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Police Seek ID Of Gunman In Terrifying Late-Summer Dauphin County Incident Police Seek ID Of Gunman In Terrifying Late-Summer Dauphin County Incident
Police Seek ID Of Gunman In Terrifying Late-Summer Dauphin County Incident Police in Dauphin County are seeking the public's help in identifying the individual wanted in connection with an August assault. The man pictured above was in a group of three people who approached the victim sitting in their car on the 200 block of Liz Lane in Swatara around 9:20 p.m. on Aug. 28, police said.  The man above pulled out a handgun and began yelling and threatening the victims. A responding officer saw the individuals running behind the 300 block of Kristy Lane but was not able to detain them or see where they went. Anyone who recognizes the man is urged to call Swatara…
345 Offenses As Adult For Teen School Bus Shooter: Chester DA 345 Offenses As Adult For Teen School Bus Shooter: Chester DA
345 Offenses As Adult For Teen School Bus Shooter: Chester DA Students were on a school bus when gunshots came through the windshield, Chester County officials announced on Thursday night, Oct. 10.  Jaki White-Marshall, 17, of Coatesville, has been arrested and will be charged as an adult for shooting at a bus full of high school students, the Chester County District Attorney announced the day after the shooting.  The shooting happened in the 300 block of Charles Street near Hope Avenue and Madison Street around 3 p.m., according to the Coatesville Area School District and the DA.  White-Marshall was one of four men…
21-Year-Ol ID'd As Rt 22 Fatal Crash Victim: Lower Paxton Police 21-Year-Ol ID'd As Rt 22 Fatal Crash Victim: Lower Paxton Police
21-Year-Ol ID'd As Rt 22 Fatal Crash Victim: Lower Paxton Police The man who was killed in a crash that closed Route 22 in both directions, has been identified.  Michael Butchko, 21, of Lower Paxton Township, was taken to an area hospital from the scene with "severe injuries" and pronounced dead on Tuesday, Oct. 8, LPT Bureau of Police wrote in an updated release.  The deadly crash involved a passenger vehicle and a motorcycle on Allentown Boulevard/Rt 22 West at South Arlene Street at 7:47 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. The police later confirmed that, no…
Shot Child Hospitalized, PA State Police Say (DEVELOPING) Shot Child Hospitalized, PA State Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Shot Child Hospitalized, PA State Police Say (Developing) A boy is in the hospital after being shot in Central Pennsylvania, state troopers announced on Monday, Oct. 7.  The unnamed child was taken in a private vehicle to  Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital in East Pennsboro Township on Sunday, Oct. 6, according to PSP Troopers in Carlisle.  The preliminary investigation has led PA State Police to believe the child was shot in Carroll Township, York County, although the investigation remains active. There is no threat to the public, according to PSP.  Check back here for updates. 
MISSING: Diagnosed Bipolar PA Teen Took Greyhound To Texas Then Disappeared MISSING: Diagnosed Bipolar PA Teen Took Greyhound To Texas Then Disappeared
Missing: Diagnosed Bipolar PA Teen Took Greyhound To Texas Then Disappeared A 16-year-old girl who left her Central Pennsylvania high school and was not seen for days — reappeared on a survallience camera at a Greyhound bus station Texas — only to disappear again, according to her mom and police.  Jillian Finnie is in the middle of a 21 hour drive from Lancaster, PA to Houston, TX, she told Daily Voice on Friday, Oct. 4. Her daughter, Aniesha Allen was spotted on surveillance video at the Greyhound bus stop in Houston’s Magnolia Park neighborhood around 1:25 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. Aniesha left McCaskey High School on Thursday, Sept…
2 Hospitalized After Officer-Involved Shooting Under Investigation By PA State Police 2 Hospitalized After Officer-Involved Shooting Under Investigation By PA State Police
2 Hospitalized After Officer-Involved Shooting Under Investigation By PA State Police An officer-involved shooting happened on Thursday night, Oct. 3, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Megan Frazer told Daily Voice.  A Marysville Borough Police Officer was involved in the shooting, according to Trooper Frazer.  Cassell Street from South State Road/Route 11 to Church Street was shuttered in Marysville until Friday morning, Oct. 4, according to witnesses.  Two people were taken to Holy Spirit Hospital, according to Perry County Emergency Management Agency. Law enforcement officers from the State Police, Marysville Borough, and Hampden Township swarmed the…
Fire Breaks Out At Storage Unit On US Rt 30: Officials (PHOTOS) Fire Breaks Out At Storage Unit On US Rt 30: Officials (PHOTOS)
Fire Breaks Out At Storage Unit On US Rt 30: Officials (Photos) A storage unit caught on fire in South Central Pennsylvania on Friday morning, Oct. 4, officials announced.  Firefighters were called to the blaze at 55West Loudon Street/Lincoln Way West/US Route 30 in Chambersburg Borough around 8:30 a.m., according to police and fire companies called to the scene.  Numerous storage sheds burned, according to the Franklin Fire Company. "Hydrant failures have hindered operations," the company said, but by 9:30 a.m., "crews have secured a water source and the fire is under control." The roadway was shut down between Federal Street and Sollenberger Road as …
Lyft Driver Who Kissed Passenger Arrested By Police In Central PA Lyft Driver Who Kissed Passenger Arrested By Police In Central PA
Lyft Driver Who Kissed Passenger Arrested By Police In Central PA A Lyft driver has been arrested after carrying his passenger's groceries home and kissing her, according to a release by the Lower Allen Township Police on Wednesday, Oct. 2.  A warrant for 36-year-old Ardian Demiri, of Harrisburg, was issued for a felony burglary charge and one misdemeanor charge of indecent assault without consent on Wednesday, Sep. 11, according to the police and confirmed by court documents.  The charges stem from an investigation into "an incident with a Lyft driver," in the 1700 block of Creek Vista Drive, as stated in the police release.  The vic…
2K Central PA Residents Without Power As Fallen Trees Cause Outage: Police 2K Central PA Residents Without Power As Fallen Trees Cause Outage: Police
2K Central PA Residents Without Power As Fallen Trees Cause Outage: Police Fallen trees have left nearly two thousand Central Pennsylvania residents without power, police announced on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 1.  The outage was reported around 1 p.m.  The fallen trees are in the 300 block of Swatara Street in Steelton, according to the police.  "Residents and businesses are experiencing a power outage," the police said.  Students are also being dismissed early due to the outage, according to the district.  Roller Families, Due to a power outage in the area students riding buses and parent pick ups will be dismissed at noon today and …
Fiery, Crazy Car Rally In Philly Gets Pittsburgh, NJ Drivers Arrested: PPD Fiery, Crazy Car Rally In Philly Gets Pittsburgh, NJ Drivers Arrested: PPD
Fiery, Crazy Car Rally In Philly Gets Pittsburgh, NJ Drivers Arrested: PPD An illegal car meetup with fires and a police officer nearly being struck has led to two more arrests — this time of people from outside the Philadelphia suburbs, police announced on Saturday, Sept. 28.  Alexis Boyce, 20 of Englishtown, NJ, turned herself into Philadelphia Police at 600 Arch Street at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, and Albert Woynar, 18 of Pittsburgh, was arrested by Pennsylvania State Troopers later that day, Philadelphia Police detailed in the release. Both were wanted in connection with a 50-car meetup in the 7400 block of Bustleton Avenue on Saturday, Se…
Shots Fired Into 5-Year-Old's Bedroom, Lancaster Police Say Shots Fired Into 5-Year-Old's Bedroom, Lancaster Police Say
Shots Fired Into 5-Year-Old's Bedroom, Lancaster Police Say A 5-year-old was awoken early Friday morning, Sept. 27, when bullets shot into their bedroom, Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced later in the day.  Officers were called to a report of shots fired in the 500 block of Juniata Street around 2:25 a.m. They found "multiple shell casings and one live round of ammunition after canvassing the area," as written in the release.  A witness told police they heard multiple gunshots and saw two men running toward Stevens Avenue. A resident on South Anne Street "provided evidence that at least one bullet penetrated their 5-year-old’…
School Bus Struck In Central PA Hit-Run School Bus Struck In Central PA Hit-Run
School Bus Struck In Central PA Hit-Run A pick-up truck and its driver are being sought by Newville police following a hit-and-run with a school bus, according to a release on Thursday, Sept. 26.  The crash happened in Newville at 3:02 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the police explained.  There is no word about any injuries, the extent of damage to the bus, or if children were onboard at the time of the crash.  The police want to speak with the person driving the pickup in the black Chevrolet pickup truck pictured above.  Anyone with information regarding this truck, the driver, or the owner is asked to reach ou…
Missing 80-Year-Old Possibly In Danger, North Middleton Police Say Missing 80-Year-Old Possibly In Danger, North Middleton Police Say
Missing 80-Year-Old Possibly In Danger, North Middleton Police Say An 80-year-old man has been missing for days and he could be indanger, North Middleton Police announced on Friday, Sept. 20.  Wayne Lokey was last seen in the area of 100 block Long View, North Middleton Twp, Cumberland County around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Lokey was driving a white 2016 Ford Explorer, with the Tennessee license plate "LIONEL1," police wrote. He is believed to beheading to Maine.  Lokey is described as a white man who is 5 feet 11 inches tall,  weighs 180 lbs., with gray/balding hair, and has blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue short sleeve sh…
DNA Testing Required In Fatal Fire At 124-Year-Old Harrisburg Rowhome: Officials DNA Testing Required In Fatal Fire At 124-Year-Old Harrisburg Rowhome: Officials
DNA Testing Required In Fatal Fire At 124-Year-Old Harrisburg Rowhome: Officials DNA testing will be required to identify a woman who died in a fire at a rowhome built over 124 years ago, authorities explained on Wednesday, Sept. 17 and public records show.  Three apartments within the rowhome burned in the 200 block of North 15th Street beginning around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, according to the Dauphin County Department of Public Safety. Crews battled the blaze even as the roof collapsed, fire officials explained and videos and photos showed. 3rd Alarm Fire - North 15th Street, Harrisburg City Posted by Dustin Weese on Thursday, September 12, 202…
Lebanon Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting Man, Fleeing On Scooter: Affidavit Lebanon Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting Man, Fleeing On Scooter: Affidavit
Lebanon Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting Man, Fleeing On Scooter: Affidavit A teenage boy has been arrested and a 21-year-old man is in the hospital following a shooting in Lebanon on Tuesday, Sept. 17, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice the following day.  Luis Yirie Correa Gomez, 17, of Lebanon, was having "a verbal argument" with a woman outside a home in the 1700 block of Center Street when he pulled a gun from his waistband making the woman "fear of serious bodily injury," North Cornwall Township police explained in the affidavit of probable citing the witness.  When a 21-year-old man came from the home to speak with Correa Gomez, t…
As Early Voting Starts, MontCo DA Promises Crackdown On Illegal Activities Leading Up To Nov. 5 As Early Voting Starts, MontCo DA Promises Crackdown On Illegal Activities Leading Up To Nov. 5
As Early Voting Starts, MontCo DA Promises Crackdown On Illegal Activities Leading Up To Nov. 5 As voting began this week in Pennsylvania, Montgomery County law enforcement officials announced measures to ensure "a fair and safe" election on Nov. 5 as well as the 49 days leading up to it. Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele detailed the actions including a "suspicious activity" tip line for problems at election ballot drop boxes at a Tuesday, Sept. 17 press conference. Early voting began on Monday, Sept. 16 and Pennsylvania is the largest of seven so-called "swing states" crucial to the Electoral College vote. In total, there are 538 electoral votes …
HOMICIDE: Details Released In Chambersburg Police Incident (UPDATE) HOMICIDE: Details Released In Chambersburg Police Incident (UPDATE)
Homicide: Details Released In Chambersburg Police Incident (Update) An "active police incident" that shuttered a neighborhood in Chambersburg on Tuesday, Sept. 17 turned out to be part of a homicide investigation launched the previous night, police explained.  The public was asked to avoid the area of Nicholson Square Village "for an active police incident" at 11:16 a.m. the department stated in its original release. The exact intersection listed in the release is Scotland Avenue and Woodstock Road. The incident was resolved shortly before 1 p.m., according to an updated release.  "This was an isolated incident, there is no da…
Second Teen With Gun Arrested Following Shooting At Party: Lancaster Police Second Teen With Gun Arrested Following Shooting At Party: Lancaster Police
Second Teen With Gun Arrested Following Shooting At Party: Lancaster Police A second teen boy is in police custody after a shooting at a house party on Monday, Sept. 16, the Lancaster Bureau of Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 19.  Officers were called to multiple reports of shots fired in the 300 block of East New Street at 9:18 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16. Arriving officers learned a fight had broken out during a house party in the block. "One party involved in the fight left prior to the shots fired," the police said, explaining, "Moments later, two unidentified suspects shot at the residence where the party took place. A juvenile from the residence retu…
Fake Cop With Lights, Siren Stops Vehicle In Chester County: PSP Fake Cop With Lights, Siren Stops Vehicle In Chester County: PSP
Fake Cop With Lights, Siren Stops Vehicle In Chester County: PSP He dressed like a cop and used lights and siren to pull someone over in Chester County, but wasn't a real police officer, authorities said. The fake cop pulled over a vehicle on Route 1 near Route 896 in Upper Oxford Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police, Avondale Station in a press statement on Friday, Sept. 13.  The incident occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, State Police said. The impersonator's vehicle was described as a black Cadillac Escalade. The victim told troopers that while driving north on Route 1 his vehicle was tailgated for several miles by…
Shots Fired During Armed Robbery In Highspire, Suspect At Large: Police Shots Fired During Armed Robbery In Highspire, Suspect At Large: Police
Shots Fired During Armed Robbery In Highspire, Suspect At Large: Police Three shots were fired during an armed robbery and the police are searching for the suspect, as announced in a release at 6:33 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. The robbery happened at the Highland Mart Fuel Market in Highspire at 9:46 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The store clerk described the suspects to the police as "an unknown individual wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with an 'I (heart) MY GIRLFRIEND' iron-on decal on the front, black long pants, and a black ski mask," as stated in the release. The man "entered the store displaying a handgun and fired three rounds inside the store," the polic…
Man Drugs, Assaults 6+ Women He Meets On Sugar Daddy Site: Bucks County DA Man Drugs, Assaults 6+ Women He Meets On Sugar Daddy Site: Bucks County DA
Man Drugs, Assaults 6+ Women He Meets On Sugar Daddy Site: Bucks County DA At least six women are known to have been sexually assaulted after going out with a man they met on an online dating site who ended up drugging them, District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and Bristol Township Police Chief Robert Coulton announced on Wednesday, Sept. 11.  Andrew Gallo, 40, of Copper Beech Lane, Bristol Township, was charged with five counts of rape by causing impairment, six counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, four counts of strangulation, two counts of selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverage to minors, and one count each of s…
Philadelphia Police Officer Jaime Roman, 31, Dies 2 Months After Being Shot Philadelphia Police Officer Jaime Roman, 31, Dies 2 Months After Being Shot
Philadelphia Police Officer Jaime Roman, 31, Dies 2 Months After Being Shot A 31-year-old Philadelphia police officer has died from injuries he sustained in a line-of-duty shooting more than 2 months ago,  Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Officer Jaime Roman had been in a coma at Temple University Hospital following a shooting on July 22, 2024. He passed away in the hospital just after 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, according to the Mayor. Roman and his Officer Azieme Lindsey, both assigned to the 25th Police District pulled over a blue Toyota Echo on the 3600 block of F Street near Tioga Street in Kensington, the police explain…
SEEN HIM? Manhunt In Machete Attack In Upper Merion Township (DEVELOPING) SEEN HIM? Manhunt In Machete Attack In Upper Merion Township (DEVELOPING)
Seen HIM? Manhunt In Machete Attack In Upper Merion Township (Developing) Police in Upper Merion Township are on the lookout for a 56-year-old man wanted in a recent machete attack in which the victim suffered "significant" injuries, authorities said on Monday, Sept. 9. Edward Gomery is suspected in "an aggravated assault involving a machete" on another man he knew on Aug. 27, Upper Merion police said. ALSO SEE: CAPTURED: Wanted Suspect Nabbed By Norristown Police. The US Marshals Service (Philadelphia Office) is assisting in locating Gomery, police said. At about 12:15 a.m. on Aug. 27, officers were dispatched to a residence on the 200 block of New Church Road…
Man Killed, Infant Shot In PA, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Man Killed, Infant Shot In PA, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Man Killed, Infant Shot In PA, Police Say (Developing) A double shooting has left a 25-year-old man dead and a 1-year-old boy injured, Philadelphia police announced late on Wednesday night, Sept. 4.  Police were called to the shooting in the 3200 block of D Street, in the 25th District, at 6:21 p.m., PPD detailed in the release.  The man "was shot multiple times throughout his body," the police said. He was taken by PFD-Medic Unit to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:46 p.m. The infant suffered graze wounds to his right leg, left leg, and head, according to PPD. He was taken in a private vehicle to Nazare…
3-Year-Old Ayla Miller Beaten To Death By PA Grandma Johnson: Affidavit 3-Year-Old Ayla Miller Beaten To Death By PA Grandma Johnson: Affidavit
3-Year-Old Ayla Miller Beaten To Death By PA Grandma Johnson: Affidavit A 56-year-old grandmother is accused of beating her 3-year-old granddaughter to death over Labor Day weekend, Pittsburgh Public Safety announced on Sunday, Sept. 1. Denise Johnson of Pittsburgh's North Side has been charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, aggravated assault, corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of children, according to the police and court records.  The charges stem from an investigation by homicide detectives after her 3-year-old granddaughter Ayla Miller was found dead by other family members — including another child — in…
3-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Pennsylvania Pond: Police 3-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Pennsylvania Pond: Police
3-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Pennsylvania Pond: Police A 3-year-old boy from Chesterbrook died after he was pulled from a pond in Chester County on Labor Day, authorities said. The incident occurred at about 6:50 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 2 at Wilson Farm Park near Lee and Wilson roads in the Chesterbrook area of Tredyffrin Township. Police were called to the scene for reports of a missing child. When the officers arrived, they searched the immediate area and one of the officers found the boy in a nearby pond unresponsive, Captain Tyler Moyer with Tredyffrin Township police told Daily Voice. The officers immediately started resuscitatio…
Absoconder! Convicted Sex Offender Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police Absoconder! Convicted Sex Offender Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police
Absoconder! Convicted Sex Offender Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police An arrest warrant has been issued for a convicted sex offender who failed to register with Pennsylvania State Police, according to a release by the Erie County District Attorney's Office on Friday, Aug. 30.  Russell Edward Mason, 44, failed to register as a sex offender, after he was convicted in March 2013 of raping a child and importuning a child in Dec. 2012, according to the PSP Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry.  Mason has been a registered sex offender since May 2016. but he disappeared in Nov. 2021, according to the registry.  Mason was last seen on Nov. 8, …
Constable Charged After Leaving Loaded Gun In Pennsylvania Public Bathroom Constable Charged After Leaving Loaded Gun In Pennsylvania Public Bathroom
Constable Charged After Leaving Loaded Gun In Pennsylvania Public Bathroom A Lebanon County Constable has been charged after he left his gun in a public restroom, the District Attorney's office announced on Thursday, Aug. 29.  Lebanon County Constable James Drahovsky left his gun in the public restroom at the District Justice Office located at 502 State Drive on Monday, Aug. 26, Chief County Detective Jonathan Hess detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.  The 70-year-old left in the Glock 27 loaded with six 40 caliber bullets sometime between 1:37 and 1:44 p.m., Hess explained after watching the surveillance video footage. He left the offi…
Michele Rhodes, 55, ID'd As Woman Who Died At Elizabethtown Fair: Coroner Michele Rhodes, 55, ID'd As Woman Who Died At Elizabethtown Fair: Coroner
Michele Rhodes, 55, ID'd As Woman Who Died At Elizabethtown Fair: Coroner The woman who died following a "medical emergency" at the Elizabethtown Fair on Tuesday, August 20 has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office.  Michele Rhodes, 55, of Akron, PA, and originally from Mount Holly, NJ, choked to death at the Elizabethtown Fair, Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber explained and as detailed in her obituary posted by Roseboro Stradling Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc., Denver.  Police officers were eating lunch at the fair located at 900 East High Street in Elizabethtown Borough when the incident began at 12:55 p.m. Aug. 20, as Da…
FOUND: 5-Year-Old Girl Missing In Chambersburg, Police Say FOUND: 5-Year-Old Girl Missing In Chambersburg, Police Say
Found: 5-Year-Old Girl Missing In Chambersburg, Police Say A 5-year-old girl who went missing in Chambersburg has been found safe, police told Daily Voice. The girl pictured "walked away from the area of 76 W Liberty St at approximately 11:51 a.m.," the police stated in the release on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14. She was found safe a few hours later, the police told us.
Coroner IDs 10-Year-Old Boy Drowned While Kayaking In Yellow Breeches Creek Coroner IDs 10-Year-Old Boy Drowned While Kayaking In Yellow Breeches Creek
Coroner IDs 10-Year-Old Boy Drowned While Kayaking In Yellow Breeches Creek On Wednesday, Aug. 14 a coroner was called to the area of search for a 10-year-old boy who went missing while kayaking in Yellow Breeches Creek – which became a recovery mission to retrieve his body on Monday, Aug. 12, the Fairview Township Fire Department announced. Matthew Coffroth Jr.'s body was found shortly after 7:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, according to the York County Coroner's office.  "He had been kayaking with family and friends on the creek when he fell out of his kayak and went under the water, never resurfacing," as stated in the coroner's release. His body w…