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PA Mom Charged For Giving Kids Guns, Teen Son Charged In Cousin's Murder PA Mom Charged For Giving Kids Guns, Teen Son Charged In Cousin's Murder
PA Mom Charged For Giving Kids Guns, Teen Son Charged In Cousin's Murder A Lancaster County mother is accused of giving her teenage sons access to guns used in a September shootout, police announced on Friday, Nov. 15. One of those sons has also been charged in his cousin's murder.  Brandi Whisman, 42, of New Providence, was arraigned Tuesday, Nov. 14, on charges of endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors. Investigators said she gave her sons permission to take the guns whenever they wanted, providing a key and telling them where the firearms were located. Her sons, Joshua Whisman, 16, and Alexander Whisman, 18, are accused of firing …

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by Jillian Pikora
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14-Year-Old Girl Charged For TikTok Threats Against Pennsylvania HS 14-Year-Old Girl Charged For TikTok Threats Against Pennsylvania HS
14-Year-Old Girl Charged For TikTok Threats Against Pennsylvania HS As a wave of fake threats against schools plague social media and bog down police department, teens are beginning to get some punishment for the bogus posts. One teen who made threats against Lampeter Strasburg High School was charged with a misdemeanor for Terroristic Threats on Friday Sept. 20, West Lampeter Township police announced on Monday, Sept. 23. The charge again the unidentified 14-year-old girl were filed against with the Lancaster County Juvenile Courts, the police explained.  "The Lancaster County District Attorney’s office was also consulted prior to the charge," police…

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by Jillian Pikora
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13-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing 10-Year-Old To Death ID'd: PA State Police 13-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing 10-Year-Old To Death ID'd: PA State Police
James Campbell, 13, Charged With Murder: Westmoreland DA A 10-year-old boy is dead and a 13-year-old has been charged with murder in connection with his death, Pennsylvania State Police and the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office announced on Aug. 2.  James Campbell, 13, of Stahlstown has been charged with criminal homicide and murder in the first degree, court records show. He has been held without bail in the Westmoreland County Juvenile Detention Center. The 10-year-old who was stabbed was sleeping over at the 13-year-old's home in the 400 block of Donegal Lake Road in Donegal Township, Stahlstown, Westmorel…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Three Arrested Amid Fireworks Show In Harrisburg: Officials Three Arrested Amid Fireworks Show In Harrisburg: Officials
Three Arrested Amid Fireworks Show In Harrisburg: Officials Three people were taken into custody and the fireworks show was called off during July 4 celebrations in Harrisburg, city officials said in a release.  On three separate occasions during the show at Riverfront Park, police said they "noticed what they believed were weapons being carried in the crowd of people," said Mayor Wanda R.D. Williams in a statement.  They fled when officers approached them, according to officials.  A juvenile was later found with a Glock with a 24-round magazine, and an adult man with another juvenile was seen throwing a gun into the river …

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by Mac Bullock
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Fifth Suspect In Custody For Philly Mass Shooting That Injured 8 Teens: Police Fifth Suspect In Custody For Philly Mass Shooting That Injured 8 Teens: Police
Fifth Suspect In Custody For Philly Mass Shooting That Injured 8 Teens: Police Philadelphia police have named a fifth suspect in the mass shooting at a SEPTA bus stop on March 6.  Fifteen-year-old Jeremiah Jefferson is in police custody, PPD confirmed to Daily Voice.  The shooting took place at school dismissal and sent eight teenagers to the hospital – including one 16-year-old in critical condition, who police believe was the intended target of the attack.  Four other suspects are in custody for the shooting: 17-year-old Asir Boone, 19-year-old Jermahd Carter, 18-year-old Jamaal Tucker, and 17-year-old Ahnile Buggs.  Asir Boone&nb…

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by Mac Bullock
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Teen Arrested For Bringing Handgun To Central PA High School Teen Arrested For Bringing Handgun To Central PA High School
Teen Arrested For Bringing Handgun To Central PA High School A 17-year-old boy is in police custody for bringing a gun to Central Dauphin East High School on Thursday, Feb. 15, the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police announced on Friday night. The unnamed minor was arrested "in cooperation with the Central Dauphin School District Police," as stated in the police release around 9 p.m. on Feb. 16.  The gun he allegedly brought into the school forced a massive "systematic search" involving numerous police agencies including the Pennsylvania and Maryland State Police, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Police explained that the gun was st…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Hagerstown Duo ID'd In Fatal Police Chase Into Ravine In Greencastle: State Police Hagerstown Duo ID'd In Fatal Police Chase Into Ravine In Greencastle: State Police
Robert Wade Norwood Dies In Police Chase Crash Two suspected thieves who fled from Pennsylvania State Police and died after crashing into "a body of water" have been identified, Trooper Megan Frazer told Daily Voice on Thursday. Robert Wade Norwood, 21, of Hagerstown was the passenger in the car that crashed, the driver, a Hagerstown white 16-year-old boy, will not have his name released, per Pennsylvania State Police policy on releasing minor's names. The teenage driver has been identified click here to read our report.  The duo reportedly were seen breaking into vehicles and thought to be stealing from them in the 9000 bloc…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Juvenile' Injured After Gunfire Erupts In Lancaster: Police 'Juvenile' Injured After Gunfire Erupts In Lancaster: Police
'Juvenile' Injured After Gunfire Erupts In Lancaster: Police A minor is injured after gunfire rang out near a Lancaster Township apartment complex on Monday evening, Oct. 30, according to authorities.  Manheim police rushed to the 800 block of Sterling Place for multiple reports of a shooting in progress around 5:30 p.m., the department said.  One "juvenile" was hospitalized with a gunshot wound, though police declined to describe their condition.  Authorities said shell casings at the scene showed more than 10 shots were fired by multiple weapons, though "it is unknown exactly how many." Officers remained in the area through the even…

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by Mac Bullock
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Video Lands Teen Adult Charges For Stabbing, PA State Police Say Video Lands Teen Adult Charges For Stabbing, PA State Police Say
Video Lands Teen Adult Charges For Stabbing, PA State Police Say A 16-year-old boy has been charged as an adult after being caught on video stabbing a 17-year-old boy during a fight, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday.  Isaac Mason Blinke reportedly stabbed the older teen around 7:04 p.m. in the 200 block of West Broadway in Red Lion, PSP detailed in a release.  When first responders arrived at the reported assault "the 17-year-old victim was found with a stab wound in his torso," the state police said. The teen told the police, they had been in a had been in a fight when Isaac "brandished a knife and stabbed him in …

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Teen Sexually Abuses Minors, Police Say PA Teen Sexually Abuses Minors, Police Say
PA Teen Sexually Abuses Minors, Police Say A teenage boy is accused of sexually abusing children in Pennsylvania, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023.  The unidentified 14-year-old Mount Joy boy was arrested following a police investigation that "uncovered multiple offenses by the defendant over the course of two to three months involving several victims," area police stated in a release.  He was charged with the following, according to Mount Joy Borough Police: Two Counts of Sexual Abuse of Children-Photograph/Film/Depict on Computer Sex Act. Sexual Abuse of Children-Possession of Child Pornography. Indecent Assau…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Students Behaving Badly At Central PA HS: Police Students Behaving Badly At Central PA HS: Police
Students Behaving Badly At Central PA HS: Police Five disorderly conduct reports involving students behaving badly over three days at a Central Pennsylvania high school, authorities announced on Monday, May 15, 2023.  The first incident was a fight that appears to have involved two 15-year-old girls on May 9, according to separate releases. Both girls were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct/engaging in fighting, the police said.  The following day a 15-year-old girl was arrested and charged with "disorderly conduct/possession of Vape Pen with THC," according to a third release.  Another 15-year-old girl was arres…

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13-Year-Old Charged With Murder For Shooting 12-Year-Old At Sleepover In PA: DA 13-Year-Old Charged With Murder For Shooting 12-Year-Old At Sleepover In PA: DA
13-Year-Old Charged With Murder For Shooting 12-Year-Old At Sleepover In PA: DA A 13-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the third degree a month after shooting a 12-year-old boy over a "yo' mama" joke at a sleepover in Red Lion. Nolan Donald Grove was charged as an adult, and has also been charged with a felony of having a firearm without a license and multiple misdemeanor counts of possession of a firearm by a minor, and recklessly endangering another person. He surrendered Friday, May 5, 2023, according to York County District Attorney Dave Sunday. If he is convicted he would face a maximum sentence of 40 years.  Kain Heiland was pronounced dead at 9:48 p.m…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Stolen Gun Found In Elementary School Student's Backpack In PA: Police Stolen Gun Found In Elementary School Student's Backpack In PA: Police
Stolen Gun Found In Elementary School Student's Backpack In PA: Police A central Pennsylvania elementary student brought a stolen gun and drugs to school, authorities say. The gun— without a magazine or any ammunition— was found in the juvenile's backpack— along with marijuana, at Elizabeth R. Martin Elementary School at 2000 Wabank Road, Manheim Township on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, area police said in a release the following afternoon.  "School staff took notice of irregularities regarding the behavior of the student and conducted a preliminary investigation," the police stated in the release. Officers were called to the school at 11:07 a.m. The firear…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Boy Tries To Kill Parents With Pairing Knife In Central PA, Police Say Boy Tries To Kill Parents With Pairing Knife In Central PA, Police Say
Boy Tries To Kill Parents With Pairing Knife In Central PA, Police Say "I'll cut them. I'll kill them," a boy said while holding his parents at knife point in a Newville street, authorities announced on Thursday, March 16, 2023.  The Newville police were called to the "domestic incident involving a weapon" in the first block of South High Street on Feb. 18, 2023 at 3:44 p.m., according to the release.  Upon arrival, they discovered the boy "wielding a 4-5 inch pairing knife and pointing it in the direction of his parents and others present," as stated in the release.  The boy "followed commands to drop the knife and to lay on the ground where h…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA TikToker Who Admitted To Killing Her Wheelchair Bound Sister Learns Her Fate: DA PA TikToker Who Admitted To Killing Her Wheelchair Bound Sister Learns Her Fate: DA
PA TikToker Who Admitted To Killing Her Wheelchair Bound Sister Learns Her Fate: DA "Incoherently tragic," events led a TikToking teen to "Michael Myer's" (as the killer put it) her sister who had Cerebral Palsy, authorities say. Over two years later, the now 16-year-old Claire Miller has learned her fate, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office.  The Manheim Township girl "pleaded guilty but mentally ill to a charge of third-degree murder Friday afternoon in Lancaster County Court regarding the stabbing of her sister (Helen, 19) on Feb. 22, 2021," the DA stated in the release on Friday, March 10, 2023. The stabbing happened while the girls' parents w…

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Police Incident At LanCo. Giant Catches Wanted Teen Who Stole Grandma's Loaded Gun: Authorities Police Incident At LanCo. Giant Catches Wanted Teen Who Stole Grandma's Loaded Gun: Authorities
Police Incident At LanCo. Giant Catches Wanted Teen Who Stole Grandma's Loaded Gun: Authorities A runaway juvenile offender who stole his grandmother's loaded handgun has been captured, authorities say.  Ryan Clore Jr., 15, broke into his grandmother's home on Broad Street in East Petersburg Borough, crack her safe, and took her loaded Ruger LCP .380 handgun on March 3, around 5:15 p.m., according to a release by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department on Monday, March 6, 2023.  Clore is a repeat offender who has not only committed a previous offense but also failed to comply with previous sentencing requirements, according to the NLCRPD.  He was also …

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GOT HIM! Man Shot Girl In 'Pelvic Region' After She Denied Him Sex At PA Hotel Arrested: Police GOT HIM! Man Shot Girl In 'Pelvic Region' After She Denied Him Sex At PA Hotel Arrested: Police
GOT HIM! Man Shot Girl In 'Pelvic Region' After She Denied Him Sex At PA Hotel Arrested: Police UPDATE: Daronte Anthony Brown, 18, of Monroeville has been arrested without incident in connection with this shooting on Feb. 21, 2023, following an anonymous 911 tip, Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers announced on March 2, 2023. Updated court documents were unavailable when Daily Voice inquired that day.  ORIGINAL:  A 16-year-old girl and her 14-year-old friend were shot at while waiting for an Uber at a Pittsburgh area Red Roof Inn, because the older girl "refused to do sex stuff," with a Monroeville man, authorities detail quoting witnessing in the court documents obtained by Daily V…

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Child Sexually Assaults 'Family Pets', Sibling, Police in LanCo. Say. Child Sexually Assaults 'Family Pets', Sibling, Police in LanCo. Say.
Child Sexually Assaults 'Family Pets', Sibling, Police in LanCo. Say. A 14-year-old has been charged with sexually assaulting family pets and a sibling, authorities say.  The unnamed Clay Township teen was charged and taken into custody on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, around 2:27 p.m., according to a release the following day by the Northern Lancaster County Regional police department.  "The juvenile offender was lodged in secure holding for further evaluation. No further information or details are being released due to the age of the offender," the police say.

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Schools
Two Mount Joy Teens Charged For School Threats: Police Two Mount Joy Teens Charged For School Threats: Police
Two Mount Joy Teens Charged For School Threats: Police Two 15-year-old Mount Joy boys posting threats on social media which lead to a school closure have been charged, police say. "Officers determined that two juveniles conspired to post these while sharing ideas via an online chat and used another student's name to post the threats," Mount Joy borough police stated in a post on Friday, January 20, 2023. "Due to the nature of the threats, the decision was made to close the school the next day." Both boys were charged with terroristic threats and conspiracy on Thursday, January 12 at 10:18 a.m., according to the police release.  The Mount …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Teen Beats Ex's New Girl With Baseball Bat By Popular PA Diner, Police Say Teen Beats Ex's New Girl With Baseball Bat By Popular PA Diner, Police Say
Teen Beats Ex's New Girl With Baseball Bat By Popular PA Diner, Police Say As a teenager, love can seem to hurt more than any other time in your life but for one girl in Pennsylvania news of her new boyfriend led her to feel some serious pain. A fight over a boy led to broken bones and blood loss after a 17-year-old girl brought a bat to a fight outside of a popular Pennsylvania diner, authorities say.  Pennsylvania state police were called to the alleyway behind Coal Miner's Diner in Jennerstown, a restaurant known for its Death By Chocolate cake, where two girls were apparently having a fight to the death in a love triangle showdown on Dec. 30, 2022 around 7:45 …

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PA Man Convicted Of Mass Slaying Gets New Prison Sentence PA Man Convicted Of Mass Slaying Gets New Prison Sentence
PA Man Convicted Of Mass Slaying Gets New Prison Sentence A Bucks County man who killed four people more than 20 years ago will remain in prison, a court has ruled.  Ivory King, now 41, was convicted of fatally shooting four guests at a Memorial Day party in Bristol in 1998 when he was 17, said county District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement.  King was originally given four consecutive life sentences, but was scheduled for resentencing last week after "a series of federal and state appellate court decisions" ruled mandatory life sentences for juveniles unconstitutional, prosecutors wrote.  In a hearing on Monday, Nov. 21,…

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by Mac Bullock