'Armed And Dangerous' Man Skips Court Date, PA State Police Say 'Armed And Dangerous' Man Skips Court Date, PA State Police Say
'Armed And Dangerous' Man Skips Court Date, PA State Police Say An "armed and dangerous" fugitive is on the run after missing his Berks County court date, Pennsylvania State Police warn. Jonathan E. Polanco of Reading, 28, never showed up to the Court of Common Pleas for a final disposition hearing on Thursday, Aug. 24, said troopers in a release.  He was facing charges including felony firearm offenses, fleeing police, and receiving stolen property in an alleged incident on June 26 of last year, state court records show. The 28-year-old stands 5-foot-9 and weighs 210 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, according to troopers. He has ties t…
Reward Offered For Accused Burglar From Eastern PA Reward Offered For Accused Burglar From Eastern PA
Reward Offered For Accused Burglar From Eastern PA A man accused of multiple felony break-ins is sought by police in West Chester. Francis Timothy Bango is charged with burglary, attempted burglary, criminal trespassing, loitering and prowling, and related offenses, according to state police and public court records.  The 23-year-old allegedly committed the offenses on Aug. 21, 2022, according to court documents. The West Chester resident is described as being 6-foot-2-inches tall, weighing 170 pounds, with black hair, and brown eyes, the police detailed in the release.  A cash reward of an unnamed amount is available for inform…
Car Burglars Blow Up Boat: Pennsylvania State Police Car Burglars Blow Up Boat: Pennsylvania State Police
Car Burglars Blow Up Boat: Pennsylvania State Police Serial thieves have been exploding mailboxes – and a boat, according to a release by the Pennsylvania State Police. The same group of people who were breaking into cars in Loganville Borough and Springfield Township are now believed to be blowing up other people's property using fireworks, according to PSP, Troop J, York Criminal Investigation Unit. The "criminal mischiefs and vehicle break-ins" happened between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. starting in June and continuing through August 2023, troopers said. The number of mailboxes was not shared, but the police did share that the boxes were str…
COLD CASE: Gruesome Home Invasion Homicide Under Investigation In PA COLD CASE: Gruesome Home Invasion Homicide Under Investigation In PA
Cold CASE: Gruesome Home Invasion Homicide Under Investigation In PA Investigators are taking another look at a gruesome home invasion turned execution of a wealthy Pennsylvania man. Jeffrey Charles Horwith, 37, was the heir apparent to his father's Northampton-based business, Horwith Trucking Incorporated, state police say.  He was headed to his North Whitehall home after a dinner at a local restaurant with his wife on July 29, 1988, according to Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers. When he arrived back home, Horwith was greeted by a masked gunman, according to an Allentown Morning Call article published a week after the fact.  Horwith an…
Troopers Seek Teen Who Ran Away In Traffic On I-76 Troopers Seek Teen Who Ran Away In Traffic On I-76
Troopers Seek Teen Who Ran Away In Traffic On I-76 A teenager who bolted from a stopped car on I-76 years ago is still missing, according to state police.  Authorities say Julian Felix-Lebron was 16 years old when he suddenly ran from an idling car near Exit 340A around 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2021.  At that time he was wearing a blue puffer coat with a hood over a white T-shirt with dark jeans, police said. Felix-Lebron is described as 5-foot-8 and 140 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.  Troopers say that tipsters could be eligible for a cash reward. To submit a tip, call the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers at 1-800-472-8477 …
Child Rapist With Superhero Tattoos Wanted By PA State Police Child Rapist With Superhero Tattoos Wanted By PA State Police
Child Rapist With Superhero Tattoos Wanted By PA State Police Pennsylvania State Police are seeking a convicted sex offender who they say hasn't kept up on his registration requirements.  Matthew Charles Ross, 37, of Lehigh Township, was convicted of sexual abuse of children and dissemination in February 2018, according to the state Megan's Law website. He is 5-foot-10 and 290 pounds with blue eyes and a bald head, troopers say.  He has tattoos, including:  A "Star Wars flame skull wizard hat" on his left arm Song lyrics, Vegeta from "Dragon Ball," and the superhero Deadpool on his right arm A face on his chest A heart on his right …
COLD CASE: 1980 Murder In Surburban Philly Haunts Investigators COLD CASE: 1980 Murder In Surburban Philly Haunts Investigators
Cold CASE: 1980 Murder In Surburban Philly Haunts Investigators More than four decades have passed since Mark Barocas was found dead in his Bristol Borough apartment, and authorities are still searching for clues.  Barocas, a 24-year-old forklift operator who moonlighted as a rock drummer, was found in his Cedar Street home with multiple stab wounds to his arms and chest on July 29, 1980, said Pennsylvania State Police in a release.  Authorities were called to the home by an anonymous tipster, according to contemporaneous reporting by the Philadelphia Inquirer, and detectives believed the 24-year-old might have been dead for up to 12 hours whe…
COLD CASE: Answers Sought In Escaped Inmate's 1976 PA Murder COLD CASE: Answers Sought In Escaped Inmate's 1976 PA Murder
Cold CASE: Answers Sought In Escaped Inmate's 1976 PA Murder Nearly half a century after his body was located on the side of a Bucks County highway, investigators are still seeking Terrance Schonleber's killer.  The 25-year-old was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds on the north shoulder of Interstate 276 in Upper Southampton on July 15, 1976, state police detectives say.  During the initial investigation, police learned that Schonleber "was involved in criminal activity" with various "associates" in New Jersey and greater Philadelphia, troopers said.  At the time he died, police said the 25-year-old was wanted in the Garden S…
Robbers Steal Hundred In Gift Cards From Dollar Store: PA State Police Robbers Steal Hundred In Gift Cards From Dollar Store: PA State Police
Robbers Steal Hundred In Gift Cards From Dollar Store: PA State Police Two men distracted a store clerk and loaded hundreds of dollars onto gift cards, authorities say.  The two men pictured stole the gift cards and put $500 in them at the Family Dollar located at 3835 Lincoln Way West, Saint Thomas Township, Chambersburg at 3:24 p.m. on May 3, 2023, according to The Pennsylvania State Police Troop H – Chambersburg Station. The clerk was supposedly "distracted" during this incident, the police said, but did not detail how.  The suspects then fled in a silver-colored SUV, according to Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers.  A cash reward of an unkno…
Gettysburg Man Missing For Months, State Police Say Gettysburg Man Missing For Months, State Police Say
Gettysburg Man Missing For Months, State Police Say A Gettysburg man has been missing for months and a reward is being offered for tips that lead police to him, authorities shared on Friday, June 9, 2023.  Markell "Kell" T. Byrd, 29 has been missing since the middle of February, authorities first share in March, as Daily Voice reported at the time. Byrd is believed to have been driving a white 2011 Kia Soul, PA LDF5007 at the time he went missing. "Mr. Byrd has been entered in NCIC as a Missing Person," police said, adding that, "attempts to locate Mr. Byrd by his family and this department, have been unsuccessful." A cash rewar…
This Bath Mat Could Be Key To Solving PA Infant's 1993 Death, State Police Say This Bath Mat Could Be Key To Solving PA Infant's 1993 Death, State Police Say
This Bath Mat Could Be Key To Solving PA Infant's 1993 Death, State Police Say Nearly 30 years after an infant girl was found dead in a trash bag off the side of a Schuylkill County backroad, state police investigators are still trying to learn her name.  The child, known to authorities only as Baby Jane Doe, was lifeless when she was found in New Castle Township on June 13, 1993, troopers said in a release. She was wrapped in a blanket and a bath mat before being placed in the bag, state police said. In a 1993 article, the Allentown Morning Call reported that the bag was thrown into the woods from the north edge of Darkwater Lane, about three-quarters of a mile off…
Delco Driver Rammed Into Cop Car Before Fleeing Scene Of Hit-Run, Troopers Say Delco Driver Rammed Into Cop Car Before Fleeing Scene Of Hit-Run, Troopers Say
Delco Driver Rammed Into Cop Car Before Fleeing Scene Of Hit-Run, Troopers Say A Delaware County man is accused of ramming his car into a state police vehicle before taking off from the scene of an accident at a Philadelphia intersection, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  James Horace, 22, of Darby, is charged with felony aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, and related offenses stemming from a March 26 crash, troopers wrote in a criminal complaint.  In the documents, state police say Horace was observed committing traffic offenses on I-95 in Tinicum Township around 4 p.m. When a trooper tried to pull him over, auth…