There is a marginal risk of severe weather today Cloudy early followed by heavy thunderstorms this afternoon Weather In The Week Ahead: 4 Things To Watch Increasing clouds with periods of showers later in the day A few showers early with mostly cloudy conditions later in the day 10 Gift Ideas For Teacher Appreciation Week Best Mother’s Day Flower Delivery Services Everything You Need To Know About Portable Air Conditioners We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good We may use or share your data with our data vendors The Weather Channel is the world's most accurate forecaster according to ForecastWatch, Global and Regional Weather Forecast Accuracy Overview MD (WBFF) — Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire on Folcroft Street in Baltimore on Thursday morning located at the 300 block of Folcroft Street The second alarm was pulled for the fire at 12:15AM officials said in a post on social media platform X Three buildings were damaged by the fire but no one was injured according to the Baltimore City Fire Department 2025Investigators say 40-year-old Brian Steiner who worked at Philly Vision Care in Folcroft (WPVI) -- A Delaware County optician faces charges after police say he allegedly offered customers free eyeglasses in exchange for sex Investigators say 40-year-old Brian Steiner Steiner admitted to police he had received or performed sexual acts inside the business at least 30 different times Get important news about your town as it happens Get the top stories from across our network Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from daily updates A Delaware County optician is facing a slew of serious charges after allegedly offering free eyeglasses in exchange for sex was arrested following an investigation into allegations that he solicited sex from customers at Philly Vision Care in Folcroft Police say Steiner admitted to engaging in or receiving sexual acts inside the business at least 30 times in exchange for waiving co-pays and fees Steiner was unable to post $250,000 bail and was held at Delaware County Prison until his release the following day after posting $25,000 through a private surety His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge Steven A Daily Voice has reached out to officials for additional information You are using an outdated browser. Upgrade your browser today or install Google Chrome Frame to better experience this site Obituaries She was born to Miriam and Bill Martyn and had seven siblings While growing up at 7th and Venango Streets in Philadelphia producers of liquor and industrial alcohols Her family lived on the same block as the local pharmacist they would go to his and Aunt Marie's house to be treated Her parents would hold weekly card games at the house and the entire family was invited These gatherings always included great food and drink There was also a piano in their house and Mary enjoyed playing the piano and singing She attended twelve years of Catholic school After high school she had a secretarial job Mary and her husband got their first home in Philadelphia and had their first two children there They then took the giant leap to move to the suburb of Folcroft The mortgage for their first house was $97 a month Mary volunteered for her parish in Norwood She was involved in her children's sports clubs Every morning she would sing and listen to WIP on the radio while making breakfast and packing lunches for the family She canned the vegetables that her husband grew and would make all her own food Every Christmas Mary would take the children to Wanamaker's Department Store on Broad and Market Streets in Philadelphia for "Breakfast with Santa Claus." There they enjoyed the light show She was the "paper route lady" in the neighborhood All the papers would get dropped off at her house and she would distribute them to the neighborhood kids delivering them She was focused on civic duty and active in local politics in Folcroft One of her tasks was getting people registered to vote She belonged to a walking club with her friends and they would walk around the neighborhood and at a nearby track She was also the "mass card lady" to those who were in need Mary was very religious and had very strong faith She took her children to Church every Sunday making sure they received their sacraments She would fill the Church with her lovely singing voice Mary toured parts of Europe and visited the Vatican When Pope John Paul II came to Philadelphia in 1979 she made sure her kids were part of the history As her children got older Mary worked several jobs and Century 21 Real Estate where she was an administrative assistant The Century 21 office was inside the Springfield Mall and Mary experienced the Sylvia Seegrist mass shooting in 1985 Mary retired from her position as an administrative assistant for the head of the library at the University of the Sciences previously known as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science She traveled extensively with her brothers and sisters to places as varied as Las Vegas She always liked going out to dinner and trying different foods Her favorite movie was the John Wayne romance movie including the music her children listened to These included styles as different as Big Band and she would do a dance to it called "The Stroll" and her favorite book was "The Wolf and the Dove" by Kathleen Woodiwiss They all became hardworking and successful adults; they all got married and had children; and Her love of life and her practicality are the two traits that will define her legacy She is a woman who was always able to find joy and happiness in life She is survived by her beloved six children PA from 9:30-10:45am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11am Condolence may be made by visiting www.paganofuneralhome.com Pennsylvania19060DE: (302) 792-8485PA: (610) 485-6200 paganofh@gmail.com A Delaware County police department with a severe staffing shortage will soon receive help from state police troopers Troopers will be providing overnight patrol and investigatory coverage for Collingdale Borough beginning Thursday That coverage will be ongoing until further notice State police will cover the borough from 12 a.m The Collingdale Police Department is experiencing an extreme staffing shortage with their officers unable to "safely and adequately meet the full-time police coverage requirements until hiring and training of additional qualified police officers can be completed," according to the news release made the request to state police on Sunday A Warminster man was arrested for vehicular homicide on Thursday was arrested without incident and arraigned before Judge Christopher O'Neill the Warminster Township Police Department said Toth's preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday By Tony Di Domizio Four of the defendants operate auto salvage businesses in Philadelphia and amassed more than $1 million in selling the converters Six men from Pennsylvania and New Jersey – four who operated auto salvage businesses in Philadelphia – have been arrested and charged for their participation in an organized catalytic converter theft ring that targeted parked cars in five counties for the past two years Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R Steele and Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced Thursday morning the arrests of Sharief Louden All six are charged with multiple felony counts of running a corrupt organization At least two of the defendants made more than $1 million in selling the converters from their auto salvage business 2023 by Magisterial District Judge Patrick Krouse who set bail at $99,000 cash for both McIlhenneys and Nassar the joint investigation by the Montgomery County Detective Bureau and the Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division began in 2022 when police saw a rise in thefts of catalytic converters in Montgomery and surrounding counties were targeting catalytic converters due to the increasing value of platinum prices for these precious metals were inflated the cost dropped drastically to $4,500 an ounce Authorities said members of the corrupt organization would steal the converters off vehicles parked in high-traffic areas the alleged thieves would jack up a vehicle cut out the converter and lower the vehicle in under two minutes authorities said they took the stolen converters to salvage yards including two on 61st Street in Philadelphia owned by four of the defendants: Big Head Auto Salvage would then sell the catalytic converters to various outlets in New Jersey Philly Auto Salvage amassed $1 million in converter sales and Big Head Auto Salvage sold more than $300,000 in converter metals “These organized theft crews were responsible for a large portion of the catalytic converter thefts in the Southeastern Pennsylvania region They caused significant financial hardship for vehicle owners while undermining the safety of our communities,” said Steele we are sending a clear message that this type of criminal activity and other organized theft rings in Montgomery and Delaware counties will be investigated and prosecuted aggressively.” Nearly 20 law enforcement agencies assisted in the investigation: Upper Gwynedd Township and Philadelphia police departments; the Bucks County Detective Bureau; Pennsylvania State Police; Delaware River Port Authority Police; University of Delaware Police; Pennsylvania State Police Auto Theft Task Force; and the FBI A preliminary hearing for all six is scheduled for Aug The case will be prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Christopher Taft and Gwendolyn Kull who is captain of the Economic Crimes Unit All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty This story was compiled using public court records No calendar events have been scheduled for today Link IconCopy linkFacebook LogoShare on FacebookXShare on XEmailShare via EmailLink copied to clipboardDelco optician forced patients to perform sexual favors for free glasses who worked at Philly Vision Care in Folcroft and Collingdale coerced patients into having sexual contact with him in exchange for free glasses or discounts A Glenolden man working at optician offices in Folcroft and Collingdale forced patients to engage in sex acts with him in exchange for free glasses told one victim that she had “no choice but” to perform oral sex on him after locking her in an examination room in 2023 according to the affidavit of probable cause for his arrest the most recent of which took place in November He was released after posting $25,000 cash bail There was no indication that Steiner had hired an attorney and efforts to reach him were unsuccessful Folcroft police learned of the assaults in June 2023 when the owner of Philly Vision Care on Delmar Drive contacted them to report that Steiner was soliciting the sex acts and had cost the business between $2,500 and $3,500 admitted to trading sexual favors for free merchandise or store discounts with as many as 15 people seven of whom he identified to the investigators Detectives contacted three of those people including the woman Steiner had allegedly locked in the examination room Another alleged victim said Steiner had approached him in Philly Vision Care telling him that he was married and had kids but “was looking for a boyfriend,” the affidavit said Steiner offered to give the man Christian Dior glasses if he allowed Steiner to perform oral sex on him and Steiner gave him the glasses after the two had sexual contact in an examination room the man told police Steiner contacted him afterward and asked him to come back to the store Another man told police that Steiner offered to give him his $60 contact lenses for free if he could see his penis and perform oral sex on the man As police continued to investigate the case they received notice in November from nearby Collingdale that Steiner had begun working at Collingdale Vision Center on MacDade Boulevard The victim in that case said Steiner had groped him and given him a free pair of glasses after offering to perform oral sex on the man Steiner told the man that he had done so before for customers claiming that the two had been flirting in the store Court records show Steiner was convicted of indecent exposure and corruption of minors in 2009 and was sentenced to a year of probation The circumstances of that case were not immediately clear Steiner is scheduled to appear in district court for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday A 28-year-old man with distinctive face tattoos is wanted by the Sharon Hill Borough Police Department after fleeing from authorities during an attempted arrest The Sharon Hill Borough Police Department is searching for 28-year-old Derek Anthony Porrini who is wanted on charges including flight to avoid apprehension along with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department Fugitive Unit spotted Porrini in the 300 block of Clifton Avenue in Sharon Hill Porrini fled on foot into a nearby alleyway and was not found Porrini is described as having unique face tattoos Authorities are asking anyone with information on Porrini’s whereabouts to contact the Sharon Hill Police Department A Collingdale police officer who was just sworn in on Sunday following serious charges stemming from an alleged road rage incident and shooting in Delaware County Kevon Darden being sworn in as a Collingdale police officer Kevon Darden in his newly assigned Collingdale police vehicle faces charges after reportedly pointing a firearm at a dump truck driver on I-95 on April 5 according to an affidavit of probable cause released by Pennsylvania State Police on I-95 North near Mile Marker 8.0 in Ridley Township A dump truck driver reported that the driver of a bright blue Dodge Charger with no license plate pointed a gun at him before continuing toward Philadelphia The victim later told police the incident escalated on I-476 South when Darden supposedly cut him off and began taking pictures and videos of his truck The situation got worse near Mile Marker 1.0 in Ridley Township He alleged that Darden pointed a black handgun at him through a partially open car window The victim told police he felt threatened and scared Darden reportedly called Carusone Construction in Philadelphia to report the truck driver as the aggressor Police met Darden at the construction site where he was identified as the driver of the Dodge Charger who had facial hair matching the victim's description of a younger Black male with facial hair identified himself as a Cheyney University Police Officer Darden returned to the scene in his bright blue Dodge Charger with no registration plate and consented to a search of the vehicle as well as gunshot residue tests on himself and the car Darden's issued Glock 17 firearm was seized during the search The weapon had one round in the chamber and 16 rounds in its 17-round magazine Authorities also recovered one spent casing of FC Luger 9mm ammunition from the trunk of Darden's Charger Darden admitted to using his phone to take pictures and videos during the incident on the highway and showed officers the images and videos he refused to consent to a full phone download Darden denied using his firearm during the incident Many residents questioned why Darden was sworn in as a Collingdale officer to which Mayor Donna Matteo-Spadea responded: PSP also put out a statement to the press regarding Darden's charges and the timing: there was forensic evidence that was sent to the lab which took quite a while to process and receive which held up the case," Trooper Paul Holdefer said input was needed from the Delaware County District Attorney's office When the final charges were approved by the DA the Trooper filed the appropriate criminal complaint and affidavit of probable cause there are times and circumstances that delay the filing of charges This appears to be one of those instances." Darden was charged with terroristic threats