Newville Man Hospitalized After Being Choked By Convict Neighbor, Police Say Newville Man Hospitalized After Being Choked By Convict Neighbor, Police Say
Newville Man Hospitalized After Being Choked By Convict Neighbor, Police Say A fight between two Newville ended when one man "nearly passed out from the struggle," police stated in a release on Thursday, March 15, 2023.  The police arrested 32-year-old Patrick Donald Ray Taylor after receiving a call from another man who said "his neighbor was being attacked," around 9:20 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2023. Upon arrival the Newville officers "identified the primary aggressor as Patrick Taylor of Newville," as stated in the release, "Taylor attacked his victim more (than) once via throwing him into the wall and other objects around the apartment. The victim claimed that he 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…
Man Who Punched LanCo. Emergency Worker Wanted By Police Man Who Punched LanCo. Emergency Worker Wanted By Police
Man Who Punched LanCo. Emergency Worker Wanted By Police A man punched an emergency roadside crew worker in the face multiple times, authorities announced on March 15, 2023.  The worker's emergency vehicle was supposedly blocking the roadway when the man was trying to pass near the 600 block of South Plum Street in Lancaster on July 22, 2022, Lancaster County Crime Stoppers explained in the release.  But instead of waiting, he got out of his silver 1997 or 1998 Toytota RAV4 and punched the worker multiple times causing injuries, and then took the worker's phone and damaged it, presumably so they could not call for help, although that wa…
Got Him! Chambersburg Convict Who Cut Off His Ankle Monitor Arrested, Police Say Got Him! Chambersburg Convict Who Cut Off His Ankle Monitor Arrested, Police Say
Got Him! Chambersburg Convict Who Cut Off His Ankle Monitor Arrested, Police Say UPDATE: Pedro Luis Medina De Leon was arrested in the morning of Thursday, February 16, 2023, Chambersburg police said in an updated release. No additional information was provided and his court docket had yet to be updated at the time of publication. ORIGINAL: A probationer and former convict is on the loose after he cut off his ankle monitor, authorities say.  While under supervised release, 23-year-old Pedro Luis Medina De Leon cut off his ankle monitor sometime on Jan. 30., according to the Chambersburg Borough police department's release on Thursday, Feb 9.  He w…
Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say
Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say A man who spent five years behind bars for building pipe bombs and cooking methamphetamine in his apartment is on the run after pulling knives on Pennsylvania state police during a chase, authorities say.  State police are warning residents of Huntingdon County and surrounding areas to use “extreme caution” if they come across 40-year-old Jedediah Rawlings, of Alexandria, according to a release on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.  Rawlings was pulled over by Pennsylvania state police in a traffic stop when they attempted to serve a warrant for his arrest on 2nd Street in Huntingdon on…
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…
ER Patient Kicks Nurse In Face At Hospital In Ephrata, Police Say ER Patient Kicks Nurse In Face At Hospital In Ephrata, Police Say
ER Patient Kicks Nurse In Face At Hospital In Ephrata, Police Say An emergency room patient has been charged after he kicked a nurse in the face at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital, police say.  Ethan D. Sorensen, 22, of Ephrata, injured the nurse and also damaged a hospital room door by punching a window during the incident on December 7, 2022, at 2:42 p.m., according to a release by area police in January 2023. He was out on $35,000 in bail for aggravated indecent assault of a child and indecent exposure in March 2022 at the time of the incident, court records show.  He has been arrested for this incident and another assault on Dec. 17 ac…
ROAD RAGE Man Points Gun At Teens In Harrisburg, State Police Say ROAD RAGE Man Points Gun At Teens In Harrisburg, State Police Say
Road Rage Man Points Gun At Teens In Harrisburg, State Police Say A road rage incident escalated to the point where a man pulled out a gun and pointed it at a group of teenagers on Dec. 17, 2022, according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. The teenagers, a 17-year-old Hershey girl, and two Harrisburg boys, an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old, were in traffic at the intersection of Jonestown Road and Allentown Boulevard when 54-year-old Ronald Lee Baum of Harrisburg pulled out the gun around 2:05 p.m., as detailed in the release.  What led up to the incident was not released.  Baum was charged o…
'Bloody Welts' On Child Whipped By Mom With Video Game Console Controller Cord In PA: Police 'Bloody Welts' On Child Whipped By Mom With Video Game Console Controller Cord In PA: Police
'Bloody Welts' On Child Whipped By Mom With Video Game Console Controller Cord In PA: Police "I beat the shit out of her," a mother told the police after her barefoot 14-year-old girl was found with bleeding welts on the back of her legs after running away from her mom, authorities detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.   38-year-old Shanon Marie Warren admitted to the brutal assault to the Chambersburg police on Nov. 19 around 9:30 p.m., according to a release by the police and confirmed in court documents. The police had first been called to a report of a girl seen running without shoes on and then refusing to go home with her mom when she found her at a fri…
Probationer Bites Now Ex-Girlfriend At Central Pennsylvania Sheetz: Police Probationer Bites Now Ex-Girlfriend At Central Pennsylvania Sheetz: Police
Probationer Bites Now Ex-Girlfriend At Central Pennsylvania Sheetz: Police A man supposedly choked and bit his now ex-girlfriend on his way into a Sheetz and then got into a fight at the self-checkout, police in Pennsylvania say.  The Middlesex Township police were called "for an active physical domestic" at the Sheetz on Harrisburg Pike on Tuesday, Nov. 29 around 11:30 p.m., according to a release by the department the following day.  Upon arrival, the police found 34-year-old Clifford Roy McKelvey of Carlisle at the self-checkout shouting at his ex-girlfriend.  Following an investigation, "it was determined that McKelvey strangled and b…
Philly Area Man Charged With Trying To Kill Mom On Thanksgiving: Police Philly Area Man Charged With Trying To Kill Mom On Thanksgiving: Police
Philly Area Man Charged With Trying To Kill Mom On Thanksgiving: Police A 42-year-old suburban Philadelphia man has been charged with trying to kill his mom on Thanksgiving authorities said. Michael D. Giffing is accused of assaulting his mom, Dorothy Giffing, around 6:10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 24, West Chester police said. Authorities responded to the home on the 300 Block of W. Ashbridge Street on reports of an unconscious person who had fallen, police said. While en route , the call was upgraded to a possible cardiac arrest.  The injuries that Dorothy suffered were not consistent with a fall, authorities said. She was taken to Chester Co…
Axe-Wielding Masked Ex-Con Attempts To Break Into Pennsylvania Home: Police Axe-Wielding Masked Ex-Con Attempts To Break Into Pennsylvania Home: Police
Axe-Wielding Masked Ex-Con Attempts To Break Into Pennsylvania Home: Police Just days before Halloween a tenant in Ephrata experienced something seemingly out of a horror movie as their screams were the only thing that helped stop the masked former convict who was using an axe to attempt to break into their apartment, authorities announced on Nov. 28.  Keron Diwilliams Shockley, 30, of Leola formerly of Ephrata, was arrested in connection with the incident on Nov. 17, according to Ephrata police and court documents.  Shockley, shockingly attempted to use the axe to break through the windows and door of an apartment in the first block of Washington Ave, Ep…