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PA Man Collects Child Porn Working As School Bus Driver: Affidavit
A now-former school bus driver is accused of gathering child pornography from Snapchat, police detailed in an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on May 8. Police first learned about 33-year-old Cody James Baker's online activities after he uploaded a video to Snapchat, so the platform sent a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to the affidavit. During the police investigation, two phones were seized from Baker which connected him to the Snapchat profile in question and contained "15 videos and multiple images of children engag…
Lifestyle
International Soccer Stars Will Date Unsuspecting Reading Woman On Brand-New TV Dating Show
A Pennsylvania woman will be dating massive, international soccer stars on a brand-new Peacock dating show. The twist? She has no idea how famous they are back home. "Love Undercover" will follow five male athletes who must leave their lavish lives behind to take on secret identities in dating single women in America, all completely unsuspecting of their fame overseas. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Estefani Mendez (@stef.p.mendez) Among them Estefani Mendez, of Reading. Mendez and other women will be dating Premier L…
Police & Fire
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CASE: Lehigh County Couple, Infant Killed In 'Suspicious Fire'
State police are looking for tips in a "suspicious fire" that killed three people in Lynn Township more than 25 years ago. Linda Ann Howland, David Wayne Jones, and their 3-month-old daughter Leah Michelle Jones died when their home caught fire on April 26, 1998, according to PSP. The family lived in a converted barn on a property that Howland ran as a horse farm, authorities said. A 1998 report from the Allentown Morning Call said the 42-year-old mom was "known as a key breeder and trainer of the Tennessee walking horse." Howland's daughter from a previous marriage was a…
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Broad Daylight Killing In North Philadelphia
A 19-year-old man was shot to death in West Oak Lane on Wednesday afternoon, May 8, Philadelphia police say. Authorities said it happened on the 7100 block of Limekiln Pike at 3:45 p.m. The victim was shot multiple times and taken to Albert Einstein Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries before the hour, according to officials. No arrests were made and no weapons were recovered as of Wednesday evening. Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334.
Police & Fire
Reading Man Facing Child Pornography Charges Arrested In Vermont: DA
A Reading man is charged with multiple felonies related to child pornography, the Berks County District Attorney's Office says. Twenty-eight-year-old Kristopher W. Tanner was arrested in Colchester, Vermont on Wednesday, May 8, authorities said. Tanner came under investigation after authorities received a digital complaint from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in October, the DA's Office said. Detectives then subpoenaed internet service providers which led them to a South 7th Street apartment where Tanner was staying, according to prosecutors. T…
News
Man ID'd After Lawn Mower Crushes Him, New Details: Lancaster Coroner
A 72-year-old man who died at the scene of a lawn mower incident has been identified and new details about the incident have been released by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office on Thursday, May 9. Arthur Best was found by first responders trapped under his lawn mower at his home in the in the 1920 block of Orveille Road in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber detailed in the release. When a coroner arrived at the scene at 1:13 p.m. the mower had been removed, but Best had been pronounced dead three minutes…
Police & Fire
Toddler Drowns In Neighbor's Pool After Wandering Off In Central PA: Coroner (
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New details have been released about the drowning of a 3-year-old boy who wandered into a neighbor's pool around noon on Sunday, the Lancaster County Coroner's Office explained to Daily Voice on Wednesday, May 8. The unnamed boy is believed to have "walked away from his home on Wheatland Ave. unbeknownst to his family, and within a short amount of time had made his way onto a nearby residential property where the pool was located," East Hempfield Township Police investigators said. He was found in a neighbor's backyard pool, in the 1720 block of Wheatland Avenue, at 12:08 p.m. on…
Police & Fire
Suspect Shot During Early Morning Break-In At Montco Jewelry Store: Officials
One suspect was shot in the arm and several more are sought by police after a burglary in Horsham Township early Wednesday morning, May 7, authorities say. The theft happened around 5 a.m. at the Jems Jewels and Gold store in the Shoppes at English Village, 1460 Bethlehem Pike, officials said in a release. "During that incident, an employee encountered a suspect in the store unlawfully and a gun was discharged," Horsham police said. Officers arrived to find the shot suspect and took them to the hospital. Their injuries were described as "non-life-threatening." An un…
News
Philadelphia Teacher Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide: Police
A special education teacher in Philadelphia was killed in what police described as an apparent murder-suicide. Ondria Glaze was found at the scene on the 1300 block of South 70th Street on Sunday afternoon, May 5, authorities told Daily Voice. "Ms. Glaze was our Special Education Compliance Monitor and long-time beloved Olney teacher," Olney High School Principal Michael Roth said in a statement. "At Olney, we have a saying, 'Olney Love.' Ms. Glaze could truly be defined as 'Olney Love.' She embodied this mantra and blessed every student and staff member she came across,"…
Police & Fire
Woman Hospitalized After Shooting In Bristol, Authorities Say
A 33-year-old woman was taken to the hospital for treatment after shots rang out in Bristol Township on Tuesday night, May 7, police said in a release. Authorities received an anonymous call about gunfire near Norton Avenue and Ellwood Avenue around 10:45 p.m., township police said. They arrived and "provided immediate care" until an ambulance took the woman to St. Mary's Medical Center, authorities said. No arrests had been made as of Wednesday morning and an investigation is ongoing, they added.
Traffic
Minivan Hits Three In Philadelphia, Flees Scene: Authorities
Three people are hurt after a hit-and-run crash in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood on Monday night, May 6, city police told Daily Voice. A minivan went around a stopped vehicle and hit three pedestrians crossing B Street at the intersection with Venango Street, authorities said. The van fled the scene heading south down B Street. A 56-year-old woman was taken to Temple Hospital in critical condition with head trauma and internal injuries, police said. Two others, a 59-year-old man and a 32-year-old man, were taken to the hospital in stable condition with wrist injuries.&n…
Police & Fire
Man Caught With Mace, Stolen Gun In Forks Township Neighborhood: Police
A Columbia County man was arrested in Forks Township after police said they caught him with a stolen gun in his backpack on Monday, May 6. Collyn Drake, 29, is charged with receiving stolen property, carrying a firearm without a license, and drug offenses, township police said. Authorities said he was spotted near Mitman Road and Heather Lane around 9 a.m. He told officers he was in the area to help a friend move but authorities searched his backpack when they saw the butt of a handgun jutting from his bag, police said. The search yielded a Colt 38 revolver, two…
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