Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Pocono Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Pocono Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Pocono Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports
Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Pocono Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports A Pennsylvania mother charged with killing her husband and 3-year-old son at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos had tapped retirement savings to fund the family's three-week vacation and home renovations before the killings, according to her stepmother, who now believes the deaths were planned. Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, appeared happy during a video call with relatives shortly before her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, 36, and their son, Tristan, were found stabbed to death inside the resort on Monday, Oct. 12, her stepmother, April Thetga, told the New York Post in an intervie…
'Bonnie And Clyde' Couple Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree Reaches Four States: Feds 'Bonnie And Clyde' Couple Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree Reaches Four States: Feds 'Bonnie And Clyde' Couple Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree Reaches Four States: Feds
'Bonnie And Clyde' Couple Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree Reaches Four States: Feds A modern-day Bonnie and Clyde traded bank robberies for stolen necklaces, using hugs and sleight of hand to make off with thousands of dollars in jewelry from unsuspecting victims in Maryland and beyond, according to DHS. The Romanian couple, Rudi Lacatusu and Mirabela Lacatusu, have been linked to at least 14 reported jewelry thefts across Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, prompting federal authorities to compare them to one of America's most notorious criminal duos. "This 'Bonnie and Clyde' illegal alien couple from Romania has been charged with grand larceny after allegedl…
Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest
Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest Selma Blair signed up to talk all things ’90s at a Hartford convention this weekend, but many people may be more interested in what she has to say about the past week. The "Cruel Intentions" star will appear at 90s Con Friday through Sunday, Oct. 16-18, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, but her appearance seemed up in the air following a public outburst on a cross-country flight.  The 54-year-old star was arrested Sunday, Oct. 11, following an alleged altercation with two flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York. Police arrested her afte…
Pennsylvania Mom Left 6-Year-Old Home Alone To Go To Work, Police Say Pennsylvania Mom Left 6-Year-Old Home Alone To Go To Work, Police Say Pennsylvania Mom Left 6-Year-Old Home Alone To Go To Work, Police Say
Pennsylvania Mom Left 6-Year-Old Home Alone To Go To Work, Police Say A 6-year-old girl was found wandering alone in a Pennsylvania neighborhood after her mother left her home without adult supervision to go to work, police said. The child was discovered in the area of Adams Street in Enola on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at approximately 5:49 p.m., according to East Pennsboro Township police. An investigation revealed that the girl's mother, 23-year-old Briana Desirae Terry, had left her unattended at home while she went to work, police said. Terry had not arranged for proper adult supervision before leaving, investigators said. She was charged with endangering th…
Police ID Pennsylvania Motorcyclist Killed In Connecticut Hit-And-Run Crash Police ID Pennsylvania Motorcyclist Killed In Connecticut Hit-And-Run Crash Police ID Pennsylvania Motorcyclist Killed In Connecticut Hit-And-Run Crash
Police ID Pennsylvania Motorcyclist Killed In Connecticut Hit-And-Run Crash Authorities have identified the motorcyclist who was killed in an Interstate 95 hit-and-run crash Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, as police collect more evidence about the driver who hit him.  Alexander Rivera, 56, of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, was riding his Triumph Rocket 3 GT on I-95 near Exit 13 in Darien when investigators believe a dark-colored Toyota Tundra truck hit him, Connecticut State Police said.  The contact sent the motorcycle through a grassy median into a rest area, where it flipped. Rivera was thrown from the bike into the base of a highway sign, a police repor…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Pennsylvania: Police Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Pennsylvania: Police Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Pennsylvania: Police
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Pennsylvania: Police A man was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Pennsylvania on Wednesday morning, Oct. 14, police said. The crash happened in the 9900 block of Frankford Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia  at approximately 7:49 a.m., according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Officers assigned to the 8th District responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle and found that a man had been hit, police said. The victim was rushed by medics to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:31 a.m., according to police. His identity has not been released. The circu…
Homicide Victim ID'd As Human Remains Found In Vacant Pennsylvania Home Homicide Victim ID'd As Human Remains Found In Vacant Pennsylvania Home Homicide Victim ID'd As Human Remains Found In Vacant Pennsylvania Home
Homicide Victim ID'd As Human Remains Found In Vacant Pennsylvania Home Human remains discovered inside a vacant home in Pennsylvania have been identified as those of a 47-year-old man whose death is being investigated as a homicide, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The remains were discovered inside an unoccupied property in the 500 block of South Sixth Street in Reading on Friday, Oct. 2, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel. The victim has been identified as Jose Rodriguez-Figueroa Jr., 47, of Reading, following an extensive forensic investigation involving specialists from multiple disciplines, including two teams of forensic ant…
Mom Stabbed After Stepping In To Defend Daughter During Pennsylvania Pub Fight: Police Mom Stabbed After Stepping In To Defend Daughter During Pennsylvania Pub Fight: Police Mom Stabbed After Stepping In To Defend Daughter During Pennsylvania Pub Fight: Police
Mom Stabbed After Stepping In To Defend Daughter During Pennsylvania Pub Fight: Police A mother was stabbed in both shoulders after stepping outside a Philadelphia pub to intervene in an argument involving her daughter, who was also injured, police said. The stabbing happened in the 5300 block of Woodland Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia on Tuesday, Oct. 13, according to a release issued by the Philadelphia Police Department on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The mother was inside the pub when she heard her daughter arguing with another person outside the establishment, investigators said. When the mother stepped outside, the suspect stabbed her before fleeing the scene, police said. R…
Trauma Patient Attacks Nurse At Pennsylvania Hospital, Police Say Trauma Patient Attacks Nurse At Pennsylvania Hospital, Police Say Trauma Patient Attacks Nurse At Pennsylvania Hospital, Police Say
Trauma Patient Attacks Nurse At Pennsylvania Hospital, Police Say A 19-year-old trauma patient attacked a nurse who was helping care for her at a Pennsylvania hospital, leaving the healthcare worker with visible injuries, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The assault happened at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, located at 503 North 21st Street in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, around 5:51 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27, according to East Pennsboro Township police. Officers responded to the hospital after receiving a report that a member of the medical staff had been assaulted. The nurse told investigators that a trauma patient phy…
Husband Of Harvard-Stanford UPMC Doctor Charged With Murder, Arson As Daughter Slept Husband Of Harvard-Stanford UPMC Doctor Charged With Murder, Arson As Daughter Slept Husband Of Harvard-Stanford UPMC Doctor Charged With Murder, Arson As Daughter Slept
Husband Of Harvard-Stanford Upmc Doctor Charged With Murder, Arson As Daughter Slept A Harvard and Stanford graduate who became a UPMC pediatrician was killed by her husband, who then set her body on fire inside their Harrisburg home while their 7-year-old daughter slept upstairs, police said. Jonathan Alan Gatto, 41, was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated arson, arson, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the killing of his wife, Dr. Julia Pederson, 41, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Gatto is being held at Dauphin County Prison without bail following his arrest on Tuesday, Oct…
PA Mom Gave Alcohol To 3-Year-Old To Help Child Sleep: Police PA Mom Gave Alcohol To 3-Year-Old To Help Child Sleep: Police PA Mom Gave Alcohol To 3-Year-Old To Help Child Sleep: Police
PA Mom Gave Alcohol To 3-Year-Old To Help Child Sleep: Police A Pennsylvania mother gave alcohol to her children on multiple occasions, including her 3-year-old in an attempt to help the toddler fall asleep, according to a police investigation made public on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Jacqueline Dawn Wiggins, 39, of Lititz, was charged with felony endangering the welfare of children, misdemeanor corruption of minors, and furnishing alcohol to a minor, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said. The investigation began after detectives received a report from Lancaster County Children and Youth Services alleging that Wiggins had provided alcohol to minors, a…
PA Lawyer Used $400K In Fake Checks To Dodge Taxes, Buy Electric Truck, Feds Say PA Lawyer Used $400K In Fake Checks To Dodge Taxes, Buy Electric Truck, Feds Say PA Lawyer Used $400K In Fake Checks To Dodge Taxes, Buy Electric Truck, Feds Say
PA Lawyer Used $400K In Fake Checks To Dodge Taxes, Buy Electric Truck, Feds Say A Pennsylvania attorney admitted to using more than $400,000 in fake checks to avoid paying federal taxes and purchase a new electric truck, then suing the dealership after it reclaimed the vehicle, federal prosecutors announced. Daniel A. Pallen, 46, of Springfield, Delaware County, pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and one count of mail fraud before U.S. District Judge Gail A. Weilheimer on Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania shared by the FBI on Friday, Oct. 9. Pallen, a licensed attorney who owns a la…