Son Surrenders On Camera After Mom Found Beaten Dead On PA Porch: Police Son Surrenders On Camera After Mom Found Beaten Dead On PA Porch: Police
Son Surrenders On Camera After Mom Found Beaten Dead On PA Porch: Police An adult son is charged with homicide after his mother was found beaten to death on her front porch surrendered following an hours-long manhunt in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Jakob Michael Korber, 29, of West Newton, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of his mother, Christin Hamilton, court records obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Aug. 31, show. Korber was taken into custody after returning to the area of Hamilton's home on Herminie West Newton Road in Sewickley Township on Sunday, Aug. 30, according to state police and court documents. PSP GBG responded to a residence…
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Back In PA 26 Years After 5-Year-Old Girl's Rape, Murder: Police FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Back In PA 26 Years After 5-Year-Old Girl's Rape, Murder: Police
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Back In PA 26 Years After 5-Year-Old Girl's Rape, Murder: Police A former FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive accused of kidnapping, raping, and killing 5-year-old Iriana DeJesus more than 26 years ago has been returned to Pennsylvania to face charges, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 31.  Alexis Flores, who spent more than 25 years as a fugitive, was captured in Lepaera, Honduras, on Feb. 11 by the FBI's Transnational Anti-Gang Task Force and Honduran authorities, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Following an international extradition process, the FBI transported him back to Philadelphia.  Flores is charged with murder, rape, kid…
PA EMT, Twin, Pitt Honors Student Killed In Scooter Crash PA EMT, Twin, Pitt Honors Student Killed In Scooter Crash
PA EMT, Twin, Pitt Honors Student Killed In Scooter Crash A young volunteer EMT who dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon died after fighting for his life for two days following a scooter crash in Pennsylvania, his family and fire company announced. Taha Chomelawala, 21, and a 2023 Conestoga High School graduate from Tredyffrin Township, was involved in the crash on the afternoon of Sunday, Aug. 23, according to a GoFundMe launched for his family. He remained in critical care for two days before dying on Tuesday, Aug. 25, surrounded by loved ones, fundraiser organizers Arun Iyer and Evan Lu said. Chomelawala was preparing to begin his senior year at…
DWI PA Driver Drove Through Road Closure Signs: Lopatcong PD DWI PA Driver Drove Through Road Closure Signs: Lopatcong PD
DWI PA Driver Drove Through Road Closure Signs: Lopatcong PD A 43-year-old Easton, PA man was arrested and arrested after he drove through traffic control near Route 57 and Route 519, authorities said. At 12:27 a.m., on Tuesday, Aug. 25, Manuel Breve bypassed multiple traffic cones, road-closure signs and a marked police car in an effort to avoid a designated detour, Lopatcong police said. Breve was arrested following a roadside investigation for DUI, police said. A breath test showed Breve had a blood alcohol concentration of .13, above New Jersey's legal limit. Breve is charged with DWI, driving with a suspended license, careless driving, reckless …
Combative Patient Injures 2 EMTs During Ambulance Ride In Berks: PSP Combative Patient Injures 2 EMTs During Ambulance Ride In Berks: PSP
Combative Patient Injures 2 EMTs During Ambulance Ride In Berks: PSP A man was jailed after he became combative during an ambulance ride in Pennsylvania, injuring two EMTs, State Police announced on Sunday, Aug. 31.  James Zuppert, 58, of Nazareth, was being taken by Hamburg EMS from Upper Bern Township to Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital for chest pain and shortness of breath around 12:33 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, Pennsylvania State Police said. While the ambulance was on Mountain Road in Tilden Township, Zuppert became uncooperative and combative, police said. When one EMT tried to restrain him in the back of the ambulance, Zuppert pushed her and twisted …
2 Women Found Dead After PA Barricade, Murder-Suicide Probe Underway 2 Women Found Dead After PA Barricade, Murder-Suicide Probe Underway
2 Women Found Dead After PA Barricade, Murder-Suicide Probe Underway Two women were found dead inside a Pennsylvania home after police responded to a report of a barricaded person and a gunshot heard inside, authorities said. Officers from the 35th District were called to the 1600 block of Conlyn Street in Philadelphia around 1:51 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, Philadelphia police said. A barricade was declared at the residence before it ended around 2:50 p.m., police said. Two adult women were then found inside and pronounced dead at the scene by medics at approximately 2:51 p.m. The deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide, according to preliminary info…
PA Woman, 21, Shot In Chest, Neck As Gunfire Hits 3 Vehicles, 2 Homes: Police PA Woman, 21, Shot In Chest, Neck As Gunfire Hits 3 Vehicles, 2 Homes: Police
PA Woman, 21, Shot In Chest, Neck As Gunfire Hits 3 Vehicles, 2 Homes: Police A 21-year-old woman was hospitalized after gunfire struck vehicles and homes in Pennsylvania overnight, police said. Officers responded to the 800 block of Reno Place in Philadelphia’s 9th District around 3:41 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, for a report of a person with a gun. At the scene, officers found four spent shell casings, three vehicles hit by gunfire, and two residences struck by bullets, according to police. The woman and a friend had already arrived at Pennsylvania Hospital in a dark-colored sedan that left before officers arrived, police said. They told investigators they had been on R…
PA Truck Driver Killed In I-476 Work-Zone Crash ID’d PA Truck Driver Killed In I-476 Work-Zone Crash ID’d
PA Truck Driver Killed In I-476 Work-Zone Crash ID’d A 28-year-old truck driver was killed when his dump truck crashed into a parked water truck in an active work zone on the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Northeast Extension, authorities said. Joshua Cameron Azariah Adens, known to loved ones as Josh or “JLegend,” died in the crash shortly after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, in Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. His family also identified him in a GoFundMe created to help cover funeral and other unexpected expenses. The Conshohocken trucker was driving a 2004 Mack tri-axle dump truck north on I-476 near mile marker 25.3 when it sudd…
93-MPH Driver Killed Father, Daughter In Fiery PA Crash 93-MPH Driver Killed Father, Daughter In Fiery PA Crash
93-mph Driver Killed Father, Daughter In Fiery PA Crash A Pennsylvania woman has admitted to causing the fiery head-on crash that killed a father and his daughter in a high-speed crash in Pennsylvania. Beth Fife, 52, of East Earl Township, pleaded guilty before Lancaster County Judge Merrill Spahn on Tuesday, Aug. 19, to two counts each of homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, and recklessly endangering another person, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, Aug. 28. She also pleaded guilty to three summary traffic offenses. Fife was driving her 2019 Infiniti at 93 mph — 38 mph above the posted speed limit …
Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: NYPD Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: NYPD
Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: Nypd A 63-year-old Brooklyn man has been charged with arson after setting himself on fire in the lobby of a Manhattan building housing Google offices, authorities said. John Butch, of Brooklyn, was charged with arson, criminal mischief, and reckless endangerment following the incident on Friday, Aug. 28, according to the NYPD. Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a man who had set himself on fire inside 315 Hudson St. in Hudson Square just before 3 p.m., authorities said. Responding officers found Butch with burns throughout his body, police said. He was taken by EMS to New York-Pre…
Months-Long Hunt Ends With PA Men Captured In Pistol-Whipping, Robbery Months-Long Hunt Ends With PA Men Captured In Pistol-Whipping, Robbery
Months-Long Hunt Ends With PA Men Captured In Pistol-Whipping, Robbery Five men have been arrested months after a Bergen County robbery in which a man was struck over the head with what he believed was a handgun and robbed of cash and other belongings, authorities said. Ajahmir S. Cuttino, 23, of Scranton, PA; Rhyonne S. Jackson, 24, of Passaic; Ajahwan T. Kenner, 26, of West Orange; Antrell Monroe, 24, of Wilkes-Barre, PA; and Jahad K. Watson, 24, of Wilkes-Barre, were arrested following a months-long investigation, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The robbery happened on Saddle River Road in South Hackensack on Saturday, May 9, Musella said. Polic…
Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage
Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage A turtle was brutally abused and left to die on Long Island until it was rescued by a local animal agency, officials said. The turtle was trapped inside a cage that had been secured with zip ties and submerged underwater at Geiger Park in Deer Park, the Suffolk County SPCA said Friday, Aug. 28. Town of Babylon park rangers found the turtle while responding to a complaint about e-bikes in the park and pulled the cage out of the lake, the SPCA said. The turtle also had a fishhook stuck in its mouth, which was then tied to the cage, preventing the animal from escaping, officials said. It was …