14-Vehicle Crash Kills Driver, Injures 8 On PA’s West Chester Pike 14-Vehicle Crash Kills Driver, Injures 8 On PA’s West Chester Pike 14-Vehicle Crash Kills Driver, Injures 8 On PA’s West Chester Pike
14-Vehicle Crash Kills Driver, Injures 8 On PA’s West Chester Pike A pickup truck driver was killed and eight other people were injured in a 14-vehicle crash spanning about two miles of West Chester Pike in Haverford Township on Saturday, Oct. 3, police said. The crash began around 12:15 p.m. when the pickup truck was seen driving erratically along the Delaware County roadway, just outside Philadelphia, according to Haverford Township police. The pickup sideswiped several cars before slamming into a U-Haul truck, investigators said. Surveillance footage captured by Havertown Cafe shows the pickup spinning out of control, flipping onto its side, and striki…
Woman Shot, Killed In Pennsylvania; 18-Year-Old Arrested (UPDATE) Woman Shot, Killed In Pennsylvania; 18-Year-Old Arrested (UPDATE) Woman Shot, Killed In Pennsylvania; 18-Year-Old Arrested (UPDATE)
Woman Shot, Killed In Pennsylvania; 18-Year-Old Arrested (Update) An 18-year-old has been arrested after a woman was shot and killed in Pennsylvania early Monday, Oct. 5, police said. Juel J. Diaz was charged with criminal homicide and carrying a firearm without a license later that day, according to Harrisburg police. Officers responded to the 100 block of Hillside Road around 12:30 a.m. for a report of a person shot. They found an adult woman suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. Emergency medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene. Investigators determined the shooting happened in the 1900 block of Mulberry Street. The woman’s name an…
$1.5M Crab Leg, TV, Dime Cargo Theft Ring Hit PA, NJ Trucks; Members Sentenced $1.5M Crab Leg, TV, Dime Cargo Theft Ring Hit PA, NJ Trucks; Members Sentenced $1.5M Crab Leg, TV, Dime Cargo Theft Ring Hit PA, NJ Trucks; Members Sentenced
$1.5M Crab Leg, TV, Dime Cargo Theft Ring Hit PA, NJ Trucks; Members Sentenced A cargo theft ring accused of targeting tractor-trailers across Pennsylvania and New Jersey stole everything from frozen crab legs and televisions to more than $230,000 in U.S. dimes — with some of the stolen coins later turning up in Maryland — and multiple Philadelphia men tied to the sprawling operation have now been sentenced to federal prison. The bizarre series of thefts stretches back to 2023, when thieves targeted tractor-trailers around Philadelphia, often breaking into them with bolt cutters while drivers were asleep or the trucks were left unattended overnight, federal prosec…
Armored Truck Robbery Spree Targeted Pennsylvania Brinks Crews, Feds Say Armored Truck Robbery Spree Targeted Pennsylvania Brinks Crews, Feds Say Armored Truck Robbery Spree Targeted Pennsylvania Brinks Crews, Feds Say
Armored Truck Robbery Spree Targeted Pennsylvania Brinks Crews, Feds Say Two men have now been sentenced for a months-long armored truck robbery spree in Pennsylvania that culminated in an attempted heist, police chase, Main Line manhunt, and school lockdowns, federal authorities announced. Mujahid Davis, 24, and Dante Shackleford, 27, admitted participating in a series of armed Brinks robberies and attempted robberies between July and October 2025, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The FBI shared the sentencing announcements on Saturday, Oct. 3. Davis pleaded guilty in March to two attempted Hobbs Act robberies, …
Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds
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 agreed to plead guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material. Matthew S. Pleisse, 36, of Shippensburg, signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors after being accused of using cryptocurrency to buy child sexual abuse material on the dark web. Daily Voice previously reported on Pleisse's involvement in a child sex assault investigation in March 2023. Pleisse and Shippensburg Police Officer Lindsay Shope were among the first resp…
Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA
Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA A 41-year-old man was killed when a car pulled into the path of a group of motorcyclists on a Pennsylvania roadway, authorities said. Shane Wells of York was riding north on Numidia Drive/Route 42 with a group of motorcycle riders when a passenger car pulled onto the roadway from Kulp Road in Catawissa Township, Columbia County, around 12:07 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, according to the Columbia County Coroner's Office. Wells' motorcycle collided with the car, leaving him with multiple traumatic injuries, officials said. The Columbia County Coroner's Office was called to the scene, where Wells w…
Dead Passengers, Fake Drivers: NJ Woman, Colombian Lover's $13M Scheme Unravels Dead Passengers, Fake Drivers: NJ Woman, Colombian Lover's $13M Scheme Unravels Dead Passengers, Fake Drivers: NJ Woman, Colombian Lover's $13M Scheme Unravels
Dead Passengers, Fake Drivers: NJ Woman, Colombian Lover's $13M Scheme Unravels Some of the passengers were dead. Some of the drivers had never driven a car. But a New Jersey woman and her Colombian lover apparently had no trouble taking taxpayers for a ride. For years, prosecutors say, Jael Watts, 45, of Alloway, operated Pearl Transit Corporation, a New Jersey-based company that purported to have drivers scattered across the country giving rides to elderly and disabled people while also conducting outreach for homeless Americans. Watts and Luis Pino-Copete, 42, of Bogota, Colombia, were convicted following a multi-week federal trial in Utica of orchestrating a spraw…
Dad Of 2 Dies In Route 72 Motorcycle Crash, PA State Police Says Dad Of 2 Dies In Route 72 Motorcycle Crash, PA State Police Says Dad Of 2 Dies In Route 72 Motorcycle Crash, PA State Police Says
Dad Of 2 Dies In Route 72 Motorcycle Crash, PA State Police Says A 29-year-old father of two died after his motorcycle crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a car on Route 72 in Lebanon County on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 3, Pennsylvania State Police said. Jean C. Rodriguez Torres, of Lebanon, was riding a 2016 Suzuki DR-Z400SM south on Route 72 near Moonshine Road in Union Township around 2:17 p.m. when he entered the northbound lane while approaching a curve, according to PSP Jonestown's crash report. Rodriguez Torres' motorcycle struck a northbound 2009 Volvo C30 driven by Stuart C. Walmer, 53, of Annville, state police said. Rodriguez Torre…
Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In PA Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In PA Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In PA
Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In PA A 57-year-old man was killed and a woman and an infant were hospitalized after a Porsche veered across a Bucks County roadway and collided with an oncoming Subaru, authorities announced Saturday, Oct. 3. The crash happened just before 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in the 1200 block of Diamond Street in Hilltown Township, according to the Hilltown Township Police Department. A Porsche Cayenne was traveling east on Diamond Street, east of Narothyn Road, when its right-side tires went off the edge of the roadway, the preliminary investigation found. The Porsche then veered left, crossed into the wes…
Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence
Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence A fashion company CEO and his wife were found shot dead outside their California home, according to multiple reports. Neighbors identified the couple as Bryan and Michelle Walker, who built the women’s clothing brand, Bryn Walker.  They were found outside their home on Panoramic Way in Oakland, California, on Friday, Oct. 2, The Berkeley Scanner reported. Police had not publicly released their names when the Scanner published its report. Michelle was 63. Reports differed on Bryan’s age. A neighbor who heard gunfire discovered the couple around 10:45 a.m., according to the Scanner, ci…
Teen Accused Of Killing Father Now Charged With Murdering Cellmate In PA Prison Teen Accused Of Killing Father Now Charged With Murdering Cellmate In PA Prison Teen Accused Of Killing Father Now Charged With Murdering Cellmate In PA Prison
Teen Accused Of Killing Father Now Charged With Murdering Cellmate In PA Prison A teen already jailed for allegedly killing his 62-year-old father is now accused of killing his 19-year-old cellmate inside a prison in Pennsylvania. Ahdoneeyah Fears, now 19, of York, has been charged with homicide in the death of fellow inmate Jacob Brady, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Brady, 19, was found dead beneath his bunk inside the cell in the York County Prison he shared with Fears on April 14, 2026, investigators said. An autopsy determined Brady died from blunt force trauma and strangulation, according to the York County Coroner's Office. The inve…
Lost Pool Bet Led To 14 Bullet Holes, 2 Gunshot Wounds In Pennsylvania: DA Lost Pool Bet Led To 14 Bullet Holes, 2 Gunshot Wounds In Pennsylvania: DA Lost Pool Bet Led To 14 Bullet Holes, 2 Gunshot Wounds In Pennsylvania: DA
Lost Pool Bet Led To 14 Bullet Holes, 2 Gunshot Wounds In Pennsylvania: DA A lost pool bet worth several hundred dollars ended with 14 bullet holes in a car and two gunshot wounds — and nearly four years later, the Pennsylvania shooter has been sentenced to state prison. Jan Carlos Cruz-Rivera, 30, of the 200 block of North Marshall Street in Lancaster, was sentenced to six to 15 years in state prison after pleading guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to aggravated assault and discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced in an update on Friday, Oct. 2. Judge Dennis Reinaker imposed the sentence. The shooting…