Deputy coroner helps save heroin overdose victim
READING, PA. » A Pennsylvania woman who gets paid to pronounce people dead is being credited with helping save the life of a heroin overdose victim.
Bern Township police Chief Wesley Waugh says Melissa Spuhler reacted quickly when she learned the man was unresponsive in a car outside a sandwich shop where she was waiting in line.
Spuhler, a deputy Berks County coroner, tells The Reading Eagle (http://bit.ly/2vCSSNS ) she radioed for help, checked the man for a pulse, then rolled him onto his side, which helps prevent overdose victims from choking on their own vomit. A township officer arrived with a dose of naloxone to revive the man.
The rescue occurred Aug. 7.
Suit: Aetna violated law with envelope revealing HIV status
PHILADELPHIA » A Pennsylvania man is suing health insurer Aetna, saying his sister learned he was taking HIV medication after the company mailed him an envelope with a large, clear window that showed information on where to purchase the drugs.
The lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia is seeking class-action status.
It says the 52-year-old man from suburban Philadelphia doesn’t have the virus that causes AIDS but was taking the medication preventatively.
The lawsuit claims the mailing violated the law by revealing HIV information of about 12,000 customers in at least 23 states.
A spokesman for the Hartford, Connecticut-based company declined to comment on the suit.
Last week, the company said it was reviewing processes to ensure such a mistake never happens again.
Archdiocese: Donations were misappropriated by bank worker
PHILADELPHIA » The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia says some donations collected for two fundraising drives were misappropriated or mishandled by a bank employee who now faces criminal charges.
In a letter to donors last week, the archdiocese says a former employee at TD Bank is accused of tampering with donations that were supposed to be stored in lockboxes. They are still trying to determine how much money is missing.
The archdiocese says the bank employee has been arrested.
TD Bank says it conducted an internal investigation and is working with the archdiocese to address any concerns.
Officials say they do not believe the personal information of donors was compromised.
Cops: Mom discovers teen’s chat with man, who makes advance
CHAMBERSBURG, PA. » Police say a Pennsylvania man made sexual advances toward a 13-yearold girl he met on Facebook, then did the same to her mother after the woman discovered the illicit online conversation.
Twenty-two-year-old Tyler Hornbaker remained in the Franklin County jail Monday on charges of corruption of minors and illegal contact with a minor for the June incident. He was charged last week.
State police say the Mechanicsburg made online sexual advances toward the girl who told him she was 17, including sending her a nude picture.
Police say Hornbaker was driving to the girl’s home when her mother learned of the conversation and told him to stay away. Police say Hornbaker then messaged the woman asking for a sex act “for what ur daughter did.”