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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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Support Surges For Manheim Mom's Girls As Murder Suspect Husband's Mugshot Is Released
The mugshot of a husband suspected of sexually assaulting and murdering his wife has been released by police as the community rallies for children living in their home on Friday following a three-day manhunt. A mugshot of a bloodied and bruised, Matthew Scott Harrison, 48 of Manheim, originally of Hellam, was shared by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department on Feb. 9. Harrison had been on the run since an 11-year-old child who lives in their home, came back from school to find his wife, Jami Harrison, strangled to death on Monday, Feb. 5, ac…
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Homicide Manhunt: Manheim Dad Wanted In Connection With Wife's 'Suspicious' Death, Police Say
A manhunt is underway for a 48-year-old dad police believe killed his wife in Manheim on Monday. ***UPDATE: MATTHEW HARRISON Was CAPTURED On Thursday evening, Feb. 8; CLICK HERE TO READ OUR FULL REPORT*** ORIGINAL: **Daily Voice has obtained the criminal complaint and affidavit of probable cause, click here to read additional details about this case** Matthew Scott Harrison is wanted for the strangulation death of his wife Jami A. Harrison, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Announced on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Officers had been called to a report of a woman who had "suffer…
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Suspect Considered 'Armed & Dangerous' After Shooting Ex's Brother In Delco: Police (
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(Note: This story has been edited for clarity and updated with new information from authorities.) A major search for a gunman is underway in Delaware County, authorities announced. Upper Darby police said only that Yeicop Menjivar, or Yieco Menjivar Pacheco, is wanted for murder and related offenses in a shooting on the 200 block of Kent Road early Sunday morning, Feb. 4. According to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice, Mejivar shot 24-year-old Keneri Montoya. The document claims Menjivar showed up at the Montoya family home looking to speak to his ex-girlfriend, Keneri's siste…
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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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CASE: Former Police Chief Shot Dead With Own Gun In Schuylkill County
More than 40 years later, state police are still working to solve the New Philadelphia murder of Joseph Mickonis. The 58-year-old former borough police chief was found with a gunshot wound to the head at his 167 Kimber Street home, according to troopers and a contemporaneous report from the Allentown Morning Call. Mickonis, by then a part-time officer for Blythe Township police, was discovered by his 16-year-old son and taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Pottsville, the newspaper reported. He was later airlifted to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville where he died the fol…
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'Justice Delayed, Not Denied': Man Convicted For Bucks Mom's 1991 Murder
More than 30 years after she was found dead in her smoldering Bristol home, Robert Atkins was convicted for the murder of Joy Hibbs. Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. handed down a guilty verdict on Thursday, Feb. 1 following three days of testimony, said the Bucks District Attorney's Office. Hibbs, a 35-year-old mother of two, was found dead in her son's bedroom after a fire at her Spencer Drive home on April 19, 1991, prosecutors said. Investigators initially thought she died in an accidental fire, but an autopsy the next day revealed she had been rep…
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Escaped Philadelphia Murder Suspect Shane Pryor Captured After Boarding Bus: Police
A 17-year-old murder suspect who escaped from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia last week has been captured, officials said. Shane Pryor was apprehended by the US Marshals Service at 3rd and Boulevard on Sunday, Jan. 28, just after boarding a bus, officials said. Pryor, who was charged with murder as an adult back in 2020, was being taken with a hand injury to CHOP by the Juvenile Justice Service Center on Jan. 24, police said. Murder escapee, Shane Pryor, escaped from his escorting staff yesterday at 11:51 am and 5 minutes later was observed in the lobby of the Hub for Clin…
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Escaped Teen Murder Suspect's Getaway Driver Arrested Philadelphia Police
The man who was spotted security footage at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia driving the getaway vehicle that helped a teenage murder suspect escape custody has been arrested, Philadelphia police announced on Friday morning. Michael Diggs, 18, was allegedly seen driving the same cream-colored Ford from the video at CHOP that murder suspect Shane Pryor fled in around 11:54 a.m. on Jan. 24, according to PPD. Michael Diggs was later spotted in the vehicle and taken in for questioning, as detailed in a police release. After which, he was charged with hindering…
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Teen Prisoner Escapes Police Custody In Philadelphia: Authorities
A teenager escaped police custody in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Jan. 24, and is considered "dangerous," authorities say. Shane Pryor, 17, fled from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) emergency room parking lot at 34th & Spruce streets just before noon, said PPD. 6abc reports he was being held on murder, conspiracy, and firearms offenses. He was last seen headed toward University Avenue and Civic Center Boulevard, the department said. Pryor was wearing a blue sweater, blue sweatpants, and no shoes. He is described as 5-foot-7 and …
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Cold Case: Nephew Found Lehigh Valley Woman Murdered In Her Home
Pennsylvania State Police are asking for the public's help to find Rose Josephine Hnath's killer. The 78-year-old was found murdered on the floor of her North Whitehall home on Jan. 21, 1989, troopers said. Her nephew had gone over to check on her around 7:30 p.m. after she was uncharacteristically absent from a church service that morning, according to a 2011 Allentown Morning Call report. She was stabbed and beaten to death and her house had been ransacked, authorities said. Evidence from the scene suggested she fought with her attacker in her final moments, police told…
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PA Man Stabbed Neighbor To Death In Argument Over Snoring, DA Says
A Hatboro man is accused of stabbing his neighbor dead during an ongoing dispute over his snoring, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. Christopher Casey, 55, is charged with the third-degree murder of 62-year-old Robert Wallace, according to prosecutors. Authorities said Casey and Wallace were both known to Upper Moreland police for "ongoing arguments, including arguments about the (Casey's) loud snoring, which (Wallace) could hear" through the shared wall of their homes. Casey told police he was eating dinner around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14, when W…
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