Father Killed By Son With Sword / Dorm Fire / Fight With Grandma: Pa.'s Top Crime News

By JUSTIN HEINZE (Patch Staff)

There was plenty of weird, strange, bizarre, and disturbing crime news in the past week in Pennsylvania. Here’s a look at the top 10 countdown from Patch:

10. Man Wanted For Placing Skimming Devices On Montgomery County ATMs

• Have you seen this man?

9. Suspected Criminal Escapes From Doylestown Court Room, Crosses 611

• The man was at a hearing on charges he burglarized a home on Shady Retreat Road home and tied a up a woman.

8. Head Of Pa. Trucking Company Steals $40k From Employees, Gets 8 Years In Prison

• It underlines an epidemic haunting workers across Pennsylvania.

7. $27 Million In Heroin Recently Seized By Pa. State Police

• The Pennsylvania State Police have been busy.

6. Twitter Post Used Against Suspect In DUI Crash That Killed Lansdale Man: Report

• The driver charged with homicide by vehicle in a 2013 DUI crash allegedly bragged on Twitter about getting off easy from a speeding ticket.

5. Montgomery County Woman Sentenced For Delivering Heroin Via Mailbox: Report

• Investigators reported she had six bundles of heroin in her underwear when they arrested her.

4. Montgomery County Man ‘Fights With Grandma’, Shoots Gun On Golf Course: Report

• His grandmother had allegedly asked him to clean up.

3. Delaware County KFC-Taco Bell Manager Arrested For Cooking Up Robbery: Report

• The night manager of a combined Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell in Upper Darby is accused of setting up a robbery at her own store.

2. Bucks County Student Charged With Arson In Penn State Dorm Fire

• Benjamin Bishop, 18, started a fire at his girlfriend’s dorm Tuesday because an evacuation would ‘annoy’ her, authorities said.

1. Bucks County Man Tells Mother ‘I Love You,’ Kills Father With Sword: Police

• Eli Goodrich, 26, has been charged with criminal homicide and possessing an instrument of crime in the killing of Alan Goodrich.