Cold Case Cracked 32 Years After Toddler’s Killing, Reading Dad’s Girlfriend Arrested
A father’s girlfriend has been charged in the 1993 homicide of his 2-year-old son, the Berks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.
Sandra Guadalupe-Castro, 57, of Reading, was arrested and charged with Murder of the First Degree and Murder of the Third Degree after detectives reopened the decades-old case under the county’s Cold Case Initiative.
The 1993 Death
On Jan. 8, 1993, the toddler was rushed from a home on the 1000 block of Franklin Street in Reading to St. Joseph’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:50 p.m. A forensic pathologist determin…
Pennsylvania Kidnapper Found In Kentucky After Woman Escapes Twice: Police
A missing Westmoreland County woman was found safe in Kentucky overnight, and the man accused of kidnapping her twice in one week has been arrested, Scottdale Police announced on Saturday, Oct. 4.
Shawn Prince, 29, of Scottdale, is facing charges of kidnapping, simple assault, terroristic threats, and harassment, according to police.
The department on Friday night asked for the public’s help in locating Lydia Nelson Prince, 48, after her family reported they hadn’t heard from her since Thursday afternoon. Police believed she could be traveling in a red Subaru Impreza.
This plea for help ca…
Upper Southampton Police Officer, Former Public Works Director Charged In Theft Scheme: DA
A police officer and a former township public works official are facing felony charges after investigators say they rigged bids and stole township vehicles in Upper Southampton, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 24.
Derek J. Gale, 47, of Morrisville, a current Upper Southampton Township police officer, and Brandon F. Valentino, 27, of Chalfont, the township’s former assistant public works director, were charged following a Grand Jury investigation into a scheme involving decommissioned township vehicles, according to the release.
The pair conspired to…
