PA Grandmother Vanishes: 5 PA Stories You Need To Read

Good evening, Pennsylvania Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from Pennsylvania:

1. A former homicide detective who was recently charged with stalking and harassment faces rape charges in a new case. The Hatboro man, a former detective in Philadelphia, is accused of preying on a woman who lost a loved one. (Read more on Patch.)

2. Attempted murder charges have been filed against a New Jersey man for an attack on three women, one of whom is transgender, outside a Kensington nightclub. The 22-year-old Camden man also faces three counts of aggravated assault. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Police have charged a man with trying to lure a 13-year-old girl to a Bensalem motel for sex. Wilson Garcia, 34, reportedly met the juvenile on a social media app and repeatedly asked her to sneak her out of the house to meet him. (Read more on Patch.)

4. A Pennsylvania mother and grandmother who frequents the Jersey Shore has gone missing, officials said. Christi Troiano, 56, has not been seen since she left her family's Montgomery County home on April 25. Police have been trying to locate her for weeks, and are asking for the public's help. (Read more on Patch.)

5. Two former Steelers will donate their brains to science after they die, so scientists can study the of long-term effects of contact sports on the brains of athletes. Exposure to concussions (or mild or traumatic brain injury) has been found to increase the chances of developing cognitive and psychiatric syndromes, as well as the neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) later in life. (Read more on Patch.)