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CASE: Lehigh County Couple, Infant Killed In 'Suspicious Fire'
State police are looking for tips in a "suspicious fire" that killed three people in Lynn Township more than 25 years ago. Linda Ann Howland, David Wayne Jones, and their 3-month-old daughter Leah Michelle Jones died when their home caught fire on April 26, 1998, according to PSP. The family lived in a converted barn on a property that Howland ran as a horse farm, authorities said. A 1998 report from the Allentown Morning Call said the 42-year-old mom was "known as a key breeder and trainer of the Tennessee walking horse." Howland's daughter from a previous marriage was a…
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Police Investigate Broad Daylight Killing In North Philadelphia
A 19-year-old man was shot to death in West Oak Lane on Wednesday afternoon, May 8, Philadelphia police say. Authorities said it happened on the 7100 block of Limekiln Pike at 3:45 p.m. The victim was shot multiple times and taken to Albert Einstein Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries before the hour, according to officials. No arrests were made and no weapons were recovered as of Wednesday evening. Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334.
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Reading Man Facing Child Pornography Charges Arrested In Vermont: DA
A Reading man is charged with multiple felonies related to child pornography, the Berks County District Attorney's Office says. Twenty-eight-year-old Kristopher W. Tanner was arrested in Colchester, Vermont on Wednesday, May 8, authorities said. Tanner came under investigation after authorities received a digital complaint from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in October, the DA's Office said. Detectives then subpoenaed internet service providers which led them to a South 7th Street apartment where Tanner was staying, according to prosecutors. T…
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Suspect Shot During Early Morning Break-In At Montco Jewelry Store: Officials
One suspect was shot in the arm and several more are sought by police after a burglary in Horsham Township early Wednesday morning, May 7, authorities say. The theft happened around 5 a.m. at the Jems Jewels and Gold store in the Shoppes at English Village, 1460 Bethlehem Pike, officials said in a release. "During that incident, an employee encountered a suspect in the store unlawfully and a gun was discharged," Horsham police said. Officers arrived to find the shot suspect and took them to the hospital. Their injuries were described as "non-life-threatening." An un…
Police & Fire
Woman Hospitalized After Shooting In Bristol, Authorities Say
A 33-year-old woman was taken to the hospital for treatment after shots rang out in Bristol Township on Tuesday night, May 7, police said in a release. Authorities received an anonymous call about gunfire near Norton Avenue and Ellwood Avenue around 10:45 p.m., township police said. They arrived and "provided immediate care" until an ambulance took the woman to St. Mary's Medical Center, authorities said. No arrests had been made as of Wednesday morning and an investigation is ongoing, they added.
Police & Fire
Man Caught With Mace, Stolen Gun In Forks Township Neighborhood: Police
A Columbia County man was arrested in Forks Township after police said they caught him with a stolen gun in his backpack on Monday, May 6. Collyn Drake, 29, is charged with receiving stolen property, carrying a firearm without a license, and drug offenses, township police said. Authorities said he was spotted near Mitman Road and Heather Lane around 9 a.m. He told officers he was in the area to help a friend move but authorities searched his backpack when they saw the butt of a handgun jutting from his bag, police said. The search yielded a Colt 38 revolver, two…
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'Severely Emaciated' 12-Year-Old's Death Blamed On PA Stepmom, Dad's Cruelty: Cops
A Pennsylvania couple has been arrested following the death of the man's "severely emaciated" and bruised 12-year-old daughter. Rendell Hoagland and Cindy Warren are each charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, conspiracy, and nearly a dozen other felonies in connection with the death of Malinda Hoagland, according to court records and police papers. Rendell Hoagland and Cindy Warren. Rendell Hoagland Facebook Malinda died on Saturday, May 4 at Paoli Hospital, according to court documents from the Chester County District Attorney's Office. In a criminal complaint…
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Stolen Car Found Crashed In Schuylkill County: State Police
Troopers are investigating after the occupants of a stolen BMW fled the scene of a crash on Monday, May 6, state police say. The car, an 850i, crashed near Blue Mountain Drive in West Penn Township sometime on Monday, authorities said. The occupants ran from the crash and police searched a "large perimeter" near Blue Mountain Drive, Route 309, and Fort Franklin Road using drones and canine units, according to troopers. Around 2 p.m., "an occupant of the vehicle was located and identified by law enforcement," authorities said. The investigation is ongoing …
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Philly Man, Paoli Woman Arrested After Shots Fired From Atlantic City Hotel Balcony: Police
Two men and a woman were accused of firing gunshots from the balcony of a hotel near the beachfront in Atlantic City, authorities said. In a news release on Tuesday, May 7, Atlantic City police said 42-year-old Corey Brown of Chesapeake, VA, 43-year-old Malik Dean of Philadelphia, and 41-year-old Zara Griffiths of Paoli, PA, were arrested on Saturday, May 5. Officers responded to a report of gunshots fired from a balcony at the Club Wyndham Skyline Tower on South North Carolina Avenue at around 10:20 p.m. Police learned that the shots came from a room on the 21st floor. Brown, Dean, a…
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Philly Man Pleads Guilty In Shooting Near Atlantic City Apartment Complex: Prosecutors
A man and a woman admitted to their roles in a shooting near an Atlantic City apartment complex more than a year and a half ago, authorities said. Tawanne Williams, 42, of Philadelphia, and Jessica Bryant, 33, of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty to charges on Monday, May 6. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced their pleas in a news release on Tuesday, May 7. Atlantic City police responded to a man who was shot twice near the Carolina Village complex on Aug. 31, 2022. The man's injuries to his hand and hip were not life-threatening. Investigators said surveillance video …
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Driver Charged After Hit-Run In Delaware County: Police
Police arrested a man in Philadelphia on Sunday, May 5 following a hit-and-run crash in Yeadon, according to authorities. Officials said William F. Butler rear-ended a car at a red light on Church Lane near the intersection with Whitby Avenue. The collision sent the struck car forward into the back of another vehicle, authorities said. Police claim Butler fled the scene. His car was later located on Philadelphia's South 70th Street near the intersection with Chester Avenue. While police were towing his car, authorities said Butler "displayed signs of alcohol int…
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Scotland Pedestrian Crash Kills Globally Renowned Philadelphia Scholar, Princeton Librarian
A doctor from Philadelphia who has been working as a librarian at Princeton University but known globally for his scholarly work has died following a pedestrian crash in Scotland. William Noel, 58, was struck by a Citroen Relay van in the evening hours of Wednesday, April 10 in Edinburgh, police in Scotland said. He was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where he died of his injuries on Monday, April 29, police said. The driver of the van, a 40-year-old man, was arrested and released pending further enquiries. According to his bio on the Princeton website, Noel is a "curator and li…
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