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Drunk Dad Passed Out While Toddler Ran Loose At Capital City Mall: Police Drunk Dad Passed Out While Toddler Ran Loose At Capital City Mall: Police
Drunk Dad Passed Out While Toddler Ran Loose At Capital City Mall: Police A Pennsylvania man was arrested after he was found unresponsive at The Shoe Department in the Capital City Mall while his child ran around unattended, police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 27. David Alexander Jordahl, 37, of Camp Hill, was face down with his knees tucked underneath him when mall security discovered him around 5:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, according to the Lower Allen Township Police Department. Store employees told officers that Jordahl had been in that position for at least 15 minutes while his young child roamed The Shoe Department at 3592 Capital City Mall Drive unsuperv…

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Foot Chase Leads To Arrest Of Cumberland County Man With Methamphetamine: Police Foot Chase Leads To Arrest Of Cumberland County Man With Methamphetamine: Police
Foot Chase Leads To Arrest Of Cumberland County Man With Methamphetamine: Police A 19-year-old Cumberland County man with an active felony warrant for possession with intent to deliver was arrested after a foot chase in Lower Allen Township, police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Cameron Jacob Lerew, 19, of Fairview Township, was taken into custody after police responded to an assault call on the 1100 block of Carlisle Road on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 4:09 p.m., according to the Lower Allen Township Police Department. While en route, dispatch reported that two males and a female believed to be involved were seen near the McDonald’s at 1101 Carlisle Road, police said. Upon a…

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Thief Targets Bronze Memorial Vases At Cumberland County Cemetery: Police Thief Targets Bronze Memorial Vases At Cumberland County Cemetery: Police
Thief Targets Bronze Memorial Vases At Cumberland County Cemetery: Police A thief stole at least 20 bronze memorial vases from gravesites in the southeast section of Rolling Green Cemetery, Lower Allen Township police said on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Staff at the cemetery, located at 1811 Carlisle Road in Camp Hill, discovered the theft earlier that day and reported it to police at 3:25 p.m. Investigators believe the vases were taken sometime in the past week. The stolen vases, often used to hold flowers in memory of loved ones, are a distinctive feature of the cemetery, police noted. Anyone with information about the theft is urged to contact the Lower Allen To…

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Cumberland County Dad Arrested For Boxing 4-Year-Old Girl's Ears: Police (UPDATE) Cumberland County Dad Arrested For Boxing 4-Year-Old Girl's Ears: Police (UPDATE)
Cumberland County Dad Arrested For Boxing 4-Year-Old Girl's Ears: Police (Update) A Camp Hill man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a four-year-old girl, causing blunt force trauma injuries to her ears, Lower Allen Township Police announced Wednesday, Nov. 13. A warrant had been issued for 28-year-old Avery Raynor King following an investigation into child abuse. King is accused of assaulting a four-year-old child in his care on the evening of June 10, according to the police. Officers were dispatched to the 2200 block of Cedar Run Drive in Camp Hill on June 14 after the child’s mother reported suspicious injuries, police said. The mother discovered bruising on …

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Child Leds Police On Chase In Stolen Car Before Cumberland Crash: Police Child Leds Police On Chase In Stolen Car Before Cumberland Crash: Police
Child Leds Police On Chase In Stolen Car Before Cumberland Crash: Police A child stole a car, led police on a chase, and was injured in a rollover crash on Sunday, Upper Allen Township Police announced on June 11.  East Pennsboro Township Police Department and the Lower Allen Township Police Department pursued the stolen Chevy Suburban into Upper Allen Township early Sunday morning, according to the UATPD release.  The child driver lost control of the Suburban and crashed into a railroad embankment — causing it to roll over around 4:23 a.m. on June 9, the police explained.  The "unlicensed juvenile" was taken to PSU Hershey Medical Center fo…

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DNA On Tie-Dye Towel Links PA Man To Assault Of Family Member, Police Say DNA On Tie-Dye Towel Links PA Man To Assault Of Family Member, Police Say
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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Yet Again—Drunk Convict Flees In Charger With Stolen Merch From Capital City Mall, Police Say Yet Again—Drunk Convict Flees In Charger With Stolen Merch From Capital City Mall, Police Say
Yet Again—Drunk Convict Flees In Charger With Stolen Merch From Capital City Mall, Police Say A drunk driver with a lengthy criminal record— including two other DUIs, fleeing, and escape—has been arrested after fleeing from police with stolen items in his Dodge Charger—AGAIN, police say.  George Lamar-Griffin Davis III, 24, of Harrisburg was "observed a Dodge Charger that was recognized as being utilized in prior retail thefts," (including one on March 8) at Capital City Mall in Camp Hill on Saturday, March 18, 2023, according to a release by Lower Allen Township Police Department on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The police released the following statement about the chase: "…

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Missing California Teen Spotted In Central PA, Police Say Missing California Teen Spotted In Central PA, Police Say
Missing California Teen Spotted In Central PA, Police Say A California girl has been seen in central Pennsylvania and police are asking the public to keep an eye out for her.  The Lower Allen Township Police Department learned that 17-year-old Jasmine Davis was in the Mechanicsburg area after speaking with a Lancaster County Children and Youth employee around 3 p.m. on Monday, March 20, 2023.  Davis has been missing from her Simi Valley, CA home since Feb. 24, according to the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children. She is described has brown hair and eye, weighing 165 lbs, and is approximately 5'2'. She is biracial, Bla…

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Child Rapist Strangled Victim With Power Cord, Duct-Taped Her To Punching Bag In PA: Reports Child Rapist Strangled Victim With Power Cord, Duct-Taped Her To Punching Bag In PA: Reports
Child Rapist Strangled Victim With Power Cord, Duct-Taped Her To Punching Bag In PA: Reports A Harrisburg man wanted for the rape of a 10-year-old child was arrested Friday, Jan. 27, authorities in Cumberland County said. Roscoe N. Roy, Jr. is facing charges of rape, aggravated indecent assault and strangulation, authorities in Lower Allen Township Police Department said. Roy became the center of the investigation in 2019, when the child reported the incidents to the UPMC Child Advocacy Center, Fox43 reports. The girl said Roy repeatedly raped her while she was visiting his former home in Mechanicsburg, and threatened to kill her if she told anyone. She also detailed Roy…

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Missing 13-Year-Old PA Girl Who Took Uber To Bed, Bath & Beyond In Virginia Found: Police Missing 13-Year-Old PA Girl Who Took Uber To Bed, Bath & Beyond In Virginia Found: Police
Missing 13-Year-Old PA Girl Who Took Uber To Bed, Bath & Beyond In Virginia Found: Police A Pennsylvania 13-year-old girl who was reported as missing after taking an Uber to meet a boy she had never met at a Bed, Bath & Beyond in Virginia has been found, police say.  Allison Robles had been reported as missing on Tuesday, September 6, around 1:30 a.m., according to the Lower Allen Township police department. Police soon learned that she had taken an Uber to the Bed Bath & Beyond located on Ford Evans Road North East in Leesburg, Virginia.  She was apparently planning to meet a boy she had never met in person before who is only knowns as “Sebastian,” the police…

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SEEN THEM? Women Try Racking Up $7K Bill With Stolen Credit Cards In Camp Hill SEEN THEM? Women Try Racking Up $7K Bill With Stolen Credit Cards In Camp Hill
Seen Them? Women Try Racking Up $7K Bill With Stolen Credit Cards In Camp Hill Two women who tried to buy nearly $7,000 in items--mostly gift cards-- along Carlisle Pike are wanted by police. Lower Allen Township Police Department responded to a call of a stolen wallet from a purse at Weis Market on Lowther Road in Camp Hill on Jan. 31. The woman told police when she went to pay, that’s when she realized her wallet was missing. She believed that someone took her wallet while she was distracted selecting items off of the shelves. Then the woman started to receive text alerts from her bank about purchases and attempted purchases. The first was at Walmart on Carlisl…

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KNOW THEM? Purse Thieves Go On $3.9K Shopping Spree Along Carlisle Pike KNOW THEM? Purse Thieves Go On $3.9K Shopping Spree Along Carlisle Pike
Know Them? Purse Thieves Go On $3.9K Shopping Spree Along Carlisle Pike A couple racked up nearly $4,000 on stolen credit cards while splurging at Best Buy, Target and more, Lower Allen Township police said. Officers were dispatched for a report of a purse stolen from her vehicle at a township park on Lisburn Road in Mechanicsburg 5 p.m. on April 7, authorities said. The victim reported that multiple credit and debit cards were stolen from her purse--which she had left in her vehicle--- and were being used a local businesses. The cards were almost immediately used at Best Buy and Target on the Carlisle Pike, and at Kay Jewelers on Westminster Drive. The tota…

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