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Norfolk Southern Train Collides With Tractor-Trailer In Central PA Norfolk Southern Train Collides With Tractor-Trailer In Central PA
Norfolk Southern Train Collides With Tractor-Trailer In Central PA Emergency crews responded to a crash involving a train and a tractor-trailer in Dauphin County on Tuesday, Nov. 12, according to Norfolk Southern Railroad officials. The incident occurred at a crossing within Norfolk Southern's Rutherford Yard facility, near South 63rd Street, between Derry Street and Grayson Road in Swatara Township at approximately 7:45 a.m., county and railroad officials told Daily Voice.  No injuries have been reported, and responders are currently addressing the situation on-site. The Swatara Township Police Department has confirmed that the incident is unde…

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$80K+ Theft From Fire Company Social Club Steward: Swatara Police $80K+ Theft From Fire Company Social Club Steward: Swatara Police
$80K+ Theft From Fire Company Social Club Steward: Swatara Police A steward of the Friendship Fire Company Social Club has been arrested following an investigation into alleged theft and fraud, Swatara Township Police announced on Thursday, Nov. 7. Tamas Topos, 57, the former steward at the Friendship Fire Company Social Club, is accused of committing multiple acts of theft, financial mismanagement, and fraud. The investigation concluded that Topos allegedly stole approximately $80,940.65 from the Social Club and falsified financial records submitted to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Enforcement office. Topos has been taken into custody and is currently…

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Children Living In 'Feces' Lands Central PA Mom Charges: Affidavit Children Living In 'Feces' Lands Central PA Mom Charges: Affidavit
Children Living In 'Feces' Lands Central PA Mom Charges: Affidavit Three children found home alone with dog feces covering the floor have led to their mom being charged with child endangerment, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 31.  Heather Ordaz, 41, of the 100 block of B Lane in Willow Farms Trailer Park in Swatara Township has been charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor for Endangering the Welfare of Children, on Sunday, Oct. 27, according to her court docket.  The Lower Swatara Police were called to Ordaz's home for a tip about alleged Child Abuse or Neglect, according to the affidavit of probabl…

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Police Seek ID Of Gunman In Terrifying Late-Summer Dauphin County Incident Police Seek ID Of Gunman In Terrifying Late-Summer Dauphin County Incident
Police Seek ID Of Gunman In Terrifying Late-Summer Dauphin County Incident Police in Dauphin County are seeking the public's help in identifying the individual wanted in connection with an August assault. The man pictured above was in a group of three people who approached the victim sitting in their car on the 200 block of Liz Lane in Swatara around 9:20 p.m. on Aug. 28, police said.  The man above pulled out a handgun and began yelling and threatening the victims. A responding officer saw the individuals running behind the 300 block of Kristy Lane but was not able to detain them or see where they went. Anyone who recognizes the man is urged to call Swatara…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Serious' Crash Into Pole Hospitalizes Driver, Swatara Township Police Say 'Serious' Crash Into Pole Hospitalizes Driver, Swatara Township Police Say
'Serious' Crash Into Pole Hospitalizes Driver, Swatara Township Police Say A driver is in the hospital after crashing their vehicle into a pole, Swatara Township police announced Thursday, Aug. 15. Police got the call to the "serious motor vehicle accident" in the 5600 block of Derry Street at 3:09 a.m., as stated in the release.  Arriving officers found the vehicle crashed off of the north shoulder of the road.  The driver was taken to the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, their current status is unknown.  The preliminary investigation determined the vehicle had been going west on the road when they left it for an unknown reason.  The…

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Water Restrictions In Dauphin County Due To Tropical Storm Debby: Officials Water Restrictions In Dauphin County Due To Tropical Storm Debby: Officials
Water Restrictions In Dauphin County Due To Tropical Storm Debby: Officials Water restrictions are in place in Dauphin County due to Tropical Storm Debby, officials told Daily Voice on Tuesday night, Aug. 13. Veolia is urging water customers in southern Dauphin County to restrict water use as much as possible.  The heavy rains "stirred up sediment that has clogged the water treatment plant, and this temporary water restriction will preserve our stored supplies of water," the company told Dauphin County officials. This announcement came the same day as a water main break in Swatara Township, which happened around 7 a.m.  Approximately 1,200 resident…

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Cinema Flooded, Warehouse Ripped Open, Church Destroyed When Debby Crossed Harrisburg (PHOTOS) Cinema Flooded, Warehouse Ripped Open, Church Destroyed When Debby Crossed Harrisburg (PHOTOS)
Cinema Flooded, Warehouse Ripped Open, Church Destroyed When Debby Crossed Harrisburg (Photos) A cinema, a warehouse, and a church in the Harrisburg area have all closed after suffering severe damage due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby as it made its way across Pennsylvania.  Central Pennsylvania was hit hard by heavy rain and high winds on Thursday, Aug. 8.  The Harrisburg Brethren in Christ Church located in the 2200 block of Derry Street had its roof blown off as the storm came through.  A note from our HBIC staff in the wake of today's storm: "Good morning, HBIC family, By now, you may have seen the... Posted by Harrisburg BIC Church on Friday, August 9, 2024 The …

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1 Hospitalized After Two Tractor-Trailers Collided On I-81 In Lebanon: PennDOT (PHOTOS) 1 Hospitalized After Two Tractor-Trailers Collided On I-81 In Lebanon: PennDOT (PHOTOS)
1 Hospitalized After Two Tractor-Trailers Collided On I-81 In Lebanon: PennDOT (Photos) Two tractor-trailers collided on Interstate 81 sending one person to the hospital, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice.  The crash happened on I-81 South at mile marker 93 in Swatara Township shortly after 4 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, as detailed by Schreffler.  There was "heavy entrapment" and one of the tractor-trailers rolled over, Schreffler explained. One driver was taken to Hershey Medical Center. The extent of their injuries is unknown. Bunker Hill Fire Company "One of the tractor-trailers was carrying peat moss…

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Harrisburg Man Shot In Foot On Birthday By Business Partner: Affidavit Harrisburg Man Shot In Foot On Birthday By Business Partner: Affidavit
Harrisburg Man Shot In Foot On Birthday By Business Partner: Affidavit A 25-year-old man went to a billard club not because he was a pool shark but because he deals in stolen cars and had a score to settle, police alleged in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Isauly Deleon, 25 of New York, as known as Jani Nunezdeleon of the Dominican Republic, shot his former partner, Anderson Reyes-Guerrero, in his right foot on his 28th birthday during a meeting outside Club Med Billiards located at 101 South 38th Street on Wednesday, July 10, the Swatara Township police detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.  The police learned about the incident…

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Firefighter's Family Home In Swatara Burns In Blaze, Steelton Company Says Firefighter's Family Home In Swatara Burns In Blaze, Steelton Company Says
Firefighter's Family Home In Swatara Burns In Blaze, Steelton Company Says When Steelton firefighters were called to a blaze on Tuesday, one member of the department was shocked to hear the address — his family home, the Steelton Fire Department announced on July 3.  "Steelton Fire experienced a tragedy that could not get any closer to hitting 'home,'" the department wrote in the release.  The call to Firefighter Kyheir Gregg's mom's home in the 400 block of Penn Street in Bressler, Swatara Township came in around 5:30 p.m. on July 2, according to the Interim Chief of the Steelton Fire Department Stephen M. Brubacher II and a GoFundMe Gregg lau…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Steelton Resident Goes On 100+ MPH Chase, Wanted For Endangering Children Near Philly Affidavit Steelton Resident Goes On 100+ MPH Chase, Wanted For Endangering Children Near Philly Affidavit
Steelton Resident Goes On 100+ MPH Chase, Wanted For Endangering Children Near Philly Affidavit A Philadelphia resident wanted in Montgomery County led police in Dauphin County on a high-speed chase, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Jan. 26. Shyanna "Shy" Starr Ballard McNeil, 24, originally of Philadelphia most recently of Steelton, was driving a red Dodge Caliber west on PA 283 when he (McNeil was born female but identifies as male according to the criminal complaint and his social media) was stopped by police near mile marker 1.4 in Swatara Township, according to the affidavit of probable cause.  At 9:12 a.m. on Jan. 24, Pennsylvania St…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Armed Robbery Spree Ends In Charges For NJ Pair: Police PA Armed Robbery Spree Ends In Charges For NJ Pair: Police
PA Armed Robbery Spree Ends In Charges For NJ Pair: Police An armed robbery spree in Pennsylvania ended with charges for two residents, with more charges expected for similar crimes in New Jersey, authorities said. Officers investigating four armed robberies in Swatara Township between Saturday, Oct. 14 and Wednesday, Oct. 25 were made aware that a suspect had just fled their jurisdiction after an additional robbery on Wednesday, Nov. 1. The license plate on the suspect vehicle was associated with a home on the 3100 block of Derry Street in Paxtang Borough, where Darryn Damone Corbett and Duane Yancey were subsequently found and taken into custody.…

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Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Son Gets 2 Life Sentences For Shooting, Stabbing Family Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Son Gets 2 Life Sentences For Shooting, Stabbing Family
Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Son Gets 2 Life Sentences For Shooting, Stabbing Family The son of former Harrisburg Councilwoman Sandra Reid stabbed 6 and 7-year-old sisters, shot their aunt in the face, and orphaned them by shooting their parents in February 2022, now he has pleaded guilty and was "mentally ill but not insane at the time of the offense," Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said in a release on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.  Gregory Gerrod Greene Jr. — who was released from prison for raping a child in 2016 after serving four years—  had a protect from abuse order filed by his sister which was supposed to prevent him from going to his mother's home, DA Char…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Lebanon Home (PHOTOS) Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Lebanon Home (PHOTOS)
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Lebanon Home (Photos) A tractor-trailer left the roadway and plowed into a Lebanon home, authorities announce on Aug. 17, 2023.  The tractor-trailed left Mountville Drive near Route 72 and slammed into a home in the 400 block of the road in Swatara Township on Thursday afternoon, according to responding fire companies.  The home was heavily damaged but it is unclear if anyone was in the home at the time of the collision.  The damage from the tractor-trailer.Bunker Hill Fire Company The impacted side of the home.Bunker Hill Fire Company One commentary on the Bunker Hill Fire Company's photos wrote that th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Man On Run AGAIN After Striking Police Car During Chase, Authorities Say PA Man On Run AGAIN After Striking Police Car During Chase, Authorities Say
PA Man On Run Again After Striking Police Car During Chase, Authorities Say A convicted drug dealer is on the run — again, authorities say.  Arthur William Carter Jr. has run from police during drug, traffic, and related offenses in 2010, 2015, and 2018, court records show.  On July 21, 2023, he was at it, this time he failed to stop at a stop sign and fleed "onto a dead-end roadway. Carter then made a U-turn and proceeded to crash into the marked Police vehicle and (continued) to flee," the Swatara Township police stated in a release the following Monday.  The 44-year-old is wanted for felony aggravated assault, felony fleeing or attempting to elud…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pizza Delivery Assault, Robbery In Central PA: Police Pizza Delivery Assault, Robbery In Central PA: Police
Pizza Delivery Assault, Robbery In Central PA: Police Three teens have been arrested and a fourth is at large following the assault and robbery of a pizza delivery person in Central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, police announced on July 20, 2023.  The delivery person was at someone's home dropping off pizzas when the "strong-arm robbery" took place in the 7400 block of Clearfield Street, Swatara Township, area police said. The incident happened around 10:20 p.m. on July 19, and by 9:45 a.m. the following day three juvenile boys ages 16 and 17 were in custody, according to Swatara Township Police.  The teens were taken to the Daup…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Girl Who Went Missing Leaving Central PA School Found, Police Say Girl Who Went Missing Leaving Central PA School Found, Police Say
Girl Who Went Missing Leaving Central PA School Found, Police Say UPDATE: Madison Fazzolari was found safe on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, police announced late that evening.  She "has been reunited with her family," the police said adding "Thank you to everyone that provided tips in this case." No additional information was released. ORIGINAL: A 15-year-old girl went missing after school on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, Swatara Township Police said. Madison Fazzolari left her school with a friend "who dropped her off in the 6100 block of Evelyn Street," the police said. She has been missing ever since, according to the police. A description of what she wa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Missing Ex-Con Found By Police In Dauphin Co. Missing Ex-Con Found By Police In Dauphin Co.
Missing Ex-Con Found By Police In Dauphin Co. UPDATE: Lori Alyan Dolinger was "located and is safe. We thank everyone for their efforts in assisting to look for her," the police said in a release late on Friday, May 19, 2023. No additional information was shared.  ORIGINAL: A 48-year-old woman with a lengthy criminal record across three Central Pennsylvania counties is being searched for by police in Swatara Township, according to a release on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.  Lori Alyan Dolinger is missing from an unnamed location within the township, and details about her disappearance were not shared by the police.  The police did say th…

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Fire Truck, Street Sweeper Collide In Central PA, Police Say Fire Truck, Street Sweeper Collide In Central PA, Police Say
Fire Truck, Street Sweeper Collide In Central PA, Police Say A street sweeper and a fire truck collided in Central Pennsylvania on Friday, May 12, 2023.  The crash happened in the 1700 block of Highland Street at 9:50 a.m., according to police The crash involved a Swatara Township Fire-Rescue fire truck and a Swatara Township street sweeper, the police explained. "There were no injuries resulting from this accident," police said.  The accident is being investigated by the township police. 

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by Jillian Pikora
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ROAD RAGE: Gun Pointed At Child, Dad On I-283, PA State Police Say ROAD RAGE: Gun Pointed At Child, Dad On I-283, PA State Police Say
Road Rage: Gun Pointed At Child, Dad On I-283, PA State Police Say A man and his 11-year-old son had another driver point a gun at them in Central Pennsylvania, stated police announced in a release on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.  The 48-year-old Lancaster dad told the state troopers that a white man in a 2014 burgundy Chevrolet Equinox pointed a gun at him and his son near Exit 2 along Interstate 283 in Swatara Township around 8:17 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2023. No shots were fired but the man with the gun has not ben located. 

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Evacuation Ends After Gas Leak In Swatara Twp: Authorities (UPDATE) Evacuation Ends After Gas Leak In Swatara Twp: Authorities (UPDATE)
Evacuation Ends After Gas Leak In Swatara Twp: Authorities (Update) An evacuation is over after a gas leak in Swatara Township, authorities told Daily Voice.  People in the homes within a 300-foot radius of the 500 block of Highland Street had been evacuated due to the leak, emergency dispatchers told Daily Voice.  A gas line was struck by a construction crew in the area shortly after 11 a.m., dispatchers said.  No one was transported, according to emergency dispatchers.  The power was turned off and UGI temporarily cut off the gas service to the area as they worked to contain the issue, a company spokesperson told Daily Voice at the t…

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Burning Pile Of Trash Found At Target In Central PA Burning Pile Of Trash Found At Target In Central PA
Burning Pile Of Trash Found At Target In Central PA A burning pile of trash was dumped from a trash truck at the Target parking lot in Swatara Township on Monday, April 3, 2023.  Swatara 91 was called to the reported trash truck fire at 4600 High Pointe Commons at 4:39 a.m., according to the department.  Responding crews found the truck had dumped the load after it ignited inside of the truck. "Units arrived with a pile of trash on fire in the lot and extinguished with no extension to the vehicle," the department said.  No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire was not released. 

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Children Charged For Making Threats Against Central PA Schools: Police Children Charged For Making Threats Against Central PA Schools: Police
Children Charged For Making Threats Against Central PA Schools: Police Multiple children have been charged in connection with threats made against the Steelton-Highspire School District and the Rowland Academy on March 20, 2023, police say.  The Swatara Township Police Department received a report after someone spotted the social media they made.  The children are believed to between the ages of 13 and 18 years old since most social media sites have a minimum age requirement, but it is not confirmed and it is possible the juveniles lied about their ages to use the unnamed site.  "Officers and Detectives immediately began working with school dis…

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6 Adults Arrested In Connection With Shooting Of 2 Children ln Central PA Police Say 6 Adults Arrested In Connection With Shooting Of 2 Children ln Central PA Police Say
6 Adults Arrested In Connection With Shooting Of 2 Children ln Central PA Police Say Six adults have been charged and arrested in connection with the "serious" shooting of two young childing in central Pennsylvania on Aug. 11, 2022, police say.  Swatara Township police were called to a report of shots fired at a home in the 4900 block of Cumberland Street at 11:50 p.m., according to a release by the department. "Upon arrival officers discovered that unknown assailant(s) had fired multiple rounds into the home from the vicinity of the street," police say. A 4-year-old and 6-year-old "received serious injuries and were transported to a local hospital," as stated in the …

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Reward Offered For 2 Armed Men Who Robbed Central Pennsylvania 7-11: Police Reward Offered For 2 Armed Men Who Robbed Central Pennsylvania 7-11: Police
Reward Offered For 2 Armed Men Who Robbed Central Pennsylvania 7-11: Police Two men are wanted in connection with an armed robbery in central Pennsylvania on Sunday, September 18, police say. The two men pictured robbed the 7-11 convenience store located at 4811 Derry Street in Swatara Township at approximately 5:35 p.m., the Swatara Township police allege. The men entered the store and one of them "aimed a black semi-automatic handgun at the clerk while demanding cash from the register," police say. After the clerk handed over the undisclosed amount of cash, the suspects fled the area on foot, according to the police. The Dauphin County Crimestoppers is off…

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Road Rage Shooter At-Large, Man Hurt In Central Pennsylvania: Police Road Rage Shooter At-Large, Man Hurt In Central Pennsylvania: Police
Road Rage Shooter At-Large, Man Hurt In Central Pennsylvania: Police A man was hurt in a road rage shooting in central Pennsylvania, authorities say.   The Swatara Township Police were called to a "road rage incident" that "resulted in gunshots" along Route 322 East around 10:24 a.m. on August 25, 2022, according to a release from the department. The man had been heading east down Hummelstown Hill when he switched to the right lane, and "shortly after doing so four rounds were shot into his van," police say.  At least one of the rounds hit the man, according to the police.  The man told the police the reported the suspect's vehicle to b…

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Walmart Shooter Nabbed Fleeing In Harrisburg: Police Walmart Shooter Nabbed Fleeing In Harrisburg: Police
Walmart Shooter Nabbed Fleeing In Harrisburg: Police One person was hurt in a shooting inside a central Pennsylvania Walmart on Sunday, August 21, 2022, police say. The Dauphin County 911 center began receiving calls of a shooting inside the Walmart located at 6535 Grayson Road in Swatara Township at 5:17 p.m., according to a release by township police.  Officers from multiple townships responded. Upon arrival, Swatara officers located the victim and quickly found that the suspected shooter has fled the scene.  Through an investigation, police determined the suspected shooting was Luis David Jose, 27, of Ivy Lane in Harrisburg…

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4-Year-Old, 6-Year-Old Children In 'Serious Condition' Following Central PA Shooting Police Say 4-Year-Old, 6-Year-Old Children In 'Serious Condition' Following Central PA Shooting Police Say
4-Year-Old, 6-Year-Old Children In 'Serious Condition' Following Central PA Shooting Police Say Two children are in "serious condition" after they were shot in central Pennsylvania on Thursday, August 11, police say. Swatara Township police were called to a report of shots fired at a home in the 4900 block of Cumberland Street at 11:50 p.m., according to a release by the department. "Upon arrival officers discovered that unknown assailant(s) had fired multiple rounds into the home from the vicinity of the street," police say.  The two young victims "received serious injuries and were transported to a local hospital," as stated in the release. Swatara officers and detective…

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Two Dogs Died In Central PA House Fire Two Dogs Died In Central PA House Fire
Two Dogs Died In Central PA House Fire Two dogs died in an explosive house fire in central Pennsylvania, on Monday, July 25, authorities say.  A fire crew was called to the scene of a house on fire in the 7100 Block of Chambershill Road around 2 p.m., Middletown Volunteer Fire Department said.  Ammunition in the home reportedly caused the explosions witnesses and neighbors heard, according to dispatchers.  No injuries were reported but two dogs died at the scene, according to Swatara Township fire officials. It remains unclear how the fire began. 

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Man With Rifle Nabbed In NJ Crash While Fleeing In Stole Car From PA Burglary: Police Man With Rifle Nabbed In NJ Crash While Fleeing In Stole Car From PA Burglary: Police
Man With Rifle Nabbed In NJ Crash While Fleeing In Stole Car From PA Burglary: Police A central Pennsylvania man has been arrested in New Jersey after he was car crash in a stolen vehicle following a burglary of his neighbor's home, police say. Allen Vasquez of the 7800 block of Clearfield Street in Swatara Township, Pennsylvania, broke into his neighbor's home in the 7600 block of the same street around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, police allege. Vasquez was spotted on a neighbor's security camera entering the home with a rifle as pictured. "Vasquez took personal property and keys to the victim's vehicle that was parked outside," police say. He was in a car in New Jer…

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16-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing From Central PA Home: Police 16-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing From Central PA Home: Police
16-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing From Central PA Home: Police A 16-year-old boy has gone missing from his central Pennsylvania home, police say.  Jahmere Wright has been missing from his home in the 500 block of Eisenhower Boulevard in Swatara Township since June 24, according to a release by township police department. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Swatara Township Police department at 717-564-2550 or the Dauphin County 911 center.

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