IDs Released Following Double Deadly Fires In York County: Coroner IDs Released Following Double Deadly Fires In York County: Coroner
IDs Released Following Double Deadly Fires In York County: Coroner The identities of man and a woman who died in two separate fires in York County within two hours of each other on Monday, January 16, 2023 have been released, authorities say.  The first fire happened in the 1300 block of Roundtop Road of Warrington Township around 3 p.m., according to the state police.  A couple in their 70s lived alone in the home and the 72-year-old Lewisberry wife was pronounced deceased at the scene but Deputy Coroner Michele Kirchner at 3:57 p.m. Pennsylvania York County Lewisberry 1350 Roundtop RD 2ND Alarm Residential Structure Fire Command On Location With A.…
Missing Chambersburg Teen With Maryland Ties: Pennsylvania State Police Missing Chambersburg Teen With Maryland Ties: Pennsylvania State Police
Missing Chambersburg Teen With Maryland Ties: Pennsylvania State Police The second girl from Chambersburg and the fourth Pennsylvania teenage girl has been reported as missing by Pennsylvania state police in a release on Tuesday, January 10. Kylese Anna Seman, 15, was last seen in the Chambersburg area on Jan. 9, according to the release.  Her current whereabouts are unknown, the police say.  Seman also has connections to Hagerstown, Maryland, the police detail in the release.  Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact PSP in Chambersburg at 717-264-5161 using the incident number is PA2023-39288. 
SERT Called To Active Incident In Adams County: Pennsylvania State Police (UPDATE) SERT Called To Active Incident In Adams County: Pennsylvania State Police (UPDATE)
Sert Called To Active Incident In Adams County: Pennsylvania State Police (Update) UPDATE: The roadway reopened around 4 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 6, authorities say. Additional information was not released.  ORIGINAL: There is an active police incident in Adams County involving a Special Emergency Response Team on Thursday, Jan. 5, Pennsylvania State Police Public Information Officer Trooper Megan Frazier tells Daily Voice. Police were called to a man inside a residence in the 3400 block of Route 94 in Hamilton Township, around 8 p.m., according to Frazer and the Adams County dispatch logs.  The police are asking the public to avoid the area. "As of now, the publ…
Maryland Man Captured By PA State Police Fleeing Hit-Run In Chambersburg: Authorities Maryland Man Captured By PA State Police Fleeing Hit-Run In Chambersburg: Authorities
Maryland Man Captured By PA State Police Fleeing Hit-Run In Chambersburg: Authorities A Maryland man struck a pedestrian and fled in Chambersburg on Wednesday, Jan. 4, authorities say. Edio Estuardo-Melendrez of Hagerstown, was arrested fleeing the scene at the intersection of S. Second and E. Mckinley streets around 9:20 p.m. by Pennsylvania state police, according to the Chambersburg police department. The pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to an area hospital, the police explain in a release. He was charged with accidents involving death or personal injury and taken to Franklin County Jail, according to the release. Court documents were…
Maryland Man Steals Taxi From Richmond Airport Going 120 MPH On Chase In Pennsylvania: Police Maryland Man Steals Taxi From Richmond Airport Going 120 MPH On Chase In Pennsylvania: Police
Maryland Man Steals Taxi From Richmond Airport Going 120 MPH On Chase In Pennsylvania: Police A 23-year-old Maryland man has been arrested for stealing a taxi from an airport in Richmond, Virginia, and leading police on a high-speed chase in Pennsylvania, on Dec. 18, authorities say.  The Pennsylvania state police attempted a traffic stop at 12:37 a.m. when Yacob Abera Alemu was clocked going 99 mph in a 65 mph zone. As Alemu fled onto US 15 northbound he accelerated even more as he passed vehicles at "speeds exceeding 120 mph," state police said in a release the following Thursday. The 2017 Toyota Sienna taxi van continued at a high speed for 16 miles as multiple Pennsylv…
10-Year-Old Takes Younger Brother On 3-Mile Wrong Way Police Pursuit Crashing Into Pole In PA 10-Year-Old Takes Younger Brother On 3-Mile Wrong Way Police Pursuit Crashing Into Pole In PA
10-Year-Old Takes Younger Brother On 3-Mile Wrong Way Police Pursuit Crashing Into Pole In PA Hours before the snow began to fall, a 10-year-old boy apparently took his 6-year-old brother on a holiday joy ride in the wrong direction throughout Gettysburg on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, Pennsylvania state police say.  Troopers first noticed the children in the 2005 Ford Explorer as it was traveling west without any lights on York Street in Gettysburg Borough at 11:55 p.m., the police detailed in a release the following day.  As the Explorer sped around a traffic circle the wrong way, PSP troopers turned on their vehicle's lights and sirens in an attempt to stop the vehicl…
Septic Truck Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Maryland Man: York County Coroner Septic Truck Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Maryland Man: York County Coroner
Septic Truck Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Maryland Man: York County Coroner A 23-year-old Whitehall Maryland man died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash involving a septic truck in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon, authorities say.  Jacob Bertazon was heading north on Barrens Road with he crossed over the double yellow line for an unknown reason near the intersection of Barton Circle striking a septic tanker truck on Dec. 21 around  2:30 p.m., according to the York County coroner's officer and Pennsylvania state police.  Bertazon died an accidental death due to multiple blunt-force trauma, as certified by Deputy Coroner Milly Y…
Missing Woman Getting Catheter IV Treatment Found Safe Pennsylvania State Police Say Missing Woman Getting Catheter IV Treatment Found Safe Pennsylvania State Police Say
Missing Woman Getting Catheter IV Treatment Found Safe Pennsylvania State Police Say UPDATE: "Aten has been located and is safe!," Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers stated in an updated release. No further details were provided.  ORIGINAL: A 33-year-old woman has gone missing from her mom's York County home shortly after leaving the hospital, according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police. Amanda Sue Aten was recovering from a MRSA infection at her mom's home in the 5200 block of Sinsheim Road in Codorus Township when she left home with  "a bald man with a beard," in a white Ford Expedition thought to be a 2007 model with a three-ball trailer hitch with …
Chambersburg Felon Who Endangered Children Escapes Chambersburg Felon Who Endangered Children Escapes
Chambersburg Felon Who Endangered Children Escapes A warrant has been issued for a woman serving probation for felon endangering the welfare of children but never returned for her work release job on Thursday, Dec. 8 authorities say.  27-year-old Kathleen Elizabeth Castro-Zavala of Chambersburg was released, only serving 28 days in prison, after being found guilty of a felony endangering welfare of children charge in 2020, court records detail.  Castro-Zavala was then given probation but was resentenced after a violation in July 2021, according to the court documents.  She was being housed at the Franklin County Jail during …
Silver Alert Canceled Missing Man Found Pennsylvania State Police Say Silver Alert Canceled Missing Man Found Pennsylvania State Police Say
Silver Alert Canceled Missing Man Found Pennsylvania State Police Say UPDATE: 86-year-old James Garrison of York County has been found safe and the Silver Alert has been canceled according to the Pennsylvania state police on Tuesday, Dec. 6. No additional information was released.  ORIGINAL: An 86-year-old man is missing from his home, according to Pennsylvania state police. James Garrison was last seen in the area of Valley Road in Fairview Township on Dec. 5 at around 9 a.m. He was driving a black 2014 Chevrolet Silverado with PA Registration YGF-2733. He is derived as a White man, approximately 5-foot-10-inches tall, weighing 180 po…
Two Infants, Woman Killed, Six Hospitalized Following Crash At Pennsylvania-Maryland Stateline Two Infants, Woman Killed, Six Hospitalized Following Crash At Pennsylvania-Maryland Stateline
Two Infants, Woman Killed, Six Hospitalized Following Crash At Pennsylvania-Maryland Stateline Nine people from Chambersburg were in a deadly single-vehicle crash near the Pennsylvania-Maryland Stateline on Sunday, Dec. 4, authorities say.  59-year-old Mary Gordon lost control of her vehicle and crashed her 2018 Dodge Journey into a tree in the 5900 block of Little Cove Rd. at around 1:56 a.m., according to Pennsylvania state police. She was airlifted and taken to WellSpan York Hospital where she died an accidental death caused by multiple blunt force injuries at 5:43 a.m., as certified by York County Deputy Coroner Kayla Starner. Two girls who were passengers listed as "0 years old…
'Santa Claus' Who Sexually Assaulted Child Learns His Fate: Pennsylvania State Police 'Santa Claus' Who Sexually Assaulted Child Learns His Fate: Pennsylvania State Police
'Santa Claus' Who Sexually Assaulted Child Learns His Fate: Pennsylvania State Police It looks like some children in central Pennsylvania may have been visited by a "bad Santa." A 58-year-old man who is known for playing Santa Clause at events in central Pennsylvania has been sentenced to jail, Pennsylvania state police announced on Thanksgiving eve.  John Paul Kruger, of Hanover, has been under investigation for sexually assaulting a minor since 2021, according to an announcement by the state police on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Kruger pled guilty to charges of indecent assault of a person less than 13 and corruption of a minor and was sentenced to 11.5 to 23 months in Adams…