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Man gets 25-50 years for ramming, injuring Plymouth Township police officers

Dalton Janiczek pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25-50 years in prison for attempted murder and aggravated assault of law enforcement officers. Janiczek read a note in court expressing remorse and referencing serious mental illness. Two Plymouth Township police officers were injured during a violent confrontation following a police pursuit.

Plymouth Meeting, PA · 1h

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Police charge man with arson following fire at Hatfield assisted living facility

Police said a fire that occurred at a Hatfield assisted living facility in September was intentionally set by one of the tenants. Jeff Scott Peters, 65, has been charged with arson, among other related charges, in connection with allegedly starting a fire at the facility. His bail was set at $99,000, according to court documents.

Hatfield, PA · 1d

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Hundreds of Amazon packages scattered across busy road in Plymouth Meeting

More than a dozen carts filled with hundreds of Amazon packages sit along West Germantown Pike after allegedly falling off a tractor-trailer.

Plymouth Meeting, PA · 7h

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Hatboro police arrest man for vandalizing businesses, homes, and borough property

The Hatboro Police Department announced the arrest of Nicholas Weinert, 31, on nine counts of criminal mischief. According to the report, Hatboro police received a report of graffiti in the area of Meadowbrook Avenue and Lancaster Avenue on August 31. Officers learned that a resident’s home and signs at Celano Park had been vandalized with graffiti. The following day, multiple businesses in Hatboro were vandalized in a similar manner.

Hatboro, PA · 2d

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Former local student charged with attempted murder of a police officer has been offered a plea agreement, jury selection to begin Nov. 16

Dalton Lee Janiczek, a 22-year-old resident of Lower Gwynedd and a 2022 graduate of La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, is reviewing a plea agreement offer as he awaits trial on attempted murder and assault charges, The Pottstown Mercury reported. Last October, Janiczek was charged with multiple felonies, including...

Lower Gwynedd Township, PA · 1d

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Man arrested on theft, child endangerment charges in Warrington

WARRINGTON, PA — A 68-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stealing steaks from a grocery store while leaving an 8-year-old child alone in a vehicle, police said. Warrington Police responded to Wegmans at 1405 Main Street on Nov. 8, 2026, for a report of retail theft. Loss prevention personnel...

Warrington Township, PA · 19h

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Jenkintown mother of 2 young children, one of whom suffers from severe physical disabilities, charged after abandoning them on 2 occasions

Silvine Belzince, 37, of Jenkintown, has been charged with Endangering Welfare of Children by the Abington Township Police Department. According to a criminal complaint obtained by Glenside Local, Belzince is the biological mother and custodial caregiver for two children aged five and six. Officer Alison Gontowski began an investigation into two reports of child neglect which took place on September 13, September 15, and September 16.

Jenkintown, PA · 1d

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Viral Video Shows Ambler Woman's Skateboard Attack On NYC Carriage Driver

A viral video shared by the Transport Workers Union shows a Philadelphia animal advocate attacking a horse-drawn carriage driver with her skateboard and punching another individual at the scene, the NYPD confirmed. Abigail Holbrook, 27, who also has ties to Ambler in Montgomery County, was arrested …

New York, NY · 18h

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Community raising funds to support family involved in Skippack crash

Community members are raising money to help support a family involved in a crash in Skippack Sunday. A man and his 2-year-old daughter were reportedly struck by a car on 4002 Skippack Pike in Skippack Township on Sunday, Nov. 8 at around 5:17 p.m., according to police. Police said a vehicle was traveling east on Pennsylvania Route 73 while the man, carrying his daughter, and his wife were walking across the crosswalk. The vehicle failed to stop and yield to the pedestrians, striking the man and child, police said.

Skippack, PA · 2d

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New Jenkintown Burger Joint Celebrates Grand Opening With Free Giveaways, Charity Event

A new burger joint is celebrating its grand opening with hundreds of giveaways and a special event benefiting a local nonprofit. Habit Burger & Grill will host a grand opening celebration at its new Jenkintown-area restaurant at 1621 The Fairway in Baederwood Shoppes on Tuesday, Nov. 24, accordi…

Jenkintown, PA · 2h

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Trial date set for ex-PA cop accused of manslaughter in college student death

NORRISTOWN — A former Upper Pottsgrove Township police officer has an April 2027 trial date in Montgomery County Court on charges he unreasonably used deadly force, without considering using less lethal means, while responding to a possible burglary report and fatally shot a 22-year-old college student who mistakenly was at the wrong home.

Upper Pottsgrove Township, PA · 1d

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SOL Football Forecast (11-10-26)

Photo provided courtesy of Michael Rice Photography. The good news (even if this isn’t a newspaper) for the Suburban One League is that 5 of the Elite 8 teams remaining in the PIAA 6A District One playoffs are members of the SOL. No. 2 Central Bucks West, No. 5...

Plymouth Meeting, PA · 1d

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Exclusive: Philadelphia police investigating violent attack after NBC10 report

Philadelphia police say they are actively investigating a violent attack that left a man hospitalized for five days after NBC10 exclusively reported his concerns that officers had failed to take action. Saintilus Metelus says he was brutally beaten by several people following a rear-end crash on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia's...

Philadelphia, PA · 14h

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Ex-Uber driver sentenced to 3 to 6 years in rape of Villanova student

Authorities said Mirvan Dinler followed the student into her campus dorm room after driving her back from a Philadelphia club.

Trappe, PA · 1d

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Bucks County Couple Turns Derelict 1800s Barn Into a Dream Home

When Erna Akuginow and Geoff Haines-Stiles bought a six-acre property in Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania, in 2017, the lot came with a stone farmhouse dating to about 1780 and a rundown barn bearing reminders of its past animal inhabitants. Most buyers would have gravitated toward the move-in-ready farmhouse. The couple, instead, set their sights on the derelict barn next door.

Bucks County, PA · 1d

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Tractor-Trailer Driver Killed After Truck Bursts Into Flames On NJ Turnpike: State Police

A 38-year-old Pennsylvania truck driver was killed when his tractor-trailer overturned and burst into flames following a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. The crash happened on the northbound inner roadway near milepost 72 in Cranbury Township around 11:50 p.m., New Jersey State Po…

Cranbury Township, NJ · 1h

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Utility work truck destroyed after fire engulfs vehicle in Perkasie

A utility work truck was destroyed following a vehicle fire in Perkasie Tuesday night. Emergency units responded to 700 N. 7th Street at around 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, for a report of a vehicle fire. The truck reportedly had fireworks and ammunition inside, according to Bucks County Public Dispatch. The fire was brought under control shortly after firefighters arrived, and no injuries have been reported at this time.

Perkasie, PA · 1d

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5 wounded in separate shootings across Philadelphia

Five people were hurt in three separate shootings Tuesday night into early Wednesday across Philadelphia. Just after 2 a.m. Wednesday, a 21-year-old woman walked into Temple University Hospital’s Episcopal Campus with a bullet graze wound to her head, authorities said. The victim allegedly told police that she was driving...

Philadelphia, PA · 21h

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Abington Township’s Chief of Police publishes op-ed about balancing personal privacy with public safety as AI expands

Chief Patrick Molloy of the Abington Township Police Department published an opinion piece titled “Public safety and privacy: Pa. must protect both” in The Standard-Journal yesterday. The article discusses the balance between individual privacy and public safety, a conversation renewed by on the onset of Flock Safety cameras...

Abington Township, PA · 20h