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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Kids Strangled, Burned, Tortured By Cruel Pennsylvania Aunt: DA
A 19-year-old Pennsylvania aunt is facing more than 200 criminal charges after authorities say she beat, burned and tortured the four children — three of whom were her nieces and nephews — she was living with over a period of years, authorities announced. Anais Munoz — who was being held in the Passaic County, NJ jail as of Tuesday, Jan. 24 — used a "wide range of implements" to exert control and fear over the four kids, who are currently between 7 and 13 years old, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. Munoz moved into the Chester family's home in 2020, and immediately began the a…
York, PA
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Teen On Meth Pointing BB Gun Caused Lockdowns At Multiple York County Schools: Police
Multiple schools in York County were locked down due to a teenager high on methamphetamine with a BB gun, authorities announced late on Wednesday, Dec. 14. The senior high, junior high, Pleasant View elementary school, and the Education Center were placed on lockdown on Tuesday, Dec. 13 around 12:05 p.m. according to a statement by Red Lion Area School District Superintendent Eric Wilson. At 11:40 a.m. that morning, 19-year-old Xavier Winemiller of Red Lion had pointed the gun at someone in the area of West Broadway and North Main streets in Red Lion, Pennsylvania state police explained in…
Washington Township, NJ
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Ex-Con Admits Brutally Striking Cat Then Hurling Into South Jersey Dumpster: Report
A 51-year-old South Jersey man has admitted he repeatedly slammed a cat on the ground before hurling the feline into a trash receptacle, NJ Advance Media reports. Christopher R. Pozzi previously served nearly 20 years in prison for killing a four-month-old infant he slammed on a couch while high on cocaine, the outlet said citing the Tampa Bay Times. Pozzi, 51, was arrested in West Deptford after a woman living at Forrest Creek Apartments Complex allegedly witnessed the animal abuse in September on her doorbell camera, the outlet reported. The cat, named Eileen, required an appr…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Sparta Cop Nearly Struck By Speeding Driver Injecting Drugs (
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The intense moment when a Sparta police officer had to jump out of the way to avoid being struck by a speeding driver who was apparently injecting drugs was captured in an action-packed video clip. (Scroll for video). Sparta Police Officer Andrew Spitzer was at the scene of a traffic accident near Andover when a man injecting drugs and speeding at 70 mph came at him, the department said in a Facebook post on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The man continued to accelerate as he approached, forcing Officer Spitzer to leap out of the way just a moment before the car came barreling through to avoid being …
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Parents Accused Of Bringing Kids To Buy Drugs In Philly Area: Report
A Pennsylvania couple brought their children with them to buy drugs in the Philadelphia area and frequently left them to fend for themselves, NorthPennNow reports citing authorities. The Bucks County mom and dad, who were already under investigation for drug-related matters, were charged in August, approximately three months after Pennsylvania State Police received a Childline referral about siblings who were repeatedly exposed to drugs, the outlet says. The two children under the age of six told investigators that they saw their parents "pass out" on multiple occasions and drew a pict…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah Teen Dies Tragically, Leaves Infant Daughter, Devastated Loved Ones
A funeral is scheduled this week for a teenage mom from Mahwah who died tragically last week. Olivia Sybesma, 19, was a devoted mother, one who quit any further formal education after graduating from Mahwah High School in order to care for her nearly-1-year-old daughter, Layla Rose. Olivia “poured all her time and guidance” into raising the love of her life, her obituary says. She also trusted others and “worried about everyone else except herself,” her mother, Marlaina Sybesma, wrote. So it was with that implicit trust that Olivia, feeling both down and anxious, apparently accepted a …
West Chester, PA
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PA BF Didn't Want To 'Waste Narcan' On Pregnant Girlfriend Who OD'd On V-Tine's Day: DA
A Pennsylvania man who gave his pregnant girlfriend the drugs that killed her also refused to save her, authorities said in announcing his arrest. It was Valentine's Day 2022 when Christopher Barbuto, 40, gave 28-year-old Courtney Wilson heroin and/or fentanyl, and two suspected Xanax pills, which were found in her purse near her body in Phonoexville, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Barbuto is also accused of giving Wilson alprazolam and methamphetamine, Ryan said. A toxicology report released by the Chester County Coroner's Office on Tuesday, Aug. 16 found that she die…
Bristol, PA
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Former Drexel Neurology Chair Who Sexually Abused Patients Dies By Suicide In Jail: AP
Drexel University's former chairman of the neurology department convicted of sexually assaulting patients died by suicide in a New York City jail, sources tell the Associated Press. Dr. Ricardo Cruciani was found unresponsive in a shower area of the Eric M. Taylor Center on Rikers Island Monday, Aug. 18, the AP reports. The 68-year-old doctor's attorney confirmed that he died but not the manner of death. Cruciani, who was facing life in prison, allegedly got dozens of female patients hooked on painkillers he prescribed before sexually abusing them over the course of 15 years at area h…
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Dead Toddler Had Drugs In Her System, 27-Year-Old Cherry Hill Man Charged: Police
Police in New Jersey say a 27-year-old man is to blame for the death last month of a 2-year-old girl who had cocaine and fentanyl in her blood when she died. Walter H. Clark of Cherry Hill faces manslaughter charges in the child's death after police found her at a home in the 300 block of Evergreen Ave. on July 23, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said. Cherry Hill police said someone called them to the home just after 7:30 p.m. because the 2-year-old girl had stopped breathing, the prosecutor said. Responders rushed the unconscious toddler to Cooper University Hospita…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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PA Third Grader Shared Pot Edibles With 9 Friends — Then All Were Hospitalized: Reports
Several elementary-aged students in Pennsylvania were taken to the hospital after eating edible marijuana, authorities said. The incident happened Wednesday, May 25 in Chester (Delaware County) when a third-grade student at the Chester Community Charter School brought what police say were pot edibles, and shared them with at least nine other students, according to police and NBC10. Ten students were taken to a local hospital for treatment and later released, the outlet says. The incident remains under investigation by Chester City Officer Jose Alvarez, police said. Click here for…
Greenburgh, NY
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Warning Issued For Fentanyl-Laced Adderall After College Student Dies From Overdose
Colleges are issuing warnings about fentanyl-laced Adderall after one student died and another is in critical condition after using the fake drug. Ohio State University in Columbus issued an urgent warning on Thursday, May 5, after three students overdosed, with one later dying and one remaining in critical condition. Columbus Public Health said the fake Adderall pills appear to contain fentanyl, causing an increase in overdoses and hospitalizations. "Our community has suffered a tragic loss with the death of one of our students earlier today," said Ohio State president Kristina M. J…
Bristol, PA
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PA Dad Wanted In Fentanyl-Related Death Of Infant Son Surrenders
Police have arrested a 25-year-old Pennsylvania dad wanted in the fentanyl-related death of his infant son, they said. Daniel Howarth was remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10 million bail, Bensalem police said on Wednesday, March 23. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Thursday, March 17. Felicity Westmoreland, the four-month-old baby's mother, and his grandmother, Donna Westmoreland, have also been charged in the case, authorities previously said. Bensalem police officers responding to a report of an infant in cardiac arrest found the baby unresponsive…
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