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York, PA
Police & Fire
Life Sentence Handed Down After York Murder Victim ID’d Shooter On Deathbed, DA Says
A man convicted in a York murder case after the victim named him on his deathbed will spend the rest of his life behind bars, Judge Maria Musti Cook ruled on Monday, May 6, prosecutors said the following week. Jesus Cintron-Molina, 35, was shot multiple times in the 400 block of West Market Street around 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, York City police said. He was rushed to WellSpan York Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:04 p.m., according to Deputy Coroner Molly York. Before dying, Cintron-Molina identified his killer as “Freddie Reyes-Luna,” York City Police Capt. Daniel Le…
Reading, PA
News
Father, Son Killed, Wife Badly Hurt, Firefighters Injured In Berks County House Fire: Officials
A father and son were killed, their wife and mother was badly injured, and several firefighters were hurt after a devastating house fire in Berks County, authorities announced. The fire broke out in the 700 block of White Bear Road in Robeson Township around 6:30 a.m. on Monday, April 28, according to the Robeson Township Police Department and Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal’s Office. The Geigertown Fire Chief arrived first and confirmed a working house fire, police said. Three victims were pulled from the home by responding crews and transported to Reading Hospital. Two of those vi…
Blairstown, NJ
Police & Fire
Bodycam Shows Final Moments Of Man Who Killed Knowlton Pal's Wife, Died In Custody: Officials
Bodycam footage has been released in the death of a 38-year-old Pennsylvania man, who died while in police custody in Knowlton, after being apprehended for shooting his friend's wife dead, authorities said. The Attorney General's Office of Public Integrity and Accountability released the bodycam footage, along with radio and communications transmissions and a 911 call on Monday, April 21, following the death of Armond Avitable in February 2024, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The footage shows troopers wrestling Armond Avitable, of East Stroudsburg, PA, in a grassy area at the inters…
Gettysburg, PA
News
Gettysburg Pedestrian Struck By SUV Dies At Hospital: Coroner
An 83-year-old Gettysburg man struck by an SUV while crossing a street has died from his injuries, the York County Coroner’s Office announced on Monday, March 17. John Peterson, of the 300 block of Village Drive, was hit while walking south in the crosswalk on West Street around 12:05 p.m. on Friday, March 14, authorities said. He was initially taken to Gettysburg Hospital before being transferred to WellSpan York Hospital due to the severity of his injuries. Despite life-saving efforts, Peterson was pronounced dead at 1:58 a.m. on Sunday, March 16, the coroner’s office said. Deputy Corone…
West York-Shiloh, PA
News
Mugshots, Criminal History Released For
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Memorial Shooter Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz
Officials have released mugshots and new details about Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, the gunman who stormed into UPMC Memorial Hospital, took ICU staff hostage, and shot multiple people—including slain West York Borough Officer Andrew Duarte. Shooter’s Criminal Background Uncovered Court records reveal that Archangel-Ortiz had a violent history, including a 2016 domestic assault where he struck his girlfriend in the head with a wine glass while intoxicated. October 2016 – Neighbors called police after hearing Archangel-Ortiz yell “I’m going to kill you b***” before attacking his then-girlfri…
Linglestown, PA
News
PA Turnpike RV Explosion Victim ID’d: Coroner
The woman injured after a propane explosion destroyed a recreational vehicle and damaged property at the Blue Mountain Service Plaza on the Pennsylvania Turnpike has died and been, authorities announced on Saturday, Dec. 14. Melinda VanNewkirk, 68, of Milton, Delaware, was pronounced dead at 1:36 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, according to the Cumberland County Coroner's Office. Her cause of death was listed as complications from burns covering 35% to 37% of her body. The manner of death was ruled accidental. The explosion occurred at 4:55 a.m. on T…
Boyertown-Gilbertsville, PA
News
Boy Injured By Float In PA Halloween Parade: Community Comes To The Rescue
A Berks County boy was tragically injured after he was run over by a float at a local Halloween parade, according to a community member trying to raise money for the family. Nico Rizzo, 8, of Boyertown, was on a float with his football team in the Boyertown Halloween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 19, a GoFundMe campaign started by Abby Mackey, his friend's mother, states. "As Nico went to step back onto the trailer, his foot slipped and got caught under the wheel," Mackey said on the campaign page. "He quickly became trapped under the wheels of his float's trailer." Members of the community rus…
Allentown, PA
News
Rowland Matthews Dead After Crashing Into Pole: Lehigh County Coroner
A 43-year-old man has died days after a crash with a utility pole in the Poconos, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Rowland Matthews, of Dreher Township, Wayne County, struck a utility pole on Route 191 about one mile south of Pocono Plateau Road in Cresco, Monroe County, the coroner's office said. The crash happened at 3:44 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, according to the coroner's office. Matthews was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital. on Friday, Oct. 18, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. The cause of death was "Complications of Blunt Fo…
Allentown, PA
News
Driver Wanted After Passenger Killed In Crash: Lehigh DA
New details released in several Lehigh Valley crashes include those of a manhunt for a driver who left his passenger to die alone, according to a release by the Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan on Monday, Oct. 14. The most recent fatal crash happened in the 700 block of Central Boulevard in Bethlehem just before 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13. Ezequiel Hernandez-Cartagena, 20, of Allentown, has been identified as the passenger killed in the single-vehicle crash, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, as Daily Voice previously reported. This was a single-vehicle cra…
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Passenger From Allentown Dies In Hospital After Bethlehem Crash: Police
The passenger for a vehicle involved in a crash died in the hospital, the Bethlehem Police Department announced on Monday, Oct. 14. Ezequiel Hernandez-Cartagena, 20, of Allentown, has been identified as the passenger killed in the single-vehicle crash, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Officers responded to the report of a single-vehicle crash with injuries in the 700 block of Central Boulevard at 6:53 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, police said. When they arrived, officers found a vehicle severely damaged from striking a utility pole, but no one could be found in or around it,…
York, PA
News
Pair Allegedly Killed By Philly Murderer ID'd By York County Coroner
The pair allegedly killed by a convicted murderer has been identified by the York County Coroner, according to a release on Thursday, Oct. 10. Randy Zink, 66, and Tammy Quiel, 56, both of the 3200 block of Eastern Boulevard in Springettsbury Township were found dead at the home they shared with Rangel Vangas, 53, most recently of York but previously of Philadelphia, according to the coroner's updated release. Vangas was arrested on the scene of the double slaying and charged with two counts of Criminal Homicide, Springettsbury Township police detailed in a separate rel…
Northampton, PA
News
Northampton Woman Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Heidelberg Township
A Northampton County woman was killed after her vehicle crashed into a tree on Wednesday, Oct. 2, according to authorities. Raquel M. Perez, 26, of Wilson Borough, was driving in the 5000 block of Route 309 in Heidelberg Township when her vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree at 3:38 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. Perez was pronounced dead in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital at 4:34 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, according to Buglio's report. Buglio listed the cause of death as "multiple traumatic injuries due to a motor v…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
BB Gun Shooting Sends Man To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Hazleton Police
A man was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital after being shot with what is believed to be a BB gun, according to the Hazleton City Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the area of West 10th and North Locust streets for a gunshot victim Friday, Sept. 27, police said. However, when they arrived the man who had been shot told them he'd been sitting outside when he felt a sharp pain in his right side. The man told police that he'd heard a noise and the pain followed immediately after, according to police. When the officers looked the man over for wound they found a small puncture wound s…
Whitehall-Coplay, PA
News
Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA
Whitehall man Rajgion Davis was charged Thursday, Sept. 26 with Criminal Homicide for the Friday, Aug. 9 murder of Stephen Fistner, a pedestrian who Davis intentionally struck with his car, according to authorities. Along with the Criminal Homicide charge, 55-year-old Davis is also charged with two counts of Attempted Murder and two counts each of Aggravated Assault relating to other pedestrians endangered in the incident, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. All charges are first-degree felonies. The charges were filed after police investigated the hit-and-run inciden…
Pottstown, PA
Police & Fire
2-Year-Old Boy Shot In Lung, Dad Charged: Montgomery County DA
A 2-year-old Pottstown boy accidentally shot himself with his father's loaded firearm, leading to felony child and reckless endangerment charges for the father, authorities said. Luis Marin, 34, of Pottstown, was charged on Thursday, Sept. 26, with endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person after leaving the loaded firearm on his bed on Wednesday, May 15, resulting in the child shooting himself, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. The toddler was initially transported to Pottstown Hospital but was later transferred to Lehigh Valle…
York, PA
News
Homicide Shooting Victim ID'd By York County Coroner
The man who was found shot dead in York City that the police were unable to identify has been identified by the York County Coroner on Saturday, Sept. 14. Eric Wright, 29, of the 200 block of North Hartley Street, in York, was found shot dead with multiple gunshot wounds in the 800 block of West College Avenue around 4:52 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, as detailed in the release. Deputy Coroner Scott Pennewill responded to the scene to investigate and certify the death at 5 p.m. His autopsy was completed at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown on Saturday, Sept. 14. His cause of…
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Alcohol, Speed Possible Factors In ATV Crash Sending Rider To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Police
Alcohol and speeding are possible factors in the crash of an ATV in Hazleton, authorities said. Omar A. Veloz, 37, lost control of his ATV, crashing into a telephone pole, according to Hazleton police. On Sunday, Sept. 1 shortly before midnight, police were dispatched to Diamond Avenue and Cedar Street for a report of a crash. Upon arrival, officers located a Can-Am Maverick with significant damage, they said. Police learned that the ATV operator had been trying to pass a vehicle while traveling north on Cedar Street at a high rate of speed. The driver and passenger were transporte…
Easton, PA
News
Coroner Seeks Next-Of-Kin For Northampton County Man
The Lehigh County Coroner is seeking next-of-kin for a Northampton County man who died last month, authorities said on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Joseph M. Moosh, 66, of Bath, was pronounced dead on Thursday, July 11 at about noon at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Muhlenberg. He died of natural causes. If anyone can provide any information, please contact the coroner's office at 610-782-3426 or via email at: danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org
Allentown, PA
News
Kutztown Woman Dies Weeks After Crashing Into Tree: Lehigh County Coroner
An 80-year-old woman has just over two weeks after a car crash into a tree, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio announced on Tuesday, July 30. Marilyn A. Barlip, Greenwich Township, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital at 11:15 a.m. on Monday, July 29, as detailed in the release. Her official cause of death is "Complications of Multiple Blunt Force Injuries due to Motor Vehicle Collision" and the manner is an accident, Buglio said. Barlip was driving a car when she veered off the roadway for an unknown reason and struck a tree in t…
York, PA
News
Woman ID'd After Drowning At Pinchot State Park: York County Coroner
A 31-year-old woman who drowned while swimming at a state park has been identified, the York County Coroner announced on Thursday, June 27. Brittney Hoffman of the 700 block of Madison Avenue, York City, was found unresponsive in the Quaker Race Day Use swimming area of Gifford Pinchot State Park on Tuesday night, as explained by Chief Coroner Pam Gay. "Life-saving measures were implemented, but the female never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead at 5:55 p.m. This incident appears to be a probable drowning," Gay wrote in the release. Chief Deputy Coroner Tania Zech r…
Bethlehem, PA
News
Coroner Seeking Family Of Late Bethlehem Man, 76
Officials are looking for a Bethlehem man's next of kin. Richard A. Biesantz, 76, died from natural causes on Wednesday, March 6 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Muhlenberg, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a release. Anyone who can contact his loved ones is asked to call the Coroner's Office at 610-782-3426 or email danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org.
York, PA
News
York Man Shot In Fight Dies; Dad, Son Charged With Homicide: Authorities
A father and his son have been charged with homicide in connection with a fatal shooting during a fight, authorities announced on Tuesday. Jared Harpster, 35 of the 100 block of Long Lane in Newberry Township, was pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital at 1:09 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, according to the York County Coroner's Office. Deputy Coroner Scott Pennewill was called to Wellspan York Hospital to investigate and certify his death. Following an autopsy at the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown at 8 a.m. on Feb. 27, his cause of death was determined to be mul…
York, PA
News
Woman ID'd After Two Motorcycles Crash In York: Coroner
A woman who was killed in a motorcycle crash has been identified, the York County Coroner's office announced on Monday. Trista J. Dettrey (Myers), 38 most recently of the 5100 block of Susquehanna Trail North in York, died at the scene of the crash at 6:54 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, as certified by Deputy Coroner Michelle Rau. The fatal crash happened near 535 York Road near the intersection of Pleasant Drive around 6:17 p.m., according to Coroner Pam Gay's release. Trista was going north on the road when she lost control for an unknown reason and crossed into the sou…
York, PA
News
Coroner Reverses Ruling, IDs 25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In York Crash
A 25-year-old motorcycle rider died over the weekend, but his cause and manner have been removed from the York County Coroner's latest release. Miguel Perez of the First block of East 9th Avenue, York City, fatally collided with an SUV in the intersection of North West Street and Madison Avenue in York — approximately two miles from his home, according to the coroner's office's latest release on the crash. The deadly incident happened at 5:52 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8. Perez died at the scene at 6:07 p.m., as detailed in the release. Deputy Coroner Onalee Gilbert was calle…
York, PA
News
Homicide
: 16-Year-Old Arrested For Stabbing 14-Year-Old In Penn Park, York Police
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after a 14-year-old boy was killed, and three other teens were injured in a fight in Penn Park, York on Wednesday, authorities announced. Ty'quan Rosario, 16 of York, has been arrested for the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Michael Keys III, the York City Police Department announced on Thursday. His arrest was made with the assistance of the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Taskforce and the York County Sheriff's office at his home on Dec. 7. "Rosario is charged as an adult with Criminal Homicide in connection with yesterday's stabbing death,"…
York, PA
Obituaries
PA Worker ID'd After Crushing Death Between Forklift, Tractor-Tractor
A 30-year-old person has been identified following a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a forklift at work in Manchester Township on Thursday. The coroner identified the victim as Joseph Via III, "Joey, who was in the process of transitioning to Lizzy," her stepmother, Sue Frederick Via, said in a Facebook post. She was found unresponsive and entrapped between a forklift and a parked tractor-trailer at her place of work, C-P Flexible Packaging, located at 15 Grumbacher Road, Manchester Township at 11:10 a.m. on Nov. 30, authorities explained. "It is unknown exa…
York, PA
Obituaries
'Carbon Monoxide Toxicity' Kills 5-Year-Old Boy On PA Farm, Coroner Says
A 5-year-old boy has been pronounced dead shortly after being found unresponsive on his family's farm, the York County Coroner's Office announced on Monday, Nov. 13. Daniel Esh of the 5400 block of Prospect Hill Road was found unconscious near a generator on Friday evening, according to York County Coroner Pam Gay. He was taken to WellSpan York Hospital were he died at 8:48 p.m. Nov. 10 as certified by Deputy Coroner Karen Frank. Since it was unclear if Daniel had been exposed to fumes from the generator he was found near, an autopsy was conducted on Monday at Lehigh …
York, PA
Traffic
Motorcyclist ID'd Following Crash With Volkswagen In York County: Coroner
A motorcyclist died at WellSpan York Hospital following a crash in York County on Tuesday morning. The 63-year-old rider of a 2000 Suzuki motorcycle has been identified as David Paul Swords of Dover, Washington Township, according to an update release by York County Coroner Pam Gay. Swords was heading south on Davidsburg Road when a 25-year-old Carlisle man turned left onto West Canal Street — entering the path of the Dover motorcyclist, according to a release by the Northern York County Regional Police Department. The driver of the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta stayed on the sce…
York, PA
Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead After House Fire: York County Coroner (
Update
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A 59-year-old woman died in a house fire in York on Wednesday, authorities say. The fire broke out at a home in the 4500 block of Hikey Street near Regal and Amy avenues in Dover Township, according to emergency dispatchers. Emergency dispatch was alerted to the fire at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Police officers did not find an active fire when they arrived at the home, but it did appear that one had occurred and been put out, according to the coroner's release. Just before 3 p.m., a coroner was requested to the scene. Deputy Chief Coroner Michele Kirchner a…
York, PA
Police & Fire
Death Toll Rises For PA Family Killed In House Fire: Authorities
A 3-year-old girl and a 49-year-old man died immediately after a fire in York, but a 4-year-old passed two days later, authorities announced on Monday, July 17, 2023. Roberto Soto-Ortiz and his young children, Cattaleya and Isaias Soto were asleep in their home in the 500 block of Company Street when the deadly fire broke out around 4 a.m. on July 14, according to the York County coroner's office. The coroner’s office was called to Wellspan York Hospital around 6 a.m. on Friday. Chief Deputy Coroner Tania Zech investigated and certified the deaths of Roberto and Cattaleya…
York, PA
Police & Fire
Arrestee Dies After 3 Days In The York County Prison: Authorities
A 39-year-old Columbia, PA man who was arrested exactly three days ago has died in the York County Prison, authorities announced on Friday, July 7, 2023. Haywood Dixon Jr. was declared dead at 12:06 a.m. following a cardiac arrest in the prison, according to County Coroner Pam Gay. His death was certified by Gay and Deputy Coroner Molly York. Haywood reportedly declined routine medical care on Thursday night, the prison staff told Gay. Later that evening, he began to complain of chest pain and shortness of breath. He soon became unresponsive and EMS was called, according to the release. …
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