Beloved police chief accused of arranging to have sex with an underage girl
Police
‘This is not who we knew’
Family Crime
January 4, 2018
Husband shoots and kills ‘dedicated, hardworking’ wife, before turning gun on himself in apparent murder-suicide: Cops
A Pennsylvania couple is dead after a man reportedly shot his wife to death, then turned the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide on Tuesday. The Morning Call reports that Matthew Eberhardt, 45, allegedly shot and killed his wife, 42-year-old Kristin, while inside their Northampton home off of W 27th St. They had just celebrated their …
Bad Doctors
December 27, 2017
Nurse photographed unconscious patient’s genitals during surgery and shared the images with co-workers: Lawsuit
A former employee at a Pennsylvania hospital who had an operation at her job accused a co-worker of taking photos of her private parts that were later circulated throughout the workplace. According to the Observer-Reporter, the woman, identified as Jane Doe, filed a 39-page complaint earlier this month. In it, Doe explained that she was undergoing incisional hernia …
Police
December 23, 2017
Prosecutor: ‘No doubt’ gunman was targeting police officers
There’s “no doubt” a gunman who fired at police in several locations in the state capital, wounding one of them before they shot and killed him, was targeting police officers, a prosecutor said. Ahmed Aminamin El-Mofty fired at a Harrisburg police officer on Friday afternoon and later at a state trooper, wounding her before pursuing …
Homicide
December 17, 2017
24-year-old mom killed at home with three small children inside: Cops
A young mother was shot dead in her Pennsylvania home with three small children inside nearby. Police were called to the home around 7 a.m. Saturday and found the victim, 24-year-old Samantha Stein, dead of unspecified causes, according to WHTM. With only weeks left in the year, Spring Grove authorities note this was the city’s …
Violent Crime
December 15, 2017
Walmart shooter who tried to kill cops flaunts ‘deplorable’ tombstone tattoo at sentencing hearing
A man who opened fire outside a Pennsylvania Walmart appeared in court with a tattoo of tombstones bearing his intended victims’ names before being sentenced to life on Thursday. WNEP reported that Scott Sargent, 33, will spend 179 to 358 years in prison for the October 2015 shooting which occurred in the parking lot of a Wilkes-Barre …
Sex Crimes
December 4, 2017
Serial predator using dating app accused of kidnapping, raping, burning woman with blowtorch; may have over a dozen ‘sex slave’ victims
The suspect allegedly forces his victims into “sex slave contracts”
Child Abuse
December 2, 2017
Parents took their three ‘filthy, diseased, hungry’ children on shoplifting and HEROIN-buying sprees
A Levittown, Pennsylvania, couple who took three young, severely neglected children with them when they shoplifted and bought heroin was sentenced to three to seven years in prison. The district attorney’s office announced the sentences for William Medl and Kimberly Block on Friday. Investigators accused them of subjecting their kids to a “nomadic existence” in …
Family Crime
November 14, 2017
‘Dad’ punches baby daughter to death because she wouldn’t stop crying: Police
A Pennsylvania father confessed to beating his infant daughter to death because she “would not stop crying.” George Gazzam, 30, initially told police that his 4-month-old daughter died after falling off of the bed and onto the floor Sunday, according to Allegheny County Police. County police Lt. Andrew Schurman said police responded to a call from …
Family Crime
November 8, 2017
Drunk dad passes out while toddler drowns in pool: Police
A toddler drowned in a stranger’s pool after he wandered away from his home where his dad was passed out drunk in the yard, and now the dad is charged with his death. David Gammon, 35, was charged on Tuesday in connection with the death of his 2-year-old son Anakin. Gammon faces charges of involuntary …
Domestic Abuse
November 7, 2017
Man fatally shoots girlfriend before turning the gun on her teen daughter: ‘A blood-curdling scream’
The mother’s 15-year-old daughter witnessed the horrific shooting of her family members
Missing
October 28, 2017
Search continues for missing Pennsylvania mom, but cops think they know who killed her
Even without the victim’s body, police in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, believe they have arrested the man who killed a missing mother of two last month. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 31-year-old Leah Owens was reported missing on Sept. 17 after loved ones said she missed a fundraiser set up to benefit her sick mother. Days …