Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard
Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard A Massachusetts father faces prison after a jury convicted him of repeatedly groping a teenage girl on a flight while traveling with his wife and four children. Jonathan Alan Lefman, 48, of Newton, touched the 17-year-old’s buttocks without her consent during an Aug. 30, 2024, JetBlue flight from Puerto Rico to Boston, federal prosecutors said. A jury found him guilty after a three-day trial.  Lefman sat behind the girl, with his 16-year-old son beside him. Prosecutors said he pushed his hand through the gap between her seat cushion and seatback to touch her repeatedly. The girl …
Woman, Dog Killed In PA House Fire Sparked By Propane Heater; Daughter Loses Everything Woman, Dog Killed In PA House Fire Sparked By Propane Heater; Daughter Loses Everything Woman, Dog Killed In PA House Fire Sparked By Propane Heater; Daughter Loses Everything
Woman, Dog Killed In PA House Fire Sparked By Propane Heater; Daughter Loses Everything A 73-year-old woman and her dog were killed when a propane space heater sparked a house fire in Pennsylvania, leaving the woman's daughter grieving her mother while also losing her home and everything she owned, according to police and a family fundraiser. Joan Runkle, of Jackson Township, died in the fire at her home in the 2800 block of East Berlin Road on Sunday, Oct. 18, according to the York County Coroner's Office, which identified her on Monday, Oct. 19. Northern York County Regional Police were called to the home at 4:49 a.m. for a residential structure fire with entrapment. When o…
IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments
IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments An automatic IRS adjustment could put extra money in thousands of families' pockets without requiring them to redo their tax returns. The Internal Revenue Service says it has begun issuing refunds to more than 50,000 taxpayers with unused adoption tax credits carried forward from earlier years. The change applies to tax year 2025 only. Eligible adoption credit carryforwards from 2020 through 2024 can increase the refundable portion of the credit, subject to a $5,000 limit per qualifying child. That is a maximum, not a guaranteed payment. The amount depends on each taxpayer’s available cred…
Unhelmeted Motorcyclist, 30, Killed In PA Crash ID’d: Coroner Unhelmeted Motorcyclist, 30, Killed In PA Crash ID’d: Coroner Unhelmeted Motorcyclist, 30, Killed In PA Crash ID’d: Coroner
Unhelmeted Motorcyclist, 30, Killed In PA Crash ID’d: Coroner A 30-year-old motorcyclist who died Thursday, Oct. 22, after a crash in Pennsylvania has been identified, authorities said. Marques T. Sturdivant was identified as the rider in a release issued Friday, Oct. 23, by Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Sturdivant was riding a motorcycle when he crashed in the 4400 block of Huckleberry Road, South Whitehall Township, at approximately 10:13 a.m. Thursday, according to the coroner. He was pronounced dead at 11:37 a.m. in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, Buglio said. His cause of death was multiple blunt force …
Woman Killed In Fiery 7-Vehicle I-81 Crash, Trucker Charged In Pennsylvania: Officials Woman Killed In Fiery 7-Vehicle I-81 Crash, Trucker Charged In Pennsylvania: Officials Woman Killed In Fiery 7-Vehicle I-81 Crash, Trucker Charged In Pennsylvania: Officials
Woman Killed In Fiery 7-Vehicle I-81 Crash, Trucker Charged In Pennsylvania: Officials A woman was killed when a tractor-trailer struck her vehicle in a fiery seven-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 Friday morning, Oct. 23, authorities said. Jessica Moore, 36, of Newville, was identified Friday night by Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. David Rodis Lynn III, of Round Rock, Texas, has been charged with homicide by vehicle, according to Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson Trooper First Class Megan Frazer. The crash happened at 7:22 a.m. in the northbound lanes near mile marker 47.1 in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, according to state police. Lynn failed to…
Person Found Dead At Intentionally Set Pennsylvania House Fire: Coroner Person Found Dead At Intentionally Set Pennsylvania House Fire: Coroner Person Found Dead At Intentionally Set Pennsylvania House Fire: Coroner
Person Found Dead At Intentionally Set Pennsylvania House Fire: Coroner A person was found dead with a self-inflicted injury at a York County home where a fire was believed to have been intentionally set on Tuesday, Oct. 20, authorities said. The person was found in a back room of the North Main Street residence in Jacobus Borough and had not been burned, according to the York County Coroner’s Office. The coroner’s office was contacted at 2:46 p.m. Investigators believe the death occurred shortly after the fire was set, according to the release. The person’s name, age, and sex have not been released. The coroner’s office did not specify the injury or announce …
Boxer Rescued From Lancaster Co. Home, Adopted After Owners Charged With Cruelty: SPCA (UPDATE) Boxer Rescued From Lancaster Co. Home, Adopted After Owners Charged With Cruelty: SPCA (UPDATE) Boxer Rescued From Lancaster Co. Home, Adopted After Owners Charged With Cruelty: SPCA (UPDATE)
Boxer Rescued From Lancaster Co. Home, Adopted After Owners Charged With Cruelty: SPCA (Update) A starving boxer whose owner initially refused to surrender her from a Lancaster County home has made a full medical recovery and found a forever home, the Pennsylvania SPCA confirmed to Daily Voice on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Christina Lynn Parke, 36, and Jordan B. Tice, 45, both of Millersville, were charged following an investigation that began on Wednesday, Aug. 26, according to Millersville Borough Police. The brown-and-white boxer-type dog was taken to the Pennsylvania SPCA's Philadelphia headquarters, where she recovered medically before ultimately being adopted, Gillian Kocher, the organ…
Man Stabbed To Death Walking Home From Work In PA; Suspect Arrested Months Later: Police Man Stabbed To Death Walking Home From Work In PA; Suspect Arrested Months Later: Police Man Stabbed To Death Walking Home From Work In PA; Suspect Arrested Months Later: Police
Man Stabbed To Death Walking Home From Work In PA; Suspect Arrested Months Later: Police A 39-year-old man has been arrested nearly six months after a Pennsylvania man was stabbed to death while walking home from work in Reading, police announced on Thursday, Oct. 22. Oliver Paniagua-Pena, born July 21, 1987, was taken into custody by members of the Reading Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division and Patrol Division on Thursday in connection with the May 9 killing of 56-year-old Leonardo Antonio Mercado Gomez, according to a release from the department. Paniagua-Pena has been charged with first-degree murder and related offenses after DNA evidence recovered during …
School Van Driver Failed To Stop Repeated Assaults On Student In PA: Police School Van Driver Failed To Stop Repeated Assaults On Student In PA: Police School Van Driver Failed To Stop Repeated Assaults On Student In PA: Police
School Van Driver Failed To Stop Repeated Assaults On Student In PA: Police A Pennsylvania school van driver failed to stop a student from being assaulted by peers on two consecutive days and never reported the incidents to school officials or her employer, Upper Allen Township police announced on Thursday, Oct. 22. Crystal Farling, 40, of the 300 block of Cameron Street in Marysville, was charged with endangering the welfare of children and failure to report or to refer child abuse, police said. Police were notified on Friday, Sept. 11, of a physical assault that happened on a school van while students were being transported to school. Investigators learned that …
‘Bounty’ On Missing PA Man Led To Kidnapping; 2 Charged With Murder: Police ‘Bounty’ On Missing PA Man Led To Kidnapping; 2 Charged With Murder: Police ‘Bounty’ On Missing PA Man Led To Kidnapping; 2 Charged With Murder: Police
‘Bounty’ On Missing PA Man Led To Kidnapping; 2 Charged With Murder: Police A Pennsylvania man with a “bounty” placed on his head was lured into an alley, assaulted, and later handed over to two armed men now facing murder charges, police announced Thursday, Oct. 22. Luke Foxx, 21, and Josiah Vaux, 23, were taken into custody in connection with the disappearance of Michael Petrino Jr., who was reported missing by family members in western Lebanon County in late March, according to Reading police. Both men face second-degree murder, kidnapping, and related charges following a seven-month investigation, police said. Reading officers and the United States Marshals Ser…
NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down
NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down Skeletons dressed in colorful costumes, glowing orange and green lights, and towering cornstalks still lined Wayne Gangi's Clifton property. But Thursday night, Oct. 22, the Halloween magic was already coming undone. Decorations were piled in the driveway, bags of brush lined the curb, and cars rolled past one by one as people stopped for what could be their final look at one of the city's most elaborate Halloween displays. Gangi, whose annual attraction has drawn thousands of visitors for 25 years, says he's shutting it down after being hit with city penalties — and now he's determined to…
Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police
Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police A night out at a Jersey Shore bar took a gruesome turn when a man's ear was half-bitten off during a fight that left two men facing assault charges, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. On Sunday, Oct. 11 at Boatyard 401 in Point Pleasant, Michael Barone physically assaulted the victim, bit a portion of his ear off and choked him, according to a criminal complaint issued by the Point Pleasant Police Department.  The altercation began when Barone and John Hafner, both Toms River residents, were following a woman around and she asked them to stop, Patch reported, citing …