$30K Of Jewelry Pawned By Retirement Community Employee In Mechanicsburg: Police $30K Of Jewelry Pawned By Retirement Community Employee In Mechanicsburg: Police
$30K Of Jewelry Pawned By Retirement Community Employee In Mechanicsburg: Police An 52-year-old employee at a retirement community broken into 12 homes, stole more than $30,000 worth of jewelry and pawned it, police announced on Monday, April 17, 2023.  Gary Lee Troup Sr., told police he pawned the goods, when he was questioned and arrested on April 13— but the investigation the thefts began on Jan. 11 and the first theft was in late 2022, Lower Allen Township police explained in the release.  The Mount Wolf resident was a maintenance worker at Bethany Village West when he broken into the homes, according to the police.  Troup has been charged with 25 of…
Dad's Throat Slit By Son Who Burned Down Grandma's House, PA State Police Say Dad's Throat Slit By Son Who Burned Down Grandma's House, PA State Police Say
Dad's Throat Slit By Son Who Burned Down Grandma's House, PA State Police Say A man convicted on charges filed in connection to burning his grandmother's house down is facing troubles with the law again, this time after slitting his father's throat with a kitchen knife, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Christopher Thomas Rhone, 43, took a kitchen knife to his 69-year-old dad's throat while he was asleep on the couch in the home they share in the 6500 block of Mountain Drive at 1:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 2, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in the affidavit.  The police arrived to find the dad holding a towel to his throat, w…
New Oxford Woman Slashed In Face By Man During Argument, State Police Say New Oxford Woman Slashed In Face By Man During Argument, State Police Say
New Oxford Woman Slashed In Face By Man During Argument, State Police Say A 38-year-old New Oxford woman was cut in the face with a knife wielded by a New Oxford man, Pennsylvania State Police explained in a release on Thursday, March 16, 2023.  Daniel Steve Shelton, 45, was arrested when police arrived at the scene of the argument where the slashing happened on Carlisle Pike, Reading Township, on March 14, at 10:41 p.m., according to the release.  He was charged with two counts of simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and harassment, according to his court docket. Shelton was released on a $10,000 surety bond on March 15 and his preli…
Woman Who Went On Racial Tirade At PA Pizzeria Facing Charges Woman Who Went On Racial Tirade At PA Pizzeria Facing Charges
Woman Who Went On Racial Tirade At PA Pizzeria Facing Charges A 55-year-old woman who went on a racial tirade in a Montgomery County pizzeria is facing charges, authorities said. Rita Bellew, of Hatboro, has been charged with ethnic intimidation and harassment following her rant that went viral at Amy's Pizzeria on Feb. 23 in Hatboro last week, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Hatboro Police Chief James E. Gardner said. "The video shows Bellew berating the staff of the restaurant with a profane, racially fueled tirade. Bellew was apparently triggered, at least in part, by a Spanish broadcast being shown on television in the rest…
'Will Pay Someone To Hurt Neighbor': PA Tenant Arrested After Terroristic FB Post, Police Say 'Will Pay Someone To Hurt Neighbor': PA Tenant Arrested After Terroristic FB Post, Police Say
'Will Pay Someone To Hurt Neighbor': PA Tenant Arrested After Terroristic FB Post, Police Say A 29-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing charges after posting a message to Facebook offering to pay someone to hurt his neighbor, authorities said. John Hegedus' landlord in Pen Argyl apparently walked into the Slate Belt police station saying he "threatened" another tenant on Tuesday, Feb. 21 around 10:05 a.m., Slate Belt police said. The police chief saw Hegedus' Facebook post, which caused the other tenant "substantial fear," police said. Hegedus was subsequently arrested and arraigned before a Magisterial District Judge, who set bail at $35,000 with a 10% option. Hegedus was char…
Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say
Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say A 52-year-old convicted rapist snuck into a Penn State University bathroom and filmed a student's "genitalia" on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Registered sex offender Mark Alonzo Williams also assaulted the student after he confronted him about the phone in  HUB-Robeson Center bathroom, Penn State University police explain in the affidavit of probable cause.  The student was using a bathroom stall on the ground floor of the HUB around 5 p.m. when he saw that Williams was in the stall next to him with “his cell phone positioned…
Lititz Dad Threatens To Share 'Intimate Images' Of Woman He Stalks, Police Say Lititz Dad Threatens To Share 'Intimate Images' Of Woman He Stalks, Police Say
Lititz Dad Threatens To Share 'Intimate Images' Of Woman He Stalks, Police Say A dad on probation for making terroristic threats was arrested on Valentine's Day for threatening to share "intimate images and videos" of a woman that he was stalking, Lititz Borough of police announced on Thursday, Feb 16.  Oren Harsanyi, 48, of Lititz, "engaged in a course of conduct against a person, an adult female, in which he threatened to send intimate images and videos of that person to other people," the police say.  He was charged with a misdemeanor for stalking, although police say they also filed a charge for harassment. He has been held in the Lancaster County Priso…
Woman Beats Man With Wood, Sprays Him With Aersol, Police In Lancaster Say Woman Beats Man With Wood, Sprays Him With Aersol, Police In Lancaster Say
Woman Beats Man With Wood, Sprays Him With Aersol, Police In Lancaster Say A domestic violence incident involving construction equipment has landed a 31-year-old woman with charges, authorities announced on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.  Mariya Y. Gortman, of the Denver/Reinholds area, was arrested after police arrived at the scene of a reported domestic dispute and "found evidence that she sprayed the victim in the face with an aerosol can and struck him several times with a piece of wood, causing injuries," East Cocalico Police state in the release. The incident on Feb. 9 led to police charging Gortman with simple assault and harassment, according to court do…
Quarryville Woman's Life Threatened By Convicted Felon Turned Burglar, Police Say Quarryville Woman's Life Threatened By Convicted Felon Turned Burglar, Police Say
Quarryville Woman's Life Threatened By Convicted Felon Turned Burglar, Police Say A former convict kicked in the door of a Quarryville home, then assaulted and threatened the life of a woman before fleeing on Jan. 30, 2023, area police explained in a release on Feb. 1.  Dakota Ray Eldridge, 27, broke into the home in the 100 block of Groffdale Drive shortly before 11:52 p.m. when police say they arrived on the scene.  The officers had been called to "a report of a Burglary, in-progress," the police state in the release.  Upon arrival, they found "Eldridge physically assaulted and threatened the life of the female victim inside (of the home)" the police de…
Cop Hospitalized After Being Sprayed With Garden Hose By Drunk Enola Mom, Police Say Cop Hospitalized After Being Sprayed With Garden Hose By Drunk Enola Mom, Police Say
Cop Hospitalized After Being Sprayed With Garden Hose By Drunk Enola Mom, Police Say An Enola mom causing a domestic disturbance assaulted a police officer last November, East Pennsboro police announced in a release on Monday, January 23, 2023. The police were called to the "active disturbance" in the 1400 block of 5th Street on Nov. 10 around 5:44 p.m., according to the release.  Officers arrived and found 36-year-old Nicole Ann Groupe intoxicated and yelling at her neighbors.  "While the officer attempted to talk with Groupe, she grabbed a garden hose and soaked the officer with water," the police say, adding that it didn't end there, "officers then attempted t…
Florida Dad Posts Child Porn To Facebook Story: Chambersburg Police Florida Dad Posts Child Porn To Facebook Story: Chambersburg Police
Florida Dad Posts Child Porn To Facebook Story: Chambersburg Police A 32-year-old dad from Florida shared photos of children engaging in sexual acts to his Facebook story as a way to "harass or intimidate" the victim(s), police in Chambersburg explain in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Tylor Davidson Lamance was "charged with one count of unlawful dissemination of intimate image after an incident was reported to police" on North Church Street, Chambersburg on November 2, 2022, at 11:47 a.m., the police stated in a release on January 19.  He was arrested on Wednesday, January 18 at 8 a.m., according to the release. Lamance has been held on a m…
Baseball Bat Beatdown Suspect Tracked By Dogs, Helicopter In Conestoga: State Police Baseball Bat Beatdown Suspect Tracked By Dogs, Helicopter In Conestoga: State Police
Baseball Bat Beatdown Suspect Tracked By Dogs, Helicopter In Conestoga: State Police A man who allegedly chased and beat two people with an aluminum baseball was chased down by Pennsylvania state police.  Kerr Michael Graham, 51, of Conestoga, struck two individuals with an aluminum baseball bat around the 3300 block of Main Street, Conestoga Township, on January 15, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police.  When state police at Lancaster barracks met with the victims they learned they were relatives of Graham's and he had "struck the one victim three times in the head with the aluminum bat, causing visible injuries," and had "struck the othe…