Nicholas Tornambe

Nicholas Tornambe, 18, has been missing since Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 10:00 p.m. when he left his King of Prussia home on Crossfield Road.

Tornambe is an avid hiker who police say has a special interest in the Horse-Shoe Trail, a 140-mile trail that runs from the western edge of Valley Forge National Historic Park westward toward Harrisburg.

Tornambe has not been heard from since leaving his home on May 6.

Anyone with information should contact the Upper Merion Township Police at 610-265-3232.

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Timothy Hamlett

Timothy Hamlett, 21, has been missing since December, 26, 2014.

Hamlett was on leave from his studies at the University of Pennsylvania when he went missing from his home in Teaneck, New Jersey. He was also a former member of the university’s track and field team.

The search for Timothy moved from Washington Heights in New York City -- where his cellphone and wallet were found -- to Philadelphia.

Witnesses in the area of Broad and Vine sts. claim to have seen Hamlett as recently as March.

The missing student is described as 6 feet tall with a slim, athletic build. He weighs approximately 150 pounds. At the time of his disappearance, he had a short brown afro, although it may be shorter or longer now.

He was last seen wearing jeans, sneakers and a royal blue Adidas zip-up hoodie. He also has two tattoos – one on the left side of his chest, a theater mask with the words “laugh now, cry later” and a spade as well as “Trust No One” written in a different language, with a shark head on the right side of his chest.

Anyone with information on Timothy Hamlett’s whereabouts is asked to call 917-686-0087 or email Hamlettfamily@optonline.net.

Nuquann Bowens

Nuquann Bowens, 16, went missing from the 11 block of N 19th Street in Camden, New Jersey over Easter Weekend.

The 6-foot-tall, 155-pound teenager is known to frequent the Junita Park and River Roads area, said Camden County Police.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the CCPD tip line at (856) 757-7042.

Tiajah M. Leak

Tiajah M. Leak, 18, was last seen leaving a home at 44 Murray St. in Trention, NJ on Sunday, April 19.

She's described as 5'4" with brown hair and eyes. She weighs 121-pounds and has a piercing in the center of her ear.

Anyone with information on Tiajah's location is urged to call Lt. James Slack at 609-203-2467 or Sgt. Thomas Watter at 609-610-6658 with the Trenton Police.

Christopher Cole

contracted caretakers reported Christopher Cole, 72, missing from the 700 block of W Erie Avenue in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Police said the 5-foot-7-inch tall, 140-pound man with gray hair and brown eyes who suffers from dementia was last seen on April 1 and reported missing two days later.

Cole has gone missing before in area including Northeast Philly and South Philly, said police.

Anyone with knowledge of Cole's whereabouts should contact East Detectives at 215-686-3243/44 or call 911.

Kyle Kelly

Kyle Kelly, 13, was last seen on Friday, March 27 at Wayne Academy School, on the 5500 block of Wayne Ave. in the city's Germantown section. He usually takes the "K" SEPTA bus to his home on the 2900 block of West French St. after school, but failed to do so on Friday.

Kyle is 5'4", 100 pounds with brown eyes and gold-colored hair. He also has braces.

He was last seen wearing a blue colored shirt and navy pants.

Anyone with information on Kyle's whereabouts is urged to call Central Detectives at 215-686-3093 or 3094.

Jerry Joyce

Jerry Joyce, 58, was last seen at his residence in the Nova Nursing Home located on the 1700 block of Ellsworth Street Friday, March 27 before being reported missing.

Jerry, who suffers from schizophrenia and requires daily medication, was permitted to stay out Friday night until Saturday, March 28, but never returned.

Jerry is 5”8, 200 pounds with brown eyes, short black hair and a mustache. He was last seen wearing a red and black plaid shirt, dark sweatpants, a gray headed sweatshirt and a dark knit cap. 

He has gone missing in the past, but always returned, according to police. Jerry is known to frequent the 1700 Spruce St. and 1700 Washington Ave. area. 

Anyone with information on Jerry’s whereabouts is asked to call the South Detective Division at 215-686-3013.

James Curtis Maier Jr.

JC has been missing since April 1. He was last seen by his roommate on South Street. Police say he left in his roommate's car to pay a bill and hasn't been seen since.

His family says he's not the type of person to take someone else's car and disappear.

The car was a 2013 black Scion, license plate S32CLR.

James Curtis Maier is 5'7" with a shaved head and long brown beard. He has many tattoos, including one of a man holding a chainsaw on his leg. 

Anyone with information on JC's whereabouts is asked to call 609-682-4042.

A Pennsylvania man has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a standout high school athlete in western Pennsylvania.

Twenty-two-year-old Hasani Simpkins of Uniontown was immediately sentenced Friday in Fayette County Court to 2{ to five years in prison.

Jurors deliberated for about an hour before deciding that Simpkins didn't intend to kill 17-year-old Connellsville Area High School junior Darrell Ross during a November 2013 house party.

Police said Simpkins told officers that a .22-caliber revolver discharged unexpectedly. But prosecutors said he initially said the victim died playing Russian Roulette before acknowledging that he shot the victim in the back of the head. They sought a first-degree murder conviction.

Simpkins apologized to the victim's family before sentencing, saying ``If I could take back that day, I would.''

A southern New Jersey couple accused of seriously injuring the man's young daughter during a recent visit at their home are now facing aggravated assault charges.

Gloucester County prosecutors said 25-year-old Jacob Lihn and 24-year-old Jennifer Pandorf, who live together in Sewell, also face child endangerment charges. Bail was set at $50,000 for Lihn and $40,000 for Pandorf, and it wasn't known Saturday if either one had retained an attorney.

Prosecutors said Lihn's 2-year-old daughter suffered retinal hemorrhaging and bleeding on the brain, but did not say how the injuries allegedly occurred. The child was being treated at a rehabilitation center.

Doctors found the injuries when the girl's mother took her for treatment last month after the toddler returned home from a three-day visit with Lihn.

Prosecutors said a man should be held criminally responsible for the deaths of his mother, another woman and her teenage son in a traffic accident two years ago.

The defense contended that 34-year-old John Edward Mayer of Slatington had a seizure before the February 2013 crash in Whitehall Township. He was charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment.

The (Allentown) Morning Call reported that prosecutors argued Friday that Mayer should be held responsible for not having taken his medication that morning, ignoring the possibility that he might have a seizure.

Authorities have released the name of a woman struck and killed by a small, amphibious tourist boat on a downtown Philadelphia street.

A police spokeswoman said Saturday that 68-year-old Elizabeth Karnicki of Beaumont, Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene just before 5:30 p.m. Friday.

Police said their preliminary investigation indicates that she and her husband were walking against a traffic light when she was hit by the Ride The Ducks boat in Chinatown. No charges have been filed.

The duck boats show tourists the sights from both land and water. In July 2010, a tugboat-guided barge struck a duck boat in the Delaware River, killing two tourists. The tug pilot was sentenced to a year in prison. The duck boats didn't operate for eight months after the crash.

Dogfish Head Brewings and Eats is clashing with its hometown after a Rehoboth Beach board rejected plans to redevelop and expand the flagship brewpub.

The News Journal reported Dogfish is asking the city to reconsider before the company takes an appeal to court. Dogfish founder Sam Calagione said the brewery was shocked and disappointed by the city's rejection.

Clif Hilderley of Rehoboth's Board of Adjustment voted down the expansion, saying the plan was too big for Rehoboth. He said Dogfish could leave town to expand.

But other business owners and tourism officials said Dogfish has become an attraction that draws visitors to Delaware and helps other businesses. Rehoboth draws about 6 million visitors a year.

Dogfish CEO Nick Benz said the brewpub won't contemplate moving out of Rehoboth.

Horse racing fans can now take New Jersey Transit trains to Monmouth Park.

The service began Saturday and will continue through Sept. 27. It will operate on weekends and holidays when the track in Oceanport is open for live racing.

Friday rail service will begin June 5 and continue through Sept. 4.

Passengers who buy a round-trip package to the track from any New Jersey Transit rail station will also be able to get complimentary grandstand admission and an official track program for $1.

Tickets for this package must be purchased from a New Jersey Transit ticket vending machine or ticket office. It cannot be bought from train crew staff.

Friends and family are mourning a teen boy who officials say was struck and killed after his father lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the garage of their Drexel Hill home.

The father was driving on the 300 block of Cheswold Road shortly around 8:30 p.m. Friday when he lost control and slammed into his garage, according to police. The man’s 17-year-old son was inside the garage when the car came crashing through. The teen was struck by the vehicle and later died from his injuries.

Upper Darby Mayor Tom Micozzie offered his condolences to the family on the Upper Darby Police Facebook page.

Officials continue to investigate the cause of the accident.

A young girl who was shot in the head as she was riding in a car with her family was released from the hospital Friday as police continue to search for the gunman responsible.

Aniyah Curry, 8, was with her 3-year-old and 4-year-old sisters in the back of a red 2013 Chevy Impala on May 2 shortly before 9 p.m. Their father was driving while their mother, 26-year-old Lakisha Robinson, was in the front passenger seat.

The 26-year-old father told police he was approaching their home on the 5400 block of Haverford Avenue and slowed down to stop as he put his flashers on.

As he did, a dark 4-door sedan that was waiting behind them, sped up and then passed their vehicle, investigators said. The father told police he then heard a pop and the rear window of the Impala shattered. The sedan was last seen traveling west on Haverford Avenue from 54th Street.

The young girls screamed and started crying. Curry then held her head and told her parents she was hurt.

Robinson noticed her daughter was bleeding from the crown of her head and called police. Medics responded to the scene and the girl was taken to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Doctors first thought the girl was cut by the shattered glass. They later discovered a bullet lodged in the girl’s skull however.

Curry underwent surgery Wednesday and the bullet was removed. She was released from the hospital Friday.

Robinson told the Philadelphia Daily News she believes the shooting was a road rage incident and that the shooter was angry about waiting in back of the family's car as they were double-parked in front of their home.

Investigators say two men were inside the sedan during the shooting though they have not yet released a detailed description of them. The city of Philadelphia is offering a $5,000 reward and the FOP Lodge is also offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If you have any information on the shooting, please call Philadelphia Police.

A flight carrying "Entourage" star Jeremy Piven was stranded in Philadelphia overnight due to bad weather.

A British Airways Boeing 747 was traveling to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York from London but was diverted to Philly International because of weather conditions. The plane remained on the runway in Philly until the flight was canceled around 2 a.m. Saturday and the passengers were let off.

The passengers were then taken to a terminal and sent to customs. They had to stay there for three hours however since customs does not open until 5 a.m. A spokeswoman for Philadelphia International told NBC10 the passengers were given snacks, blankets and pillows during that time.

A British Airways spokesperson told the New York Daily News the passengers were eventually taken to their destinations.

Many of the passengers, including Jeremy Piven, an actor best known for his role as Ari Gold in the hit show "Entourage," shared photos and tweeted about the experience. 

Thousands of customers are without power in the East Falls section of the city after a possible underground fire.

Officials with fire radio told NBC10 they received reports of an underground transformer fire on the 3700 block of Main Street Saturday night.

PECO officials have not confirmed the underground fire but told NBC10 around 2000 customers are currently without power in East Falls.

Officials are investigating the incident and PECO crews are working to fix the outage.

No one has been injured or evacuated in connection to the incident.

This story is developing. Stay with NBC10.com for updates.
 

A man was arrested after he allegedly pulled out a gun following a road rage incident in Delaware Friday night.

Police say a 21-year-old woman was driving northbound on Stanton-Christiana Road in Newark, Delaware around 11:25 p.m. when she was suddenly cut off by a car driven by 29-year-old Donald Lavender of Middletown.

The woman and her 28-year-old male passenger then began arguing with Lavender, according to investigators. During the argument, Lavender allegedly pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the woman and her passenger.

Lavender then drove his car into the parking lot of the Delaware Park Casino and went inside as the woman called 911, police said.

Lavender was apprehended by casino security officers shortly after and was turned over to Delaware State Police, according to investigators.

State Troopers say they escorted Lavender back to his car where they found an H&R .22 caliber handgun inside as well as a book bag with approximately 67 grams of marijuana and assorted drug paraphernalia.

Lavender was arrested and charged with aggravated menacing, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of marijuana and other related offenses. He was arraigned and then committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institution for lack of $77,600 secured bail.
 

A Pennsylvania baby boy died from his injuries nearly a week after his own mother allegedly threw him from an Allentown bridge 52 feet above the banks of the Lehigh River.

Zymeir Perry, 1, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 11:51 a.m. Saturday at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.

Witnesses told police Zymeir's 19-year-old mother, identified as Johnesha Perry, was pushing the baby across the Hamilton Street Bridge in a stroller around 1:45 p.m. on May 3 when she stopped mid-span, took the child from the carriage and tossed him into the water, investigators said.

She then climbed over the railing and jumped in after him, officials said.

Neighbors said Perry often made the trip across the river but she never did anything like that before.

Police arrived moments later. They found Perry conscious on the river bank, according to reports.

In 911 calls obtained by NBC10, dispatchers can be heard giving locations on the mother and child.

"Be advised... they have recovered the child.

Two officers — identified as Joseph Iannetta and John Leonard — spotted the baby about 700 yards downstream, pulled him from the river and performed CPR.

Their efforts revived the boy, who was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from his injuries Saturday.

Perry was also rushed to the same hospital with minor injuries. She was guarded by Lehigh County Sheriffs, police confirmed.

Attempted homicide charges against the young mom were filed late Sunday night. She was also charged with two counts of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment, officials said.

Officials have not yet revealed whether the charges against her will be upgraded in light of the baby's death.

A resident of a New Jersey rehab facility was found dead near the property Saturday night.

The 65-year-old man was found in a ravine near Forest Creek Lane and Wood Hollow Drive in West Deptford, New Jersey, according to investigators.

The man was a resident of ManorCare Health Services-West Deptford on Jessup Road. A spokesperson for the facility told NBC10 the ravine where the man was found is located between their building and an adjacent property.

Officials have not yet revealed his identity or determined a cause of death.

A South Jersey boy continues to recover both physically and emotionally several weeks after he and his friends were nearly killed by an alleged drunk driver as they were playing outside a home. The incident left him without several of his teeth.

Cody Bengel, 8, was playing with a 4-year-old girl, 15-year-old girl and 4-year-old boy outside a home on the dead end block of Chestnut Avenue in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey shortly before 8 p.m. back on April 21.

As they were playing they saw a pickup truck traveling down Chestnut Ave.

“I was hanging on to the back of the bike,” Cody Bengel said. “When I saw him coming I thought it was a joke.”

Cody and the three other kids got out of the street, waiting for the vehicle to pass. Police say the driver, identified as 48-year-old Hector Rios of Wenoah, swerved however and struck all four children before crashing into trees across the street.

“As soon as I landed I just sprinted to the house,” Cody said.

Officials say Rios’ foot remained on the accelerator after his vehicle came to a stop and a nearby resident had to break the passenger window to shut the truck off and get him out. He was arrested and charged with DUI causing serious bodily injury.

Cody and his friends were all hospitalized after the crash. While his friends only suffered bumps and bruises, Cody was the most seriously injured, suffering a concussion and several dislodged teeth.

The boy was eventually released from the hospital but still needs further treatment. 

“The kids are afraid to go in the street now,” said Cody’s father Scott Bengel.

Bengel says insurance isn’t covering everything but the community is stepping up to help. They have created a “Teeth for Cody” GoFundMe page to help allay some of the cost.

Three teens have been hospitalized after two shootings that happened along and near a busy stretch of South Street in Philadelphia overnight Sunday.

The first gunshots pierced the air around 1:15 a.m. near the intersection of 9th and South Streets in the Bella Vista section of the city, police tell NBC10.

A 17-year-old and 16-year-old, both males, were hit in the left leg area, police said. They about a block from the shooting scene before officers found them. Both were taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and are listed in stable condition. The 16-year-old's condition had been upgraded from critical.

The shooting took place in a busy section of the street lined with shops and restaurants.

The victims told detectives they were walking by when a group of men got into an argument at the corner when one pulled out a handgun and opened fire. Police have not said if the victims were involved in the altercation.

Investigators shut down South Street between 9th and 6th Streets as part of the investigation and found a number of bullet shell casings littering the sidewalk and under cars.

While that investigation under way, about an hour later, another shooting happened around the corner near the intersection of 8th and Bainbridge Streets Officers scrambled to the block after hearing the gunshots to find an injured 19-year-old man, police said. He had also been shot in the leg and was taken to Jefferson Hospital for treatment.

Police later told NBC10 a friend of the victim shot on Bainbridge Street was arrested for possession of a weapon. He was not the gunman in the shooting however.

Police are not yet sure whether both shootings are connected, but say anything can happen along this popular stretch of the city which attracts residents from all over as well as tourists.

"This is no unusual night on South Street," said Lt. Michael Goodson. "We don't believe this was a robbery."

Goodson said police have reason to believe the shooting stemmed from a tiff that began in another neighborhood.

The suspect in the first shooting is described as a 18 to 21-year-old man standing 5-foot-7-inches tall with a medium build. There was no description for the shooter in the second incident.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Philadelphia Police tipline at 215.686.TIPS.