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Mark Simpkins (Montgomery County DA)NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The Montgomery County District Attorney says "lawful use of force" was used in a shooting where officers discharged their weapons in Norristown in May. District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said an independent investigation of the shooting was conducted in collaboration with the Norristown Police Department. PREVIOUS: DA: Fugitive shot by police after he fled, fired at officers in Montgomery CountyAccording to officials, the incident was the result of an exchange between officers and Mark Simpkins Jr.

NORRISTOWN, PA - SEPTEMBER 24: Bill Cosby departs the Montgomery County Courthouse on the first day of sentencing in his sexual assault trial on September 24, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. In April, Cosby was found guilty on three counts of aggra PHILADELPHIA - A group of women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault and were dismayed when he had his conviction overturned and left prison are trying again to seek justice in the courts, by urging states to give them more time to pursue civil damages.More than a dozen women have sued the actor and comedian since his June 2021 release, including nine who brought cases Wednesday in Nevada, weeks after successfully lobbying to eliminate the statute of limitations for adult survivors in the state.They join advocates who battled the Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts and other institutions in the debate over how long adult victims should have to file suit.

PHILADELPHIA - Homelessness has long been a concern in Norristown, Pennsylvania now allegations that a public official threatened to bus the homeless out of town has turned it into a controversy.Under the shade of trees and tucked back from the Stony Creek, sits a gathering of tents and makeshift wooden homes where forty of Norristown’s homeless live. Among the encampment residents is 34-year-old Draya Lamacchia, she arrived a year ago when she lost her housing in Philadelphia. Lamacchia, a mother of three boys under 10-years-old who do not live with her, lives in a tent and fears losing what little she has by being forced out.

Norristown police are investigating two skimmer devices that were found attached to ATMs inside two separate 7-Eleven stores.  NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Norristown police are investigating two skimmer devices that were found attached to ATMs inside two separate 7-Eleven stores. On Monday, police say ATM skimmers were found attached to two ATMs, one inside the 7-Eleven located at 708 East Johnson Highway, and the other at 1335 Sandy Hill Road. Authorities say the devices were located internally and included a small camera above the keypad to capture users' pins. Police are advising anyone who used these ATM machines to check with their banks for unauthorized withdrawals and follow the bank's security protocols. 

Jasmin Devlin NORRISTOWN, Pa. - A 6-year-old boy was found with a handgun and bullets at his elementary school earlier this month, and now his mom is being charged in connection to the incident.Jasmin Devlin, 30, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and reckless endangerment after turning herself in for allegedly failing to secure her firearm.Officials say her son showed a "real gun and bullets" to students on a bus on the way to Joseph K. Gotwals Elementary School on February 9.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Norristown residents are being told to boil their water before using for drinking or cooking, Pennsylvania American Water said in a statement issued Sunday.The boil water advisory was issued due to a water main break on West Elm Street. The break happened Sunday and crews began working on a repair about 11:30 in the morning.The water from the tap could be used for bathing, washing and other uses, but not for drinking or cooking, officials said.The advisory is in place until further notice.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - A Norristown dance instructor has been arrested after a woman discovered a hidden camera in the studio bathroom. Authorities say the Norristown Police Department took a report from a woman who attended a private dance lesson at Frankie G Dance Academy, located at 1705 Kendrick Lane. According to police, the woman said the instructor gave her clothes from the dance studio and asked her to try them on. The woman went into the studio's bathroom and noticed a cell phone charging block in the wall while changing, officials say. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESPolice say the woman recalled seeing a video on TikTok warning about charging blocks that can be disguised as hidden cameras and she inspected it, learning it was a pinhole camera. According to authorities, the woman removed the data card from the camera, which contained video of her changing and she turned it over to Norristown police. After interviewing several people, a search warrant was obtained for the location along with an arrest warrant for the owner, 37-year-old Francis Gerarn Laurenzi, who is also known as "Frankie G," authorities say. During a search of the property, police confirmed that the studio was unlicensed and operating in the basement of the property on Kendrick Lane, according to officials. Police say Laurenzi was taken into custody and multiple electronic devices, including media storage items, were taken from the property. Authorities are working to process the files to identify victims. In a Thursday afternoon press conference, police said Laurenzi was charged with invasion of privacy and related offenses. Police are asking anyone who has taken dance lessons at the FG Dance Academy on Kendrick Lane to contact Norristown Police at

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - A Montgomery County community is mourning the loss of a veteran police officer, cancer survivor, husband and father who was killed in a bicycle accident over the weekend. Corporal Brian Kozera, a 16-year member of the Norristown Police Department, was training in Lancaster County on Saturday for the Ironman World Championship when he was struck by a pickup.Chief Derrick Woods said the driver stayed on scene and the investigation into the fatal crash is ongoing. He called the Kozera's death a "tragedy" and "a hole that we are never going to fill." Kozera leaves behind a wife and three young daughters, one of whom has special needs. Kozera leaves behind a wife and three young daughters, one of whom has special needs.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The Norristown Police Department held its National Night Out celebration on Tuesday in an effort to strengthen the relationship between the community and local emergency responders. The community block part gave neighbors a chance to connect with local authorities in a fun environment that included live music and face painting. "One of the goals is building that strong trust with the community so when something does happen, they'll be witnesses, call 911 when they hear gunshots or anything like that," Norristown Police Chief Derrick Wood said. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESWood, a former inspector for the Philadelphia Police Department, was appointed to lead the Norristown department in December. Tuesday was Wood's first National Night Out as leader of the Norristown Police Department. "When I came here back in December to be the chief, I told the community I need you to step up," Wood said.

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby departs after the first day of his retrial for his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania on April 9, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / DOMINICK REUTER (Photo credit should read DOMINICK RE SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Jurors at a civil trial found Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975.The Los Angeles County jury delivered the verdict in favor of Judy Huth, who is now 64, and awarded her $500,000.Jurors found that Cosby intentionally caused harmful sexual contact with Huth, that he reasonably believed she was under 18, and that his conduct was driven by unnatural or abnormal sexual interest in a minor.The jurors’ decision is a major legal defeat for the 84-year-old entertainer once hailed as America’s dad.

TOPSHOT - Bill Cosby arrives on the sixth day of jury deliberations of his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse on June 17, 2017 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The jury of the trial for American actor Bill Cosby suspended its work F SANTA MONICA, Calif. - A lawyer for Bill Cosby told jurors they need to look past years of public accusations against the actor and comedian and consider only the evidence presented by a woman who says he sexually abused her at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was 16 years old.During closing arguments at a California civil trial Tuesday that would devolve into bizarre bickering over the video game Donkey Kong, Cosby attorney Jennifer Bonjean said plaintiff Judy Huth and her lawyers didn't come close to proving "her 50-year-old, he-said-she-said case.""Can you imagine how hard it is to defend a case when you start with the label of sexual predator?" Bonjean told the jurors, reminding them they were chosen because they promised they would be able to consider only the facts presented in court.

NORRISTOWN, PA - SEPTEMBER 25: Actor/stand-up comedian Bill Cosby arrives for sentencing for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse on September 25, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images) SANTA MONICA, Calif. - An attorney for Bill Cosby challenged an accuser of the actor and comedian Wednesday over her struggles with depression, suggesting they were clearly not spurred by Cosby sexually abusing her when she was 16 in 1975, as her lawsuit alleges.Judy Huth filed the lawsuit in 2014, saying that her son turning 15 that same year brought back painful memories of her sexual assault, and brought on subsequent depression.

Homes hit by tree in Montgomery County. NORRISTOWN, Pa. - A massive tree has fallen on several homes along a street in Montgomery County Tuesday afternoon.The incident occurred on the 300 block of Marshall Street in Norristown around 2:10 p.m.SkyFOX was live on the scene, where the tree could be seen lying across the back of several homes.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Police in Norristown are investigating a fatal double shooting of two, armed 17-year-old males, after an attempted robbery.According to officials, police responded to an alley behind the 300 block of Warren Street Friday, about 8 p.m. for a shooting.When police arrived, they found two males, dead from gunshot wounds and the shooter on scene.As part of the investigation revealed, according to Norristown Police and the Montgomery County Detective Bureau, the two males were both 17-years-old.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Police in Norristown are investigating a fatal double shooting.According to officials, police responded to West Warren Street and Markley Street Friday night, just after 7:30, on the report of shots fired.Responding officers found two gunshot victims when they arrived.Both victims were pronounced dead at the location.AdvertisementOfficials said one person was in police custody.

Norristown Police say one person was hospitalized after a shooting at Thomas and East Oak Streets. NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Norristown Police are investigating a shooting that happened in broad daylight Saturday morning.Officials say the shooting took place at the corner of Thomas and East Oak Streets, in Montgomery County's county seat, around 10 Saturday morning.One person was taken to the hospital.

Kevon Clarke (Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office) NORRISTOWN, Pa. - A man was struck and killed by a stray bullet while he was eating Thanksgiving dinner inside a Norristown home, according to prosecutors.It happened on the 1100 block of Arch Street around 9:30 p.m. Thursday.When police arrived at the scene they found Edilberto Miguel Palaez Moctezuma, 25, with a gunshot wound to his torso.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Montgomery County officials announced the investigation into the shooting of an off-duty police officer and subsequent arrest of a man that occurred Wednesday in Norristown.  Authorities were dispatched to a reported shooting at E Airy and Dekalb Streets and discovered the victim, Anthony Marano, suffering from a gunshot wound to his side. Marano, who is an off-duty West Norriton Township Police Officer, was subsequently airlifted to Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - While races like District Attorney and Governor get most of the attention, there’s a lot of interest this year in school board races, as meetings have grown contentious. The normally small races have a lot of people talking and bringing about a shift in voting trends.The night before election day, workers setting up Horsham Community Center to welcome voters Tuesday.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Norristown School Board president Shae Ashe has resigned amid allegations he sent inappropriate messages to a teen.A statement from his lawyer reads in part, "Mr. Ashe takes the concerns of his constituents very seriously.

Norristown High School was placed on lockdown after it received a threatening call on Wednesday morning. NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Norristown High School was placed on lockdown after the school received a threatening call on Wednesday morning, according to Superintendent Christopher Dormer. A large police presence swarmed the school on the 1900 block of Eagle Drive around 10 a.m."Everyone is safe," Superintendent Dormer said in a tweet a short time later. Dormer said the students will be evacuated and thoroughly checked.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - One lucky lottery player in Montgomery County has won millions of dollars on a scratch-off ticket, Pennsylvania lottery officials announced Thursday. The ticket, worth $3 million, was sold at a Wawa on the 700 block of South Trooper Road in Norristown.The Wawa will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. MORE HEADLINES:The prize came on a $30 game that offers top prizes of $3 million. Lottery officials are reminding players that scratch-off prizes expire one year from the game’s end-sale date.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Norristown police have arrested and charged a man for his role in a triple shooting Monday night. The incident happened at approximately 11:10 p.m. when Norristown Police were dispatched to 505 Green Street for a reported shooting.Upon arrival, police found two female victims with multiple gunshot wounds.

Sincere Burnett, 21 (Montgomery County District Attorney's Office) NORRISTOWN, Pa. - A Norristown man is facing charges after authorities say he purchased and illegally transferred a firearm used in a deadly shooting late last month. Sincere Burnett, 21, is facing numerous charges including unlawful transfer of a firearm, materially false statements, and firearm carried without a license, authorities announced Friday.Montgomery County authorities say Burnett's arrest stems from the murder of Junior Pinnock in Norristown back on April 25, 2021. Around 9 p.m.

Police say a 58-year-old woman was assaulted by multiple men after they allegedly stole packs of beer from a pizza shop. NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Police in Montgomery County say two suspects have been taken into custody in connection with the brutal attack of a woman outside of a Norristown Pizza shop last month.The incident occurred outside of Mama Venezia's Pizzeria on East Marshall Street on Feb.

Police say a 58-year-old woman was assaulted by multiple men after they allegedly stole packs of beer from a pizza shop. NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Police in Montgomery County say two suspects have been taken into custody in connection with the brutal attack of a woman outside of a Norristown Pizza shop last month.The incident occurred outside of Mama Venezia's Pizzeria on East Marshall Street on Feb.

L to R: Justin Cassidy, Kevin Cassidy and Justin Croson (Norristown Police Department) NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Norristown police are searching for three men accused of attacking a pizzeria owner last month.Surveillance video captured the brutal attack of Ying Ngov, 58, outside of Mama Venezia’s Pizzeria East Marshall Street on Feb. 19.Police announced Monday there’s active arrest warrants for Justin and Kevin Cassidy, both of Aston, in connection with the robbery and assault.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Horrific video shows a pizzeria owner being senselessly attacked by four men in Norristown.Surveillance video captured the attacked on East Marshall Street on Feb. 19."The push into the snow you could see.

Khalif Sinclair ( Montgomery County District Attorney's Office) NORRISTOWN, Pa. - A Norristown man has been arrested and charged in connection with a murder in November, prosecutors announced Thursday.According to investigators, Khalif Sinclair, 23, is charged in the murder of Abdur Small, 21, in his Norristown home on Nov. 20.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - A Norristown teen who prosecutors say posted a video of himself playing with a loaded gun on social media has been charged with third-degree murder in the shooting death of a woman described as a "longtime friend."Investigators say 16-year-old Victor Bell Jr. fatally shot Diamond Rahatt in the head inside a home on the 1400 block of Markley Street on Sunday afternoon.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Authorities in Montgomery County are investigating a deadly shooting inside a Norristown home.Officers responded to the 500 block of West Lafayette Street around 5:34 p.m.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Norristown police are investigating an altercation between an officer and a suspect they say happened on Friday.Video of the encounter, which occurred on the 200 block of Franklin Street, has been shared on social media.That video shows the officer, identified by the department as Sean Gallagher, punching the suspect twice in the head.The suspect has been identified as Malcolm Coleman, who police say was wanted for a probation violation and aggravated assault with a firearm.Norristown police say prior to the moment when the punches were thrown, Coleman reached for his waistband and told officers he was "not going back to jail."Officers deployed a taser, but say Coleman continued to resist arrest.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Police are investigating after multiple cars were vandalized in Norristown. According to police, there's not much rhyme or reason to it but someone’s busting car windows in the west end — something like eight cars in the last week, according to Norristown Police Lieutenant Michael Bishop."So there weren’t a whole lot of vehicles that were broken but all of them were on the west end of town. And every one of the windows of the vehicles broken had the windows of the vehicle facing a street or an alley, which would indicate to us that maybe somebody’s going buying a car and shooting a BB gun out of a car out a bike or something like that," Lieutenant Bishop said.Police suspect the same shooter hit all the windows.

FOX 29's Shawnette Wilson reports.