Police in Pennsylvania issued a summons last week for a Maryland woman involved in a road rage crash with a motorcycle in Upper Allen Township. The motorcycle was driven by a man and was carrying an 8-year-old girl. According to Upper Allen police, “a Honda Accord struck the rear of the motorcycle during a road …
A Pennsylvania woman and a conspirator are on trial for conspiring to have her mother killed. Melissa Fox-Beacom’s ex-boyfriend testified Wednesday that she often spoke about wanting to kill Alice Robson, her 71-year-old mother, and even fantasized about how she would do it. “I honestly didn’t know what to say,” Ace Vavrek told jurors, according …
A Pennsylvania man has been arrested after he smashed a family’s kitchen window and broke in, claiming to be an Immigration and Customs enforcement agent as he demanded paperwork and tried to steal a video game console. Pittsburgh police were called to a burglary in progress Saturday night in the city’s Beltzhoover neighborhood, KDKA reported. …
A Pennsylvania man charged in a horrific case of child abuse that killed his 12-year-old daughter has entered into a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. Rendell Hoagland, 54, pleaded guilty to first degree murder, conspiracy, kidnapping, and other charges in the May 2024 death of Malinda Hoagland, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office …
An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy faces homicide charges after he shot his father to death after getting mad at him for taking away his Nintendo Switch and telling him to go to bed. Pennsylvania State Police said they were called to the Duncannon Borough home just beore 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday and found 42-year-old Douglas Dietz …
Police in Pennsylvania have arrested a modern day grave robber, charging Jonathan Gerlach with more than 500 counts after finding dozens of human skeletal remains at his home in Lancaster County. Gerlach, 34, was arrested at the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Yeadon as he walked toward his car with a crowbar and a bag containing …
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with murder after he barged into his estranged wife’s home and shot to death the firefighter who was having dinner with her. Robert Naugle Jr., 30, has been charged with criminal homicide in the death of 47-year-old James Thomas on New Year’s Eve, WPXI reported. Court documents say Naugle …
A Pennsylvania man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly tried to solicit a 15-year-old girl for sex. The girl was actually a decoy working with 814PredHunters, and the group contacted law enforcement about contacts between the decoy and 66-year-old Russell Howard Temple, the Logan Township Police Department said. Detectives worked with the decoy to set …
A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with murder for the stabbing death of her 23-year-old daughter. Diane Grovola, 57, also stabbed the family dog and then hersef after the fatal stabbing, the Delco Daily Times reported. Police were called to the home in Upper Darby Township around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday by Grovola’s husband, John Grovola, …
A Pennsylvania man was charged this week with killing a woman whose death he tried to stage as a suicide. Chase Steigerwald, 34, was arraigned on Tuesday for the death of Rachel Roman, 45, on November 5, ExploreJefferson reported. Police were called to Steigerwald’s apartment in Clarion just after 7 a.m. that morning and found …
Police have issued warrants for the arrest of a former Pennsylvania small town fire chief and his wife, charging them with having inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old junior firefighter at the department. WPXI reports that Nathan Turner, the former chief of the Fair Oaks Volunteer Fire Department, and his wife Stephanie Turner, founder of the …
A Pennsylvania couple was arrested earlier this month after their 13-year-old son was hospitalized twice in one week with severe episodes of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). An affidavit said the boy has type 1 diabetis, autism, ADHD, and hypoglycemia unawareness and requires adult supervision over all aspects of his diabetes management, according to The Daily Voice. …
