High Mom With Toddler Goes On 120MPH+ Chase Over 20 Miles: PA State Police High Mom With Toddler Goes On 120MPH+ Chase Over 20 Miles: PA State Police
High Mom With Toddler Goes On 120MPH+ Chase Over 20 Miles: PA State Police A toddler is in the hospital after his 25-year-old mom got high and sent police on a 121-mile-per-hour chase across two Central Pennsylvania counties, state police announced on Tuesday. Ashley Lynnette Acosta of Steelton had warrants out for her arrest in Cumberland and Dauphin counties when police attempted to pull her over at around midnight on June 27, 2023, according to the police and court documents. Several patrol cars began to pursue her on US Route 15 North in Lower Allen Township when she took off at speeds as high as 121 mph, according to PSP.  Police briefly lost sight of her be…
Drug Dealer Gave Man 30 Deadly Doses Of Fentanyl, Palmyra Police Allege Drug Dealer Gave Man 30 Deadly Doses Of Fentanyl, Palmyra Police Allege
Drug Dealer Gave Man 30 Deadly Doses Of Fentanyl, Palmyra Police Allege A Pennsylvania parole violator is accused of giving a man enough fentanyl to cause the deaths of 30 adults, police said. Tyler Michael Singer, 27 of North Locust Street, Palmyra has been arrested in connection with the July 2022 death of a 26-year-old Gregory "Greg" Ristenbatt, Palmrya police said. Ristenbatt was found dead from a drug overdose in the 200 block of College Street, Palmyra at 12:16 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, 2022.  Originally it was said that Greg "passed away unexpectedly after a long, brave battle with addiction," as stated in his obituary but it is now known that he had …
'Use Of Force' Video Leads To Internal Affairs Investigation: York PD 'Use Of Force' Video Leads To Internal Affairs Investigation: York PD
'Use Of Force' Video Leads To Internal Affairs Investigation: York PD A viral showing police "use force" in York has lead to an internal Affairs investigation, York City Police Department announced around 6 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2023.  The video supposedly shows "two York City police officers using force on a member of the York City community," as the police stated.  The police became aware of the video around 3:45 p.m. but the incident depicted had happened three and a half hours earlier, at approximately 12:15 pm, according to the release. York City police officers were interviewing a witness you who identified as Anthony Balbi-Reyes as m…
Hollywoodesque Crime Spree Lands PA Woman Jail Time: DA Hollywoodesque Crime Spree Lands PA Woman Jail Time: DA
Hollywoodesque Crime Spree Lands PA Woman Jail Time: DA A 41-year-old woman has learned her fate after admitting to a crime spree that reads like the plot of a Hollywood movie. The Central Pennsylvanian who stole two cars, drove with a revoked license, threatened her friend, crashed a car into a barn, caused a fire, abandoned a dog, sent police on an over 100 mph chase, and faked a medical issue to attack police in an attempt to escape— has learned her fate, according to a release by the Cumberland County District Attnory Sean M. McCormack.  Chontelle Melissa Shirk, pleaded guilty and her sentence was imposed on June 13, 2023, the DA said and c…
GUILTY! Teen Who Struck PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run Learns His Fate: DA GUILTY! Teen Who Struck PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run Learns His Fate: DA
Guilty! Teen Who Struck PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run Learns His Fate: DA A teenager who "intentionally" hit a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation employee has pleaded guilty as part of a negotiated deal, the Cumberland County district attorney's office announced on Monday, June 12, 2023.  PennDOT employee Bill Layton "was pushed onto the hood of his pickup truck and ultimately propelled onto a mailbox" when he was struck by a gold pickup truck (pictured) along Rich Valley Road near Sherwood Drive at 10:50 a.m., on April 13, 2022, authorities detailed in multiple releases.  Dawson Adam Smith of Harrisburg was just was 19-years-old when he identifi…
Strip Mall Fire In Central PA: Authorities (UPDATE; PHOTOS) Strip Mall Fire In Central PA: Authorities (UPDATE; PHOTOS)
Strip Mall Fire In Central PA: Authorities (Update; Photos) A strip mall is partially on fire in Shermans Dale, Carroll Township, authorities say.  The two-alarm fire broke out at Village Square Plaza located at 5201 Spring Road shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2023, according to emergency dispatch.  A forklift to the rear of the structure supposedly caught fire which spread and quickly cover approximately 75 feet of the building— going through the roof, authorities explained in first responder radio broadcasts and people at the scene told Daily Voice. The fire at the rear of Village Square Plaza.Special to Daily Voice We have heard…
'Zombie Hunter' Who Beheaded PA Woman Sentenced To Death: DA 'Zombie Hunter' Who Beheaded PA Woman Sentenced To Death: DA
'Zombie Hunter' Who Beheaded PA Woman Sentenced To Death: DA An Amazon delivery driver by day and self-described "zombie hunter" at night has been sentenced to death.  Bryan Patrick Miller a 49-year-old Arizonan pleaded insanity with a lawyer who used a "Jekyll and Hyde" defense during a trial over the brutal stabbing and beheading deaths of two young women— including a 21-year-old from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, according to Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell. Miller, also dubbed the "Canal Killer", was "found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, dangerous class one felonies, two counts of kidnapping, class two dangero…
Woman Stabs BF In Back: Newville Police Woman Stabs BF In Back: Newville Police
Woman Stabs BF In Back: Newville Police A 24-year-old Carlisle woman stabbed her boyfriend in the back and committed a burglary, police alleged on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.  Alexandria Brooke/Brook Kulick was wanted for aggravated assault when she was arrested following a burglary on June 6, 2023, court records show.  A warrant had been issued for her arrest after she stabbed her boyfriend in the back with a knife during an aggravated assault incident on June 2, according to Newville police and confirmed by court records.   Her boyfriend was airlifted to Hershey Medical Center, the police explained.  Kul…
Newville Dad Killed In Rt 944 Crash Newville Dad Killed In Rt 944 Crash
Newville Dad Killed In Rt 944 Crash A 28-year-old Central Pennsylvania dad has been identified as the person killed in a weekend Cumberland County crash. Kody Tidd, of Newville, was driving at a "high rate of speed" when he "lost control" of his vehicle on Route 944 westbound just before the Deer Lane intersection in the evening hours Saturday, June 3, 2023, Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall told Daily Voice. Tidd hit three other vehicles, though no other injuries were reported, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, Hall said. The Middlesex Township Police Department is investigating the incident. Kody is a Newville…
Second Patient Assault At Hospital In PA, Police Say Second Patient Assault At Hospital In PA, Police Say
Second Patient Assault At Hospital In PA, Police Say For the second time in two days, police in Central Pennsylvania have announced an assault involving a patient at the same hospital.  John Vincent Thorson, 42, of Carlisle has been arrested for assaulting an employee at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital located at 503 North 21st Street, Camp Hill around 11:20 p.m. on May 27, 2023, according to the East Pennsboro Police  Thorson was a patient at the time and "the employee sustained injuries during the assault," the police said.  He was arrested on a felony charge of aggravated assault and held in the Cumberland County Priso…
Woman Assaults Patient At Hospital In Central PA, Police Say Woman Assaults Patient At Hospital In Central PA, Police Say
Woman Assaults Patient At Hospital In Central PA, Police Say A 35-year-old Dillsburg woman injured a patient at a hospital, police announced on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.  Kelly Lynn Culbert was arrested after officers arrived at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital located at 503 North 21st Street, Camp Hill, and spoke with the victim about the assault around 9:40 a.m. on May 9, 2023, according to the release.  Culbert was charged with aggravated assault charges and held in the Cumberland County Prison after failing to post $5,000 in bail, court records show. Her formal arraignment will be held at 9 a.m. on July 10, 2023, according …
Drug Dealer With 'Gun' Drags Wheelchair-Bound Man Across Central PA Parking Lot: Police Drug Dealer With 'Gun' Drags Wheelchair-Bound Man Across Central PA Parking Lot: Police
Drug Dealer With 'Gun' Drags Wheelchair-Bound Man Across Central PA Parking Lot: Police A 33-year-old convicted drug dealer came after a man in a wheelchair with what looked like a gun and dragged him from a moving vehicle until he surrendered his cellphone, Lower Allen Township police detailed in a release on Friday, May 26, 2023.  Darren Edward Ross was arrested after police watched a video a witness took of the incident in the 2100 block of Cedar Run on Thursday, May 25, 2023.  Ross had previously called the wheelchairbound man "making threats to come assault him," and "the victim had just gotten back to the complex from a convenience store and was returning to th…