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5-Year-Old Girl Physically Abused In Shippensburg, PSP Chambersburg Investigating 5-Year-Old Girl Physically Abused In Shippensburg, PSP Chambersburg Investigating
5-Year-Old Girl Physically Abused In Shippensburg, PSP Chambersburg Investigating A 5-year-old girl was the victim of physical harassment in Franklin County, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg announced on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Troopers responded to Baldwin Boulevard in Southampton Township on Sunday, Jan. 14 at 3:50 p.m. after receiving reports of physical contact involving the child, according to the public information release. Details about the nature of the abuse or potential suspects were not immediately disclosed. PSP Chambersburg confirmed the case remains under investigation, and no arrests or charges have been announced. Authorities encourage anyone wi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Trio Of Children Steal $1.5K In Vapes From Shippensburg Store, PA State Police Chambersburg Say Trio Of Children Steal $1.5K In Vapes From Shippensburg Store, PA State Police Chambersburg Say
Trio Of Children Steal $1.5K In Vapes From Shippensburg Store, PA State Police Chambersburg Say A group of young teens broke into a Shippensburg store and made off with $1,500 worth of vape pens, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, Feb. 9. The burglary occurred on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at the Asian Express Mart on the 300 block of S Fayette Street in Southampton Township, police said. The suspects, two 13-year-old boys and one 14-year-old boy, allegedly targeted the store during the early morning hours, taking high-value vape products, investigators revealed. Surveillance footage and evidence collected at the scene are part of the ongoing investigation, according to PSP C…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Motorcyclist ID'd Following Fatal Crash: PA State Police Motorcyclist ID'd Following Fatal Crash: PA State Police
Motorcyclist ID'd Following Fatal Crash: PA State Police David "Davey" Newell Jr., 42, of Orrstown was pronounced dead at the scene of the single-vehicle crash on Sunday, Sept. 1, according to PSP.  The crash happened on Orrstown Road near Blind Lane in Southampton Township at 10:52 p.m., state police detailed in the release. Newell was riding "at a high rate of speed" around a curve when he left his lane, crossed into oncoming traffic, and struck the guide rail, the police said.  That's when Newell fell off of his bike and struck the guide rail post as his motorcycle rode off into a nearby field, police explained.   Davey was a Chambersburg n…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Shippensburg Teen Killed In Motorcycle Crash ID'd: PA State Police Shippensburg Teen Killed In Motorcycle Crash ID'd: PA State Police
Shippensburg Teen Killed In Motorcycle Crash ID'd: PA State Police A 19-year-old man died at the scene of a motorcycle crash on Sunday, Aug. 11, Pennsylvania State Police Chambersburg announced the following morning.  Delbert Zimmerman, of Shippensburg, was driving a 2013 Kawasaki Ninja on Rice Road when he struck a utility pole at a high rate of speed at 9:08 p.m., PSP Trooper Spenser Myers detailed in the release. The deadly crash happened in the 7100 block of Rice Road in Southampton Township. No other vehicles were involved in the collision. Zimmerman was pronounced dead at the scene by the Franklin County Coroner's Office. Details about Zimmer…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Crash Shuts Down I-81 On-Ramp In Franklin County Crash Shuts Down I-81 On-Ramp In Franklin County
Crash Shuts Down I-81 On-Ramp In Franklin County A multi-vehicle accident shut down an on-ramp to Interstate 81 in Franklin County on Friday morning, May 17, according to PennDOT.  Officials said it happened on the PA 696 ramp to I-81's southbound lanes near Exit 24 in Southampton Township. The ramp was still closed as of 9:30 a.m.  It's not yet clear if anyone was hurt. 

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by Mac Bullock