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PA Man Hospitalized After Fleeing On Foot From High-Speed Police Pursuit PA Man Hospitalized After Fleeing On Foot From High-Speed Police Pursuit
PA Man Hospitalized After Fleeing On Foot From High-Speed Police Pursuit A 44-year-old required hospitalization after he fled from a high-speed police pursuit on foot, Pennsylvania state police say. Jeffrey Jerome Logan of Harrisburg was driving a white Hyundai Sonata when Trooper Whittington spotted him "commit multiple summary traffic violations," on May 21, as stated in the state police release. Whittington attempted to stop Logan by activating his lights and sirens near the Interstate 83 on-ramp near 13th Street, but instead, Logan took off at a high rate of speed, the report details. Following a short chase, Logan crashed his vehicle near the intersecti…

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Pregnant Woman Punched In Stomach, Stabbed With Fork, Beaten With Baseball Bat In PA: Police Pregnant Woman Punched In Stomach, Stabbed With Fork, Beaten With Baseball Bat In PA: Police
Pregnant Woman Punched In Stomach, Stabbed With Fork, Beaten With Baseball Bat In PA: Police A pregnant woman was brutally attacked over several days before the man who beat her returned— showing up outside her home in a ski mask, authorities say. Derry Township police were first made aware of abuse after Luis A. Espinal-Rivera, 20, choked and punched the pregnant woman in the stomach on Apr. 9, 2022— they arrested him on Apr. 13 but he made bail on the 21, according to a release by the department and court documents. Espinal-Rivera's violence towards the pregnant woman continued after he was released, supposedly, in an attempt to "intimidate and harass her into dropping the previ…

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Taxi Cab Driver's Killer Arrested In Targeted PA Amtrak Shooting Had Killed Before: Police Taxi Cab Driver's Killer Arrested In Targeted PA Amtrak Shooting Had Killed Before: Police
Taxi Cab Driver's Killer Arrested In Targeted PA Amtrak Shooting Had Killed Before: Police An arrest has been made in connection with the death of a 59-year-old taxi cab driver who was found shot outside an Amtrak station in what police are calling a targeted killing on Sunday. Kenneth Cobb died at an area hospital after he was shot by Hezekiah F. Campbell outside the Amtrak station in Harrisburg near 4th and Chestnut streets around 9:30 p.m. on Mar. 27, police say. When police searched Campbell’s home, they found a Smith & Wesson 9-millimeter gun, a loaded magazine, an empty magazine, loose copper-washed ammunition cartridges, and clothing similar to what the shooter was wea…

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PA Teacher Threatened Coworkers In Emails, School Switches To Remote Learning: Police PA Teacher Threatened Coworkers In Emails, School Switches To Remote Learning: Police
PA Teacher Threatened Coworkers In Emails, School Switches To Remote Learning: Police A Pennsylvania high school teacher has been arrested after he threatened his coworkers, according to the police. David Scott Delong, a 53-year-old teacher at Harrisburg high school, sent threatening emails to other staff members the morning of Wednesday, Mar. 16, the Harrisburg bureau of police said in a release on Thursday. "The emails contained several messages that could reasonably be translated as veiled threats," Harrisburg police say. Delong was not at the school when the emails were sent or when police started their investigation, according to the release. He has no prior cri…

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Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Family Torn Apart By Gunman Released After Violating PFA Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Family Torn Apart By Gunman Released After Violating PFA
Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Family Torn Apart By Gunman Released After Violating PFA Two 6 and 7-year-old sisters are orphaned after their uncle shot and killed their parents and critically injured their aunt at their grandmother's Harrisburg home earlier this week, shortly after being freed from prison for child molestation and sexual assault. Meredith Greene and Tyler Thames were shot and killed by Gregory Gerrod Greene Jr. at the home of Greene's mother, former City Councilwoman Sandra Reid, around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9, police said. Greene— who was released from prison for raping a child in 2016 after serving four years— also stabbed his young nieces during the a…

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Support Surges For Family Of 12 Year Old Twin Killed In DUI Crash In Pennsylvania Support Surges For Family Of 12 Year Old Twin Killed In DUI Crash In Pennsylvania
Support Surges For Family Of 12 Year Old Twin Killed In DUI Crash In Pennsylvania A community is rallying for the family of a 12-year-old boy who died as a result of a single-vehicle crash where the driver is thought to have been driving under the influence, according to police. Colby Crumlich, 12, of Swatara Township, was identified as the victim by his family on a verified GoFundMe campaign page. He died at a local hospital from injuries relating to the crash that occurred in the 700 block of Keckler Road on Saturday around 3:40 p.m., according to a release by the police. It is unclear which, if any of his siblings were in the vehicle but everyone in the vehicle wa…

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12 Year Old Boy Killed In Central PA DUI Single Vehicle Crash: Police 12 Year Old Boy Killed In Central PA DUI Single Vehicle Crash: Police
12 Year Old Boy Killed In Central PA DUI Single Vehicle Crash: Police A 12-year-old boy has died as a result of a single-vehicle crash where the driver is thought to have been driving under the influence, according to police. Swatara Township police were called to a report of a vehicle into a ditch in the 700 block of Keckler Road on Saturday around 3:40 p.m., according to a release by the police. Upon arrival police found "a serious accident scene involving a single vehicle with multiple occupants," as written in the release. All of the occupants were transported to a local hospital— where the 12-year-old boy died from his injuries, police say.  …

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Man With Sword, Fake Gun Assaults PA Mini-Market Owner Man With Sword, Fake Gun Assaults PA Mini-Market Owner
Man With Sword, Fake Gun Assaults PA Mini-Market Owner A man armed with a sword and a fake gun assaulted a small business owner during an attempted robbery, according to the police. Megnath Khadka, 24, of Ohio, has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at Fresh Mini-Mart located at 2805 Market Street Road l in Penbrook, according.to area police. Khadka entered the store and demanded money while armed with a sword and gun-- the latter of which was later revealed to be fake, according to the police. During the course of the robbery, Khadka assaulted the store owner, according to the release by police. He was apprehended the day after…

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PA Man Jumps Out Of Moving Vehicle During High Speed Chase From State Police PA Man Jumps Out Of Moving Vehicle During High Speed Chase From State Police
PA Man Jumps Out Of Moving Vehicle During High Speed Chase From State Police A car slammed into a central Pennsylvania business after the driver jumped out of it during a police chase on Saturday, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Darryl "DJ" Edward Royal Jr., 32, of Middletown, jumped out of a moving vehicle, continuing to run away-- while the car slammed into a local business, according to Pennsylvania state police. Police initially attempted a traffic stop of a dark blue 2004 Honda Pilot PA license LRX2021 operated by Royal along Interstate 283 in Swatara Township on Jan. 15 at approximately 1:15 a.m., according to the release. Instead of sto…

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Registered PA Sex Offender, Dive Coach Busted After Looking At Child Porn At Work: Reports Registered PA Sex Offender, Dive Coach Busted After Looking At Child Porn At Work: Reports
Registered PA Sex Offender, Dive Coach Busted After Looking At Child Porn At Work: Reports A registered sex offender and former Pennsylvania high school dive coach faces new sex crime charges after police in Dauphin County arrested him for looking at child pornography on a work computer, authorities said. Patrick Eugene Fatta pleaded guilty to felony child pornography and misdemeanor indecent assault on a child in Lancaster County in 2015, according to public court records. The former Hempfield and Manheim Township dive coach never faced any jail time for the crimes, and was released on parole in 2017, according to PennLive. Then, on Dec. 6, police executed a search warrant at a…

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Mom Charged For Pouring Bleach On Child, Punching Parent: Report Mom Charged For Pouring Bleach On Child, Punching Parent: Report
Mom Charged For Pouring Bleach On Child, Punching Parent: Report The mom who publicly poured bleach on someone else's child outside of a middle school has been arrested, according to a report by PennLive. Marlaina Lucas, 30, has been charged with simple assault for punching the same child’s mother in the face in a fight following the bleach pouring incident, the outlet reports citing a criminal complaint filed by police. Police were called to intervene in a brawl between parents and students outside Rowland Academy located at 1842 Derry Street on Monday around 3:30 p.m., the outlet reports citing police. Lucas was held overnight in the Dauphin County …

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Shooter From Deadly Harrisburg Birthday Party Arrested, Authorities Say Shooter From Deadly Harrisburg Birthday Party Arrested, Authorities Say
Shooter From Deadly Harrisburg Birthday Party Arrested, Authorities Say A man who fatally shot an innocent woman at a bar in Harrisburg has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, PennLive reports. Jamie Bey, 27, of Harrisburg, was shot as an innocent bystander fleeing from a fight at Al's Bar in the 1300 block of Susquehanna Street in Harrisburg, during a birthday party on Oct. 25 around 9:40 p.m. as previously reported by Daily Voice. Damein Jhourron Barber, 37, of Harrisburg, has been arrested in connection with her fatal shooting, according to court documents and PennLive's report. Barber allegedly threw the gun off Interstate 83 into the Susqueha…

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