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Business
More Big Lots Closures Include Delaware County Location
Big Lots, the popular discount retailer, is officially going out of business. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September, has announced plans to close all 963 of its remaining stores nationwide, including the remaining 64 locations in Pennsylvania. Big Lots had 73 stores located in the Keystone State when they declared bankruptcy over the summer. More than 6% of all Big Lots were located in the commonwealth, with the most stores located in Texas. The last day of business is expected to be in mid-February, according to sources familiar with the closures. While offi…
Police & Fire
Girl New To Enola Goes Missing, Mom Says
A girl who has recently moved to Enola has gone missing, according to her mom. The East Pennsboro Township Police announced they are 14-year-old looking for Alani Pierce, in a release at 2:10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12. Pierce is 5'0" tall and weighs approximately 95 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes, according to the police. She was last known to be wearing Mickey Mouse pajama pants, the police noted.. "Persons hiding or concealing the whereabouts of this juvenile may be subject to criminal prosecution," police said. Alani's mom Tyana Kane posted the following statement on…
News
Philly Rapist Retaliated Against Judges Who Wouldn't Let Him Have Porn
A rapist serving prison time for assaults in Philadelphia and Bucks counties has been convicted in Dauphin County for retaliation against judges who wouldn't allow him porn in his prison cell, according to a release by District Attorney Fran Chardo on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Gregory Dunbar, 65, a Camp Hill native and a current inmate of State Correctional Institution Mahanoy in Schuylkill County, was convicted of nine counts of retaliation against a judicial official and one count of barratry in less than an hour on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the DA detailed in the release. Dunbar is…
Schools
PA Middle School Teacher Sends Students Nudes, Has Sex With Teen: Affidavit
A coach and teacher in the Central Dauphin School district has been charged and arrested in connection with multiple sex crimes with multiple students, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Alexander Jeffery Sweigard, 32, of Camp Hill, is a coach with the Central Dauphin Wrestling Program and a teacher at Central Dauphin Middle School, where he was once a student, according to public records. He is accused of exchanging nude images with teens and having sex with a high school student. Nude photos of Sweigard on a 16-year-old girl's phone prompted an interview…
Police & Fire
McDonald's Employee Slapped During Bizzare Incident At Restuarant In Camp Hill: Police
A 34-year-old woman with a lengthy criminal record has been arrested following a bizarre incident at a McDonald's, Lower Allen Township Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Patrice Brittini (alternative spelling, Brittany) Sessions, of Middletown, is accused of assaulting a McDonald's employee and resisting arrest after she was asked to leave the McDonald's located at 1100 Carlisle Road in Camp Hill Friday night, Aug. 30, as detailed in a release by the Lower Allen Township Police Department. Officers were called to the fast food restaurant around 10:19 p.m. that evening.&…
News
Second Inmate Dies At SCI Camp Hill
A 50-year-old sex offender and felon — with convictions in five counties — has died in the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution in Camp Hill, Superintendent Michael Gourley announced on Wednesday, July 3. Bryan Wayne Conrad of Mechanicsburg died at 3 p.m. on July 1, 2024, Superintendent Gourley explained in the release. Conrad "was found unresponsive in his cell [...] Prison staff immediately responded and provided life-saving measures until facility medical personnel arrived. Lower Allen EMS arrived and advanced life support measures were continued" until he wa…
Business
Major Mall-Based Chain To Close 543 Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
A major retailer primarily located in malls and headquartered in Pennsylvania is set to close all 543 of its stores following its third Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Closures for all rue21 locations are expected to be completed within the next two months with going-out-of-business sales coming soon. The company, headquartered in Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh, had first filed for bankruptcy in 2003, and then for a second time in 2017, when it closed around 400 stores. Founded in 1970, rue21 specializes in women's & men's casual apparel and accessories. rue21 has locations in …
Police & Fire
Wanted Bicyclist On Crack Cocaine Arrested Easter Sunday, Camp Hill Police Say
A bicyclist making traffic violations was stopped by officers and discovered to be high on crack cocaine, Camp Hill police announced on April 1. The unidentified 28-year-old male cyclist from Dillsburg was pulled over by Camp Hill Police for a traffic stop "after vehicle code violations were observed at the intersection of North 33rd Street and Walnut Street," on Easter Sunday, March 31 at 11:04 p.m., as detailed in the release. Officers soon discovered the bicyclist was wanted on "multiple active arrest warrants, including a bench warrant out of the York County Sheriff's Office related to …
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Went 100MPH+ Before Crashing Into House In PA: Gettysburg PD
A Maryland resident with a criminal record in Pennsylvania fled from officers "at speeds in excess of 100 MPH" before crashing into a home, Gettysburg police announced on Thursday, March 28. James A. Coffey, 47 of Essex, MD according to court records, and Bonneauville, PA according to the police, is in the hospital with several possible charges pending, Gettysburg police explained. It started when Gettysburg police attempted to stop his white Toyota SUV with a Maryland license plate in the 100 Block of York Street "for suspicion of DUI after the vehicle had committed a number of traffic vi…
Police & Fire
Chipotle Manager Masturbates In Front Of Customers, Camp Hill PD
A Pennsylvania Chipotle manager was caught masturbating on the job in the dining area of the restaurant at the beginning of March, police announced on Monday, March 18. The unnamed 26-year-old manager "exposed his genitals and proceeded to masturbate in the view of other individuals while sitting in a booth inside of the restaurant," the Camp Hill police stated in the release. The incident took place at the Chipotle Restaurant located at 3216 Trindle Road in Camp Hill at 8:05 p.m. on Friday, March 1, the police detailed in the release. When the company found out the manag…
Police & Fire
NY Man Wanted In Maryland Captured In Pennsylvania, Police Say
A fugitive was captured in Pennsylvania early Wednesday morning. The unnamed man has a Rochester, NY address, a South Carolina driver's license, and was wanted on a warrant in Maryland, the Camp Hill police explained. An officer with the CHPD pulled the man over for a traffic violation at 12:48 a.m. on March 13. During the traffic stop, the officer learn the man's license was suspended and that he was also a fugitive in Maryland. After the warrant was confirmed he was arrested and held in the Cumberland County Prison. Additional information about the man or this situation was unava…
Police & Fire
Fentanyl Dealer Wanted For Selling Pills That Killed PA Teen: Police
Lower Allen police are looking for an accused fentanyl dealer in connection with a deadly overdose last year. Major Mahari Winfield Defreitas, 20, is wanted for drug delivery resulting in death and possession with intent to deliver, authorities said. Police were called about a suspected overdose on Rosemont Avenue in Camp Hill last Oct. 11, the department said. First responders rendered life-saving aid but the 16-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release. His cause of death was determined to be acute fentanyl toxicity, officials said. Invest…
Obituaries
Popular Pennsylvania Band Director Dies Suddenly In Virginia
Rees Llewellyn, a Pennsylvania native and former school music instructor in communities across the state, died on Wednesday night, Nov. 8, according to a former colleague. Llewellyn, most recently of Fairfax, Virginia, was the former high school band director at Camp Hill High School and Springfield Township High School in Montgomery County, his social media profiles show. "It is with a heavy heart to break this news to you on Facebook — I thought you needed to know. Rees Llewellyn passed away yesterday," his former Camp Hill co-director Barbara Kauffman wrote in a gro…
Police & Fire
DNA On Tie-Dye Towel Links PA Man To Assault Of Family Member, Police Say
A 38-year-old man has been charged after a towel linked him to months of sexual assaults with a young family member, police announced on Monday, Oct. 23. Around 11:40 a.m. on May 21, 2023, a girl under the age of 16 and her mom reached out to the Lower Allen Township Police Department to inform them "that a family member, John Heinrich George II, had been sexually assaulting her for the last two months," as stated in the release. The incidents happened in Camp Hill beginning on March 2, 2023, according to court documents. During the girl's meeting with the police she "rev…
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42K+ Pennsylvanians On 'Mandatory Water Conservation Order' Due To Oil Leak
Over 42,000 Pennsylvanians are under mandatory water conservation order after an oil slick was spotted and an odor was emanating from Condoguient Creek. Pennsylvania American Water issued the order on Oct. 17 after the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection opened an investigation into the "reports of a petroleum-type odor and sheen on the Conodoguinet Creek in Silver Spring Township," as stated in a release by the PA DEP. The leak was determined to be coming from "an underground storage tank at the Cumberland-Perry Area Career and Technical Center on Old Willow Mill Road, Mec…
Schools
'American Cultures' Teacher, PA Dad Admits To Uploading Child Porn To Kik
The former eighth-grade "American Cultures" teacher at Hershey Middle School, Arthur "Art" Neal Titzel has pleaded guilty and been sentenced after being caught uploading videos of child pornography to the social media app Kik, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. The 53-year-old from Camp Hill is "a teacher of American history interested in the many stories that tell us who we are and where we came from," according to one of his many social media accounts. Apparently, social media is what got him in trouble as the Pennsylvania Attorney General's office charged hi…
Police & Fire
Florida Man Snapchatting With Pennsylvania Girl Caught In Sting, Police Say
A Florida man was caught in a police sting in Pennsylvania after local officers received a tip that he was having "inappropriate conversations" with a girl on Snapchat, according to a police release on Monday, Sept. 11. The Camp Hill Police Department was informed about the Snapchat conversations between the 15-year-old girl and 21-year-old Ty Hunter Eaddy at 11 a.m. on Sept. 6th. The police "retrieved" the girl's phone and "began communicating with the 21-year-old" while impersonating the teen, according to a release by the police department. During the conversation with the u…
News
Pennsylvania Nurse Coated In GF's Blood Convicted Of Murder
A man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend years after he was found wandering in the street with a gunshot wound to the head. Two York County nurses had a violent fight that turned deadly, and one man has been found guilty of murder, according to court documents. William Fredric Hudson, 50, of the 600 block of Pleasant View Road in Fairview Township, was turned in to the police by his father after he killed his girlfriend Catherine Hartman, 51, of Camp Hill on June 25, 2021. The couple's relationship came to a violent end following an argument that Friday around 2 a.m. Hud…
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Raid Of Massage Parlors Nets Another Arrest In Pennsylvania Sex Trafficking Ring: DA
An additional arrest has been announced in a large-scale sex trafficking ring run out of Pennsylvania massage parlors, authorities said. Zigui "Lisa" Zheng was arrested and charged with operating a corrupt organization and dealing in unlawful proceeds, along with related offenses, Cumberland County District Attorney Sean McCormac said. Significant amounts of cash and other evidence of labor/sex trafficking were found during the raids, he added. Last week, authorities announced the arrest of Min Dong, 54. She was charged for operating corrupt organizations, dealing in unlawfu…
Lifestyle
See Taylor Swift: Eras Tour Movie Comes To Pennsylvania Theaters (And Tickets Are Just $19.89)
Couldn't get tickets to see Taylor Swift's The Era Tour in person? You're very much not alone. But don't worry, Swifties, there's a way to experience the pop culture juggernaut. Get tickets now to see TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR Concert Film only in theaters in North America beginning 10/13. Taylor Swift "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" will be premiering at AMC Theatres across Pennsylvania starting on Friday, Oct. 13 (obviously) with tickets going on sale Thursday, Aug. 31. Showtimes will run Thursdays to Sundays. Standard showings are priced at $19.89 (cute!) for adults and $13.13 fo…
Police & Fire
PA Man Tried To Lure Child From NJ Wawa With Candy: Prosecutor
Authorities have arrested a Pennsylvania man who allegedly tried abducting a 7-year-old boy at a South Jersey Wawa by luring him with candy. Thomas Cannon, 79, of Camp Hill, was arrested in connection with the incident on Thursday, June 1, 2023, according to Cumberland County NJ Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. He was charged with one count of child endangerment, she said. The suspect is also alleged to have grabbed the child’s arm, she said. On Sunday, May 28, at approximately 12:20 p.m., an unidentified male entered the convenience store on Route 47 in Dorchester (Maurice River), be…
Police & Fire
$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…
Police & Fire
Hallucinogenic Drugs Used During 100+ Massages At PA Chiropractor YouTuber's Office, Police Say
A massage therapist gave over 100 clients a hallucinogenic and psychedelic drug while offering services at a popular Chiropractor and YouTuber's office, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Matthew John Perrotta had been working at 4909 Louise Drive, Suite 102 in Mechanicsburg on May 3, 2022, when the incident happened that brought the 30-year-old to the attention of the police, according to the affidavit. The Suite is home to both Pain Relief Chiropractic - Dr. Binder Brent— also known as Chiropractic Medicine@chiropracticmedicine47 on …
News
Maryland Attacker Who Strangled Woman In Pennsylvania Sheetz Restroom Arrested: Police
A woman was beaten in the handicapped stall at a central Pennsylvania Sheetz and two months later police say they have found the Maryland man who attacked her, authorities announced on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Elijah Richard Jennings, 25, originally from Harrisburg, most recently living in Maryland, was arrested on a warrant issued by Lower Allen Township police in connection with the assault on Monday, January 23, according to an updated release. The Lower Allen Township police were called for a welfare check on a woman who was crying in the bathroom at the Sheetz located at 1508 …
Police & Fire
Oklahoma Child Molester, Ex-Cop Flees PA Crash That Killed Deacon, Leanne Elliott, 32: Police
A former Oklahoma police investigator known for molesting a child and who was out on bail for allegedly strangling his wife at church, was in Pennsylvania for an unknown reason, fleeing from police when he nearly hit someone directing traffic at a crash that killed a decon on Friday, Jan. 13, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Edward "Ed" Louis Willingham Jr., 53, of Sapulpa, OK had driven his black 2014 Nissan Sentra through the police barricades— almost hitting a fire police officer who was helping direct traffic near a crash that killed Leanne N. Elliott, 32, of Camp …
Lifestyle
Central PA Phillies Fan Has Leg Amputated After Struck By Motorcycle, Loved Ones Say
While heading home after watching his beloved Philllies play a 9-1 game 3 divisional series victory over the Atlanta Braves, a central Pennsylvania man was seriously hurt in a crash — and now he's had his leg amputated, according to his family. Zacary Andregic, was walking home from Duke’s Bar and Grill in Wormleysburg when "he was struck by a motorcyclist fleeing a traffic stop at an extremely high rate of speed," on Friday, Oct. 14, Alison Andregic writes on a GoFundMe campaign page. "His injuries were life altering. It is indeed a miracle that he is alive. He suffere…
Business
Enraged PA Women Jump On Chipotle Counter Throwing Things Over 'Incorrect Order': Police
We've all had a takeaway order go awry and sure it's frustrating, but two central Pennsylvania women decided to confront workers over it, police say. Camp Hill police were called to "a disturbance" at the Chipotle restaurant at 3216 Trindle Road around 8:40 p.m. on Saturday, August 6, according to a release by the department. Through a police investigation, police learned a two New Cumberland women, a 47-year-old and a 24-year-old "came to the store to dispute (an) incorrect food order," as stated in the release by police. The women were heard by customers shouting "obscene la…
News
PA Dad Murdered By Convicted Killer Cellmate After Less Than One Month In Prison: Police
A dad of three who was found dead in his prison cell on Wednesday, May 4— after being in prison for less than one month— is now known to have been murdered, and Pennsylvania state police have charged his convicted killer cellmate with his homicide. David Vaughn Grier, 26, was serving a life sentence for murdering Kierra Johnson in Philadelphia in 2017, court records show. Joel Vanderpool, 39, of Towanda, was found unresponsive in his cell during staff rounds at State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill on Wednesday, May, 4, according to Superintendent Laurel Harry. "Emergency personnel w…
News
PA Couple Sexually Abused Child For Six Years, Police Say
A Pennsylvania couple sexually abused a child under the age of 13 for six years, according to a release by the police. Upper Allen Police arrested the couple in February following an investigation into multiple reports of child abuse that began in 2015 and continued until 2021, as stated in a release by the department. Nathaniel Sherwood, 32, of Camp Hill, was charged with felony rape, aggravated indecent assault of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, dissemination of explicit material to a minor, corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of children, as his court dock…
News
PA Man, 57, Admits To Sexually Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girl, Police Say
A 57-year-old Pennsylvania man has admitted to sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl, police say. Lower Allen Township police were notified that an 8-year-old girl female "had disclosed during a forensic interview at the Children's Advocacy Center that she had been sexually assaulted," around 12:30 p.m. on Mar. 23, the department stated in a release. The girl "was able to describe the details of the assault" and identified her assailant as Benjamin Phillip Banks, 57, Camp Hill, police say. Investigators meet with Banks and during the course of an interview, he "admitted to performing th…
Obituaries
Man Killed By Police In Central PA ID'd
The man who was shot dead by police on Wednesday has been identified as new details have been released from Pennsylvania state police regarding the incident. Roger Wayne Ellis, 54, of Carlisle, was shot by police serving a warrant for his arrest at 1 Brittney Drive around 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 16, according to an updated release by police. Ellis was wanted for fleeing and eluding police, numerous traffic offenses and driving with a Driving Under the Influence-suspended license after he was spotted driving and giving police chase in Camp Hill on Jan. 14, according to a previous release by Camp …
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