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Enola Man Accused Of Raping Runaway Teen Had Grandson Call Her 'Mommy': Affidavit Enola Man Accused Of Raping Runaway Teen Had Grandson Call Her 'Mommy': Affidavit
Enola Man Accused Of Raping Runaway Teen Had Grandson Call Her 'Mommy': Affidavit An Enola man is accused of raping a runaway juvenile, providing her drugs and alcohol, and holding her against her will, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Steven John Gallagher, 65, was arrested after East Pennsboro Township Police were alerted by Lower Paxton Township Police at 3:05 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, about the possible presence of a missing juvenile at his residence on the 700 block of Valley Street in Enola. Gallagher initially told officers he had dropped the girl, identified as I.M., off at Adams Ricci Park 45 minutes earl…

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Cumberland County Teen Steals Beer, Drives Drunk From Sheetz, Police Say Cumberland County Teen Steals Beer, Drives Drunk From Sheetz, Police Say
Cumberland County Teen Steals Beer, Drives Drunk From Sheetz, Police Say A Camp Hill teen was arrested after allegedly stealing beer from a Sheetz and driving under the influence, police said. East Pennsboro Township police officers were on routine patrol at the Sheetz at 91 Erford Road in Camp Hill, on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, when they spotted 18-year-old Carter Wiederhold leaving the store with stolen beer at around 12:44 a.m., according to a police release. Wiederhold, who drove away from the scene, was stopped by officers a short distance away. Wiederhold appeared intoxicated and took him into custody, according to the police. He was transported to UPMC West …

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Convicted Drunk Driver Strikes Pedestrian In Enola Then Flees, Police Say Convicted Drunk Driver Strikes Pedestrian In Enola Then Flees, Police Say
Convicted Drunk Driver Strikes Pedestrian In Enola Then Flees, Police Say A convicted drunk driver is accused of striking a pedestrian and fleeing, East Pennsboro Township Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 8.  David Lewis Sweger, 58, of Enola, struck a man with his pick-up truck intersection of East Perry Street and Altoona Avenue in Enola at 7:55 p.m. on July 25, police alleged in the release.  Officers arrived at the scene that night and spoke with the victim. "An investigation was conducted and the suspect was identified as David Sweger of Enola," the police said.  Sweger was charged with a misdemeanor accident involving damage attended …

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Hotboxing Teen Drives Car On PA Highway With Stoned Woman Police Say Hotboxing Teen Drives Car On PA Highway With Stoned Woman Police Say
Hotboxing Teen Drives Car On PA Highway With Stoned Woman Police Say A woman and a teenager hotboxed, or smoked marijuana in a car, and then the unlicensed teen drove on the highway and on main streets in Wormsleyburg, police say.  The teen committed a traffic violation on the Harvey Taylor Bypass and North Front Street, Wormleysburg on Valentine's Day just after 1 a.m., according to the East Pennsboro Township police.  The 24-year-old passenger, Miranda Joy Remata of Fayetteville, had allowed the 15-year-old to smoke and then drive the vehicle, according to the police.  Marijuana was also found on Remata, who had also been smoking, acco…

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Camp Hill Man Threatens To 'Shoot Up' Police Station In Enola, Authorities Say Camp Hill Man Threatens To 'Shoot Up' Police Station In Enola, Authorities Say
Camp Hill Man Threatens To 'Shoot Up' Police Station In Enola, Authorities Say A 26-year-old Camp Hill man threatened to "kill police officers" and "shoot up" a police station in Enola, authorities say.  East Pennsboro Township police were called to a report of "a male yelling and was possibly breaking into a house" in the 100 block of Sherwood Circle, Enola on January 26, around 7:32 p.m., according to a release by the department.  Officers arrived and found a man later identified as Cole Michael Sheely, breaking a rear screen door to a residence.  The police released the following statement following their incident: "An investigation …

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Man Injures Hospital Staff During Assault In Central Pennsylvania, Authorities Say Man Injures Hospital Staff During Assault In Central Pennsylvania, Authorities Say
Man Injures Hospital Staff During Assault In Central Pennsylvania, Authorities Say A 31-year-old man has been arrested after attack hospital staff in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. Clem Denton Wagaman Jr. of Boiling Springs was charged following the assault at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital located at 503 North 21st Street, Camp Hill Nov. 23, at 11:32 a.m., according to the East Pennsboro Township police. When officers arrived at the hospital for the "active physical assault" the injured staff member told the police that Wagaman had thrown a chair across the room and struck them in the arm— leaving injuries that required treatment, according to the police release…

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ROAD RAGE: Woman Shot At 'Numerous Times' In Central Pennsylvania, Police Say ROAD RAGE: Woman Shot At 'Numerous Times' In Central Pennsylvania, Police Say
Road Rage: Woman Shot At 'Numerous Times' In Central Pennsylvania, Police Say A woman driving home from work was "shot at numerous times" in central Pennsylvania, authorities say.  The shooting happened when the woman was approaching the intersection of East Penn Drive at Magaro Road, Enola, PA in the area of Adams Ricci Park on Saturday, Nov. 26 around 2:30 a.m. East Pennsboro Township police detailed in a release the following Monday.  A man driving a black SUV had just turned onto 21st Street, Camp Hill, from 32nd Street coming from the Harvey Taylor Bridge Bypass when the woman pulled up behind him when turning from 32nd Street from the opposite directi…

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Infant With 'Critical Injuries' Found Unconcious In Central PA: Police Infant With 'Critical Injuries' Found Unconcious In Central PA: Police
Infant With 'Critical Injuries' Found Unconcious In Central PA: Police A 51-year-old Enola voice-over artist has been arrested after an infant was found unconscious while suffering from critical injuries, authorities say.  East Pennsboro Township Police were called to a report of an unconscious child in the 100 block of South Enola Drive on June 26, according to a release by the department on Sept. 13.   Upon arrival the infant was taken to Penn State hospital, police say.  Timothy Francis White was accused of assaulting the baby, according to police and confirmed by court documents.  White is a voice-over artist, according to his so…

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5-Gallon Buckets Of Organs Among Human Body Parts Purchased On Facebook By PA Man: Police 5-Gallon Buckets Of Organs Among Human Body Parts Purchased On Facebook By PA Man: Police
5-Gallon Buckets Of Organs Among Human Body Parts Purchased On Facebook By PA Man: Police "Human organs" and "human skin" inside 5-gallon buckets in a Pennsylvania home are just some of the unusual details emerging in the case of human body parts purchased on Facebook and being shipping through the US mail.  Jeremy Lee Pauley has been under investigation by local police and the FBI since the East Pennsboro Township police first received a call of "suspicious activity"⁠— which is what they are calling it when a landlord discovered those buckets⁠— in the 200 block of North Enola Road around 7 a.m. on June 14, according to a release by the department. The items seized during the…

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Enraged PA Woman Tried To End Argument By Burning Down House: Police Enraged PA Woman Tried To End Argument By Burning Down House: Police
Enraged PA Woman Tried To End Argument By Burning Down House: Police Sometimes we can get blinded by anger and say or do things we don't mean but one central Pennsylvania woman took things too far, authorities say. Donna Mintzer, 48, of Marysville, was involved in a "verbal argument" the was quickly escalating when East Pennsboro Township police when called to her home in the 900 block of River Road at 10:21 a.m. on May 30, according to a release by the department. Upon arrival police found that Mintzer had gone inside, went upstairs, and set a pile of clothing on fire on the second floor of the home. Mintzer was arrested for a felony charge of Causing Cata…

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PA Man Accused Of Raping Four-Year-Old Boy: Police PA Man Accused Of Raping Four-Year-Old Boy: Police
PA Man Accused Of Raping Four-Year-Old Boy: Police A 22-year-old man is accused of raping a boy when he was a teenager, police say. An approximately 11-year-old boy claims when he was 4-years-old he was repeatedly raped until he was 7-years-old— from 2015 until 2017, according to a release by East Pennsboro Township police. Police were first made aware of the incident that had happened in the 1600 block of Holtz Road in Enola around 8 a.m. on Feb. 23, 2022, as detailed in the release. The child’s accused rapist, Jacob Michael Montgomery, of Enola, was arrested on four felony charges of Rape and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse— two…

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Ex-Con Threatens Driver With Knife During Road Rage Incident Outside PA High School: Police Ex-Con Threatens Driver With Knife During Road Rage Incident Outside PA High School: Police
Ex-Con Threatens Driver With Knife During Road Rage Incident Outside PA High School: Police A road rage incident involving a knife happened outside a central Pennsylvania high school on Saturday, May, 14, police say.  East Pennsboro Township police were called to the road rage incident in the 400 block of Shady Lane, near East Pennsboro High School in Enola around 6 p.m., according to a release by the department.  Upon arrival, the victim told the police that a man got out of his vehicle and threatened them with a knife.  Police later identified the man as Derrik Mitchel Scott, 41, of Enola.  Scott has been charged with two misdemeanors for terroristic threat…

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PA Man Chased Children With Knife: Police PA Man Chased Children With Knife: Police
PA Man Chased Children With Knife: Police A Pennsylvania man was arrested for chasing children with a knife police say. East Pennsboro Township police were called to an active harassment complaint in the 100 block of East Manor Avenue around 6:15 p.m. Feb. 15, according to a release by the police. While on their way there, police received an updated report that a person was chasing children with a knife, the release shows. Upon arrival, police spoke with the children involved, and Gregory L. Meade, 65, threatened one of the children with a knife, police say. Meade was arrested on charges of Terroristic Threats and Simple Assa…

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PA Woman Had Child Feign Symptoms So Severe They Required Surgery: Police PA Woman Had Child Feign Symptoms So Severe They Required Surgery: Police
PA Woman Had Child Feign Symptoms So Severe They Required Surgery: Police A central Pennsylvania caregiver has been accused of making a child so ill they required surgery in a possible case of Munchausen's by Proxy, according to a release by police. Christine Marie Maxwell, 48, of the 900 block of Maplewood Lane, Enola, allegedly "fabricated symptoms and illnesses (in a child) which required the juvenile to undergo many medical procedures and tests that were unnecessary," as stated in a release by East Pennsboro Township police on Tuesday. Police opened an investigation into Maxwell following an alert of "a caregiver being suspected of child abuse due to Munchaus…

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Central PA Couple Charged With Burglary For Package Thefts, Police Say Central PA Couple Charged With Burglary For Package Thefts, Police Say
Central PA Couple Charged With Burglary For Package Thefts, Police Say A Harrisburg couple has been arrested and charged for multiple thefts in Camp Hill, according to police. East Pennsboro Township Police received information relating to numerous complaints of packages being stolen from an apartment complex in the 100 block of Erford Road inCamp Hill on Sept. 6, according to a statement released by police. An investigation was conducted and two suspects were identified through video surveillance, according to the statement. Kelly Wilson, 53, and Angelet Marquet Ball, 41, both of Harrisburg were brought into the East Pennsboro Township police station, whe…

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Police Locate Good Samaritan From RT. 11/15 Crash Police Locate Good Samaritan From RT. 11/15 Crash
Police Locate Good Samaritan From RT. 11/15 Crash Police have located the woman who assisted victims at the scene of the multi-vehicle crash on Route 11/15 in Enola on Tuesday say East Pennsboro Township police. The police wanted to speak with this good samaritan who was helping patients at the scene. The crash led to the death of Lee Potteiger, 58 of Lewisberry. Krystin Nycole Marchese, 33 of Lemoyne has been charged with murder and is being held without bail in the Cumberland County Prison. The police thank the public for their help finding her, as she may have crucial information which could help the police with the crash investigation…

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Police Locate Good Samaritan From RT. 11/15 Crash Police Locate Good Samaritan From RT. 11/15 Crash
Police Locate Good Samaritan From RT. 11/15 Crash Police have located the woman who assisted victims at the scene of the multi-vehicle crash on Route 11/15 in Enola on Tuesday say East Pennsboro Township police. The police wanted to speak with this good samaritan who was helping patients at the scene. The crash led to the death of Lee Potteiger, 58 of Lewisberry. Krystin Nycole Marchese, 33 of Lemoyne has been charged with murder and is being held without bail in the Cumberland County Prison. The police thank the public for their help finding her, as she may have crucial information which could help the police with the crash investigation…

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Cumberland County Crash Kills Fisherman Cumberland County Crash Kills Fisherman
Cumberland County Crash Kills Fisherman A Lewisberry man died in a crash on Routes 11/15 in Enola on Tuesday, according to police. Lee Potteiger, 58, who was a Major League Fishing competitor and avid fisherman, perished in the crash. Potteiger was traveling north on Routes 11/15 while towing a boat when he was struck head-on by a Ford pick-up truck traveling south around noon. “Prior to striking the Pottieger vehicle, the Ford pickup sideswiped a vehicle that was in the center turn lane waiting to turn left onto Susquehanna Avenue,” the coroner’s office said in a release. Potteiger was pronounced dead at Holy Spirit Hospital.…

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