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Schuylkill County Man, 33, Dies Under Bridge In Harrisburg: Officials Schuylkill County Man, 33, Dies Under Bridge In Harrisburg: Officials
Schuylkill County Man, 33, Dies Under Bridge In Harrisburg: Officials A 33-year-old man who was a beloved big brother was found dead under a bridge in Harrisburg, county officials announced on Friday, March 1. Collin Weller was an Orwigsburg native who previously lived in Kutztown and Pottsville, according to his social media. He had been experiencing homelessness and ended up in Harrisburg at some point over the last five years. He was found dead beneath the underpass at Paxton and Cameron streets in the city on Tuesday, Feb. 27, according to the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. His cause of death "was complications of hypothermia," as stated in the release.…

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Police & Fire
Steelton Victim ID'd, Homicide Suspect Arrested By US Marshals In Harrisburg: Officials Steelton Victim ID'd, Homicide Suspect Arrested By US Marshals In Harrisburg: Officials
Steelton Victim ID'd, Homicide Suspect Arrested By US Marshals In Harrisburg: Officials The victim of a deadly shooting has been identified and his alleged killer has been arrested, officials told Daily Voice Monday morning.  Willie Elbert Ford, 38 of Steelton, died at a local hospital after being found by officers suffering multiple gunshot wounds around 2 a.m. on Feb. 22, officials detailed on Feb. 26.  Ford's cause of death was gunshot wounds to the body and the manner was homicide, according to the Dauphin County Coroner's Office.  The police were initially called to a report of shots fired in the 1500 block of Vernon Street, near Vernon Stre…

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News
Shot Car Crashes Into Tree In Harrisburg, Officials Say (VIDEO) Shot Car Crashes Into Tree In Harrisburg, Officials Say (VIDEO)
Shot Car Crashes Into Tree In Harrisburg, Officials Say (Video) A car that was shot at crashed into a tree in front of Bellevue Towers, Harrisburg officials announced on Friday evening.  The police were called to a report of shots fire and a crash in the 2400 block of Market Street around non but available to find only a crashed white SUV, everyone else involved had fled the scene, officials explained.  It appears the SUV was shot at multiple times, with one bullet striking the vehicle, which caused the driver to cross into oncoming traffic and strike a tree, according to the police.  Witnesses said two or three other vehicles had been i…

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Police & Fire
Trooper Causes Crash Hospitalizing 4 People — Including Himself: PA State Police Trooper Causes Crash Hospitalizing 4 People — Including Himself: PA State Police
Trooper Causes Crash Hospitalizing 4 People — Including Himself: PA State Police Four people, including a trooper, were taken to a hospital following a four-vehicle crash, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on Feb. 23.  The crash began with a pursuit on US 30 East in West Whiteland Township at 2:46 p.m. on Feb. 3, as detailed in the PSP release.  PSP Trooper Craig A. Fry, 30 of Coatesville, was pursuing Syrron N. Hovington, 20 of Downingtown's 2023 black Kia Forte as he failed to yield to an emergency vehicle using lights and sirens, according to the release.  Hovington also failed to stop for Trooper Fry, instead exiting the high…

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Police & Fire
HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION: Man Shot Dead Near Park In Harrisburg, Police Say HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION: Man Shot Dead Near Park In Harrisburg, Police Say
Homicide Investigation: Man Shot Dead Near Park In Harrisburg, Police Say A homicide investigation has been launched after a man died following a shooting early Thursday morning, Harrisburg City police say.  The police were called to a report of shots fired in the 1500 block of Vernon Street, near Vernon Street Park, around 2 a.m. on Feb. 22.  Arriving officers found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the local hospital where he died from his injuries.  The investigation into this fatal shooting is ongoing. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Harrisburg Police, at 717-558-6900 or click here t…

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Police & Fire
Details About Maryland Kayaker Found Dead In Susquehanna River Revealed Details About Maryland Kayaker Found Dead In Susquehanna River Revealed
Details About Maryland Kayaker Found Dead In Susquehanna River Revealed The details about the death and life of a kayaker found in the Susquehanna River nearly two days after he went missing have been released. Brenton King's kayak was recovered by firefighters in the Susquehanna River, south of City Island, around 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, Harrisburg police said, as Daily Voice initially reported.   His wife's best friend, Tracy Burkey, detailed the situation in a GoFundMe she launched to help Brent's family: "On the morning of Friday February 16th Brent went out to do what he loves, fish. He had all the proper gear and equipment. He texted his w…

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Schools
Handgun Found In Central PA High School Forces Closure For Days Handgun Found In Central PA High School Forces Closure For Days
Handgun Found In Central PA High School Forces Closure For Days Following a "systematic search" of a Central Pennsylvania school — with help from Pennsylvania and Maryland State Police — administrators have announced a full closure until Tuesday, Feb. 20, according to a press conference on the evening of Feb. 15.  The gun was shown in a photo to an assistant principal at Central Dauphin East High School by a male student around 8:45 a.m. on Feb. 15, police were immediately contacted and a lockdown was initiated, according to the school administrators and Pennsylvania State Police.  Until the handgun was located in the Harrisburg…

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Obituaries
HS Student ID'd After Fatal Shooting In Harrisburg: Coroner HS Student ID'd After Fatal Shooting In Harrisburg: Coroner
HS Student ID'd After Fatal Shooting In Harrisburg: Coroner A Harrisburg High School student has been identified by his family and the coroner as the juvenile shot dead on Friday. Torray "Umpie" Eden previous of East Pennsboro, Enola, was shot in the 1800 block of Market Street at 10:15 p.m., on Feb. 9 according to the Harrisburg Police and the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. Arriving officers found Umpie suffering from a single gunshot wound and took him to the local hospital, according to the police.  Umpie had suffered a gunshot to the chest and died at 11:11 p.m. at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Dauphin County Officials told Daily Voice M…

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Traffic
USPS Truck Crashes On US Route 22: PennDOT USPS Truck Crashes On US Route 22: PennDOT
USPS Truck Crashes On US Route 22: PennDOT A USPS truck and at least one passenger collided in Harrisburg on Tuesday evening according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.  The multi-vehicle crash was reported on US 22 eastbound between Elmerton Avenue and Wildwood Park Drive near Cameron Street, PennDOT's 511PA shows.  All eastbound lanes of Route 22 from Maclay to Wildwood Park Drive closed as of 7:02 p.m. the site shows. The area remained closed as of 8:30 p.m., according to area traffic cameras.  It's unclear how many vehicles were involved, if injuries were reported, and what led up to the…

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Police & Fire
Girl Shot In Same Block Where Local Dad Killed Week Before, Harrisburg PD Girl Shot In Same Block Where Local Dad Killed Week Before, Harrisburg PD
Girl Shot In Same Block Where Local Dad Killed Week Before, Harrisburg PD A girl was shot in the exact same block where a local dad was murdered one week before, according to Harrisburg police.  The girl was shot in the 400 block of Crescent Street in Harrisburg's Allison Hill neighborhood on Saturday, Feb. 3, as detailed in a police release.  Officers were called to a "report of shots fired" around midnight and arrived to find the girl suffering from a single gunshot wound, as stated in the release.  She was taken to a local hospital for "emergency treatment and was last listed in stable condition," the police said. This is the same block where …

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Obituaries
Penn State Alumna, Preschool Teacher, Grad Student Killed By Rare Brain Disease Penn State Alumna, Preschool Teacher, Grad Student Killed By Rare Brain Disease
Penn State Alumna, Preschool Teacher, Grad Student Killed By Rare Brain Disease A 30-year-old former preschool teacher in her final year of graduate school has died of a rare brain disease possibly caused by a severe autoimmune disease, her family says.  Jennafer Alayna-Lee Palmer, a Harrisburg native, passed away at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on Friday, Jan. 19, according to her obituary.  "She had Encephalitis, which is the swelling of the brain," her sister Jhayda Washington wrote on a GoFundMe fundraising campaign page launched to cover her final expenses. Jhayda noted that Jennafer had been suffering from a terrible case of rheumatoid arthritis.  …

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Police & Fire
Naked Man Masturbates While Crawling In PA Public Park, Police Say Naked Man Masturbates While Crawling In PA Public Park, Police Say
Brian Ardell Jones Found Crawling Naked In Public Park: CPD A 42-year-old man who was reportedly naked and crawling was found by officers masturbating, the Carlisle Police Department explained in a release.  Brian Ardell Jones, original of Bethlehem most recently of Harrisburg, was seen "crawling naked on the ground near the railroad track bridge" at 11:18 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, police said.  When officers arrived at the wooded area of Biddle Mission Park, located at 311 East North Street, Carlisle Borough, they found Jones "with his pants pulled down, exposing his genital area, and engaging in a sexual self-gratification act," as stat…

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