9-Year-Old Girl Dies After Rescue From Hersheypark’s Wave Pool: Police (UPDATE) 9-Year-Old Girl Dies After Rescue From Hersheypark’s Wave Pool: Police (UPDATE)
9-Year-Old Girl Dies After Rescue From Hersheypark’s Wave Pool: Police (Update) A 9-year-old girl died after being rescued from the wave pool at The Boardwalk at Hersheypark, officials confirmed Thursday, July 24. The incident happened while the child was in the wave pool, one of the water attractions inside Hersheypark’s 121-acre water park. Lifeguards quickly recognized the child was in distress and launched an immediate rescue. Ten lifeguards were assigned to that pool at the time, according to a statement from Hershey Entertainment & Resorts. Lifeguards performed continuous life-saving efforts, joined by on-site first responders and medical personnel, park offi…
Waterbury Drunk Driver Had 3 Kids, Beer Cans, Suspected Cocaine In Car In Naugatuck: Police Waterbury Drunk Driver Had 3 Kids, Beer Cans, Suspected Cocaine In Car In Naugatuck: Police
Waterbury Drunk Driver Had 3 Kids, Beer Cans, Suspected Cocaine In Car In Naugatuck: Police A Waterbury man is facing serious charges after police say he was driving drunk with three young children unsecured in the back seat of his car — and no license, registration, or insurance. Lazaro Ramirez, 39, was pulled over by Naugatuck police around 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, in the parking lot of the American Motor Lodge on Waterbury Road, authorities said.  When officers approached the car, they say Ramirez admitted he had no license, registration, or insurance. Officers noticed the smell of alcohol and signs that Ramirez was impaired. He told officers he had “consumed three be…
2-Year-Old Pulled From Fairfield Pool Has Died After Week In Hospital: Police 2-Year-Old Pulled From Fairfield Pool Has Died After Week In Hospital: Police
2-Year-Old Pulled From Fairfield Pool Has Died After Week In Hospital: Police A 2-year-old who was found unresponsive in a Connecticut pool last week has died, police announced on Thursday, July 24.  Fairfield police were called to a home on Samp Mortar Drive on Wednesday, July 16, around 2 p.m., to reports of a child being found in the water. Responders performed CPR as they rushed the boy to Yale New Haven Hospital.  He died on Wednesday, July 23.  “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time,” police said in a statement. Fairfield police and the Department of Children and Families are investigating the boy's d…
Toddler Rescued From Near Drowning: Washington Twp PD Toddler Rescued From Near Drowning: Washington Twp PD
Toddler Rescued From Near Drowning: Washington Twp PD A 2-year-old girl nearly drowned in Washington Township on Tuesday, July 22, authorities said. At 6:13 p.m., officers responded to a residence on Spring Lake Avenue for a report of a possible drowning in a backyard swimming pool with CPR instructions being given over the phone, Washington Township police said. Officers were on the scene within two minutes and the toddler was alert and conscious, police said. The toddler was transported to a nearby hospital as a precaution, police said.
'Depraved' Man Shot AR-15 Into Spring Valley Home With Children Inside, Police Say (UPDATE) 'Depraved' Man Shot AR-15 Into Spring Valley Home With Children Inside, Police Say (UPDATE)
'Depraved' Man Shot AR-15 Into Spring Valley Home With Children Inside, Police Say (Update) A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies after police say he opened fire in Rockland County with two different guns—sending bullets into occupied apartments where children were playing.  Anderson J. Alvarado-Jimenez of Spring Valley was arrested on Tuesday, July 22, in connection with a shooting that happened three days earlier at 60 East Eckerson Rd., the Spring Valley Police Department announced on Wednesday, July 23.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, the shooting occurred around 9:51 p.m. on Saturday, July 19. Police now say Alvarado-Jimenez …
Blaze Kills Woman, Children Cling To Life After Philly Rowhome With No Smoke Alarms: Police Blaze Kills Woman, Children Cling To Life After Philly Rowhome With No Smoke Alarms: Police
Blaze Kills Woman, Children Cling To Life After Philly Rowhome With No Smoke Alarms: Police A woman was killed and two children are fighting for their lives after an early morning fire tore through a rowhome in Philadelphia’s Mayfair neighborhood, officials announced on Wednesday, July 23. Firefighters were called to the 3100 block of Stirling Street just before 6 a.m., where they encountered a fast-moving fire inside a two-story rowhome, according to Philadelphia police and fire officials. A 10-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy were pulled from the flames and rushed to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in critical condition, officials said. A woman was pronounced dead at…
Mom Charged After 2-Year-Old Shot By Another Child In Philadelphia Home: Police Mom Charged After 2-Year-Old Shot By Another Child In Philadelphia Home: Police
Mom Charged After 2-Year-Old Shot By Another Child In Philadelphia Home: Police A mother has been arrested after her 2-year-old was accidentally shot by another child inside their North Philadelphia home, police announced in an update on Tuesday, July 22. Regine Prentice, 30, brought the child to Temple University Hospital around 8:10 p.m. on Sunday, July 20. He had a gunshot wound to the left shoulder and was last listed in stable condition, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Investigators determined the shooting happened inside a home on the 2000 block of North 21st Street in the city’s 22nd District. Police say another child accidentally discharged a f…
‘Kid-Free Night’ Ends With Deadly DUI Claiming Child's Life In St. Mary's: Prosecutors ‘Kid-Free Night’ Ends With Deadly DUI Claiming Child's Life In St. Mary's: Prosecutors
‘Kid-Free Night’ Ends With Deadly DUI Claiming Child's Life In St. Mary's: Prosecutors Ashley Nicole Nolan started the night with a designated driver. That night ended with her behind bars. Now, she's heading to prison for more than a decade. The 28-year-old mother from Lexington Park has been sentenced to 22 years in prison, with 14 years to serve, after killing one of her children and seriously injuring two others in a drunk driving crash in St. Mary’s County, authorities announced. The sentence stems from a deadly single-vehicle crash on March 16, 2024, in Leonardtown, when Nolan flipped her 2008 Honda Odyssey several times on Point Lookout Road before crashing into a tree…
9 Toddlers Drown, Sparking Recall Of 5 Million Backyard Pools 9 Toddlers Drown, Sparking Recall Of 5 Million Backyard Pools
9 Toddlers Drown, Sparking Recall Of 5 Million Backyard Pools Millions of backyard pools sold nationwide are being recalled after nine toddlers drowned in them, officials said. The recall affects 48-inch and taller above-ground pools made by Bestway, Intex, and Polygroup, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Monday, July 21. About five million of the pools have been sold in the US since 2002, including some currently available online and in stores. The danger comes from an external compression strap that runs outside the pool and over the vertical support poles. Kids can put their feet on the strap to climb into the pool, …
Boy, 5, Dies After Being Found In Wayne Pool, Prosecutor Says Boy, 5, Dies After Being Found In Wayne Pool, Prosecutor Says
Boy, 5, Dies After Being Found In Wayne Pool, Prosecutor Says A 5-year-old boy died Friday night, July 18 after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool in Wayne, officials said. Officers responded to a home in the area of Armstrong Avenue and Maple Lane around 6:30 p.m., on a report of a possible drowning, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in a news release. According to witnesses at the scene, a 5-year-old boy had been located floating in a pool after he had left his residence unaccompanied by an adult at about 5:30 p.m., Valdes said. The child was taken to Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, where he was pronounced dead at 7:44 p.m. …
Criminal Misconduct Allegations Surface In Pottstown Summer Program: Police Criminal Misconduct Allegations Surface In Pottstown Summer Program: Police
Criminal Misconduct Allegations Surface In Pottstown Summer Program: Police The Pottstown Parks and Recreation Department is under investigation following criminal misconduct allegations involving its summer programming, officials announced. The department confirmed the probe on Tuesday, July 16, after reports circulated on social media alleging abuse connected to its youth activities. Authorities involved in the investigation include the Pottstown Police Department, Montgomery County Children and Youth Services, Mission Kids, and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. “Our highest priority is the safety and well-being of our children,” Pottstown offici…
Homeless Man Rapes 6-Year-Old Girl In Lancaster: DA Homeless Man Rapes 6-Year-Old Girl In Lancaster: DA
Homeless Man Rapes 6-Year-Old Girl In Lancaster: DA A man without a home will spend up to two decades in state prison after admitting he raped a 6-year-old girl he was caring for in Lancaster, authorities announced on Monday, July 15. Jonathan Porter Jackson, 31, was sentenced to 10 to 20 years behind bars by Lancaster County Judge Thomas Sponaugle after pleading guilty on Monday, July 8, to eight charges, including: Felony Rape of a Child. Felony Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child. Felony Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse by Forcible Compulsion. Felony Unlawful Contact with a Minor. Jackson assaulted the child in the …