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Armed And Dangerous: Arrest Made Of MD Man Wanted For Fatal PA Shooting Armed And Dangerous: Arrest Made Of MD Man Wanted For Fatal PA Shooting
Armed And Dangerous: Arrest Made Of MD Man Wanted For Fatal PA Shooting Authorities have apprehended a man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting that rocked the Chambersburg community last month, officials announced. Joshua Martin Bresnick, 32, was arrested early Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, during a Pennsylvania State Police raid at a home on Buchanan Trail in McConnellsburg. He is accused of fatally shooting 20-year-old Rakeem Floyd on Dec. 18, 2024, outside Southgate Mall, Chambersburg police said. The targeted act of violence followed a reported fight that erupted into gunfire, leaving Floyd dead in the roadway at 221 Southgate Mall. Bresnick fled the scen…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Woman Shot By PA State Trooper After Firing Multiple Shots During Standoff: DA Woman Shot By PA State Trooper After Firing Multiple Shots During Standoff: DA
Woman Shot By PA State Trooper After Firing Multiple Shots During Standoff: DA A Pennsylvania state trooper shot a woman following a standoff in Middle Paxton Township on Thursday, Dec. 26, Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said. The standoff occurred in the 400 block of Fried Drive and escalated when the woman, identified as Samantha Leigh Atherholt, fired multiple shots, Chardo explained on Friday, Dec. 27. "One member of the PSP fired a shot," Chardo said. "The attached motion details how Samantha Atherholt fired multiple shots at police." According to court documents obtained by Daily Voice, Atherholt’s bail has been revoked following her actions d…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Trooper Shoots Man Dead During Standoff At Trailer Park: PA State Police Trooper Shoots Man Dead During Standoff At Trailer Park: PA State Police
Trooper Shoots Man Dead During Standoff At Trailer Park: PA State Police A Pennsylvania state trooper shot a man dead during a standoff at a mobile home park on Saturday, Sept. 7 in Lycoming County, authorities said. The officer-involved shooting remains under investigation pending an autopsy on Monday, Sept. 9, they said. At about 2:50 p.m. Saturday, Pennsylvania State Police at Montoursville was dispatched to a disturbance at 152 Boak Ave., Lot 49, in Wolf Township. Upon arrival, the investigation revealed that Gary Lee McCartney, 62, exited his trailer and started a verbal argument with a man doing work on an adjacent trailer, State Police said. A…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Woman In Custody After 6-Hour Standoff In Berks County: State Police Woman In Custody After 6-Hour Standoff In Berks County: State Police
Woman In Custody After 6-Hour Standoff In Berks County: State Police A Berks County woman was taken to an area hospital for a mental health evaluation after a six-hour standoff with state police, authorities say.  It happened in Windsor Township on Tuesday, March 14, officials said in a release. Concerned relatives called troopers to their residence, saying that a family member fired a gun from a bedroom window into the woods outside, police wrote.  Officers helped remove family members from the house and set up a perimeter, the release says. As troopers attempted to make contact with the woman, a state police Special Emergency Response Team (…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Standoff That Started At Lehigh County Post Office Ends After Several Hours Standoff That Started At Lehigh County Post Office Ends After Several Hours
Standoff That Started At Lehigh County Post Office Ends After Several Hours A 30-year-old Lehigh County man was hospitalized after an hours-long negotiation that began at a local post office, PA State Police said. Troopers responded to the Germansville Post Office on Memorial Road in Heidelberg around 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, for a man who was harassing customers, authorities said. After the confrontation, a trooper went to the man's home down the street, where the man threatened to kill the trooper and was showing the trooper items in a threatening manner, according to police. Troopers from both the Bethlehem and Fogelsville stations arrived on scene and cr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Poconos Man Shot Dead In Armed Standoff With PA State Police Poconos Man Shot Dead In Armed Standoff With PA State Police
Poconos Man Shot Dead In Armed Standoff With PA State Police A 59-year-old man was shot dead by state police during an hours-long armed standoff in the Poconos, authorities said. Keith Carroll was shot and killed by troopers after he walked out of his Jackson Township home armed with a handgun Thursday, June 23, Pennsylvania State Police said. Troopers were called to the home on High Point Drive around 8 p.m. after receiving a 911 call from Carroll's wife, who said her husband is depressed and had locked himself in a bedroom, police said. He was armed with a pistol, she claimed, and was threatening to kill himself and shoot at the police. When…

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by Nicole Acosta