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Crime FEB 26, 2025

VERDICT: Man Guilty, but Mentally Ill, of 3rd-Degree Murder for Beating Woman to Death at Luzerne County Motel

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Bucks County man was convicted Wednesday of third-degree murder for the 2021 killing of 41-year-old Helena Johnson.

Crime FEB 21, 2025

Greene County Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 1st-Degree Murders of Two Waynesburg Residents

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Greene County man will spend the rest of his life in prison for fatally shooting two people in Waynesburg in 2022.

Crime FEB 18, 2025

VERDICT: Blair County Jury Convicts Man of Traveling Across the Country to Sexually Assault Pa. Child

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Blair County jury has convicted a California man of felony sexual assault for unlawful communication and contact with a 14-year-old girl.

Crime FEB 14, 2025

Carbon County Man Pleads No Contest to Posing as Medical Professional to Prescribe Medications and Provide Care to Obtain Insurance Reimbursements

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Carbon County man has pleaded no contest to several felonies for posing as a medical professional to administer care…

Crime FEB 14, 2025

York County Couple — Exercising Power of Attorney and Primary Caregiving Responsibilities — Charged with Neglect, Financial Exploitation of Elderly Woman

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a York County husband and wife have been charged with abandoning a care-dependent woman — the wife’s mother — in a basement, while the couple went on vacation.

Crime FEB 13, 2025

Fayette County Man Jailed up to 15 Years for Using Social Media to Communicate with Girl, Arrange Meeting

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Fayette County man has been sentenced to five to 15 years in prison for contacting a girl, via social media, sending her lewd images, and eventually, arranging a meeting for what he thought was a sexual encounter.

Crime FEB 7, 2025

Bedford County Foster Father Jailed up to Eight Years for Violently Shaking Toddler, Causing Serious Injury

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Bedford County man will serve four to eight years in prison and seven years on probation for seriously injuring his foster son, a toddler, days after gaining custody.

Crime FEB 7, 2025

Philadelphia County Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Deceased Classmate’s ID to Obtain PA License and Insurance; Attempted to Obtain Gun Permit

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Philadelphia County man has pleaded guilty to felony charges related to his stealing a classmate’s identity and fraudulently using it to obtain a driver’s license, vehicle registration and insurance, and to apply for a concealed carry firearms permit.

Crime FEB 4, 2025

Bucks County Firearms Dealer Charged with Supplying Guns to Convicted Felon

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against a Bucks County-based firearms dealer who allegedly illegally transferred two guns to a convicted felon who is prohibited from possessing firearms.

Crime FEB 3, 2025

Bucks County Dental Assistant Jailed at Least 18 Months for Performing Unlicensed Dental Work

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that an unlicensed dental assistant will serve 18 to 36 months in prison for making false representations about her certifications, which…

Crime JAN 31, 2025

CASE UPDATE: Philadelphia Jehovah’s Witnesses Congregation Member Jailed up to 4 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Young Child

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that David Balosa will serve two to four years in prison for using his standing as a member of a Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation in Philadelphia to befriend, then sexually assault, a young child in 1998.

Crime JAN 31, 2025

VERDICT: Jury Convicts Former Franklin County Youth Sports Coach of Sexually Assaulting 3 People, Secretly Filming 2 Others

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Franklin County jury has convicted a former area youth baseball coach of dozens of sexual assault and invasion of privacy charges for crimes against two adults and three children.

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VERDICT: Man Guilty, but Mentally Ill, of 3rd-Degree Murder for Beating Woman to Death at Luzerne County Motel

Greene County Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 1st-Degree Murders of Two Waynesburg Residents

VERDICT: Blair County Jury Convicts Man of Traveling Across the Country to Sexually Assault Pa. Child

Carbon County Man Pleads No Contest to Posing as Medical Professional to Prescribe Medications and Provide Care to Obtain Insurance Reimbursements

York County Couple — Exercising Power of Attorney and Primary Caregiving Responsibilities — Charged with Neglect, Financial Exploitation of Elderly Woman

Fayette County Man Jailed up to 15 Years for Using Social Media to Communicate with Girl, Arrange Meeting

Bedford County Foster Father Jailed up to Eight Years for Violently Shaking Toddler, Causing Serious Injury

Philadelphia County Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Deceased Classmate’s ID to Obtain PA License and Insurance; Attempted to Obtain Gun Permit

Bucks County Firearms Dealer Charged with Supplying Guns to Convicted Felon

Bucks County Dental Assistant Jailed at Least 18 Months for Performing Unlicensed Dental Work

CASE UPDATE: Philadelphia Jehovah’s Witnesses Congregation Member Jailed up to 4 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Young Child

VERDICT: Jury Convicts Former Franklin County Youth Sports Coach of Sexually Assaulting 3 People, Secretly Filming 2 Others