Jailed comedian Bill Cosby has maintained his innocence in his first interview since his imprisonment in Pennsylvania for aggravated indecent assault. In a telephone interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s BlackPressUSA.com, Cosby, 82, said he is mentoring and teaching other African American inmates through a prison reform program called Mann Up. Cosby, who is …
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Pennsylvania police arrested the father of an infant who was shot last month for allegedly using his son as a shield while trying to buy drugs with counterfeit money. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Nafes Monroe, 25, was arrested on Sunday on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person …
A Pennsylvania woman who garnered more than $10,000 after claiming she had cancer was criminally charged after it was revealed that she had been lying about her ailment, according to reports. An investigation that started in June resulted in Jessica Smith’s arrest on Monday on receiving stolen property and theft charges. Smith, 32, is accused …
A 2-year-old girl was killed during a shooting that also left a contractor and her mother injured inside a Pennsylvania home on Sunday afternoon, according to reports. Citing police, WCAU reported that the unidentified gunman was standing on the street when fired at least seven shots into a Philadelphia home at around 3:30 p.m. The …
A 15-year-old Pennsylvania girl who vanished 11 days ago is possibly being held against her will, according to reports. Riley Harkins reportedly left Media on September 21 with a 15-year-old friend, and the latest credible tip last placed her at the SEPTA train station in Bristol. KYW-TV reported that the friend was located a couple …
Relatives of a 10-month-old girl filed a lawsuit against a Pennsylvania daycare on Tuesday, weeks after the baby reportedly suffered an injury at the facility which left her without the tip of her finger. Speaking to WPVI, Maliyah Leary’s family said the incident involving the infant occurred on August 6 at Principals Demonstration Preparatory Academy. …
A Pennsylvania man is facing homicide charges for allegedly fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy outside his job on Friday for introducing drugs to his daughter. According to New Castle News, Michael J. D’Biagio, 41, admitted to shooting Darren Jevcak five or six times in a parking lot near a pizza shop where the boy worked. …
Authorities in Pennsylvania say four teens were injured in a mass shooting at a high school graduation party this weekend. According to WPXI, more than 100 celebrants were at the house party in Clairton overnight Friday when gunfire rang out. The Allegheny County Police Department reported that officers were dispatched to the home shortly after …
Police in Pennsylvania are looking for a man who allegedly robbed a store clerk at gunpoint, only to give the money back because it wouldn’t cover his daughter’s kidney transplant. KYW-TV reports that the armed suspect entered 1 Stop Smoke Shop in Philadelphia and approached the female clerk behind the counter while waving a handgun. …
U.S. Marshals apprehended a Pennsylvania man on Tuesday, roughly 10 hours after he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend’s 8-year-old son to death and fled to Ohio. KDKA reported that Keith Burley, 44, was apprehended without incident in Youngstown, Ohio, after fatally stabbing Mark Edward Mason in New Castle. Before his capture, authorities described Burley as “armed …
Authorities in Pennsylvania arrested a woman on homicide charges Wednesday, alleging she had given birth to a baby boy she killed and stuffed inside a paint can found at her home. The Allentown Morning Call reported that Ashley Caraballo, 30, has been criminally charged for the death of her newborn son, whose remains police found …
