…
Gunpoint Robbery At 7-Eleven Leads To Two Arrests: Bensalem Police
A man and a woman robbed a Trevose gas station at gunpoint on Saturday, July 20, according to authorities.
Christopher Yelverton, 42, and Amanda Petherbridge, 34, are each charged with robbery, conspiracy, and related counts, Bensalem police said in a release on Monday, July 22.
The robbery happened at the 2511 Lincoln Highway 7-Eleven in Trevose just before 3 a.m., investigators said. Yelverton walked into the gas station and asked for a carton of Newport cigarettes, then pointed a handgun through his sweatshirt at the cashier and demanded money, according to au…
Fentanyl, Ecstasy Seized In Allentown Drug Bust: Police
A kilogram of fentanyl and more than 300 tablets of ecstasy were confiscated during an arrest in Allentown on Friday, July 19, authorities said in a release.
Officers were investigating on the 800 block of Chew Street when they took 50-year-old Tyrone Fowler into custody, APD said. The drugs were found on Fowler's person after his arrest, according to officials.
Fowler, of Philadelphia, was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and related counts, authorities said. His bail was set at $300,000 and his preliminary hearing was scheduled for July 26,…
Dad Threatens To Burn House Down With Family Inside, Upper Allen Twp PD
A father of two young children is in jail after striking a "a household member" and threatening to kill the rest of the family by burning down their home, Upper Allen Township police announced on Friday, July 19.
Ghana Shyam Karki, 29, of the 300 block of Berkshire Road in Mechanicsburg, "threatened to kill household members at the scene by burning the house down" on Thursday, July 18, as stated in the release.
An officer was in the area "when they overheard a disturbance occurring at a nearby residence," police said. Soon, additional officers were called to separate t…
'Dance Moms' Star Charged With DUI In PA: Affidavit
A former "Dance Moms" star has been charged in Pennsylvania for allegedly driving drunk, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.
Christina "Christi" Lukasiak, 47, of Mars, PA, whose daughter, Chloe Lukasiak, starred on Lifetime's hit show "Dance Moms", was charged by Murrysville Police with a misdemeanor DUI at 5:39 p.m. on June 27, her latest court docket shows.
The reality star was found by officers in her black 2018 Audi Q7 crashed into a tree with a telephone pole hanging over her car off of Logan Ferry Road, as Patrolman Ross Welshons detailed in the affidavit…
