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Woman Dies After Less Than 24 Hours In Allegheny County Jail: Officials Woman Dies After Less Than 24 Hours In Allegheny County Jail: Officials
Woman Dies After Less Than 24 Hours In Allegheny County Jail: Officials A woman who had only been in the Allegheny County Jail for one day has died, officials announced on Saturday, Sept. 14.  The unidentified 53-year-old woman passed away following a "medicinal incident" less than 24 hours after entering the jail, Acting Warden Shane T. Dady said.   The woman was still in the Allegheny County Jail intake department when she passed. She was brought in on a felony possession charge on Friday, Sept. 13. A "medical emergency" was called in the department at approximately 7:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 14. "Jail healthcare staff attempted lifesavin…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Michele Rhodes, 55, ID'd As Woman Who Died At Elizabethtown Fair: Coroner Michele Rhodes, 55, ID'd As Woman Who Died At Elizabethtown Fair: Coroner
Michele Rhodes, 55, ID'd As Woman Who Died At Elizabethtown Fair: Coroner The woman who died following a "medical emergency" at the Elizabethtown Fair on Tuesday, August 20 has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office.  Michele Rhodes, 55, of Akron, PA, and originally from Mount Holly, NJ, choked to death at the Elizabethtown Fair, Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber explained and as detailed in her obituary posted by Roseboro Stradling Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc., Denver.  Police officers were eating lunch at the fair located at 900 East High Street in Elizabethtown Borough when the incident began at 12:55 p.m. Aug. 20, as Da…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Coroner Called To PA Fair After Woman Has 'Medical Emergency' Officials Say Coroner Called To PA Fair After Woman Has 'Medical Emergency' Officials Say
Coroner Called To PA Fair After Woman Has 'Medical Emergency' Officials Say A woman has died following a "medical emergency" at the Elizabethtown Fair on Tuesday, August 20, the Elizabethtown Police Department told Daily Voice on Thursday, Aug. 22. Officers were eating lunch at the fair located at 900 East High Street in Elizabethtown Borough when the incident began at 12:55 p.m. Aug. 20, as detailed in the police release. The 55-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest and officers immediately gave her CPR until Emergency Medical Services from MESA arrived, according to the police. Shortly after the woman died due to the medical emergency, the police exp…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Amish Farm Rescue 30 Feet Up Barn Rafters In Bart Township (PHOTOS) Amish Farm Rescue 30 Feet Up Barn Rafters In Bart Township (PHOTOS)
Amish Farm Rescue 30 Feet Up Barn Rafters In Bart Township (Photos) A man having a "medical issue" in the rafters of a tobacco barn on an Amish farm was rescued on Friday morning, Aug. 16, authorities said.  Firefighters were called to the farm rescue in the 1700 block of Georgetown Road in Bart Township at 8:52 a.m. on Friday, according to a release by the Quarryville Fire Company and Lancaster County Wide Communications.  Crews from both the Quarryville and Bart Township fire companies responded. Firefighters located the man approximately 30 feet off the ground in the rafters of the tobacco barn. To safely get to him, a hole was cut in th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Officer Crashes Into Apartments During 'Significant Medical Emergency' Lower Paxton Police Say Officer Crashes Into Apartments During 'Significant Medical Emergency' Lower Paxton Police Say
Officer Crashes Into Apartments During 'Significant Medical Emergency' Lower Paxton Police Say An officer "was experiencing a significant medical emergency" when he plowed his patrol car into an apartment complex on Sunday night, the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police announced the following morning.  The call to the crash into the Catalina Apartments in the 4200 block of Catalina Lane came in at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Feb. 25, as detailed in the bureau's release. A huge shout out to Matt Moyer for standing his ground with professionalism, and his knowledge of his First Amendment activities! It's sad that a lot of those who are sworn to uphold them, don't know them! Poste…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Detoxing PA Inmate Dies 3 Days After Arrest: Authorities Detoxing PA Inmate Dies 3 Days After Arrest: Authorities
Detoxing PA Inmate Dies 3 Days After Arrest: Authorities A 60-year-old man going through a detox protocol died at the Allegheny County Jail on May 25, 2023, county officials say.  The unnamed man was "brought in by a local police department on a bench warrant for retail theft for another county and booked on May 22," county officials explained in a release late on Thursday.  A drug screen showed he had opiates, including fentanyl, cocaine, and other drugs in his system so the jail healthcare staff "initiated a detox protocol for him," the officials explained in the release. The man was found unresponsive in his cell around 4 p.m. Thurs…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Harrisburg Mom Of Five, Jessica Serrano Dies Three Days Before 31st Birthday Harrisburg Mom Of Five, Jessica Serrano Dies Three Days Before 31st Birthday
Harrisburg Mom Of Five, Jessica Serrano Dies Three Days Before 31st Birthday Jessica "Jessy" M. Serrano, a Harrisburg 30-year-old mother of five children, who unexpectedly died on Friday, January 20, 2023, at Holy Spirit Hospital— just three days before her 31st birthday, according to her family. "Jessica had a medical emergency on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, that rendered her unconscious, and was (rushed) to the hospital," according to a GoFundMe page launched for the family. "As of Thursday, the doctors confirmed that she is legally brain dead. I tried to hold on to hope that she would pull through and come back to me. But on Friday, January 20th at 10:56 p.m. at 3…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Inmate Dies Day Before Christmas At Dauphin County Prison Inmate Dies Day Before Christmas At Dauphin County Prison
Inmate Dies Day Before Christmas At Dauphin County Prison An inmate at the Dauphin County Prison died overnight Saturday, Dec. 24, officials said. Richard A. Carter, 63, had a medical emergency shortly after midnight, prompting prison and medical staff to respond and administer life-sustaining treatment, including CPR and an AED, Dauphin County Spokesman Brett Hambright said. He was pronounced dead Saturday at 12:54 a.m. Carter was booked into the prison on Dec. 20 on a contempt charge, with bail set at $10,000. He had a preexisting medical condition which required medication. He did not have a cellmate. A review of video evidence indic…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Little League World Series Player In Medically-Induced Coma After Fall In PA: TMZ Little League World Series Player In Medically-Induced Coma After Fall In PA: TMZ
Little League World Series Player In Medically-Induced Coma After Fall In PA: TMZ A Little League World Series player from Utah was placed in a medically-induced coma following a fall in Pennsylvania, TMZ reports. Easton Oliverson, 12, underwent emergency surgery after fracturing his skull when he fell off the top bunk of a bed in a dorm in Williamsport on Sunday, Aug. 14, his uncle told the outlet. The boy was expected to make his first appearance as part of the Snow Canyon Little League team later this month. Hello! Welcome to Miracles for Tank. 🤍 We are starting this account in order to provide a central location for updates... Posted by Easton Oliverson on Mond…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Driver Dies After Suffering Medical Episode, Hitting Utility Poles In Lehigh Valley, Police Say Driver Dies After Suffering Medical Episode, Hitting Utility Poles In Lehigh Valley, Police Say
Driver Dies After Suffering Medical Episode, Hitting Utility Poles In Lehigh Valley, Police Say A 71-year-old driver died after suffering a medical emergency and crashing into two utility poles in the Lehigh Valley, authorities said. Richard Hetzel was behind the wheel of a gray Ford pickup truck towing a landscaping trailer loaded with dirt and grass sod heading east on William Penn Highway when he suffered a medical episode and went unconscious just after 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17, Bethlehem Township Police Chief Gregory J. Gottschall told DailyVoice.com. Hetzel, of Easton, veered to the left near the intersection with Sheridan Drive before crossing over the west bound lane and…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Off-Duty Maryland Police Officer Dies Of Medical Episode Leading To Crash Off-Duty Maryland Police Officer Dies Of Medical Episode Leading To Crash
Off-Duty Maryland Police Officer Dies Of Medical Episode Leading To Crash The Montgomery County Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. Officer Douglas Haggerty III, 36, died on Friday, Feb. 4 when he suffered a medical episode while driving on Spencerville Road and crashed near Good Hope Road around 8:05 a.m., his department said. Doug was one of the sweetest guys I’ve ever met! Always smiling laughing….we met in high school and met back up after... Posted by Keianna Glover on Friday, February 4, 2022 A child in the vehicle was able to exit and call 9-1-1 and was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. Police and fire rescue …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Upper Darby Man, 37, Dies In Jersey Shore Jet Ski Accident Upper Darby Man, 37, Dies In Jersey Shore Jet Ski Accident
Upper Darby Man, 37, Dies In Jersey Shore Jet Ski Accident A 37-year-old man from Pennsylvania riding a jet ski on the Jersey Shore fell off, suffered a medical episode and died in the water Saturday, authorities said. New Jersey State Troopers responded to the bay area on reports of a boating accident on the 300 block of Bay Avenue in Ocean City just before 5 p.m. Saturday, Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. An investigation found that Donald Walters, of Upper Darby, fell off a jet ski and suffered an undisclosed medical episode while in the water, Goez said. Walters transported Shore Memorial Hospital and later pronounced dead.  The accident r…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Reading Ambulance Thief Leads Pursuit, Crashes In Strasburg UPDATE: Reading Ambulance Thief Leads Pursuit, Crashes In Strasburg
Update: Reading Ambulance Thief Leads Pursuit, Crashes In Strasburg A thief who stole a Reading ambulance from the scene of an incident led a brief police pursuit before crashing in Strasburg, authorities said. EMS personnel on the scene of a medical call at the Kennedy Senior Center on 4th Street were leaving the building with the packaged patient when they realized the rig had been stolen around 11:30 a.m., Reading Fire Chief William I. Stoudt, Jr. said. Focusing on their duty, paramedics reported the incident and requested another unit to transport their patient. Sometime around 1 p.m., an off-duty Reading fire department member spotted the ambulan…

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by Cecilia Levine