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Infant Found Dead In Harrisburg; Mom, BF Illegally In US Charged With Murder: Affidavit
A Harrisburg mother is facing murder charges in the death of her 4-month-old daughter, as detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, April 4.
Layla Raine Souders, 20, was charged with Third-Degree Murder, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Tampering with Evidence following an investigation into the death of infant Ioni Souders at their apartment on Wakefield Road in Susquehanna Township, according to the Susquehanna Township Police Department.
Police were dispatched to the home on Friday, March 28, for a report of a cardiac arrest involving a 4-month-old girl. Offic…
Delivery Driver Carjacking, High-Speed Lancaster Chase: Homeless Man Gets Time In State Slammer
A 21-year-old homeless man has been sentenced to four to eight years in Pennsylvania state prison after he pleaded guilty to robbing a woman at gunpoint, stealing her car, and leading police on a high-speed chase, police said.
Matthew Daniel Reyes was sentenced by Judge Thomas Sponaugle after pleading guilty Monday, March 24 to multiple charges, including robbery of a motor vehicle, criminal conspiracy, unlawful possession of a firearm, and fleeing police, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
Reyes declined to speak in court before sentencing, though his attorney sa…
$5K In Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized During Reading Drug Bust; Two Women Arrested
Two Reading women were arrested after a Berks County Drug Task Force raid uncovered fentanyl, cocaine, and drug paraphernalia worth $5,000, officials said.
Susan Rich, 46, and Autumn Yerger, 42, were taken into custody around 6 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, after detectives executed a search warrant at their apartment on the first floor of 311 N. 9th Street, according to Berks County Chief County Detective Michael Gombar.
The bust followed a two-month investigation sparked by complaints of drug sales at the address, officials said.
Detectives seized:
4.3 grams of suspected fentanyl;
18 bundle…
Hershey Outlet Burglar Caught In Lebanon With $10K In Stolen Jackets, Stolen Car: Police
A Philadelphia man accused of a multi-state smash-and-grab spree spanning Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey has been arrested after allegedly burglarizing multiple outlet stores, stealing tens of thousands of dollars in merchandise, and driving a stolen car, authorities announced on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Timothy Eugene Root, 58, was charged with felony burglary, felony theft, felony retail theft, misdemeanor criminal mischief, misdemeanor possession of an instrument of crime, and receiving stolen property, police said.
Derry Township officers responded to the Polo Ralph Lauren…
Raped Slatington Teen Restrained, Strangled, Found In Basement: Lehigh DA
A teenage girl was raped, restrained, and strangled in a basement by two men in Slatington, according to Lehigh County authorities.
Tristan Richard Zawick, 22, of Whitehall, and Jacquan Tanasse, 18, of Slatington, have been charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and criminal conspiracy to commit rape, officials announced on Saturday, Feb. 8.
Slatington police were called to a home in the 200 block of Walnut Street just before 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, where officers found the victim in the basement, prosecutors said. She told investigators that Zawick and Tanasse raped h…
Man Arrested In Cold-Hearted Convenience Store Slaying: Philadelphia Police
A 43-year-old man has been arrested in the brutal shooting death of Kenneth Kennedy-McLeod inside a Northeast Philadelphia convenience store, police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.
Siddeeq Shakoor, 43, was taken into custody by the Homicide Fugitive Unit and charged in connection with the fatal shooting, Philadelphia Police said.
Kennedy-McLeod, 37, was gunned down inside a convenience store on the 1500 block of Pratt Street just after midnight on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Officers were called to the area for a report of a "person with a gun" and found the victim suffering from gunshot…
Three Men Charged In Connection To Fatal Lancaster Shooting During Botched Robbery
Three men, including one with a criminal history previously reported by Daily Voice, have been charged in connection to the fatal shooting of a man during a botched robbery in Lancaster City, authorities announced Wednesday, Dec. 11.
Luis Javier Rivera, 23, Jorge Luis Santiago, 26, and a now 19-year-old juvenile face charges related to the Dec. 9, 2022, shooting of 30-year-old James Diggs on Ruby Street, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office said.
The fatal incident stemmed from a planned robbery during a prearranged trade of a stolen handgun, according to prosecutors. Investigato…
2 More Arrested For Wild Car Meetups In Philly: Police
Two more arrests have been made relating to illegal car meetups in Philadelphia, according to police.
Joseph Cavanaugh, 21, of Levittown, and James Hare, 20, of Philadelphia, were arrested on Friday, Oct. 25, the Philadelphia Police Department said.
Both men were charged for their actions at a series of illegal car meetups that took place in various parts of the city beginning at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 and ending at 4:33 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, according to police.
Cavanaugh was charged with:
Aggravated Assault.
Causing or Risking Catastrophe.
Criminal Mischief.
Riot.
RE…
Teens Sentenced To Adult State Prison For Gunpoint Carjacking: Lancaster DA
Teenage armed carjackers are heading to an adult Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution for years, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 2.
Dardwin Paulino-Oliveras, 19, of the first block of North Mary Street in Lancaster, is going to an SCI for three to six years; Izaiah Glover, 17, of the first block of East Farnum Street also in Lancaster is going for two to four years, the DA explained.
When the pair were 17-years-old, they, along with a 15-year-old boy, shoved a handgun into a man's chest and forced him and a passenger out of a c…
$17K Scam Run By Lebanon Blackjack Dealer At Hollywood Casino: Affidavit
A blackjack dealer used multiple tricks and sleights of hand to help two friends make nearly $17,000 at a popular casino, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, July 19.
Yadav Bhandari, 22 of Lebanon, is accused of conspiring with Shankar Karki, 37, and Prakash Thapa, 24, both of Harrisburg to steal $16,555 in fraudulent winnings between July 13 and 14, State Police Trooper Michael Kaminskas detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.
Bhandari was caught on the security camera using "sleight of hand motions, capping, improp…
Man Busted For Stealing From Scrapyard: Byram Township Police
A White House Station man was arrested and charged on Monday, July 8, with stealing from a scrapyard multiple times, authorities said.
In December 2023 and last month, Raimos Scrap Iron and Metal in Stanhope told officers they had video surveillance of a person breaking into and stealing from their scrapyard, Byram Township police.
During an investigation, police were able to recover numerous pieces of evidence. On Tuesday, July 2, police learned their suspect, Anthony Roselle had been arrested for theft by the Reddington Township Police and was lodged at the Warren County Jail, officers sa…
Suspect Charged For Philly Shooting That Injured 9: Authorities
More than a year after nine people were hurt in a Kensington shooting, one man faces criminal charges, Philadelphia police announced.
Michael Smith-Davis, 25, was arrested Thursday, Jan. 11 for attempted murder, criminal conspiracy, aggravated assault, and related counts, said city police in a release.
The shooting happened late on Nov. 5, 2022, authorities have said. Police responded to the 800 block of East Allegheny Avenue to find nine people suffering from gunshot wounds. All were taken to Temple University Hospital where four were placed in critical condition and …
Police ID Boy Killed By Man, Mom Who Told Family He Was Fatally Struck By Car: Philadelphia PD
Police have arrested a 30-year-old Philadelphia man who they say helped a 28-year-old mother kill her 4-year-old son, whom she said died after he was struck by a vehicle, authorities announced.
Dominique Bailey, of Lebanon Street, has been charged with murder, endangering the welfare of a child, false reports, abuse of corpse, and related offenses in the death of Damari Carter, Philadelphia police said on Saturday, Jan. 6 (Click here for photos of Damari from AIDBIPOC).
Kevin Spence, 30, who lives on the 3800 block of Reno Street, was later charged in the case with criminal conspiracy, murd…
Convict, Wife Commit Armed Robberies Driving Getaway Car To Their PA Home, Police Say
A convicted felon and his wife are in the Lancaster County Prison following a series of armed robberies across Lancaster County, police explained in a release on Tuesday, Nov. 28.
Former felon, Michael Allen Brown, 48, and his wife, Emily Ann Brown, 37, both of Marietta have been arrested in connection with the robberies of three gas station convenience stores in one day, according to the Susquehanna Regional police.
The first armed robbery set the standard for the day. Emily allegedly ran in with a gun demanding cash from the clerk at the Rutter's located at 1155 River Road in …
