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Teen Caught Breaking Into Car Was Armed With Stolen Gun: Bethlehem PD Teen Caught Breaking Into Car Was Armed With Stolen Gun: Bethlehem PD
Teen Caught Breaking Into Car Was Armed With Stolen Gun: Bethlehem PD A 17-year-old who smashed the back window of a Bethlehem resident's car Tuesday morning was armed, according to city police.  Authorities said they were called to the 1300 block of East 5th Street just after midnight on Dec. 19 for an attempted vehicle burglary.  The victim said their car window had been shattered, triggering the alarm. Police searched the neighborhood and spotted a teen running near Edwards and Deschler streets, about a block north of the victim's driveway.  Officers said they saw the 17-year-old ditch a handgun from his waistband before they took him into …
Drunk Gunman Randomly Shoots Then Steals Ring Doorbell: Lancaster Police Drunk Gunman Randomly Shoots Then Steals Ring Doorbell: Lancaster Police
Drunk Gunman Randomly Shoots Then Steals Ring Doorbell: Lancaster Police Early Friday morning, a 21-year-old man got drunk and supposedly began wandering around Lancaster randomly shooting a .9 millimeter handgun, authorities announced that same morning.  David Ramos was found "intoxicated and a 9mm handgun was found in his possession," city police state in a release on Dec. 1.  Before city police were involved, Manheim Township Police were called to a report of shots fired on the 800 block of New Holland Avenue around 1 a.m. Ramos was "walking around firing his weapon at random," the police said.  While investigating the MTP officers heard more…
Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At Lititz Target, Police Say Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At Lititz Target, Police Say
Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At Lititz Target, Police Say A man "fighting with customers" outside a shopping plaza assaulted officers who came to investigate on Sunday, police claim.  Anthony Belfere was found lying on the ground "yelling profanities" outside the Target at 1008 Lititz Pike, around 11:46 a.m. on Aug. 13, Northern Lancaster County Regional police announced the following day. Officers recognized Belfere "from previous encounters," as stated in the release.  As the police approached him he "became belligerent," and "appeared to be under the influence of drugs and or alcohol," the police said.  When the officers attemp…
Cops Attacked By Homeowner In Poconos: Authorities Cops Attacked By Homeowner In Poconos: Authorities
Cops Attacked By Homeowner In Poconos: Authorities A Pocono Township man attacked police officers after he called them to his Scotrun home last week, according to authorities.  Thirty-nine-year-old Jacob Jones Sr. called 911 around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, and told dispatchers that his guns had been stolen, Pocono Township police said in a release.  When they arrived, officers learned that Jones had actually "voluntarily relinquished" the firearms to family members "at an earlier date," the department wrote.  Jones, authorities claimed, "was highly intoxicated" and advised by officers to stay home for the rest of the nig…
Drunk Prostitute Nabbed After Bike Fall: Carlisle Police Drunk Prostitute Nabbed After Bike Fall: Carlisle Police
Drunk Prostitute Nabbed After Bike Fall: Carlisle Police A bicyclist and convicted prostitute has been charged after she was seen falling off her bicycle in Carlisle, police announced on Thursday, June 15, 2023.  Jennifer Anna Maschmeyer, 53, was spotted falling off of her bicycle in the 100 block of North Pitt Street on June 1, 2023, the police said.  The observing police officers "suspected (her) to be manifestly under the control of alcohol or a controlled substance," as stated in the release.  Maschmeyer was arrested and charged with Public Drunkenness, according to the police.  She was searched before being taken to Cum…
Officer Assaulted In Third Patient Attack At Camp Hill Hospital, Police Say Officer Assaulted In Third Patient Attack At Camp Hill Hospital, Police Say
Officer Assaulted In Third Patient Attack At Camp Hill Hospital, Police Say A police officer was hurt in the third assault incident at the same Central Pennsylvania hospital involving a patient.  Brian James Estright, 47, of Enola was arrested following a disturbance in the  600 block of North Enola Road at 7:42 p.m. on May 18, 2023, East Pennsboro Township police announced on June 7, 2023.  "Estright was intoxicated and appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance," the police explained.  He "was taken to the ground" after he resisted arrest so an ambulance was called to the scene, according to the release. While at Penn …
Stroller-Pushing Lehigh Valley Man Exposed Self To Juvenile, Police Claim Stroller-Pushing Lehigh Valley Man Exposed Self To Juvenile, Police Claim
Stroller-Pushing Lehigh Valley Man Exposed Self To Juvenile, Police Claim A Northampton County man is charged with indecent exposure after authorities say he revealed himself to a juvenile outside a beer store.  Slate Belt Regional Police were called to a gas station in Plainfield Township for "suspicious activity" around 3 p.m. on Friday, May 19, the department wrote in a release.  Dispatchers were told of a "tall, balding man, pushing a stroller who had exposed himself to a juvenile," authorities wrote.  Officers arrived to find 50-year-old Louis W. Coopersmith at a nearby beer distributor, where he was "determined to be manifestly under the inf…
Montco Woman Charged In Doylestown Assault Montco Woman Charged In Doylestown Assault
Montco Woman Charged In Doylestown Assault A Montgomery County woman is charged with assault after police say they saw her fighting another in Doylestown over the weekend.  It happened on Saturday, May 20, Central Bucks Regional Police wrote in a statement. Authorities said they approached the scene and saw 21-year-old Morgan Cashman "holding the victim's shirt and striking the victim in the face." Witnesses told police that the victim tried to walk away from Cashman, but that the 21-year-old began "punching and kicking" them. The victim was taken to Doylestown Hospital where they were treated for "several" lacerations to the f…
'Jackass' Star Bam Margera Wanted By PA State Police On Warrant Out Of Chester 'Jackass' Star Bam Margera Wanted By PA State Police On Warrant Out Of Chester
'Jackass' Star Bam Margera Wanted By PA State Police On Warrant Out Of Chester "Jackass" star Brandon "Bam" Margera is being sought by Pennsylvania State Police on a warrant in connection with a physical fight that happened over the weekend. The 43-year-old stuntman and pro skateboarder apparently ran into a wooded area before police arrived at the scene of a "disturbance" around 11 a.m. Sunday, April 23, on the 400 block of Hickory Hill Road in Pocopson Township, PA State Police said. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-268-2022. Earlier this month, Margera was charged with public drunkenness for an incident in a California parking lot.
Shoeless Burglar Sprayed Fire Extinguisher In Bucks Home, Police Claim Shoeless Burglar Sprayed Fire Extinguisher In Bucks Home, Police Claim
Shoeless Burglar Sprayed Fire Extinguisher In Bucks Home, Police Claim A Massachusetts man was arrested in Bucks County over the weekend after police claim he drunkenly entered a stranger's home and made a mess with a fire extinguisher.  It happened in Doylestown on Sunday, April 9, wrote Central Bucks Regional Police in a release. Officers were called to a home on the 100 block of Garden Alley for a reported burglary in progress.  There, the homeowner said he had returned from a short walk to find "fire extinguisher powder" all over the floor of his home, authorities said. He checked downstairs after hearing a noise from the basement and found a str…
Arby's Indecent Exposure Incident Leads To DUI Driver's Arrest In Lehigh Valley: Police Arby's Indecent Exposure Incident Leads To DUI Driver's Arrest In Lehigh Valley: Police
Arby's Indecent Exposure Incident Leads To DUI Driver's Arrest In Lehigh Valley: Police A DUI Pennsylvania man who tried getting into a closed Arby's restaurant was arrested after urinating in the parking lot where he exposed himself, police said. Charles J. Visaggi was unsteady on his feet, was slurring his speech and seemed disoriented while trying to gain entry into the Arby's in Wind Gap last December, local police said. Slate Belt Regional Police officers found Visaggi at a nearby Wendy's operating a vehicle, authorities said. Visaggi, displaying signs of impairment, was found to be incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle, according to police. He was taken int…
Man Coming At Troopers With Many Knives Shot: PA State Police Man Coming At Troopers With Many Knives Shot: PA State Police
Man Coming At Troopers With Many Knives Shot: PA State Police A man with "multiple knives" was shot at by multiple Pennsylvania State Troopers on on April 5, 2023, at 4:43 am, the Pennsylvania State Police announced later that morning.  Thomas Edward Conroy, 43, of Uniontown came out of a home at 233 Amend Road in Georges Township with the knives following a domestic dispute, PSP said. Police were already outside the home as they were called to the reported dispute, so they opened fire. Conroy was struck and transported to a local hospital. He is in stable condition, as stated in the release.  The Troop B Major Case Team is inves…
West Chester's Bam Margera Charged With Public Drunkenness, Challenges Knoxville To Fight West Chester's Bam Margera Charged With Public Drunkenness, Challenges Knoxville To Fight
West Chester's Bam Margera Charged With Public Drunkenness, Challenges Knoxville To Fight One-time "Jackass" star and West Chester native Bam Margera was arrested in southern California last week on charges of public drunkenness, according to police records.  In online arrest records, Burbank police say that Margera, 43 — whose real name is Brandon — arrived at a restaurant in the city to meet his family around 5:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, March 29.  Margera "arrived intoxicated" and was later arrested on charges of public drunkenness, the records claim. In a video from the restaurant obtained by TMZ, he appears to shout and stomp his feet before police arrive.&n…
Chesco Man Had Drugs Stashed In Pen Cap, Cops Claim Chesco Man Had Drugs Stashed In Pen Cap, Cops Claim
Chesco Man Had Drugs Stashed In Pen Cap, Cops Claim A Chester County man is accused of having drugs stored away in the cap of a pen when he was arrested early this year, say authorities.  Police in Kennett Square were patrolling near the corner of West South Street and Harvey Circle just after midnight on Sunday, Jan. 15, when they noticed a man laying on the ground, the department said.  Officers made contact with the man, 45-year-old Octavio Duran-Zavala, who they said "stated he was intoxicated and admitted to consuming alcohol. Police said they tried to bring Duran-Zavala back to his house, but that they were "unable to make co…
Warrant Served: Sprint Car Racer Colton Wisely, Unwisely Sped Off Without Paying In PA, Police Warrant Served: Sprint Car Racer Colton Wisely, Unwisely Sped Off Without Paying In PA, Police
Warrant Served: Sprint Car Racer Colton Wisely, Unwisely Sped Off Without Paying In PA, Police UPDATE: Colton Wade Wisley was arrested on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 8 a.m. and his warrant was marked as served the following morning by Lower Allen Township Police. Additional information was not released.  ORIGINAL: The brother of a rising sprint car racing star and a racer himself, Colton Wade Wisely is wanted by police in central Pennsylvania. Wisely, unwisely sped off— without paying— from the Outback Steakhouse located at 1201 Lower Allen Drive in Camp Hill, on Sept. 17 at 3:28 p.m., Lower Allen Township police say.  Wisely comes from a legacy racing family, with trophy wins from…
Drunk Alabama Man Found In Ceiling Of PA Restaurant: Authorities Drunk Alabama Man Found In Ceiling Of PA Restaurant: Authorities
Drunk Alabama Man Found In Ceiling Of PA Restaurant: Authorities A 36-year-old man from Alabama got drunk and climbed into the ceiling of a popular Pennsylvania restaurant, authorities say.  Brandon Connell of Thorsby, AL was found in the restroom ceiling of Tomato Pie Cafe located at 3950 Tecport Drive, Harrisburg, on Monday, March 13, 2023, at 3:19 p.m., according to Swatara Township Police.  "Connell was arrested without incident, removed from the premises and charged with Disorderly Conduct, Criminal Mischief, Public Drunkenness and Invasion of Privacy," the police stated in the release.  He was remanded to the Dauphin County Prison a…
Man Pulls Gun On Bar Worker After Being Kicked Out: Bethlehem PD Man Pulls Gun On Bar Worker After Being Kicked Out: Bethlehem PD
Man Pulls Gun On Bar Worker After Being Kicked Out: Bethlehem PD A Bethlehem man who was kicked out of a bar for fighting with other guests returned later that night brandishing a firearm, police claim.  It happened at Molly's Irish Grille and Sports Pub on East 4th Street early on Friday, March 3, city police said in a statement. Bar staff called authorities at around 1:30 a.m. to report that a belligerent customer who had been turned away had come back with a handgun.  The suspect was nowhere to be found when police arrived, so the officers left, the report says.  Then, at about 2 a.m., the wait staff called back to tell police that the…
Infant With Missing Manheim Mom Who Overdosed At Gas Station: Police Infant With Missing Manheim Mom Who Overdosed At Gas Station: Police
Infant With Missing Manheim Mom Who Overdosed At Gas Station: Police A woman was found with blue lips and grey skin at a Lancaster area Sunoco Gas station while a 1-year-old infant was with her, authorities say. Kaitlyn Rebecca Wertz, 29, of Lancaster, was found laying on her back near the checkout of the gas station located at 1136 Harrisburg Pike in Lancaster, on Feb. 23, 2023, Manheim Township police explained in a release on Friday, March 3. Wertz was unconscious when EMS arrived and they used three doses of NARCAN to revive her, according to the police release. "In the store with Wertz, at the time of her overdose, was a 1-year-old child. No one was …
Drunk Man Shatters Cell Door At Cumberland County Booking Center, Police Say Drunk Man Shatters Cell Door At Cumberland County Booking Center, Police Say
Drunk Man Shatters Cell Door At Cumberland County Booking Center, Police Say A 39-year-old Carlisle man shattered the plexiglass cell door at the Cumberland County Booking Center on Feb. 23, 2023, authorities say. Dakota Lee Roush, was being booked for public drunkenness in Middlesex Township when he "intentionally kicked a cell door causing the thick plexiglass to break," township police state in the release.  The Cumberland County Booking Center contacted the township police to report the "vandalism incident inside their facility" at 5 a.m. Thursday.  An additional charge of institutional vandalism was been filed against Roush, according to the rel…
Northampton Patron Kicked From Bar Threatened To Kill Cop: Police Northampton Patron Kicked From Bar Threatened To Kill Cop: Police
Northampton Patron Kicked From Bar Threatened To Kill Cop: Police A man kicked out of a Northampton County business later threatened to kill the police who showed up at the scene, authorities allege.  Slate Belt regional officers were called to the American Legion post in Wind Gap Borough at about 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 for a reported "disturbance," the department wrote in a statement.  On arrival, police found 61-year-old Gregory L. Lutz of Saylorsburg. According to detectives, he threatened other patrons after being asked to leave the American Legion. When a Slate Belt officer tried to intervene, authorities said Lutz also threatened to …
Camp Hill Man Threatens To 'Shoot Up' Police Station In Enola, Authorities Say Camp Hill Man Threatens To 'Shoot Up' Police Station In Enola, Authorities Say
Camp Hill Man Threatens To 'Shoot Up' Police Station In Enola, Authorities Say A 26-year-old Camp Hill man threatened to "kill police officers" and "shoot up" a police station in Enola, authorities say.  East Pennsboro Township police were called to a report of "a male yelling and was possibly breaking into a house" in the 100 block of Sherwood Circle, Enola on January 26, around 7:32 p.m., according to a release by the department.  Officers arrived and found a man later identified as Cole Michael Sheely, breaking a rear screen door to a residence.  The police released the following statement following their incident: "An investigation …
Cop Hospitalized After Being Sprayed With Garden Hose By Drunk Enola Mom, Police Say Cop Hospitalized After Being Sprayed With Garden Hose By Drunk Enola Mom, Police Say
Cop Hospitalized After Being Sprayed With Garden Hose By Drunk Enola Mom, Police Say An Enola mom causing a domestic disturbance assaulted a police officer last November, East Pennsboro police announced in a release on Monday, January 23, 2023. The police were called to the "active disturbance" in the 1400 block of 5th Street on Nov. 10 around 5:44 p.m., according to the release.  Officers arrived and found 36-year-old Nicole Ann Groupe intoxicated and yelling at her neighbors.  "While the officer attempted to talk with Groupe, she grabbed a garden hose and soaked the officer with water," the police say, adding that it didn't end there, "officers then attempted t…
Unruly Starbucks Customer Causes Scene, Bites Cop In Bucks: Police Unruly Starbucks Customer Causes Scene, Bites Cop In Bucks: Police
Unruly Starbucks Customer Causes Scene, Bites Cop In Bucks: Police A Bucks County man now faces felony assault charges after authorities say he bit a police officer during an altercation at a Starbucks.  Central Bucks police were called to the coffee store just after 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19 for reports of a suspicious person, the department said in a release.  On arrival, baristas told officers that an apparently drunken man was shouting, cursing, and loudly playing music through a portable speaker, according to the department.  When warned to leave, police said the man threw his cup of coffee across the store and "laid on the ground yell…
Drunken Man Charged With Harassing People At Cumberland County Truck Stop: Police Drunken Man Charged With Harassing People At Cumberland County Truck Stop: Police
Drunken Man Charged With Harassing People At Cumberland County Truck Stop: Police A Philadelphia man was arrested in Cumberland County after police said he drunkenly harassed shoppers at a truck stop.  Authorities were called to the truck stop in Middlesex Township on Sunday, Dec. 18 for reports of a person "stumbling around" the store, officials said in a release.  Officers arrived to find Bruce Milton Coley, 33, holding a liquor bottle and struggling to keep his balance, they said. Coley allegedly tried to run away when police approached him, and continued to resist after he was caught, authorities claimed.  The 33-year-old is charged with simple and ag…
Drunken Burglar Steals Phone, Cigarettes From Bucks Home, Say Police Drunken Burglar Steals Phone, Cigarettes From Bucks Home, Say Police
Drunken Burglar Steals Phone, Cigarettes From Bucks Home, Say Police A Bucks County man is charged with felony burglary after police say he drunkenly walked into a stranger's home and stole a pack of cigarettes and a cell phone.  Authorities in Warrington Township were called to Sassafrass Court at around 8:15 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7 for a report of a suspicious man knocking on doors and walking through yards, police said.  While in the neighborhood, officers said they were flagged down by a resident who complained that a man had entered her home, taken her belongings, and walked out.  Stephen Leasa, 29, of Warrington, was discovered in the ar…
Man Strips Naked, Jumps In Freezer Full Of Ice At Gas Station In Ephrata Man Strips Naked, Jumps In Freezer Full Of Ice At Gas Station In Ephrata
Man Strips Naked, Jumps In Freezer Full Of Ice At Gas Station In Ephrata A 35-year-old man caused 12 hours of mayhem in Ephrata starting when he stripped naked at a gas station and jumped into a freezer with bagged ice, area police stated in a release on Friday, Oct. 14.  Jonathan Martin Beck, of East Earl, "removed all of his clothing while at a gas pump, exposing his genitals to customers. Beck then removed several ice bags from the bagged ice freezer and jumped inside of the freezer causing numerous bags of ice to be disposed of," the Ephrata police say.  The police were called to the convenience store of the gas station where this happened in the 8…
Drunken Man Assaults Officer At Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital: Police Drunken Man Assaults Officer At Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital: Police
Drunken Man Assaults Officer At Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital: Police A drunken man was arrested for assaulting a police officer while checking into Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital, authorities said. Eric Oberly, 40, of Ephrata, was trying to get through the hospital's check-in process when he "squared off against an Ephrata police officer" on Friday, Sept. 20, local police said. Oberly pushed past the officer, and performed a "palm strike," hitting the officer in the eye, authorities said.  Oberly was transported to the Lancaster County Prison for arraignment. He was charged with public drunkenness and aggravated assault.
Teenage Girl Beaten, Choked By  18-Year-Old Boyfriend In York: Police Teenage Girl Beaten, Choked By  18-Year-Old Boyfriend In York: Police
Teenage Girl Beaten, Choked By 18-Year-Old Boyfriend In York: Police An 18-year-old boy struck and choked his girlfriend, police say.  Adam Lee Harvey was wanted on a warrant after police were called to investigate the assault in the 1100 block of Pine Court, Jackson Township, on Aug. 25 around 1:30 a.m. according to the Northern York County Regional police department. The 17-year-girlfriend "did not seek medical treatment," police say.   A felony warrant for his arrest was issued after he was charged with the following offenses: Strangulation, Harassment, Purchase, Consumption, Possession or Transportation of Liquor or Malt Brewed Bever…
Man Tries To Grab Cop's Gun During Arrest In Allentown, Police Say Man Tries To Grab Cop's Gun During Arrest In Allentown, Police Say
Man Tries To Grab Cop's Gun During Arrest In Allentown, Police Say Two alleged gunmen are behind bars after one allegedly tried to grab a police officer's gun during an arrest in Allentown. Officers responded to a report of shots fired at a business on the 1700 block of Union Boulevard around 10:30 a.m. on Sun. Aug. 28, Allentown police said. There, officers saw that multiple shots had been fired at the business, causing damage to the building, they said. An investigation led officers to a house on the 200 block of South Carlisle Street, where they say two suspects were living. As police tried to arrest the pair, one of the men fought the officers and tr…
Naked Drunk Woman On Bail Caught Inside PA Sheetz: Police Naked Drunk Woman On Bail Caught Inside PA Sheetz: Police
Naked Drunk Woman On Bail Caught Inside PA Sheetz: Police A completely nude and drunk woman was found inside of a central Pennsylvania Sheetz around 5 a.m. on Tuesday, June 7, police say. Middlesex Township were called to a report of "a nude woman in the store" located on the Harrisburg Pike, according to a release by the department. During their investigation the police identified the woman as Amanda Marie Baker, 37, of Carlisle, court records show. Baker has been charged with Indecent Exposure and Public Drunkenness, according to the police. She was out on $1,000 bail for felony retail theft charges filed in April, court documents detail. Her…
Drunk Man With 'Fearless' Tattoo Spits On PA Officer Giving Him Ride Home: Police Drunk Man With 'Fearless' Tattoo Spits On PA Officer Giving Him Ride Home: Police
Drunk Man With 'Fearless' Tattoo Spits On PA Officer Giving Him Ride Home: Police A drunk man getting a ride home by police officers thanked them by spitting on them, according to authorities who arrested him in Central Pennsylvania. Manheim officers were initially called to the 200 block Waterford Ct., for reports of a disturbance when they found Joshua T. Stewart, 28, of Lancaster, around 3:50 a.m., police said. Stewart — who has a tattoo of the word "fearless" on his neck — was initially charged with public drunkenness, but after attempts to take him into custody, Stewart repeatedly pushed back on the officers and attempted to free himself, Manheim police sa…