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Deadly Shooting Under Investigation In Harrisburg: Police Deadly Shooting Under Investigation In Harrisburg: Police
Deadly Shooting Under Investigation In Harrisburg: Police One man was shot and killed in Harrisburg early Friday, July 5, city police say.  Officers responded to gunfire on the 1100 block of North 3rd Street around 1:30 a.m., authorities said in a release.  They rendered aid to the victim at the scene and he later died from his wounds, officials wrote.  The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call  717-558-6900. Anonymous tips can be submitted on Crimewatch. 
Bicyclist Hurt In Lancaster County Hit-Run: Officials Bicyclist Hurt In Lancaster County Hit-Run: Officials
Bicyclist Hurt In Lancaster County Hit-Run: Officials East Lampeter police are searching for the driver who hit a bicyclist and fled the scene on May 8.  Authorities said an early 2000s model Dodge pickup truck or SUV hit the victim on the 100 block of East Main Street around 6 p.m. The crash knocked off the Dodge's passenger side mirror which was recovered from the scene, according to police.  The bicyclist was taken to an area hospital for treatment.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the East Lampeter Police Department on Crimewatch. 
Body Found On Harrisburg Street In Broad Daylight Body Found On Harrisburg Street In Broad Daylight
Body Found On Harrisburg Street In Broad Daylight A death investigation is underway in Harrisburg where police found a body in the roadway on Friday, May 17, police said. Responding officers found the man dead on Ethel Street around 2:45 p.m., police said.  "The circumstances surrounding the male's death is still under investigation," police said in a news release.  Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Harrisburg Police, at 717-558-6900. Tips and information can also be submitted via the CRIMEWATCH website.
Fentanyl Dealer Wanted For Selling Pills That Killed PA Teen: Police Fentanyl Dealer Wanted For Selling Pills That Killed PA Teen: Police
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…
New Evidence Discovered In PA Man's 2013 Murder, Troopers Say New Evidence Discovered In PA Man's 2013 Murder, Troopers Say
New Evidence Discovered In PA Man's 2013 Murder, Troopers Say Investigators are hopeful that recently discovered evidence will lead them to Harry Brian Mitchell's killer.  The 50-year-old was shot dead on Dec. 22 or 23, 2013, state police said in a release.  Mitchell was staying at a remote cabin he owned with his wife Dorothy at 157 Lake View Lane in New Albany, Bradford County, authorities wrote. Detectives said he was at the rear of the cabin with his dog when he was fatally struck by a single bullet.  Friends found Mitchell's body at the cabin after they had stopped hearing from him, according to police.  Authorities sai…
Missing Mom Found Murdered In York, BF Charged, Affidavit (UPDATE) Missing Mom Found Murdered In York, BF Charged, Affidavit (UPDATE)
Missing Mom Found Murdered In York, BF Charged, Affidavit (Update) Details have been released about how a mom who was reported missing around 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15 was found murdered approximately 36 hours later, according to a release by York City police.  Amaris Morales-Berrios, 42 of York City, was found dead in the 1100 block of Priority Road around 5 a.m. on Jan. 17, city police explained. Jose Luis Rodriguez Ramos has been arrested on charges in connection with her death, the police said and court records confirmed.  MEPA UPDATE: Morales-Berrios has been located. The MEPA is cancelled. Thank you for the shares. — PA State Poli…
Abandoned Kids Have Chambersburg Police Searching For Sex Offender Abandoned Kids Have Chambersburg Police Searching For Sex Offender
Abandoned Kids Have Chambersburg Police Searching For Sex Offender A sex offender with felony convictions in multiple Pennsylvania counties is at large and wanted on new charges.  Waldi Andre Cuello, 30, was first convicted of the incident assault of a child between the ages of 4 and 8 years old in Lebanon County in 2015, court documents show.  After he served his prison time he was expected to register with the Pennsylvania State Police for the Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry, but he failed to do this — multiple times — landing him several more felony convictions and prison time in Perry County in 2018, court record detail.  When he…
Troopers Seek Accused Child Sex Abuser With Ties To Lehigh Valley Troopers Seek Accused Child Sex Abuser With Ties To Lehigh Valley
Troopers Seek Accused Child Sex Abuser With Ties To Lehigh Valley State police are looking for Edward J. Massey Jr.  Troopers said the 49-year-old is wanted on charges of indecent assault on a person under 13, felony corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of a child.  According to court records, the charges were filed in August 2017.  Police said Massey is known to frequent Northampton and Monroe counties and has ties to a business in Florida. He is described as 6 feet tall and 175 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.  Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Stroudsburg at 570-619-6800 or submit an anonymous ti…
NY Sex Offender Who Absconded Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police NY Sex Offender Who Absconded Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police
NY Sex Offender Who Absconded Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police State troopers are looking for a New York sex offender who has not kept up with his registration requirements, according to authorities.  Edwin Rolando Padron, 57, was convicted in 2012 of possessing child sexual abuse material, PSP said.  The state Megan's Law website shows Padron's most recent address as 1043 Washington Street in Easton and says he works in or near Allentown and Salisbury Township.  He is 5-foot-10 and 220 pounds with brown eyes and black/gray hair, authorities said.  Anyone with information on Padron's whereabouts is asked to call PSP at 610-87…
Lehigh Valley Gym Coach's Unsolved Murder Gets New Look Lehigh Valley Gym Coach's Unsolved Murder Gets New Look
Lehigh Valley Gym Coach's Unsolved Murder Gets New Look Decades after she was found murdered in her Emmaus home, state police are still seeking Barbara Marie Solt's killer.  The 27-year-old was a popular physical education teacher and sports coach at Lincoln Elementary School for five years before she was found murdered apartment on Nov. 17, 1982.  According to an archival report from the Allentown Morning Call, Solt's body was found by her principal Joseph Pavone, who stopped by her Colonial Crest apartment after she didn't show for work.  She had been stabbed more than 10 times and had been sexually assaulted, the new…
PA Woman Threatened To 'Blow Up' Courthouse, Assassinate Judge: DA PA Woman Threatened To 'Blow Up' Courthouse, Assassinate Judge: DA
PA Woman Threatened To 'Blow Up' Courthouse, Assassinate Judge: DA A 43-year-old woman is accused of making over 100 phony 911 calls and issuing more than a dozen threats to authorities involving bombs and assassinations, say prosecutors.  Valerie Joy Travis is charged with multiple felony counts of terroristic threats and related charges, said the District Attorney's Office on Monday, Aug. 14.  Investigators said that over a nine-month period, county dispatchers received 116 emergency phone calls from a number linked to Travis. None of the reported incidents were real, but each of them "required action by the Department of Emergency Communicatio…
Reverend's Grandson Shot Dead In Harrisburg Reverend's Grandson Shot Dead In Harrisburg
Reverend's Grandson Shot Dead In Harrisburg The grandson of a reverend has died following a shooting in Harrisburg, authorities say.  The family of 20-year-old Cleo Richard Stubbs of Steelton has identified him as the man fatally shot in the 200 block of South 19th Street near Holly Street in Harrisburg. City police heard the shoots and arrived at the scene to find Stubbs shot in the abdomen or chest area around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2023, police Lt. Kyle Gautsch explained.  He was taken to Holy Spirit Hospital, where he died, the police detailed.  "I love you grandson, you will always be in my Heart and Soul, you alread…
16-Year-Old Missing Boy Who Ran Away From Home Found, Central PA Police Say 16-Year-Old Missing Boy Who Ran Away From Home Found, Central PA Police Say
16-Year-Old Missing Boy Who Ran Away From Home Found, Central PA Police Say UPDATE: Noah Hoxie, 16, of Waynesboro has been found and is safe, police announced on Sunday, June 25, 2023. Additional information was not released.  ORIGINAL: A 16-year-old boy is missing and police and his family are searching for him. Noah Hoxie, 16, of Waynesboro, was last seen by his guardians at their home on East Third Street between 8 and 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2023, according to a release by area police the following day. Noah is described as being 5’9” tall, weighing 120 lbs., and is Black with black hair and brown eyes, as detailed in the police release. Please he…
COLD CASE: Philly YMCA, USPS Worker Shot Dead At Harrisburg Gas Station, Police Say COLD CASE: Philly YMCA, USPS Worker Shot Dead At Harrisburg Gas Station, Police Say
Cold CASE: Philly YMCA, USPS Worker Shot Dead At Harrisburg Gas Station, Police Say Five years after a deadly Harrisburg shooting police continue to search for a killer. Six days before her 52nd birthday, Donna "Weezy" Louise Warren, was found shot to death while walking to a Harrisburg gas station in the area of North 7th and Maclay streets on Friday, May 25, 2018, police say, and her obituary details.  Police believe the gunfire was meant for someone else, but they say they have exhausted all leads and "are seeking any new information or tips in reference to this open homicide investigation," police stated in the release.  Weezy was the "'Gifted Love Child' of…
Teen Makes Most Wanted List In West Manchester Twp.: Police Teen Makes Most Wanted List In West Manchester Twp.: Police
Teen Makes Most Wanted List In West Manchester Twp.: Police An 18-year-old accused of burglary has made the West Manchester Township's Most Wanted list as of Monday, May 15, 2023.  Angel Jomar Rivera of the 1200 block of North George Street, York, is wanted on multiple charges, including four felonies for burglary, criminal conspiracy to commit burglary, theft by unlawful taking, and criminal conspiracy to commit theft by Unlawful taking, Township police explained in the release.  The charges result from a police investigation into a burglary in the 1900 block of Niagara Lane on April 12, 2023.  Anyone with information on Rivera's wh…
Homicide Investigation Into Thanksgiving Eve Shooting Outside Harrisburg Church: Police Homicide Investigation Into Thanksgiving Eve Shooting Outside Harrisburg Church: Police
Homicide Investigation Into Thanksgiving Eve Shooting Outside Harrisburg Church: Police One person has died following a shooting on Thanksgiving eve in Harrisburg, according to the police.  The Harrisburg Police were called to "a report of shots fired with a person struck" in the 1600 block of Park Street on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, around 4 p.m., as stated in a release by the department.  Upon arrival, officers located a man suffering from a gunshot wound(s), as detailed in the release.  The man was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries, according to the release.  "An investigation was immediately initiated and is ongoing…
Missing 11-Year-Old Never Returned Home From School: Carlisle Police Missing 11-Year-Old Never Returned Home From School: Carlisle Police
Missing 11-Year-Old Never Returned Home From School: Carlisle Police An 11-year-old girl is being searched for by Carlisle police. Amelya Feliz Williams did not return home from Wilson Middle School after dismissal on Friday, Oct. 28, the police stated in a release just before 6 p.m. Williams is described as a Black girl, approximately 4'11" tall, weighing 125 lbs. She was last seen wearing glasses, a light blue sweater with a hot pink shirt underneath. She was carrying a gray bookbag with her name printed on it.  Anyone having information on Amelya's whereabouts please contact Carlisle Police at 717-243-5252 or submit a tip through Crimewatch.
Suspect At-Large Following Armed Robbery At Turkey Hill In Highspire: Police Suspect At-Large Following Armed Robbery At Turkey Hill In Highspire: Police
Suspect At-Large Following Armed Robbery At Turkey Hill In Highspire: Police A man who robbed a Turkey Hill cashier at gunpoint is wanted by the police.  The suspect pictured entered the Highspire Turkey Hill located at  686 2nd Street on Tuesday, Oct. 25 around 7 p.m., according to a release by area police the following morning. Upon entering he "displayed a gun forcing the cashier to hand him money," as stated in the release. The suspect left on foot but the police believe the Blue Chevrolet Trailblazer pictured was involved.  The police are "actively pursuing leads but are also asking for assistance from the public." The suspect is described onl…
UPDATE Accused Child Rapist Found In Central PA, Police Say UPDATE Accused Child Rapist Found In Central PA, Police Say
Update Accused Child Rapist Found In Central PA, Police Say UPDATE: Accused child rapist Vernon Odean Moody has been located, according to an updated release by the Harrisburg Bureau of police.  ORIGINAL: A man accused of raping a child is at-large in central Pennsylvania, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 18.  Harrisburg City police are searching for Vernon Odean Moody, 58, of Harrisburg, who raped and sexually assaulted a child during "interactions" between 2015 and 2016, the department alleges. He was charged Monday with rape of a child, unlawful contact with a minor, photographing or videotaping sexual acts of a child, and four relat…
2 Suspects ID'd Following Shooting At Central PA Warehouse Party: Police 2 Suspects ID'd Following Shooting At Central PA Warehouse Party: Police
2 Suspects ID'd Following Shooting At Central PA Warehouse Party: Police Two men have been identified following a shooting at a warehouse that injured four people— two of which are in critical condition— on Sunday, Sept. 25, police say.  Yunio L. Fernandez-Morales, 23, and Leuri Bido Bido, 19 are wanted on warrants issued on Friday, Oct. 7, by Harrisburg City police. The Harrisburg police were called to the reported shooting in the 2300 block of Woodlawn Street around 5:00 a.m., according to a release by the department.  Police believe the shooting happened as a result of an altercation at an after-hours warehouse party that operated as an unlicensed …
4 People Hurt, Suspect At-Large Following Shooting At Warehouse Party: Police 4 People Hurt, Suspect At-Large Following Shooting At Warehouse Party: Police
4 People Hurt, Suspect At-Large Following Shooting At Warehouse Party: Police A suspect is being sought and two people are in critical condition after four people were shot near a popular central Pennsylvania bar on Sunday, Sept. 25, police say.  Harrisburg police were called to the reported shooting in the 2300 block of Woodlawn Street around 5:00 a.m., according to a release by the department.  Police believe the shooting happened as a result of an altercation at an after-hours warehouse party that operated as an unlicensed nightclub. The police found many people in the area and numerous shell casings.  All of the gunshot victims were taken in priva…
'Nude Male Night Walker' Leads Police On Foot Chase In Pennsylvania 'Nude Male Night Walker' Leads Police On Foot Chase In Pennsylvania
'Nude Male Night Walker' Leads Police On Foot Chase In Pennsylvania A naked man in a white turban who had been fixing a car near a field led police on a chase in central Pennsylvania on Friday, Sept. 23, police say. The Northern Lancaster County Regional police were dispatched for a reported check on the welfare call when they were directed by the caller to the car nearby a field in Penn Township around 2 a.m., according to the release. As the police approached the car the police "observed a nude male walking in the distance and gave chase." They describe the man as "white male, approximately 6 feet tall, with a white shirt/cloth wrapped around his head, …
40 Graves Damaged At Central Pennsylvania Cemetery: Police 40 Graves Damaged At Central Pennsylvania Cemetery: Police
40 Graves Damaged At Central Pennsylvania Cemetery: Police Approximately 40 grave markers were knocked over, many of which were destroyed in a central Pennsylvania cemetery on Saturday, September 10, police say. The vandalism happened at the Starview Union Cemetery in the first block of Codorus Furnace Road in East Manchester Township, according to York County Regional police. The police believe the damage happened on Saturday evening. Anyone with information is asked to call York County Regional police at 717-747-0716 ext 134, or submit a tip through CrimeWatch.
'I Hangout In Dumpsters All The Time,' Says MD Ex-Con Wanted For PA Target Theft: Police 'I Hangout In Dumpsters All The Time,' Says MD Ex-Con Wanted For PA Target Theft: Police
'I Hangout In Dumpsters All The Time,' Says MD Ex-Con Wanted For PA Target Theft: Police Marlo Harvard Jr. is no “Harvard man” as he chose to repeat a crime he previously was convicted of less than two years after he was released, according to police and court records. Harvard Jr., originally of Baltimore, Maryland, came to the attention of police in York County, Pennsylvania falling multiple Walmart thefts, according to court documents. The first indecent of $325 of stolen items in West Manchester Township happened in Jan. 2016, but it appears to have only come to light following a bizarre retail theft at a different Walmart on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, according to reports at th…
Another Arrest Made In Killing Of 20-Year-Old Man In Harrisburg Another Arrest Made In Killing Of 20-Year-Old Man In Harrisburg
Another Arrest Made In Killing Of 20-Year-Old Man In Harrisburg Police have arrested a second suspect wanted in the killing of a 20-year-old man in Harrisburg, authorities said. Jyheir Mosley-Williams, 18, was arrested Wednesday, May 4 on charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and gun offenses in the Wednesday, March 16 shooting death of Jacoby Strain-Hankerson, Harrisburg police said. Bennie Chisolm, 28, was arrested Monday, May 2 on similar charges in the same deadly shooting that broke out on the first block of South 17th Street, records show.  Cell phone records and surveillance footage assisted police in linking Chisolm to …
Police ID Man Who Killed Two People In Central PA Police ID Man Who Killed Two People In Central PA
Police ID Man Who Killed Two People In Central PA Police have identified the man they believe killed two people in central Pennsylvania last month. Shawn Hairston, 35, and Ana Scott, 42, were shot dead in a home on the first block of 16th Street in Harrisburg on Mar. 13, according to city police. Kurt Darnell Tasker Jr., 32, is believed to be their killer, police say. He is wanted for two counts of homicide and various firearms charges, court records show. Anyone with information on Tasker's whereabouts is asked to contact the Harrisburg Police at 717-558-6900. Tips can also be submitted via the CRIMEWATCH website.
PA Ex-Con Wanted In Two Counties Attacks His Own Family: Police PA Ex-Con Wanted In Two Counties Attacks His Own Family: Police
PA Ex-Con Wanted In Two Counties Attacks His Own Family: Police Three family members were attacked by a former convict who previously served prison time for assault and armed robbery and is wanted on charges in two central Pennsylvania counties, according to police and court records. Naphtali Ishmel Denmead Carter III, 32, of Highspire, is wanted by police following the assault that happened in a home in the first Block of Franklin Street on Wednesday, Mar. 16, according to a release by Highspire Borough police. Carter is charged with 3 counts of misdemeanor Simple Assault in Dauphin County, according to court records.  He previously was sentenc…
'Armed & Dangerous' Gunman Wanted For Attempted Murder After PA Cafe Shooting: Police 'Armed & Dangerous' Gunman Wanted For Attempted Murder After PA Cafe Shooting: Police
'Armed & Dangerous' Gunman Wanted For Attempted Murder After PA Cafe Shooting: Police Authorities in Central Pennsylvania are searching for the gunman who shot a victim inside of a cafe on Sunday, March 6. William Darrell Lynch fled from Swatara's Roadhouse Café at 1031 Eisenhower Boulevard in a white sedan with other people after firing his gun at a victim inside the business around 1:30 a.m., Swatara police said.  The victim was hospitalized for treatment, and several other shots were fired in the parking lot, authorities said. Meanwhile, Lynch is considered armed and dangerous and wanted on a charge of attempted murder, and more. The Swatara Police are requesting t…
Assault Of Tow Truck Driver Caught On Dashcam In PA (VIDEO) Assault Of Tow Truck Driver Caught On Dashcam In PA (VIDEO)
Assault Of Tow Truck Driver Caught On Dashcam In PA (Video) UPDATE: The suspect has been identified, a warrant was issued and he has turned himself, authorities say. You can read more about it here. ORIGINAL: The shocking assault of a tow truck driver was captured on a dashcam and police have released the footage with the hopes that the public can help identify the suspect. The video shows a man in a black hoodie walking up behind the tow truck driver, saying something and hitting him in the 100 block of South Penn Street in York City on Feb. 16 around 1:25 p.m., according to a release by York City police. CRIMEWATCH The attacker then fled th…
Woman Found Dead In Harrisburg: Police Woman Found Dead In Harrisburg: Police
Woman Found Dead In Harrisburg: Police A woman was found dead Tuesday in Harrisburg, authorities said. Officers were called around 8:30 p.m. to South 10th and Mulberry Streets on a report of a dead woman, Harrisburg police said in a Wednesday release. The unidentified woman was believed to have been shot to death, according to police. She apparently had been living in a homeless camp in the area, PennLive reports. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Harrisburg police at 717-558-6900. Tips and information can also be submitted via the CRIMEWATCH website. A Cri…
York Woman Stabbed Cousin Dead Christmas Weekend: Police York Woman Stabbed Cousin Dead Christmas Weekend: Police
York Woman Stabbed Cousin Dead Christmas Weekend: Police A 23-year-old woman has been arrested in the murder of her 36-year-old cousin in York County, officials said Monday. Ninoska Santos-Cruz was charged Dec. 28 with murder in the death of Joselito Pagan-Ocasio, who was found dead in a home on the 300 block of E. King Street on Sunday, York City police said.  The coroner was called to the scene around 11:40 p.m. Sunday. An autopsy was performed and ruled the death a homicide by stabbing. Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact York City police at (717)-846-1234, the tip line at 717-849-2204, or su…