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Woman Bites State Trooper, Cops Say: 5 Must-Read PA Stories

Also in today's news: new details in fatal police shooting, plus cops arrest woman for starting a fire in police station.

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. Philly Police are asking for the public's help finding a missing teenager, who was last seen Monday carrying a duffle bag on Arch Street. (Read more on Patch.)

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2. A Maryland woman was charged with felony assault after authorities said she bit, hit and kicked a Pennsylvania state trooper. (Read more on Patch.)

3. A 23-year-old woman has been charged with arson after setting a small fire inside a township's police station Tuesday morning, police said. (Read more on Patch.)

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4. Officials released new information and surveillance video of a fatal police shooting at a Philadelphia corner store on Friday, where an officer was also injured. Authorities are still searching for a man, identified as 42-year-old Jose Quinones-Mendez, in connection with a shooting. (Read more on Patch.)

5. Authorities said a woman moved away from her Pennsylvania home and left her teenage son to fend mostly for himself for weeks, with no running water or heat. The boy was living in a house with pets and told police his mother sometimes sent him money, or a message online. (Read more on Patch.)

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