Upper Dublin, PA
Police & Fire
Man Fires Gun, Barricades Himself In Bucks Co. Home, Charged With Aggravated Assault: PSP Man Fires Gun, Barricades Himself In Bucks Co. Home, Charged With Aggravated Assault: PSP
Man Fires Gun, Barricades Himself In Bucks Co. Home, Charged With Aggravated Assault: PSP A Bucks County man is facing multiple charges after he fired a handgun outside his home and barricaded himself inside, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, May 2. George T. Badulak, 62, was seen firing a handgun into the ground on the 2000 block of Rosedale Road in Milford Township at approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, according to a release from PSP Troop M – Dublin Station. After firing the weapon, Badulak went back inside, prompting troopers and municipal officers to set up a perimeter around the home. He later surrendered without further incident after officers called ou…

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by Jillian Pikora
Glenolden-Norwood-Prospect Park, PA
Police & Fire
'I Pooped On Her Car': Road Rage Defecation In Prospect Park Caught In Viral Video 'I Pooped On Her Car': Road Rage Defecation In Prospect Park Caught In Viral Video
'I Pooped On Her Car': Road Rage Defecation In Prospect Park Caught In Viral Video A Delaware County woman was arrested after allegedly defecating on another driver’s car during a bizarre road rage incident that was caught on video and quickly went viral, police said on Thursday, May 1. Christina Marie Solometo, 44, of Ridley Park, is accused of squatting on a vehicle’s hood and relieving herself during a traffic dispute at Fourth Street and Madison Avenue in Prospect Park on Tuesday, April 29, according to Prospect Park Police and court documents. The video, which has circulated widely on social media, shows a woman apparently pantsless stepping out of a vehicle, sitting…

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by Jillian Pikora
Arlington, VA
Politics
‘Are You Jewish?’ Text From Feds Blindsides Barnard College Staff: Reports ‘Are You Jewish?’ Text From Feds Blindsides Barnard College Staff: Reports
‘Are You Jewish?’ Text From Feds Blindsides Barnard College Staff: Reports Some Barnard College employees received questionable text messages this week—originally believed to be a hoax—that probed their connection to Judaism, according to multiple reports. This week, a questionnaire was reportedly sent to employees at the school that was largely disregarded until it was determined it was, in fact, from the federally-operated Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The message was sent without warning to employees' personal cellphones linking to a voluntary survey asking if they are Jewish or Israeli and whether they have been subjected to harassment o…

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by Zak Failla
Columbia, PA
News
Serial Flasher Strikes Again, Columbia Borough Police Say Serial Flasher Strikes Again, Columbia Borough Police Say
Serial Flasher Strikes Again, Columbia Borough Police Say A Columbia man with a disturbing history of indecent exposure is accused of trespassing onto private property and flashing himself in broad daylight, police announced on Wednesday, April 24. Quentin Everet Chambers, 29, allegedly entered a property in the 500 block of Cherry Street around 1:23 p.m. on Monday, April 15, and exposed himself, according to Columbia Borough Police. This is not Chambers’ first time facing such allegations. Records show Chambers has a pattern of indecent behavior in public spaces—he’s previously faced two separate Indecent Exposure charges in 2021 and 2022 in Lan…

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by Jillian Pikora
Stafford, VA
Police & Fire
Florida Man Threatened 'Online Girlfriend' In Front Of Virginia Deputy, Sheriff Says Florida Man Threatened 'Online Girlfriend' In Front Of Virginia Deputy, Sheriff Says
Florida Man Threatened 'Online Girlfriend' In Front Of Virginia Deputy, Sheriff Says A Florida man took things too far with his “online girlfriend” — continuing to threaten her while she stood in front of a deputy at a Virginia sheriff’s office, authorities said. The woman walked into the Ford T. Humphrey Public Safety Building in Stafford County around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, to report that a man she met online wouldn’t stop harassing her, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. While she was speaking with the deputy, the threats on her life didn’t stop. “The threats continued in the presence of the deputy,” a department spokesperson confirmed. Deputies quickly o…

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by Zak Failla
Bethesda, MD
Police & Fire
Kidnapping Victim Jumps From Car Near I-270; Barricade Ends With Arrest In Bethesda: Police Kidnapping Victim Jumps From Car Near I-270; Barricade Ends With Arrest In Bethesda: Police
Kidnapping Victim Jumps From Car Near I-270; Barricade Ends With Arrest In Bethesda: Police A Maryland man is behind bars after a woman jumped from his moving car near I-270, telling police she had been kidnapped at gunpoint, officials said. Robert Deeter, 31, was arrested Friday, April 18, following a wild scene that stretched across Bethesda and ended in a barricade situation, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. It started around 2:30 p.m., when officers responded to the 10300 block of Old Georgetown Road for a reported kidnapping, police said. Officers soon spotted Deeter driving a red Toyota RAV4 with a woman in the passenger seat. As they followed the ca…

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by Zak Failla
Shippensburg, PA
Schools
Fight At Shippensburg Middle School Leads To Assault Charge For Juvenile: Police Fight At Shippensburg Middle School Leads To Assault Charge For Juvenile: Police
Fight At Shippensburg Middle School Leads To Assault Charge For Juvenile: Police A fight at Shippensburg Area Middle School ended with a student facing an assault charge, borough police announced on Saturday, April 19. The altercation broke out on campus at 101 Park Place on Monday, April 14, prompting the school’s administration to summon the School Resource Officer, police said in the release. After completing the investigation, officers charged the juvenile with Simple Assault, Harassment, and Disorderly Conduct. No further details about what led to the fight or the students involved were made public.

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by Jillian Pikora
La Plata, MD
Police & Fire
La Plata Firefighter Suspended Days After Hiring Over Delaware Hate Crime Arrest: Officials La Plata Firefighter Suspended Days After Hiring Over Delaware Hate Crime Arrest: Officials
La Plata Firefighter Suspended Days After Hiring Over Delaware Hate Crime Arrest: Officials A Maryland firefighter is off the job less than two weeks after joining the department—following his arrest in a Delaware hate crime case, officials confirmed. Jay Droney, 27, had been with the La Plata Volunteer Fire Department in Charles County for just eight days before he was suspended this week amid a disturbing out-of-state arrest. According to the Delaware State Police, Droney and fellow firefighter Jordan Hastings, 23, were charged in connection with a February 2024 incident at the Millville Volunteer Fire Company where they allegedly chased a Black co-worker with a rope shaped like…

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by Zak Failla
Kennett Square-Landenberg, PA
Police & Fire
WANTED: Man Throws Knife At Boy, Strangles Woman In Kennett Square, Police WANTED: Man Throws Knife At Boy, Strangles Woman In Kennett Square, Police
Wanted: Man Throws Knife At Boy, Strangles Woman In Kennett Square, Police A woman was allegedly strangled and a boy was beaten with a metal broom and nearly stabbed during a violent outburst in Kennett Square, police announced on Tuesday, April 15. Virgilio Ramos-Lopez, 40, is wanted for a brutal assault on the 500 block of Center Street on Monday, April 14 at 10:47 p.m., according to the Kennett Square Police Department. Ramos-Lopez allegedly began arguing with a woman inside the home when the fight escalated and he placed his hands around her throat, police said. A male juvenile tried to intervene — but was instead struck repeatedly in the face with Ramos-Lopez…

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by Jillian Pikora
West Chester, PA
News
Dentist Who Fondled Patient During Emergency Visit Pleads Guilty: Chester County DA Dentist Who Fondled Patient During Emergency Visit Pleads Guilty: Chester County DA
Dentist Who Fondled Patient During Emergency Visit Pleads Guilty: Chester County DA A dentist accused of fondling a patient during an emergency dental visit has pleaded guilty, Chester County authorities announced on Friday, April 11. James Godorecci, 56, of Wayne, entered a guilty plea to Simple Assault by Physical Menace and was sentenced to two years' probation, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office. The charges stem from an emergency appointment on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at Main Line Dental Aesthetics in Paoli, where Godorecci had been treating the woman for Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ), officials said. The treatment involved "massage thera…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lititz, PA
Schools
Brutal Attack: Student Repeatedly Punches Classmate In Face At Warwick Middle School, Police Brutal Attack: Student Repeatedly Punches Classmate In Face At Warwick Middle School, Police
Brutal Attack: Student Repeatedly Punches Classmate In Face At Warwick Middle School, Police A 14-year-old Warwick Middle School student brutally attacked a classmate by repeatedly punching them in the face, causing injuries, Lititz Borough police announced on Friday, April 11. The violent assault happened on Maple Street in Lititz around 3:05 p.m., according to the release. The Lititz boy was charged with summary harassment. He has been summoned to respond to District Court.

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by Jillian Pikora
Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
Police & Fire
California Man Beats Truck Driver, Spitting Blood On Officer In Lower Swatara: Police California Man Beats Truck Driver, Spitting Blood On Officer In Lower Swatara: Police
California Man Beats Truck Driver, Spitting Blood On Officer In Lower Swatara: Police A truck driver was beaten and a police officer was spat on with blood by a California man in a violent rampage outside a Dauphin County logistics center, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 8. Victor Gabriel Campos, 46, of Sacramento, allegedly attacked a truck driver at NVK Logistics on the 2800 block of Turnpike Industrial Drive in Middletown on Wednesday, April 2, according to Lower Swatara Township Police. The truck driver told officers he was in the back of his truck when Campos stormed in through the driver’s side door, jumped on him, and punched him repeatedly. The victim managed…

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by Jillian Pikora