Mother, Boyfriend Charged in Teen's Murder / Accused Child Predator Arrested After Standoff: Top Crime Stories in PA

Check out what you missed over the past week in Pennsylvania.

Posted Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 11:00 am ET

Check out what you missed over the past week in Pennsylvania.

Authorities announced the charges against Sara Packer and Jacob Sullivan Sunday, saying the pair killed Grace Packer.

Spingler was charged with three counts of indecent assault of a person with a mental disability.

The standoff last Friday ended when police arrested a man who had sexually assaulted a girl from ages 9 to 13, the DA said.

The suspect shoved a female employee to the ground, pointed the handgun at her, and had her lead him to the cash register, police said.

Six Montgomery County parents owing $35K in child support were arrested during an overnight raid Wednesday, the sheriff's office said.

Grace Packer was abused several times throughout her short life before being killed in a "rape-murder fantasy," a lawyer told AP.

ICYMI: A former ROTC instructor at North Penn High School has been arrested after sexually assaulting a student, authorities said.

A man who previously served jail time for indecent assault has been convicted for sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl in Norristown.

BREAKING: Kevin Slocum, 21, will spend 12 to 24 years in prison for the mistaken-identity slaying of a man in Norristown in 2015.

Details emerged Wednesday after the Norristown woman who robbed Royersford's Superior Credit Union was arrested in Phoenixville.

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