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November 30, 2023

Man charged with 2-month-old’s ‘broken bones and severe bruising’ on infant’s chest, legs, back, head, hands

A man is being held without bond after an infant was admitted to the hospital with broken bones and severe bruising. Christopher Timko was arrested on Thursday.

November 29, 2023

Road rage killer gets 12-24 years in prison, must complete an anger management course

The man who intentionally ran over another man in the parking lot of a McDonald’s outside Philadelphia and then escaped has been sentenced to prison and more.

November 29, 2023

Man, 84, ‘with blood on his hands, face and clothing’ charged with killing wife, 85, over cat care money

An 84-year-old man is charged with the beating death of his wife in their home on Tuesday.

November 22, 2023

Pennsylvania man tried to convince Iowa girl to send porn pics, videos of herself, police say

A man in Pennsylvania is accused of “trying to convince” an underage girl in Iowa “to send him pornographic material” of herself.

November 15, 2023

Suspects in convenience store hold-ups linked, one faces 30 counts of robbery

Police outside Philadelphia say they linked two men to convenience store robberies and more, and both are behind bars.

November 9, 2023

Teens charged with dozens of burglaries, car thefts that took place overnight for months

Convenience stores and other small businesses have been burglarized as part of a crime wave. Now, police in Pennsylvania say they charged two of the three people responsible.

November 7, 2023

Prison time for man accused of breaking into police station to retrieve his seized drugs

A man arrested six times since 2021 has been sentenced to prison for the first time. According to the district attorney, Lyric Wynn “has no respect for this court, no respect for police, no respect for probation officers, and he showed he has no respect for other human beings.”

November 3, 2023

Teenagers charged with shooting at each other in street, nearly wounding neighbor inside home

Two teenagers in Pennsylvania are accused picking up guns and shooting at each other and now they’re charged as adults.

November 3, 2023

Nurse blamed for 17 patient overdose deaths faces dozens of new criminal charges

A registered nurse accused of murdering patients she was supposed to care for is now facing dozens of new charges.

October 27, 2023

Man awaiting trial for killing neighbor, living with corpse, accused of 2 stabbings behind bars

A man who was arrested after he reportedly confessed to killing his neighbor and living with the corpse for three days is in some more trouble.

October 25, 2023

Man convicted of murder for convenience store shooting over phone bill loan

A Pennsylvania man has been convicted of murder for a fight in a convenience store that turned deadly. Surveillance video from inside the store showed the killing.

October 24, 2023

Retired hospital director charged with stealing $600,000+ from charity fund over 14 years

The former director of a hospital outside Philadelphia has been charged with embezzling more than $600,000 from a hospital charitable account.

October 19, 2023

Man accused of helping himself at 100+ Home Depot stores around the country

Police near Pittsburgh say they caught a man involved in organized retail thefts at Home Depot stores across the country.

April 20, 2023

Suspected ham-burglar wanted: Tried to cook fries when he couldn’t grab cash at McDonald’s

One would-be burglar got into a McDonald’s and decided to stay for a bite. At another, nearby, a customer in the drive-thru lane displayed an adult picture to the teen employee at the window.

March 10, 2023

Mom charged with death of newborn after failed abortion, delivery on bathroom floor

A woman was arrested and is being held without bond for the death of her newborn she apparently did not want.

March 10, 2023

Man accused of wearing thong, exposing himself to girl, molesting her repeatedly

A man in Pennsylvania was arrested for allegedly “dressing as a woman” and exposing himself to an underage girl repeatedly.

March 7, 2023

School janitor who left gifts at girl’s desk had 74 pics of kids doing sex acts, DA says

An elementary school janitor is behind bars, charged with dozens of counts of sexual abuse of children, and the investigation started with an 11-year-old student getting mysterious gifts at her desk.

November 5, 2020

Hey Trump! Call it quits or history will judge you even more harshly

Two days have passed since the election for President of the United States, about a third of the 100 Senators and all 435 members…

May 29, 2020

Are all of these emails really necessary right now?

Pennsylvania’s primary election was supposed to be held April 28 but was postponed until this coming Tuesday, June 2, due to the Coronavirus pandemic….

October 28, 2018

Not a good day for political thoughts, the USA as a whole

I’ve known I had another blog post “due” before the election, if you know how I think, but too much on my mind and…

October 2, 2018

News starting out good but going downhill fast

It’s a happy moment at CohenConnect.com. (Online definition of moment: “a very brief period of time.” The italics are mine.) September’s blog numbers were…

September 23, 2018

Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, justice and becoming a Justice

President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will be giving the Senate Judiciary Committee calendars from 1982 to back up his continued denial of…

September 14, 2018

Eric Trump and his shekels

I try not to go more than a week without posting something. Unfortunately, it has been 11 days dues to holidays that won’t be…

March 20, 2018

Be nicer to Mike Jerrick, and other thoughts on what’s making news

People who know me can never, ever say I’m not loyal to people I like and respect. You’ll see that in a moment, along…

January 27, 2018

Facebook, Twitter, and Fox (Fox x 14)!

Two articles got my attention as I recover, tonight. You’ll remember yesterday, I couldn’t read or even think. Now, look how far I’ve come…

December 20, 2017

Today, Merry Christmas to Comcast! You’re welcome!

No waiting until Christmas on Monday. Comcast, you obviously consider yourself too powerful. Today, your hard-earned rate hikes take effect. Santa says you’ve been…