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'Serious' Crash Into Pole Hospitalizes Driver, Swatara Township Police Say 'Serious' Crash Into Pole Hospitalizes Driver, Swatara Township Police Say
'Serious' Crash Into Pole Hospitalizes Driver, Swatara Township Police Say A driver is in the hospital after crashing their vehicle into a pole, Swatara Township police announced Thursday, Aug. 15. Police got the call to the "serious motor vehicle accident" in the 5600 block of Derry Street at 3:09 a.m., as stated in the release.  Arriving officers found the vehicle crashed off of the north shoulder of the road.  The driver was taken to the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, their current status is unknown.  The preliminary investigation determined the vehicle had been going west on the road when they left it for an unknown reason.  The…

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Central PA Man DUI Crashes During Pursuit, Police Say Central PA Man DUI Crashes During Pursuit, Police Say
Central PA Man DUI Crashes During Pursuit, Police Say A 27-year-old man and his passenger are in the hospital after a minor traffic offense turned into a police pursuit.  Donovan Abram Ward of Enola, was driving a vehicle that had been reported as stolen while under the influence when he was spotted tailgating another vehicle on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, area police told Daily Voice.  He was seen by an officer while driving in the southbound lane in the 500 block of Eisenhower Boulevard, Swatara Township at 10:24 p.m.  Ward turned onto a side street and the patrol officer saw him run through a stop sign, and attempted to init…

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PA Man On Run AGAIN After Striking Police Car During Chase, Authorities Say PA Man On Run AGAIN After Striking Police Car During Chase, Authorities Say
PA Man On Run Again After Striking Police Car During Chase, Authorities Say A convicted drug dealer is on the run — again, authorities say.  Arthur William Carter Jr. has run from police during drug, traffic, and related offenses in 2010, 2015, and 2018, court records show.  On July 21, 2023, he was at it, this time he failed to stop at a stop sign and fleed "onto a dead-end roadway. Carter then made a U-turn and proceeded to crash into the marked Police vehicle and (continued) to flee," the Swatara Township police stated in a release the following Monday.  The 44-year-old is wanted for felony aggravated assault, felony fleeing or attempting to elud…

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Couple Robs Hotel Guest At Gunpoint In Central PA — TWICE: Police Couple Robs Hotel Guest At Gunpoint In Central PA — TWICE: Police
Couple Robs Hotel Guest At Gunpoint In Central PA — Twice: Police An accused armed robber is on the loose after a couple held up a hotel in Central Pennsylvania — twice, authorities announced on Thursday, July 20, 2023.  "Female guests at the Red Roof Inn reported that they were robbed at gunpoint," on June 12 and July 17, the Swatara Township police stated in the release.  On Wednesday, July 19, 45-year-old Jamie Francis Bruder of Steelton was arrested on charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery, the police explained and court records confirmed.  His alleged literal partner in crime, 36-year-old Ashley Renee Barrick of Har…

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'Riotous' Teens With Gun Disrupt Central PA Fireworks: Police 'Riotous' Teens With Gun Disrupt Central PA Fireworks: Police
'Riotous' Teens With Gun Disrupt Central PA Fireworks: Police Five teenagers have been charged after 'riotous behavior' and carrying a gun through the crowd at the Linglestown fireworks display on July 3, police announced on Wednesday. Lower Paxton Township Police were to the fireworks show at Koons Park following reports of "active assaults" in the moments before the fireworks were lit. The teens' "riotous behavior" included throwing things, and blocking the roadways, followed by criminal behavior while fleeing the police.  When the teens were caught a stolen .40 caliber Taurus pistol was found on one of them, the police said. They were all ch…

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Schools
Children Charged For Making Threats Against Central PA Schools: Police Children Charged For Making Threats Against Central PA Schools: Police
Children Charged For Making Threats Against Central PA Schools: Police Multiple children have been charged in connection with threats made against the Steelton-Highspire School District and the Rowland Academy on March 20, 2023, police say.  The Swatara Township Police Department received a report after someone spotted the social media they made.  The children are believed to between the ages of 13 and 18 years old since most social media sites have a minimum age requirement, but it is not confirmed and it is possible the juveniles lied about their ages to use the unnamed site.  "Officers and Detectives immediately began working with school dis…

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Lebanon County Man Dies Days After Being Hit Outside Harrisburg Walmart Lebanon County Man Dies Days After Being Hit Outside Harrisburg Walmart
Lebanon County Man Dies Days After Being Hit Outside Harrisburg Walmart A 39-year-old Palmyra man has died three days after he was struck by a car outside of a Walmart in Harrisburg, authorities say.  Pritesh Patel died as a result of the injuries sustained in the accident on Monday, Jan. 30, the Swatara police announced that afternoon. Patel was struck on Route 322 in the area of Mushroom Hill Road and was taken to a local hospital where he later died.  The police and the Dauphin County Accident Reconstruction Team continue their investigation into this incident. Anyone who may have witnessed this accident is asked to call the Dauphin County 911 ce…

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