Pennsylvania

Drunk Drivers
August 26, 2021

Judge’s Son Drunk, High on Coke, Plows Through 3 FRONT YARDS AT 113 MPH, CRASHES INTO HOME WHERE 3 VICTIMS SLEEPING

The 18-year-old son of a Pennsylvania county judge is facing multiple charges after he allegedly drove his Toyota Camry through three front yards before crashing into a home where three residents were sleeping. Police said Joseph Capobianco, son of Northampton County Magisterial District Judge John Capobianco, was drunk and high on cocaine when he left …

Child sex crimes
August 23, 2021

Teacher’s Aide Commits Suicide After She’s Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teen Student at School for Special Needs Children

A Pennsylvania teacher’s aide accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student arranged a meeting with the boy on Sunday and then shot and killed herself when officers arrived for a well-being check. Jennilynne M. Derolf, 38, was arraigned in Bucks County on July 15 on charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse on a person less …

Missing
July 31, 2021

Cops Find Car That May Belong to Woman Missing for 3 Weeks

Investigators say they may have found a car belonging to a Bucks County woman who disappeared three weeks ago in Philadelphia. Cassandra Johnston, 26, was last seen at about 5:30 a.m. on July 10, when she left a friend’s home near Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Police reportedly found her phone near her …

alezuana carter
Murder
July 26, 2021

13-Year-Old Girl, Missing for 6 Months, Found Dead, Shot in the Mouth

Philadelphia police last week identified and arrested a suspect in the murder of a 13-year-old girl earlier this year. Alezuana Carter was found inside a home with a gunshot wound to the mouth on April 18 just before 11 p.m., ABC 6 reported. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead. …

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Missing
July 21, 2021

Barefoot 7-year-old boy missing in southwest Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State Police are looking for a 7-year-old boy they say may be at “special risk” for harm or injury. Michael Bennett is described as 4 feet tall and 80 pounds with blond hair and was last seen walking barefoot in the Teagarden Homes area of Morgan Township. GREENE COUNTY: Missing Endangered Person Advisory. PSP …

Linda Stoltzfoos
Court
July 21, 2021

Linda Stoltzfoos: Accused killer to plead guilty this week

A Pennsylvania man accused of kidnapping and killing Linda Stolzfoos, the 18-year-old Amish woman who disappeared walking home from church last year, will plead guilty Friday, but it’s not clear what charges are involved in the deal. Justo Smoker, 35, has been charged with homicide, kidnapping, and false imprisonment and is on the Lancaster County …

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Shooting
June 27, 2021

10-year-old Philly boy, home alone with younger sister, finds gun and shoots himself

A 10-year-old Philadelphia boy is dead after he found a loaded gun and shot himself in the head. Police say the boy had been left home alone Saturday with his 8-year-0ld sister in the Tioga-Nicetown section of north Philadelphia, WPVI reported. “Supposedly there was a gun inside a cabinet that the children located and, at …

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Shooting
June 10, 2021

6-year-old girl in critical condition after Pittsburgh shooting

A 6-year-old girl was rushed to a Pittsburgh hospital in critical condition Thursday after she was shot in the abdomen. The Pittsburgh Public Safety Department said that officers were initially alerted by ShotSpotter to gunfire on Lawndale Street at about 6:20 p.m. and then a 911 call about a child shot a few blocks away …

Brooke Metra
Kidnapping
May 24, 2021

Missing 10-year-old boy found safe in relative’s basement

Pennsylvania police have charged a family member in connection with the disappearance of a 10-year-old boy over the weekend. The boy, who has a learning disability, vanished form his grandmother’s home at about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. After an exhaustive search, police found the boy unharmed in the basement of the relative’s home early Sunday …