70 Illegal Slot Machines Seized, Philly Man Busted: Trenton PD 70 Illegal Slot Machines Seized, Philly Man Busted: Trenton PD 70 Illegal Slot Machines Seized, Philly Man Busted: Trenton PD
70 Illegal Slot Machines Seized, Philly Man Busted: Trenton PD A 33-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested after he set up illegal slot machines at businesses throughout Trenton, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 5. A search warrant led to the seizure of 70 slot machines, numerous items used to facilitate gambling and cash, Trenton police said. The slot machines were at 30 different business establishments throughout the city, police said. Harry Almonte was arrested at his residence by the Philadelphia Police Department, where he was found in possession of three semi-automatic handguns and over a half pound of marijuana, police said.. Almonte was char…
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, …
Lancaster Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA Lancaster Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA Lancaster Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA
Lancaster Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA A Pennsylvania killer serving life in prison for fatally shooting a man on a city street has lost his bid for a new trial, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania rejected an appeal from Wilberto Melendez, who was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 31-year-old William Earl Cooper Jr., according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Melendez had sought a new trial after a Lancaster County jury convicted him following a four-day trial in April 2025. The conviction came after two earlier trials, in 2019 and 2021, ended …
Woman Sentenced For Voting In New Jersey AND Pennsylvania During The 2024 Election Woman Sentenced For Voting In New Jersey AND Pennsylvania During The 2024 Election Woman Sentenced For Voting In New Jersey AND Pennsylvania During The 2024 Election
Woman Sentenced For Voting In New Jersey AND Pennsylvania During The 2024 Election A Philadelphia woman who admitted casting ballots in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania during the 2024 presidential election has been sentenced, bringing the second of two federal election fraud cases announced by prosecutors in 2025 to a close. Miya Pack, 40, was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 1, to three years of probation and 75 hours of community service by U.S. District Judge Joshua D. Wolson after pleading guilty in June to one count of voting more than once in a federal election, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Pack was charged by indictment…
PA Teacher Killed By Audi While Trying To Catch Bus: Police PA Teacher Killed By Audi While Trying To Catch Bus: Police PA Teacher Killed By Audi While Trying To Catch Bus: Police
PA Teacher Killed By Audi While Trying To Catch Bus: Police A 26-year-old teacher was killed when an Audi struck her as she crossed a city street while trying to catch a bus early Wednesday, Sept. 30, authorities announced the following day. Zoe Schemm, of the 1200 block of North Fifth Street, was crossing Lombard Street northbound at 19th Street around 6:42 a.m. when she was struck by a white 2023 Audi A4 traveling west, according to Philadelphia police. Schemm became trapped beneath the vehicle and suffered severe injuries. Philadelphia Fire Department medics pronounced her dead at the scene, police said. Schemm was teaching in Philadelphia at th…
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
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…
NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors
NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors A New York man who posed as a federal employee to steal more than half a million dollars in gold bars from a Pennsylvania woman — and was later caught with a gold bar hidden in his sock — is headed to jail, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Zhong Ren, 45, of Brooklyn, was sentenced by Lancaster County Judge Todd Brown to six to 23 months in county jail after pleading guilty to stealing $555,892 worth of gold from an Ephrata woman, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Ren pleaded guilty on July 31 to theft by unlawful taking, conspiracy to commit theft by un…
Fake Caregiver Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands King Of Prussia Mom, Daughter In Jail Fake Caregiver Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands King Of Prussia Mom, Daughter In Jail Fake Caregiver Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands King Of Prussia Mom, Daughter In Jail
Fake Caregiver Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands King Of Prussia Mom, Daughter In Jail A home care agency owner whose daughter was already jailed in a massive Medicaid fraud case is now headed to state prison herself, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Stephanie Mobley, 54, of King of Prussia, owned ComfortZone Home Health Care, LLC, where prosecutors say she approved kickback arrangements, assigned phony caregivers to clients, and recruited clients to participate in the scheme. A Montgomery County judge sentenced Mobley to 17 months to 10 years in state prison and ordered her to pay $1.76 million in restitution on Wednesday, Aug. 19, ac…
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE) NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE) NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE)
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (Update) Aspiring lawyers, entrepreneurs, finance students, and former athletes are among 14 people accused in a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly moved kilos of drugs from New York to Penn State fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Thirteen defendants were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged conduct in 2023 and 2024, while the 14th is the father of one of the accused students, according to the Attorney General's Office. Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Robinson, of Pittsburgh, were identified…
Pennsylvania Air Gets Even Worse: Here's When Smoke Will Finally Clear Pennsylvania Air Gets Even Worse: Here's When Smoke Will Finally Clear Pennsylvania Air Gets Even Worse: Here's When Smoke Will Finally Clear
Pennsylvania Air Gets Even Worse: Here's When Smoke Will Finally Clear It's getting even harder to breathe across Pennsylvania as wildfire smoke from Canada continues to blanket the Commonwealth. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection upgraded Friday, July 17, to a statewide Code Purple Air Quality Action Day after smoke from Canadian wildfires intensified overnight. A Code Purple means air pollution has reached "Very Unhealthy" levels, and everyone is at increased risk of experiencing health effects. AirNow forecasts much of Pennsylvania will reach the "Very Unhealthy" category Friday. The worst conditions are expected in western and central …
Fugitive Wanted For Asbury Park Murder Busted In Philly: Prosecutor Fugitive Wanted For Asbury Park Murder Busted In Philly: Prosecutor Fugitive Wanted For Asbury Park Murder Busted In Philly: Prosecutor
Fugitive Wanted For Asbury Park Murder Busted In Philly: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Neptune City resident was arrested in Philadelphia for his role in a deadly shooting in Asbury Park last year, authorities announced Wednesday, July 15. On Thursday, Sept. 11, Asbury Park police responded to a shooting on the 100 block of Monmouth Avenue, and discovered two adult men with gunshot wounds, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Tyshan Small, 37, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital while the second victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries, Santiago said.  Following his arrest in Philadelphia, Jones was transported to the Monmouth County…
Caregiver Accused Of Dismembering Disabled BF Body Into Suitcase With Family's Help: Philly DA Caregiver Accused Of Dismembering Disabled BF Body Into Suitcase With Family's Help: Philly DA Caregiver Accused Of Dismembering Disabled BF Body Into Suitcase With Family's Help: Philly DA
Caregiver Accused Of Dismembering Disabled BF Body Into Suitcase With Family's Help: Philly DA A home health aide is accused of shooting her disabled boyfriend, dismembering his body, and enlisting family members to help dump his remains in a suitcase and trash bags in Philadelphia, prosecutors announced. Liza Ridley, 53, has been charged with murder and related offenses in the death of Vincent Good, 53, whose dismembered remains were discovered in Kensington on Friday, May 22, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. The investigation began around 9:25 a.m. when a person searching for scrap metal in an alley along the 600 block of East Hilton Street opened a discard…