Deadly Shooting At Allentown AutoZone Was 'Justified,' DA Says Deadly Shooting At Allentown AutoZone Was 'Justified,' DA Says Deadly Shooting At Allentown AutoZone Was 'Justified,' DA Says
Deadly Shooting At Allentown AutoZone Was 'Justified,' DA Says The man who shot and killed another at an Allentown Autozone early last month will face no charges, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin's Office announced in a release.  Twenty-two-year-old Edgar Gonzalez was fatally shot in the parking lot at 1871 South 5th St. on June 4, in what prosecutors are now calling an act of self-defense.  A second victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at an area hospital, authorities said then.  Now, the DA's Office says the gunfight followed an "altercation and confrontation" between two groups of people that began at the ne…
'You're All Going To Die': Allentown Cop Tried To Kill His Wife, Court Papers Say 'You're All Going To Die': Allentown Cop Tried To Kill His Wife, Court Papers Say 'You're All Going To Die': Allentown Cop Tried To Kill His Wife, Court Papers Say
'You're All Going To Die': Allentown Cop Tried To Kill His Wife, Court Papers Say An Allentown police officer pointed a shotgun at his wife and threatened to kill her and her children, according to a criminal complaint filed in Northampton County court obtained by Daily Voice.  Ismael Segarra, 37, is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and related counts stemming from a domestic incident at his Easton home on Tuesday, June 27, police documents say.  The victim told investigators that she and Segarra got into an argument and began discussing divorce no long after she woke up on Tuesday, per the criminal complaint.  Whe…
PA Dad Of 3 Who Killed Wife, Burned House Down Learns His Fate: DA PA Dad Of 3 Who Killed Wife, Burned House Down Learns His Fate: DA PA Dad Of 3 Who Killed Wife, Burned House Down Learns His Fate: DA
PA Dad Of 3 Who Killed Wife, Burned House Down Learns His Fate: DA "He lied since day one," Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Ponessa said of Carlos Montalvo-Rivera.  The 55-year-old Lancaster liar who concocted a wild story "that intruders broke into the home, killed his wife, and set fire to it out of retaliation for the victim’s brother, who had cooperated with the DEA in an unrelated case," was sentenced on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, according to a release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's office.  Montalvo-Rivera has been sentenced to "life in prison – plus 20 years – for deliberately setting fire to his family’s home a…
Pair Charged With Shooting Teenager, Adult In Reading Pair Charged With Shooting Teenager, Adult In Reading Pair Charged With Shooting Teenager, Adult In Reading
Pair Charged With Shooting Teenager, Adult In Reading Two suspects are charged with the shooting of an adult and a teenager on a Reading street late Sunday night, authorities say.  City police were called to the corner of North 13th and Green streets to find a 22-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy suffering from gunshot wounds at 11:30 p.m. on June 11, Daily Voice reported.  Both were rushed to Reading Hospital Tower Health where they were placed in "serious" condition, police said.  Now, two men are in custody.  Henry Mendoza, 17, of Reading, was arrested at his Greenwich Street home without incident late on Thursday, Ju…
14-Year-Old Charged In Berks County Drive-By Shooting 14-Year-Old Charged In Berks County Drive-By Shooting 14-Year-Old Charged In Berks County Drive-By Shooting
14-Year-Old Charged In Berks County Drive-By Shooting A 14-year-old suspect has been charged in connection with the drive-by shooting of two other minors on a Berks County road late Saturday night.  The two victims, aged 15 and 17, were walking along the 1200 block of Reading Avenue in Douglass Township when a car pulled up and shot them both, Daily Voice has reported.  Responding officers found one victim with a gunshot wound to the gut and another with injuries to the knee and shoulder, per the release. The two were rushed to Reading Hospital and Trauma Center where police say they are "expected to be okay." Now, authorities say t…
Delco Driver Hit Motorcyclist With Car After Stabbing Mom In Face: Police Delco Driver Hit Motorcyclist With Car After Stabbing Mom In Face: Police Delco Driver Hit Motorcyclist With Car After Stabbing Mom In Face: Police
Delco Driver Hit Motorcyclist With Car After Stabbing Mom In Face: Police A Delaware County man is accused of stabbing his own mother in the head and face before stealing her car and badly injuring a motorcyclist while fleeing police, authorities say.  Clifford Pendleton, 38, is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and related counts, said East Lansdowne Borough Police in a release.  Officers were called to a home on Beverly Avenue for a reported stabbing around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30, the department said. They arrived to find an elderly woman suffering from "lacerations" across her head and face, police said.  The victim, w…
MD Man Shoots PA Man Dead, Injures Woman, Police Say MD Man Shoots PA Man Dead, Injures Woman, Police Say MD Man Shoots PA Man Dead, Injures Woman, Police Say
MD Man Shoots PA Man Dead, Injures Woman, Police Say UPDATE: The victim of the shooting has been identified as Alexander M. Thomas of the 100 block of Skyview Drive, Shrewsbury Borough, according to an update release by the York County Coroner's office.  Additional information has not been released.  ORIGINAL: A 26-year-old Maryland man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 23-year-old Shrewsbury man and injuring a 38-year-old woman from New Freedom, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, May 22, 2023.  Zachary Tyler Piccolo, of Nottingham was identified by witnesses and arrested in a coor…
PA Man Tries To Kill Dad, State Police Say PA Man Tries To Kill Dad, State Police Say PA Man Tries To Kill Dad, State Police Say
PA Man Tries To Kill Dad, State Police Say A 37-year-old man has been arrested for the attempted homicide of his 72-year-old father, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.  Timothy Kirschke of Halifax had a physical fight with his dad at Dividing Ridge Road in Jackson Township around 12:29 a.m. on Friday, April 28, 2023, PSP Lykens explained in the release.  Officers were called to the home for a welfare check but ended up finding the violent dispute, so they arrested Kirschke on charges of criminal attempt- murder in the first degree, aggravated assault - attempt to cause serious bodily injuries…
Dad's Throat Slit By Son Who Burned Down Grandma's House, PA State Police Say Dad's Throat Slit By Son Who Burned Down Grandma's House, PA State Police Say Dad's Throat Slit By Son Who Burned Down Grandma's House, PA State Police Say
Dad's Throat Slit By Son Who Burned Down Grandma's House, PA State Police Say A man convicted on charges filed in connection to burning his grandmother's house down is facing troubles with the law again, this time after slitting his father's throat with a kitchen knife, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Christopher Thomas Rhone, 43, took a kitchen knife to his 69-year-old dad's throat while he was asleep on the couch in the home they share in the 6500 block of Mountain Drive at 1:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 2, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in the affidavit.  The police arrived to find the dad holding a towel to his throat, w…
Chesco Shooting Suspect Nabbed By US Marshals, Authorities Say Chesco Shooting Suspect Nabbed By US Marshals, Authorities Say Chesco Shooting Suspect Nabbed By US Marshals, Authorities Say
Chesco Shooting Suspect Nabbed By US Marshals, Authorities Say A man who is accused of shooting another in the chest in Coatesville last month has been taken into custody by US Marshals, officials say.  Matthew Rodgers, 25, was arrested in Downingtown on Thursday, March 23, Pennsylvania State Police announced. Authorities did not say exactly when or where he was apprehended, though court filings show he was arraigned at noon and remanded to the Chester County lockup in lieu of a $1 million bond.  Rodgers was sought in connection with the Feb. 6 shooting of a 22-year-old man, Daily Voice has reported. Coatesville police were dispatched to…
Daughter Stabs Sleeping Dad With Kitchen Knife At Shippensburg Motel, PSP Says Daughter Stabs Sleeping Dad With Kitchen Knife At Shippensburg Motel, PSP Says Daughter Stabs Sleeping Dad With Kitchen Knife At Shippensburg Motel, PSP Says
Daughter Stabs Sleeping Dad With Kitchen Knife At Shippensburg Motel, PSP Says A 21-year-old woman stabbed her father multiple times with a kitchen knife while staying at a Shippensburg motel on Thursday, March 9, 2023, Pennsylvania State Police stated in a release on Saturday, March 11, and in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, March 13.  Natalee Linn Clark, 21, stabbed her sleeping father at Theo's Motel on Walnut Bottom Road at 1:53 p.m. according to the police release.  She hid the large kitchen knife under her bedding and waited for him to fall asleep before stabbing her 53-year-old father as he lay in the bed next to her's, the police …
GOT HIM! Man Shot Girl In 'Pelvic Region' After She Denied Him Sex At PA Hotel Arrested: Police GOT HIM! Man Shot Girl In 'Pelvic Region' After She Denied Him Sex At PA Hotel Arrested: Police GOT HIM! Man Shot Girl In 'Pelvic Region' After She Denied Him Sex At PA Hotel Arrested: Police
GOT HIM! Man Shot Girl In 'Pelvic Region' After She Denied Him Sex At PA Hotel Arrested: Police UPDATE: Daronte Anthony Brown, 18, of Monroeville has been arrested without incident in connection with this shooting on Feb. 21, 2023, following an anonymous 911 tip, Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers announced on March 2, 2023. Updated court documents were unavailable when Daily Voice inquired that day.  ORIGINAL:  A 16-year-old girl and her 14-year-old friend were shot at while waiting for an Uber at a Pittsburgh area Red Roof Inn, because the older girl "refused to do sex stuff," with a Monroeville man, authorities detail quoting witnessing in the court documents obtained by Daily V…