Pennsylvania
In hopes of finding Lucky the missing dog, Pennsylvania State Police want to extradite suspect
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s been one month since a veteran’s car was stolen in Westmoreland County with Lucky the dog still inside.
Since then, 87-year-old Willard Martz has gotten another car. Lucky, however, is still missing.
Police said the suspect, 43-year-old Kenneth Crider, was arrested in North Carolina after a high-speed chase.
While facing charges there, Pennsylvania State Police have to wait for their turn to bring Crider back to not only question him but examine his cell phone to accurately pinpoint his travels, which could help pinpoint where he left Lucky. State police are actively trying for extradition, meaning getting Crider back sooner rather than later. But thus far, it’s not been granted.
“Oh, I prefer him to come back here now and do ours first, as I feel ours is more serious,” said Linda Folino, Martz’s daughter.
Lucky is microchipped. If someone finds him and takes him to an animal shelter, police station, or vet, almost all of those have microchip readers. Because, even one month later, there are many people still searching for Lucky.
“Oh, we are just overwhelmed with the generosity, kindness, everybody wanting to help,” Folino said.
Hopes are still alive by so many that Lucky can be found. But according to his daughter, Martz is letting reality sink in.
“He’s kind of teetering back and forth now between hoping Lucky comes back and kind of realizing that he might not be coming back,” Folino said.
Pennsylvania
Funeral arrangements set for Pa. state trooper shot and killed in Chester County
The funeral arrangements for Corporal Timothy O’Connor, who was shot and killed in Chester County on Sunday, have been announced.
The viewing for O’Connor will be Tuesday, March 17, from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church located at 338 Manor Avenue in Downingtown, Pa., according to the Parkesburg Police Department.
The funeral will be held at the same location on Wednesday, March 18, at 11 a.m., police said.
O’Connor was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Honey Brook on Sunday night. The suspect, Jesse Nathan Elks, took his own life after shooting O’Connor.
O’Connor was a 15-year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police who leaves behind a wife, Casey, and a 6-year-old daughter, according to police.
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Pennsylvania
Fire crews try moving burning barge to shallow water in Delaware Bay
Crews battle blaze on salvage barge in Delaware bay
Crews battled a blaze on a salvage barge in the Delaware Bay Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported. 3/10/26
Delaware, Pennsylvania, and federal agencies have been responding to a barge fire in the Delaware Bay.
The barge, which is carrying salvage metal, is being moved to shallow water so it can be secured, allowing on-scene responders to extinguish the fire and complete salvage operations, according to a March 10 statement from the Delaware Emergency Management Agency.
No injuries have been reported as of 1:15 p.m.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is on scene to perform air monitoring, the statement said.
Responding agencies include the Wilmington Fire Department, Good Will, Leipsic Volunteer, Bowers and South Bowers fire companies. Also there are Delaware State Police, DNREC, New Castle County Office of Emergency Management, Kent County Department of Public Safety, the Delaware Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay.
The Philadelphia Fire Department was enroute.
This is a developing story. Check back with delawareonline.com for more information.
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