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Son, 22, Kills Mom After Argument Over Cats, Moving Out: Reports
A 22-year-old Massachusetts man who charged in his mother's death was captured after an hours-long manhunt in Vermont, and 19 firearms were recovered from his room in his parents' basement, according to multiple published reports.
Police were called to the Hanafin home on Center Avenue in Reading on Thursday, Oct. 8, for a caller who had found his wife, Andria Hanafin, 49, dead in the kitchen, NBC News reports citing Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.
The couple's 13-year-old son was unharmed, however, the older son, Ryan Hanafin, was missing. Ryan had a license to carry a gun, b…
Man Murdered, Dismembered PA Ex-GF After Breakup, Dumped Her Body Parts In NY: DA
A 44-year-old Pennsylvania native, grandmother, and nursing assistant was murdered and dismembered by her ex-boyfriend after ending their relationship, with her killer attempting to dispose of her body parts before police intervened, authorities announced.
Damon Foy, 50, of Kerhonkson, New York, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Alberta Dale, 44, originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Ulster County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 7, according to a release from the Ulster County District Attorney's Office issued Thursday, Oct. 8.
Foy murdered Dale sometime between Sunday, M…
Pregnant Woman, 3 Children Among 10 Killed In PA Family Massacre: Police
A woman who was eight months pregnant, a 5-year-old boy, and a 22-month-old girl were among 10 people killed in a mass shooting at a multigenerational Pennsylvania family home, authorities revealed during a Saturday, Oct. 10, press conference.
The shooting unfolded around 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, near East Seventh and Perry streets in Erie, where police responding to a ShotSpotter alert and multiple 911 calls discovered two women shot dead outside a residence and additional victims inside, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said.
The two women found outside the home were 51 and 37 years old, police…
Philadelphia Officer, Dad Shane Seiber, Killed In Ambush; Eric Lewis Charged With Murder
A Philadelphia police officer and father of two young children was killed and another officer was wounded during a struggle with a gunman on a West Philadelphia porch early Saturday, Oct. 10, police said.
Officer Shane Seiber, 40, a 10-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department and U.S. Air Force veteran, was pronounced dead at 9:04 a.m. at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, according to police.
Eric Lewis, 35, was taken into custody following a SWAT response and faces charges of murder, attempted murder, and numerous related offenses, police said.
The Philadelphia police released n…
Mother, 2 Teen Daughters Missing For Month In Pennsylvania, DA Says
A Pennsylvania mother and her two teenage daughters have been missing for a month, with family members, friends, and associates reporting no contact with any of them, authorities announced on Friday, Oct. 9.
Jeanette Price, 45, and her daughters, Samantha Evans, 15, and Jalisa Freshwater, 16, were last seen on Wednesday, Sept. 9, according to the Cumberland County District Attorney's Office.
The family is missing from the Carlisle area, and investigators are asking the public for help locating all three.
Although authorities said there is no specific indication that the mother or her daugh…
Viral ICE Arrest Leaves Children Crying On NJ Street, 2 Under Investigation: Report
Two people are under investigation for allegedly interfering with an ICE arrest in New Jersey that was captured on video as children cried and clung to a woman being detained, NJ Advance Media reports.
The arrest happened in Harrison on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and was captured in a now-viral video shared on Facebook by EllaBella Garcia. The clip, just under one minutes and 30 seconds, shows several children crying and clinging to a woman as immigration agents attempt to take her into custody.
The video has drawn widespread attention, with approximately 8,500 reactions, 1,800 comments and 3,…
Excavation Company Faces $254K Fine For 20-Year-Old Mennonite Killed In Trench Collapse: Osha
A 20-year-old Maryland Mennonite construction worker was buried in a trench collapse in Pennsylvania after his employer failed to provide adequate protection against cave-ins, federal investigators say.
Dalen Daniel Martin, of Smithsburg, Maryland, was killed Thursday, April 2, while working at a construction site in Franklin County.
Six months later, the U.S. Department of Labor announced $254,884 in proposed penalties against Jonas David Wagoner, doing business as J.D. Wagoner Excavating, for workplace safety violations uncovered during its investigation.
The Occupational Safety and Heal…
'Black Tax' Extortion, Naked Assaults: PA HS Football Players, Coach Charged In Hazing
A so-called "Black tax," a makeshift "gas chamber," and repeated sexual humiliation inside a high school football locker room have led to criminal charges against three students and a former teacher and assistant football coach, prosecutors announced on Friday, Oct. 9.
The alleged abuse took place during school hours at Manheim Central High School in Pennsylvania this past April, when several teenage boys were subjected to racist harassment, physical assaults, extortion, and indecent exposure, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams said.
Former social studies teacher and assistant…
Gunman Shot Mother Of His Child In Eye, Held Son Hostage For 33 Hours In PA: DA
A Pennsylvania gunman who shot the mother of his child in the head, costing her an eye, before holding their toddler son and her grandmother hostage for 33 hours has been sentenced to decades in state prison, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 8.
Derrick Hutcherson, 41, formerly of Harrisburg, was sentenced to 42 to 84 years in a state correctional institution by Dauphin County Judge Katherine McShane following his conviction for the violent June 28, 2021, attack and standoff at the Pennswood Apartments in Lower Paxton Township, according to District Attorney Francis T. Chardo.
The sen…
