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Teens Who Fired Gun Without Serial Number, Charged With Felonies: PSP Teens Who Fired Gun Without Serial Number, Charged With Felonies: PSP
Teens Who Fired Gun Without Serial Number, Charged With Felonies: PSP A shots fired incident involving a gun with an "obliterated serial number" has led teens to be charged with felonies, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, July 15.  Roman Cole and Colby Clark both 18 of Brogue, PA, and a 17-year-old boy were taken into custody following "a shots fired incident in the area of Lock 12, at the intersection of Holtwood Road and River Road, Lower Chanceford Township, York County," around 7:58 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper James Grothey stated in a release.  The York Criminal Investigatio…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Nudes Swapped With Lititz Teen By 3x Felon In Jail On Gun Charges: Police Nudes Swapped With Lititz Teen By 3x Felon In Jail On Gun Charges: Police
Nudes Swapped With Lititz Teen By 3x Felon In Jail On Gun Charges: Police A convicted drug dealer in jail on firearm charges from a shooting last August is accused of leaving a phone filled with nude and sexual images of a girl at the scene of that shooting and then using the prison's phones to contact that minor, the Manheim Township Police announced in a release on Friday, May 10.  Isaiah Ramon Cabrera, 23 of West Filbert Street in Lancaster, first came to the local police's attention in the late-2010s for a series of drug dealing related offences — which landed him 18 convictions and up to 23 months in prison, court records show.  Following his relea…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Pair Arrested For Chasing, 'Pistol Whipping' Juvenile Victim: Police PA Pair Arrested For Chasing, 'Pistol Whipping' Juvenile Victim: Police
PA Pair Arrested For Chasing, 'Pistol Whipping' Juvenile Victim: Police Two men are in custody in connection with a December incident in which police said they chased down and attacked a juvenile victim in Linwood.  Brian Sheaffer, 63, and Robert Gannon, 21, were arrested in felony assault warrants after a "high-risk" traffic stop in Linwood early Wednesday morning, May 8, said Lower Chichester police in a release.  Authorities said they were called to the 300 block of Melling Avenue last Dec. 29 to find a juvenile victim who had been "pistol whipped" and was "bleeding profusely" from the head.  Video evidence showed Sheaffer and Gannon followed…

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by Mac Bullock
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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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by Jillian Pikora
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14-Year-Old Brought Loaded Gun Into William Allen High School, Causing Lockdown, DA Reveals 14-Year-Old Brought Loaded Gun Into William Allen High School, Causing Lockdown, DA Reveals
14-Year-Old Brought Loaded Gun Into William Allen High School, Causing Lockdown, DA Reveals New details have been revealed in the incident that caused a lockdown at several schools in the Allentown area on Thursday, Sept. 15, and ended with the arrest of a juvenile with a loaded gun. William Allen High School, Raub Middle School, and Union Terrace Elementary all were placed on lockdown as a precaution after officers received a report of a person with a weapon on Linden Street in West Park around 8:50 a.m., Allentown police said. Though the armed teen was eventually taken into custody, District Attorney Jim Martin revealed Wednesday, Sept. 21 that the 14-year-old boy was actually…

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by Nicole Acosta
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‘Most Wanted’ PA Man Arrested In Stand Off: Sheriff ‘Most Wanted’ PA Man Arrested In Stand Off: Sheriff
‘Most Wanted’ PA Man Arrested In Stand Off: Sheriff A man who topped a Pennsylvania sheriff’s office’s “Most Wanted” list was apprehended after a brief stand-off on Tuesday, the office announced. Carlos Lee Hart, Jr., 27, was arrested at a duplex in the 1600 block of Mill Street in Wilkinsburg where he was found with his daughter around 7:20 a.m., according to the release. After 10 minutes of negotiations, Hart surrendered to deputies, officials say. Hart had been on the “Most Wanted” since April 2021, although his criminal history dates back to an armed robbery in July 2012, according to the release. Hart stole money and a cellphone fro…

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by Jillian Pikora