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Woman Dies After Less Than 24 Hours In Allegheny County Jail: Officials Woman Dies After Less Than 24 Hours In Allegheny County Jail: Officials
Woman Dies After Less Than 24 Hours In Allegheny County Jail: Officials A woman who had only been in the Allegheny County Jail for one day has died, officials announced on Saturday, Sept. 14.  The unidentified 53-year-old woman passed away following a "medicinal incident" less than 24 hours after entering the jail, Acting Warden Shane T. Dady said.   The woman was still in the Allegheny County Jail intake department when she passed. She was brought in on a felony possession charge on Friday, Sept. 13. A "medical emergency" was called in the department at approximately 7:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 14. "Jail healthcare staff attempted lifesavin…

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by Jillian Pikora
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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…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Coroner Called To PA Fair After Woman Has 'Medical Emergency' Officials Say Coroner Called To PA Fair After Woman Has 'Medical Emergency' Officials Say
Coroner Called To PA Fair After Woman Has 'Medical Emergency' Officials Say A woman has died following a "medical emergency" at the Elizabethtown Fair on Tuesday, August 20, the Elizabethtown Police Department told Daily Voice on Thursday, Aug. 22. 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 detailed in the police release. The 55-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest and officers immediately gave her CPR until Emergency Medical Services from MESA arrived, according to the police. Shortly after the woman died due to the medical emergency, the police exp…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Amish Farm Rescue 30 Feet Up Barn Rafters In Bart Township (PHOTOS) Amish Farm Rescue 30 Feet Up Barn Rafters In Bart Township (PHOTOS)
Amish Farm Rescue 30 Feet Up Barn Rafters In Bart Township (Photos) A man having a "medical issue" in the rafters of a tobacco barn on an Amish farm was rescued on Friday morning, Aug. 16, authorities said.  Firefighters were called to the farm rescue in the 1700 block of Georgetown Road in Bart Township at 8:52 a.m. on Friday, according to a release by the Quarryville Fire Company and Lancaster County Wide Communications.  Crews from both the Quarryville and Bart Township fire companies responded. Firefighters located the man approximately 30 feet off the ground in the rafters of the tobacco barn. To safely get to him, a hole was cut in th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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SUV Slams Into 7-Eleven In Northeast Philadelphia: Police SUV Slams Into 7-Eleven In Northeast Philadelphia: Police
SUV Slams Into 7-Eleven In Northeast Philadelphia: Police A driver suffered a medical emergency before striking a pedestrian and crashing into a convenience store Thursday morning, Aug. 1, according to Philadelphia police.  The driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee lost consciousness while headed west on Harbison Avenue around 12:45 a.m., authorities said. The Jeep drove into the parking lot of a Bustleton Avenue 7-Eleven, struck a parked tractor-trailer, then hit a 34-year-old pedestrian, police wrote in a release.  It hit the storefront before coming to a rest, they added.  The pedestrian was taken to Torresdale Hospital in critical co…

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by Mac Bullock
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'Medical Emergency' Caused Driver To Hit, Kill Norristown Pedestrian: Officials 'Medical Emergency' Caused Driver To Hit, Kill Norristown Pedestrian: Officials
'Medical Emergency' Caused Driver To Hit, Kill Norristown Pedestrian: Officials A pedestrian died on Tuesday afternoon, June 18 after being struck by a driver in Norristown, police say.  The victim was hit at West Main and Stanbridge streets just before noon and pronounced dead at the hospital an hour later, said city officials. Authorities did not report his name.  Investigators believe the driver, "an elderly male," suffered a medical emergency before striking the pedestrian on the West Main Street crosswalk. The driver stayed at the scene and was taken to the hospital for evaluation, police said.  City police and the Montgomery County …

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by Mac Bullock