HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A man suspected in the slaying of his girlfriend in Pennsylvania has been arrested at a Florida casino.

Seminole Tribal Police spokesman Gary Bitner says an officer spotted 32-year-old Edwin Carrero acting suspiciously in a car early Tuesday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

Bitner tells the Sun Sentinel (http://sunsent.nl/xyW75W ) that a record's check revealed the car and its tag were stolen. The car was registered to Alicia Schmidt of Pottstown, Pa., who was found dead Thursday.

Carrero was booked into the Broward County jail on a charge of grand theft auto with a $1,000 bond. He also is awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania where he faces first- and third-degree murder charges.

Police say they discovered Schmidt's body after Carrero told his ex-wife that he "may have killed Alicia."

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Information from: South Florida Sun Sentinel, http://www.sun sentinel.com

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WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — A southwestern Pennsylvania woman who submitted $94,000 worth of fake cancer treatment insurance claims for her and her husband must repay that money while she serves nearly nine years on probation.

The Observer-Reporter of Washington, Pa. (http://bit.ly/AjMmL4 ) says 52-year-old Deborah Brown, of North Strabane, was sentenced Tuesday by a Washington County judge.

Brown pleaded guilty in August to submitting the phony claims from August 2006 through May 2008.

Brown's husband really did have prostate cancer, but didn't receive any of the treatments Brown claimed after surgery cured him in November 2006. Brown was diagnosed with lipoma, a noncancerous condition in 2007, but submitted 29 false claims for liposarcoma — a cancerous condition that affects fatty tissue.

Brown says she's addicted to painkillers but sobered up since her arrest last year and is remorseful.

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UPLAND, Pa. (AP) — A southeastern Pennsylvania man is behind bars accused of beating his girlfriend and trying to electrocute her with a hair dryer.

Police in Upland say 26-year-old David Aungst III repeatedly punched and kicked his girlfriend Saturday, then tried to force her into the shower and electrocute her with the hair appliance.

The woman told police Aungst kept her from leaving the house and assaulted her repeatedly over several hours. Investigators say the woman was able to escape out a back door and was treated at a hospital.

The Delaware County Daily Times (http://bit.ly/w8CqeO ) reports Aungst is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and other counts.

Aungst is being held on $50,000 bail. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.

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Information from: Delaware County Daily Times, http://www.delcotimes.com

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EMPORIUM, Pa. (AP) — Seismic testing has begun to determine the potential for Marcellus Shale drilling in north-central Pennsylvania's Elk State Forest.

The Bradford Era (http://bit.ly/wfq4TC ) reports Tuesday that the testing began Saturday and is being performed in an 11-square-mile area including Hicks Run, which contains the core of the state's elk population.

Nicholson Land Services and Tideland Geophysical are the companies doing the testing, though officials have yet to identify the driller or drillers interested in the land.

The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry says the testing could last until summer.

Andy Sidelinger, an oil and gas forester for the state, says the bureau owns less than 25 percent of the land being surveyed. The rest is owned by a "hodgepodge" of others.

The forest is about 120 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.

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EASTON, Pa. (AP) — The lawyer for a Pennsylvania man accused of fatally shooting a police officer responding to a call at his home last summer wants weapons seized from the defendant's home barred from trial.

Public defender Michael Corriere says police conducted an illegal search of George Hitcho's house following the fatal shooting of Freemansburg police officer Robert Lasso on Aug. 11.

Authorities say Hitcho killed Lasso as he responded to a domestic disturbance call at Hitcho's home.

Corriere says police who searched the home had already been inside while clearing the scene after the shooting. The Express-Times of Easton reports police who testified Friday said it is standard practice to search buildings while securing a crime scene.

Northampton County Judge Anthony Beltrami did not immediately rule on the request.

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Information from: The Express-Times, http://www.lehighvalleylive.com

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia woman has been sentenced to probation in the death of her son, who was fatally beaten by her then-boyfriend last year.

Daniela Gonzalez pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child in the January 2011 death of her 3-year-old son, Jason.

Authorities say Gonzalez was using heroin the night Joseph Zysk fatally beat the boy because he wouldn't stop crying.

The Philadelphia Daily News (http://bit.ly/xBvgzg ) reports Gonzalez repeatedly apologized during her court appearance Monday. Her attorney says she is pregnant again and has reunited with Jason's father.

Prosecutors say they would have sought jail time if Gonzalez wasn't pregnant.

Zysk is awaiting trial on charges including third-degree murder.

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Information from: Philadelphia Daily News, http://www.philly.com

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — A third western Pennsylvania school districts has stopped using a private security firm after learning that some guards were convicted felons or sex offenders.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://bit.ly/yvfOis ) reports the Reynolds School District in Mercer County was the latest to drop Pond Security.

Pond was also dropped last week by the Moniteau (MON'-ih-taw) School District in Butler County and the Grove City Area School System.

WTAE-TV first reported last week that some Pond employees were questioning the background of some guards.

Kelly Sieber, Pond's executive director, says the company is requiring new background checks of all its employees and has begun using stricter hiring practices to make sure all employees are legally permitted to work for them and be placed in schools.

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Information from: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, http://pghtrib.com

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Occupy Pittsburgh protesters are up against the clock as many tear down their tents and prepared to leave private property owned by Bank of New York Mellon Corp. downtown.

A court order issued last week gives the protesters until noon Monday to leave the Mellon Green. And while many protesters have been packing up over the weekend, others suggested they may stay and seek to be forcibly removed in a final act of civil disobedience.

Overnight, some protesters also erected what they call "the ark" from a pile of wooden shipping palates that many had used to keep their tents of the ground.

The purpose of the makeshift sculpture isn't clear, but the only animals seen entering or leaving the are two-by-two have been rats, apparently drawn to the normally pristine parklet by food and waste.

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CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — More than three dozen people were forced from their homes by an overnight fire at a southeastern Pennsylvania apartment complex.

Fire officials say the blaze broke out early Monday morning at the Wallingford Estates in Chester, about 12 miles southwest of Philadelphia.

About 45 people were forced out by the fire, which destroyed or damaged 25 apartments. No injuries were reported.

Investigators are trying to determine what caused the fire.

The Red Cross set up a shelter for displaced residents.

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