PA Firefighter Sexually Assaulted Girl At Haunted Parkway Event, Authorities Say PA Firefighter Sexually Assaulted Girl At Haunted Parkway Event, Authorities Say PA Firefighter Sexually Assaulted Girl At Haunted Parkway Event, Authorities Say
PA Firefighter Sexually Assaulted Girl At Haunted Parkway Event, Authorities Say A junior firefighter sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and supplied alcohol to three minors at a Pennsylvania fire department’s Halloween attraction, authorities announced on Friday, Oct. 30. Koda Gaffney, 21, of Allentown, surrendered on charges stemming from an incident at the Whitehall Township Fire Department’s annual Haunted Parkway event, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Whitehall Township Police Chief Michael Marks said. The assault happened at the attraction in the 4600 block of South Church Street on Saturday, Oct. 3, according to the release. Township huma…
48 Years Later, NJ Family's Murder Remains Unsolved: NJSP 48 Years Later, NJ Family's Murder Remains Unsolved: NJSP 48 Years Later, NJ Family's Murder Remains Unsolved: NJSP
48 Years Later, NJ Family's Murder Remains Unsolved: Njsp Gary Deal, Joan Deal and their three-year-old son, Jason, were brutally murdered in their Atlantic County home 48 years ago in one of New Jersey's most notorious unsolved crimes. On Monday, Oct. 30, 1978, the bodies of the Deal family were discovered inside their residence on Mays Landing Road, New Jersey State police said. Gary and Joan, both 26, sustained multiple gunshot wounds as well as injuries inflicted by a sharp-edge weapon while Jason was found dead in his bedroom after sustaining fatal injuries, police said. For the past 48 years, detectives have pursued numerous leads and r…
Motorcyclist Killed In Route 30 Crash In Pennsylvania ID’d Motorcyclist Killed In Route 30 Crash In Pennsylvania ID’d Motorcyclist Killed In Route 30 Crash In Pennsylvania ID’d
Motorcyclist Killed In Route 30 Crash In Pennsylvania ID’d A motorcyclist killed in a collision with a sedan on Route 30 in Pennsylvania has been identified, the coroner’s office announced Friday, Oct. 30. Richard Pieper, 62, of Paradise, PA, originally of New York, was pronounced dead at the scene on Lincoln Highway at Simmontown Road in Salisbury Township, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. The crash happened around 3:53 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, emergency dispatchers said. The coroner’s office responded at 4:56 a.m., and a coroner investigator pronounced Pieper dead, according to the release. Pieper was transported to the Lancas…
Sleeping Truckers Targeted In Back-To-Back PA Meat Heists; 3,000 Pounds Of Crab Stolen Sleeping Truckers Targeted In Back-To-Back PA Meat Heists; 3,000 Pounds Of Crab Stolen Sleeping Truckers Targeted In Back-To-Back PA Meat Heists; 3,000 Pounds Of Crab Stolen
Sleeping Truckers Targeted In Back-To-Back PA Meat Heists; 3,000 Pounds Of Crab Stolen Two truck drivers were asleep in their cabs when thieves struck just two days apart in Philadelphia, making off with 3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab and approximately $10,000 worth of beef, according to police. The latest theft happened around 4:12 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, when a driver sleeping inside his tractor-trailer awoke to find people stealing cargo in the 5200 block of Devereaux Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, police said. The thieves had cut the padlock on the rear of the trailer and removed five pallets of beef valued at approximately $10,000, according to the Philadelphia Poli…
Pets Dumped In Landfill In $650K Pennsylvania Cremation Scheme; Owner Pleads Guilty Pets Dumped In Landfill In $650K Pennsylvania Cremation Scheme; Owner Pleads Guilty Pets Dumped In Landfill In $650K Pennsylvania Cremation Scheme; Owner Pleads Guilty
Pets Dumped In Landfill In $650K Pennsylvania Cremation Scheme; Owner Pleads Guilty Thousands of grieving Pennsylvania pet owners paid for cremations and burials, but many of their animals were dumped in a landfill and replaced with ashes from unknown animals — a scheme the business owner has now admitted to, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 22. Patrick Vereb Sr., 72, owner of Pittsburgh-based Eternity Pet Memorial, pleaded guilty to all charges involving the theft of more than $650,000 from customers between 2021 and 2024, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday. His bail was revoked Thursday, and he was committed to prison. More than 6,500 victims across Allegheny…
PA Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds PA Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds PA Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds
PA Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds A Pennsylvania detective who investigated the sexual abuse of children — including responding to the reported rape of an unconscious 14-year-old girl — has admitted to possessing child pornography purchased on the dark web, federal authorities say. The FBI shared details of the case on Thursday, Oct. 29, spotlighting the guilty plea of Matthew S. Pleisse, 36, of Shippensburg. Pleisse pleaded guilty before US District Judge Robert D. Mariani on Monday, Oct. 19, to possessing child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, according to a release originally issued by the US Attorney's Office…
Horse Trailer, Pickup Truck, Car Crash Shuts Down Busy PA Highway Horse Trailer, Pickup Truck, Car Crash Shuts Down Busy PA Highway Horse Trailer, Pickup Truck, Car Crash Shuts Down Busy PA Highway
Horse Trailer, Pickup Truck, Car Crash Shuts Down Busy PA Highway A crash involving a car and a pickup truck towing a horse trailer loaded with horses has shut down a busy Pennsylvania highway on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, according to PennDOT. The crash happened near 3298 Susquehanna Trail North in Watts Township, Perry County, PennDOT Safety Press Officer Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. Routes 11/15 North are currently closed between Old Trail Road and Mill Street as emergency crews respond to the scene. A medical helicopter may have been requested, along with a veterinarian to evaluate the horses, although neither response has been confirmed, Sc…
Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges
Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges Nearly three decades ago, a newborn baby boy was found dead inside a Long Island movie theater bathroom. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, his mother was arrested hundreds of miles away in Hampton, Virginia, as detectives cracked the 1996 cold case. Michelle Chronick Tyson, 59, is facing multiple counts of second-degree murder in connection with the death of her newborn baby in November 1996 when she was 29 years old, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. Investigators say that at around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 18, 1996, the newborn was found inside a toilet in the women's bathroom o…
Stolen Car Slams Into 7-Eleven After Hitting Police Cruiser In Bucks County: Police Stolen Car Slams Into 7-Eleven After Hitting Police Cruiser In Bucks County: Police Stolen Car Slams Into 7-Eleven After Hitting Police Cruiser In Bucks County: Police
Stolen Car Slams Into 7-Eleven After Hitting Police Cruiser In Bucks County: Police A stolen car slammed into a 7-Eleven after striking a police cruiser and another vehicle while fleeing officers in Bucks County, police announced on Thursday, Oct. 29. The crash happened at the 7-Eleven at Street Road and Brookwood Drive in Bensalem Township, according to a release issued by Bensalem Township Police at 3:56 p.m. The vehicle had previously been reported stolen out of Philadelphia when Bensalem officers attempted to pull it over, police said. Instead of stopping, the driver struck a Bensalem police vehicle and an unrelated vehicle before speeding away, according to investiga…
Patrick Stewart Dead At 86: English Actor Leaves Behind Decades Of Iconic Performances Patrick Stewart Dead At 86: English Actor Leaves Behind Decades Of Iconic Performances Patrick Stewart Dead At 86: English Actor Leaves Behind Decades Of Iconic Performances
Patrick Stewart Dead At 86: English Actor Leaves Behind Decades Of Iconic Performances Patrick Stewart, the iconic British stage actor who became a familiar face in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the "X-Men" films, has died at 86, his representatives announced.  Stewart died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home, longtime spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak told The Hollywood Reporter Thursday.  His family shared a statement on social media that he died following “a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.” He is survived by two adult children and his wife, singer Sunny Ozell.  Bush Novak told THR that loved ones gathere…
Fake PA Chiropractor Who Sexually Assaulted Amish Women, Girl Avoids Prison After Intimidation Fake PA Chiropractor Who Sexually Assaulted Amish Women, Girl Avoids Prison After Intimidation Fake PA Chiropractor Who Sexually Assaulted Amish Women, Girl Avoids Prison After Intimidation
Fake PA Chiropractor Who Sexually Assaulted Amish Women, Girl Avoids Prison After Intimidation A Pennsylvania man who posed as a chiropractor and sexually assaulted women and a child has avoided prison after prosecutors said members of the Plain community intimidated victims, pressured them to change their testimony, and created "roadblocks" that prevented a more severe punishment. John Miller Esh, 63, of Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, was sentenced to 10 years of probation on Wednesday, Oct. 28, after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting multiple victims while operating a phony chiropractic practice, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office in a release i…
Fallsington Ex-'Real Housewives' Editor Gives Philly Its Own Franchise With A Deadly Twist Fallsington Ex-'Real Housewives' Editor Gives Philly Its Own Franchise With A Deadly Twist Fallsington Ex-'Real Housewives' Editor Gives Philly Its Own Franchise With A Deadly Twist
Fallsington Ex-'Real Housewives' Editor Gives Philly Its Own Franchise With A Deadly Twist An award-winning writer who spent nearly a decade working on some of the biggest fights on Bravo's "Real Housewives" franchises has found a new way to deal with the drama: killing off the housewives. Fictionally, of course. Timothy Hedden, a longtime reality television editor who worked on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," "Atlanta," and "Potomac," has released his debut novel, "Dead Housewives of Philadelphia," a murder mystery inspired by his 25 years behind the scenes. After watching thousands of hours of reality TV footage, Hedden decided writing a novel in which housewives get murd…