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PA Man Threatened To Kill State Rep, Family 'In Front Of Town': State Police
A Pennsylvania man threatened to kill a state representative and his family in an email sent to the lawmaker's office, prompting an investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police Political Violence Threat Unit, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 19.
Timothy David Geisler, 63, of Mansfield, Tioga County, was charged with terroristic threats after investigators said he sent multiple threatening messages to Republican State Rep. Jamie Walsh, who represents Pennsylvania's 117th Legislative District in Luzerne County.
The threats were reported on Thursday, Oct. 1, at approximately 7:18 a.m., acc…
PA Man, 20, Dies 9 Days After Shooting; Family Mourns: 'I Love U Baby Boy'
A 20-year-old Pennsylvania man has died nine days after he and another man were shot in Bethlehem, leaving loved ones mourning a final hug they never knew would be their last, authorities and family members said.
Quamir J. Davis, of Bethlehem, was pronounced dead at 5:20 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, at St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill, according to a release issued Monday, Oct. 19, by Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.
Davis died from gunshot injuries, and Buglio ruled his death a homicide.
The shooting happened around 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, in the area of the 1100 b…
Man Found Dead In PA Apartment Fire, Others Injured: Police
A man was found dead and two others were injured after a fire tore through a Bucks County apartment building, affecting six units, authorities said.
The fire broke out at Primavera Square Apartments, 717 Station Ave. in Bensalem, around 6:15 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 17, Bensalem police said.
Firefighters arrived to find an active fire in a second-floor apartment, authorities said. The blaze was extinguished, but six apartments were affected.
A man was found dead as a result of the fire, while two other people suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said. A…
NJ Attorney Among 2 DUI Drivers Charged In Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Nurse: Report
Two New Jersey women, including a 36-year-old attorney, have been charged with drunk driving following a three-vehicle crash on Staten Island that killed a 66-year-old woman, authorities said.
Shannon Theodore, 36, of Somerset, who was identified as a lawyer by Staten Island Advance, was driving a 2019 Range Rover Velar northbound in the southbound lanes of the West Shore Expressway when she collided head-on with a 2025 Kia Seltos around 5:36 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, the New York Police Department said. The Kia's driver, Duck Park, 66, of Staten Island, was pronounced dead at the sc…
NJ Woman Who Outsmarted Serial Killer, Escaped In Handcuffs Dies At 44
Tiffany Taylor, a New Jersey woman whose testimony helped convict a serial killer she narrowly escaped while handcuffed, has died at age 44.
Taylor died in her sleep, according to her mother, Lola Acevedo, who shared the news in a GoFundMe campaign.
Raised in Jersey City's housing projects, Taylor eventually turned to sex work and robbing men. In 2016, she met Khalil Wheeler-Weaver through a friend and reportedly robbed him after spending several hours together, NJ Advance Media reports. She later agreed to meet him again at a hotel in Elizabeth, where the encounter took a terrifying t…
