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Multi-Vehicle Crash Partially Closes I-81 In Central PA: PennDOT (DEVELOPING) Multi-Vehicle Crash Partially Closes I-81 In Central PA: PennDOT (DEVELOPING)
Multi-Vehicle Crash Partially Closes I-81 In Central PA: PennDOT (Developing) A multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer has led to lane restriction on Interstate 81, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 9.  The crash happened on I-81 South in the center and right lane at mm 58.3 around 4:40 p.m., according to Schreffler.  The lane restriction is at Exit 59: Route 581 East to Route 11: Camp Hill, according to PennDOT's 511PA. PSP and Beltway Patrol are on the scene.  No injuries have been reported at the time of publishing.  Check back here for possible updates. 

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA State Police Car Catches Fire On Route 80 PA State Police Car Catches Fire On Route 80
PA State Police Car Catches Fire On Route 80 A PSP vehicle caught fire on a Luzerne County highway late Monday, July 15, according to officials.  The blaze happened on Route 80 near mile marker 272.1, said White Haven Fire Company. Troopers brought the flames under control by the time firefighters arrived, and a hose was used to soak down the engine compartment, authorities said.  No one was injured, the fire company added.  Daily Voice has reached out to PSP for details on what caused the fire. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
COLD CASE: Remains Of Unidentified Child Found In Philadelphia's Germantown COLD CASE: Remains Of Unidentified Child Found In Philadelphia's Germantown
Cold CASE: Remains Of Unidentified Child Found In Philadelphia's Germantown Almost 40 years after her remains were discovered in Philadelphia, authorities are still working to identify the Collom Street Jane Doe.  Skeletal remains including a skull, a jaw, and three other bones were located in a wooded area on Nov. 25, 1984, according to state police and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. The bones were discovered by a resident's dog behind a property at 456 E. Collom Street, authorities say. Police were never able to locate the rest of the victim's remains.  Investigators believe the remains belonged to a black girl between …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Cowboy Homicide: Feud Between Men Ends With Murder, Affidavit Cowboy Homicide: Feud Between Men Ends With Murder, Affidavit
Cowboy Homicide: Feud Between Men Ends With Murder, Affidavit A cowboy has been killed in a shooting marking the tragic end of a feud with another man in a neighboring county, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Aiden Kimmet, 25 of New Providence, died at Lancaster General Hospital after being shot with a pistol "multiple times," by 24-year-old Bryan Charles Hollister, 24 of Windsor, as stated in the PSP release.  Troopers were called to "a reported shooting and possible homicide" at a home in the 60 block of Main Street, near Truce Road, in New Providence at 11:20 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 27, police said. When Troopers arrived they fo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
NY Sex Offender Who Absconded Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police NY Sex Offender Who Absconded Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police
NY Sex Offender Who Absconded Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police State troopers are looking for a New York sex offender who has not kept up with his registration requirements, according to authorities.  Edwin Rolando Padron, 57, was convicted in 2012 of possessing child sexual abuse material, PSP said.  The state Megan's Law website shows Padron's most recent address as 1043 Washington Street in Easton and says he works in or near Allentown and Salisbury Township.  He is 5-foot-10 and 220 pounds with brown eyes and black/gray hair, authorities said.  Anyone with information on Padron's whereabouts is asked to call PSP at 610-87…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
$360K Of THC Heading To NJ From California Seized At Warehouse PA: Authorities $360K Of THC Heading To NJ From California Seized At Warehouse PA: Authorities
$360K Of THC Heading To NJ From California Seized At Warehouse PA: Authorities More than $360,000 worth of THC products were seized from a warehouse in Pennsylvania on Thursday, April 27, 2023.  The marijuana products were heading to New Jersey from California, according to a release by the Hampden Township Police Department the day after the seizure.  The pallet of marijuana products included over 900 pounds of THC oils, THC-infused edibles, and smoking devices, according to the release.  Members of the Hampden Township Police Department with the assistance of the DA’s office, PSP, and County DTF officers conducted the seizure at a warehouse in Camp H…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Community Rallies For Family Of Woman Drowned In The Susquehanna River Community Rallies For Family Of Woman Drowned In The Susquehanna River
Community Rallies For Family Of Woman Drowned In The Susquehanna River A Central Pennsylvania community is rallying for the family of a 69-year-old woman who went missing on Sunday, April 23, and was found drowned in the Susquehanna River on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Barbara Whitsel of Washington Boro's car was found in the local park along the 2000 block of River Road on Tuesday around 2:30 p.m., according to Manor Township police.  Around 4 p.m., a Lancaster County Coroner was sent a coroner to the scene, according to emergency dispatch.  The Blue Rock fire commissioner, who led the search for Whitsel, said she was found dead in the Susquehanna River in t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Presumed Drowned During Susquehanna River Rescue Nearly Deadly Dam: Authorities (UPDATE) Man Presumed Drowned During Susquehanna River Rescue Nearly Deadly Dam: Authorities (UPDATE)
Man Presumed Drowned During Susquehanna River Rescue Nearly Deadly Dam: Authorities (Update) UPDATE: The drowned man has been found and identified. You can read more about him here.  ORIGINAL: Two men were in a boat that capsized around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2023, authorities told Daily Voice.  The boat went under the water near the Dock Street Dam, Harrisburg Director of Communications Matt Maisel told Daily Voice. The Dam has been a deadly spot in the river that Daily Voice has previously reported on.  One man was rescued, "he is alive," Maisel said, but his condition is  "currently unknown." "Harrisburg City Police, Fire, and PSP are helping to…

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by Jillian Pikora