Trio Used Soldier's Stolen ID To Buy Guns Illegally: Montco DA
Three men are charged in connection with a scheme to use a US soldier's stolen identity to buy guns illegally, according to authorities.
Taalibudeen “Taalib” Ibn Hasdn Anderson, 22, and Tariq Anderson, 23, both of Philadelphia, and Daijon Griffin, 21, of Wilmington, Delaware, are each in police custody, said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele's Office.
It began in Apil, prosecutors said, when an active duty Army serviceman visited his mother in Philly while on leave, the DA's Office said.
The soldier lost both his Pennsylvania driver's license and his U…
Army Vet Kyle Payne Of Fredericksburg Dies, 38
Fredericksburg native Kyle Payne died on Thursday, July 6, at VCU Hospital in Richmond, according to his obituary. He was 38 years old.
Kyle was born in Fredericksburg and would go on to serve in the US Army. He worked private security guard for Admiral Security Company in Warsaw, his obituary says.
Kyle is survived by his wife, Tiffany Payne; mother, Barbara J. Hamilton; step-father, Jeffrey Redding; and father-in-law, Ron Wise of Fredericksburg, VA.
Services are set for Tuesday, July 18 at the Mullins & Thompson Funeral Service, with interment at Qu…
Unclaimed Remains Of US Veterans To Be Laid To Rest In Bucks County
Two US veterans who died in Bucks County and whose remains have not been claimed will be laid to rest, officials say.
Both men are veterans of the Vietnam War era, said Bucks Coroner Meredith Buck's Office in a statement on Thursday, June 22.
They are:
Ralph Burbage, an Airman Second Class in the US Air Force. Burbage, of Middletown, died on April 25, 2022.
Stephen Suckey, a Specialist in the US Army. Suckey, of Falls Township, died on June 13, 2018.
The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on June 29 at the Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Upper Makefield…
Organs Of NJ Army Sergeant Killed In Motorcycle Crash Will Help Four Others Live
The organs of a U.S. Army sergeant from the Jersey Shore who was killed in a motorcycle crash will help four other people live.
Dennis Andrew Vaccaro, 27, crashed on Tuesday, June 14, in Ocean Township, and was kept alive so he could donate his organs. Further details on the crash were not immediately known.
An airborne combat medic in the U.S. Army, Dennis achieved the rank of sergeant, and spent five years in the military, including a tour of duty overseas in Afghanistan, his obituary says.
He was apparently a student at Monmouth University, according to a statement published by school o…
