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14-Year-Old Girl Raped While Unconscious By Employee At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say 14-Year-Old Girl Raped While Unconscious By Employee At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say
14-Year-Old Girl Raped While Unconscious By Employee At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say A "heavily intoxicated" 14-year-old girl who had been vomiting in a Sheetz restroom passed out and an employee raped her, Shippensburg police say in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Sheetz employee, 22-year-old Demarcus Shamir Johnson, had previously flirted with the girl but her older sister warned him to stay away and told him her age, as detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.  The girl was drunk and went to the restroom to vomit, she was in and out of it and her memory was hazy but at one point she remembered leaning over the toilet to vomit. Next, she was s…

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State Trooper Impersonator Nabbed In Shippensburg, Police Say State Trooper Impersonator Nabbed In Shippensburg, Police Say
State Trooper Impersonator Nabbed In Shippensburg, Police Say A man who impersonated a Pennsylvania state police trooper while threatening people has been arrested in Shippensburg, authorities say. Elmer Lawrence Ardinger, 60, was arrested on Monday, January 9, according to a release by the Shippensburg Police on Thursday. "Ardinger was upset over a misunderstanding. Ardinger called himself Trooper Ardinger and threatened to come to the victim's location and take care of things in his trooper vehicle," the police say.  Ardinger was charged with impersonating a public servant and harassment, police say and court records confirm.

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Police ID Harrisburg Man, 29, Killed During Weekend Argument Police ID Harrisburg Man, 29, Killed During Weekend Argument
Police ID Harrisburg Man, 29, Killed During Weekend Argument Police have identified the 29-year-old Harrisburg man killed during an argument in Shippensburg this weekend. Milton D. Washington and the gunman got into an argument at the intersection of N. Queen Street and Coover Avenue around 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release. The argument escalated and Washington was shot dead. The shooter stayed at the scene until police arrived. Witnesses are urged two contact PSP Carlisle at 717-249-2121. 

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'Heroes' Who Lifted Car Off Pedestrian Sought By Shippensburg Police 'Heroes' Who Lifted Car Off Pedestrian Sought By Shippensburg Police
'Heroes' Who Lifted Car Off Pedestrian Sought By Shippensburg Police A pedestrian was rescued by local "heroes" hit in a crosswalk and crushed by a car in Shippensburg on Tuesday, Sept. 27, authorities say.  The crash happened in the 400 block of East King Street just before 5 p.m., according to a release by the Shippensburg police.  "Several people help lift a vehicle off of a pedestrian," police say.  The intersection had marked crosswalks according to Google Maps Street View.  Additional details of the crash were unavailable as of Wednesday evening.  The police thank those heroes for their assistance, but they also hope to spe…

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Schools
'Possibly Armed' Man Taken Into State Police Custody Following Shippensburg School Lockdowns 'Possibly Armed' Man Taken Into State Police Custody Following Shippensburg School Lockdowns
'Possibly Armed' Man Taken Into State Police Custody Following Shippensburg School Lockdowns UPDATE: "The suspect has been taken into custody," Pennsylvania state Trooper Megan Frazer says.  Additional information will be released at a later time. Follow Daily Voice for those updates.  The suspect has been taken into custody. Thank you everyone who shared. More information will be forthcoming when it becomes available. — Trooper Megan Frazer (@PSPTroopHPIO) August 26, 2022 ORIGINAL: A shelter-in-place order was put in place in the Shippensburg Area School District as Pennsylvania state police searched for a "possibly armed" man on Friday, August 26.  William Lewis, 32, is de…

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Pennsylvania Public Masturbator, Domestic Abuser Has Also Raped, Prostituted Children Pennsylvania Public Masturbator, Domestic Abuser Has Also Raped, Prostituted Children
Pennsylvania Public Masturbator, Domestic Abuser Has Also Raped, Prostituted Children A man who previously was sentenced to probation for public masturbation in Shippensburg, has been convicted and sentenced in connection with the rape and trafficking of children, authorities say.  Kenneth McKinley Grant, 24, of Carlisle, has a lengthy court record in Cumberland County where he was most recently has been found guilty of Sexual Exploitation of Children, Unlawful Contact With a Minor, Corruption of Minors, and Prostitution, according to the district attorney's office and court documents. The charges stem from "an incident in which a girl reported that Grant had coerced he…

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Human Remains In FL Revealed As Killed Missing PA Woman: State Police Human Remains In FL Revealed As Killed Missing PA Woman: State Police
Human Remains In FL Revealed As Killed Missing PA Woman: State Police Six months after a woman went missing following a double-homicide and arson, the missing persons search has become a homicide investigation according to an updated release by  Pennsylvania state police on Wednesday, August 3. Jasmine Lynn Forbes, 31, of Shippensburg, had been missing and was thought to possibly be in danger since Wednesday, February 23, Pennsylvania state police Trooper Megan Ammerman said in the release. There had previously been a double-deadly shooting and arson at the home where she was staying in the 100 block of Neil Road in South Hampton Township. Two men, Cord…

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Death Sentence Sought For Man Charged With Arson, Double Homicide In PA Death Sentence Sought For Man Charged With Arson, Double Homicide In PA
Death Sentence Sought For Man Charged With Arson, Double Homicide In PA A request for a possible death penalty sentence has been filed against one of two men who were arrested in connection with the arson and double homicide of two victims in central Pennsylvania by the Cumberland County district attorney's office.  Larry Burns, was arraigned in connection with two shooting deaths and an arson in a home in the 100 block of Neil Road in South Hampton Township near Shippensburg on Feb. 23 around 6 a.m. before the Honorable Michelle H. Sibert on Monday, July 11, authorities say. Frankie Dean Thomas, 37, of Fayetteville, and Eddie Lee Shaw, 54, …

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UPDATE: RT 11 Reopens After Car, Tractor-Trailer Crashed Into PA Home UPDATE: RT 11 Reopens After Car, Tractor-Trailer Crashed Into PA Home
Update: RT 11 Reopens After Car, Tractor-Trailer Crashed Into PA Home UPDATE: Route 11 between Shippensburg and Newville reopened around 3:20 p.m. on Thursday, according to Pennsylvania state trooper Megan Ammerman. ORIGINAL: A tractor-trailer crashed into a central Pennsylvania home on Thursday around noon, according to Pennsylvania state police. The crash happened on Ritner Highway/Route11 near Stoughstown Road on Mar. 24, according to a release by trooper Megan Ammerman. The crash also involved a car with entrapment, according to emergency dispatchers. A helicopter was called to the scene but was unable to assist due to the weather, according to dispatc…

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Child Arrested For Making Bomb, Shooting Threats In Central PA School: Police Child Arrested For Making Bomb, Shooting Threats In Central PA School: Police
Child Arrested For Making Bomb, Shooting Threats In Central PA School: Police A child has been charged and arrested for making shooting and bombing threats at a middle school on three separate occasions, according to the police. Shippensburg police first began looking into the child's actions when they threatened to shoot students at the Shippensburg Area Middle School on Jan. 11, police say. The same child made bomb threats against the school on Mar. 8 and again on 10 of this year, the release shows. All three incidents were investigated jointly with Pennsylvania State Police and Shippensburg police. The child's name was not released and it is unclear if they were…

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Missing, Endangered Woman Sought By Pennsylvania State Police Missing, Endangered Woman Sought By Pennsylvania State Police
Missing, Endangered Woman Sought By Pennsylvania State Police A 31-year-old woman from Shippensburg is missing and could be in danger, according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police. Jasmine Lynn Forbes was last seen in Shippensburg on Wednesday, Pennsylvania state police Trooper Megan Ammerman said in the release. Forbes is described as being 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighing around 100 pounds. "The Pennsylvania State Police has reason to believe that Forbes may be missing – endangered and is asking for the public's assistance in locating her," as stated in the release. Anyone with information regarding Forbes' whereabouts is asked to contac…

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Central PA Fire That Killed 2 Probed As Homicide: State Police Central PA Fire That Killed 2 Probed As Homicide: State Police
Central PA Fire That Killed 2 Probed As Homicide: State Police A house fire that left two people dead is being investigated as a double homicide, according to Pennsylvania state police. Crews were called to the house fire in the 100 block of Neil Road in South Hampton Township near Shippensburg on Feb. 23 around 6 a.m., state police say. The Cumberland County coroner was called to the scene shortly before 8:30 a.m., according to emergency dispatchers. The fire started in the basement but crews were unable to get inside the home to battle it, reports WGAL News 8. The scene cleared, state police left, and the road in the area reopened around 5:40 p…

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