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Uber Driver Rapes Drunken Villanova Student In Her Dorm, Returns For Venmo Transaction: DA
An Uber driver from Montgomery County was arrested for raping a Villanova University student who was drunk after a night out with friends, according to authorities. Mirvan Dinler, 26, of Trappe, picked the victim up at a Philadelphia nightclub in an UberX and drove her back to her dorm in Hovnanian Hall at the Radnor Township campus on Friday, Sept. 13, police paperwork reads. Dinler then followed the student back to her dorm and raped her then forced her to perform oral sex on him, the paperwork says. The victim told authorities that the last thing she remembered was waking up to find…
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2 Hospitalized After Officer-Involved Shooting Under Investigation By PA State Police
An officer-involved shooting happened on Thursday night, Oct. 3, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Megan Frazer told Daily Voice. A Marysville Borough Police Officer was involved in the shooting, according to Trooper Frazer. Cassell Street from South State Road/Route 11 to Church Street was shuttered in Marysville until Friday morning, Oct. 4, according to witnesses. Two people were taken to Holy Spirit Hospital, according to Perry County Emergency Management Agency. Law enforcement officers from the State Police, Marysville Borough, and Hampden Township swarmed the…
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Fire Breaks Out At Storage Unit On US Rt 30: Officials (
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A storage unit caught on fire in South Central Pennsylvania on Friday morning, Oct. 4, officials announced. Firefighters were called to the blaze at 55West Loudon Street/Lincoln Way West/US Route 30 in Chambersburg Borough around 8:30 a.m., according to police and fire companies called to the scene. Numerous storage sheds burned, according to the Franklin Fire Company. "Hydrant failures have hindered operations," the company said, but by 9:30 a.m., "crews have secured a water source and the fire is under control." The roadway was shut down between Federal Street and Sollenberger Road as …
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Person Struck In Central PA Crosswalk Rushed To Hospital: Police (
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New details have been released after a pedestrian was rushed to the hospital on Thursday morning, Oct. 3, according to the Lebanon City Police. A pedestrian was walking west in the crosswalk of South Ninth Street/PA Route 72 in Lebanon City when a vehicle making a left turn from Chesnut Street to head north on S 9th St. struck them, the police detailed in a release that afternoon. Officers were called to "a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle" in the area of Penn Corner at 10:03 a.m., the police stated in a release. Crews responded to the scene at 10:05 a.m., according to the …
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Woman Impersonates FBI In Attempt To Free Inmate At SCI: PA State Police
A woman impersonated a Federal Bureau of Investigations agent at a Central Pennsylvania prison in an attempt to free an inmate, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Rebecca Frye, 30, of Mechanicsburg, was claimed to be taking custody of an inmate at State Correction Institution - Camp Hile as an agent of the FBI— but she has no credentials and authorities were unable to verify her identity, PA State Police Carlisle Trooper Cutaiar explained. Troopers were called to the prison "for a report of a female identifying as an FBI agent without credentials" around 5:21 a.m. on …
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Berks Driver Charged With Homicide For Fatal Caernarvon Crash: Police
A Berks County man was charged with vehicular homicide for a fatal high-speed crash in Caernarvon Township on Monday, Sept. 30, according to police. Matthew Slauch, 23, of Birdsboro, is accused of causing the death of Scott Wagner, 64, of Reinholds, who was killed in a crash at the intersection of Morgantown and Elverson roads that happened on Thursday, June 6, Caernarvon Township Police said. Police were able to piece together the events leading to the crash thanks to their investigation of the scene and several witnesses who described Slauch driving 76 mph in a posted 55 mph zone and…
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Harrisburg Lyft Driver Who Kissed Passenger Arrested
A Lyft driver has been arrested after carrying his passenger's groceries home and kissing her, according to a release by the Lower Allen Township Police on Wednesday, Oct. 2. A warrant for 36-year-old Ardian Demiri, of Harrisburg, was issued for a felony burglary charge and one misdemeanor charge of indecent assault without consent on Wednesday, Sep. 11, according to the police and confirmed by court documents. The charges stem from an investigation into "an incident with a Lyft driver," in the 1700 block of Creek Vista Drive, as stated in the police release. The vic…
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2K Steelton Residents Without Power As Fallen Trees Cause Outage: Police
Fallen trees have left nearly two thousand Central Pennsylvania residents without power, police announced on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 1. The outage was reported around 1 p.m. The fallen trees are in the 300 block of Swatara Street in Steelton, according to the police. "Residents and businesses are experiencing a power outage," the police said. Students are also being dismissed early due to the outage, according to the district. Roller Families, Due to a power outage in the area students riding buses and parent pick ups will be dismissed at noon today and …
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Central PA Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash With Deer: PA State Police
A 64-year-old Germansville man was killed in a motorcycle crash with a deer in Lehigh County on Monday morning, Oct. 1, Pennsylvania State Police said. Frederick R. Brauchle III, of Heidelberg Township, was driving a 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle in the area of 4842 Mountain Road in Washington Township when he crashed into a deer at 5 a.m., according to the Pennsylvania State Police and the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio. PA State Police were called to the area at 5:50 a.m., Trooper Nathan T. Branosky explained. Brauchle was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:50 a.m. on T…
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Former Wildwood Mayor Admits To Healthcare Fraud, NJ Attorney General Says
A former mayor of Wildwood admitted to his role in a healthcare fraud scheme that stole more than $600,000 in government funds, authorities said. Peter Byron, 68, pleaded guilty to three charges on Friday, Sept. 27, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a news release on Monday, Sept. 30. Byron resigned as mayor in September 2023 after he was indicted in the case. According to court documents and statements, Byron, current Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr., and Deputy Mayor Steve Mikulski enrolled in the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) despite being ineligible. The SHBP is only open…
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Fiery, Crazy Car Rally In Philly Gets Pittsburgh, NJ Drivers Arrested: PPD
An illegal car meetup with fires and a police officer nearly being struck has led to two more arrests — this time of people from outside the Philadelphia suburbs, police announced on Saturday, Sept. 28. Alexis Boyce, 20 of Englishtown, NJ, turned herself into Philadelphia Police at 600 Arch Street at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, and Albert Woynar, 18 of Pittsburgh, was arrested by Pennsylvania State Troopers later that day, Philadelphia Police detailed in the release. Both were wanted in connection with a 50-car meetup in the 7400 block of Bustleton Avenue on Saturday, Se…
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Grave Robber Arrest In Swatara Township: Police
The man who stole a grave monument from a cemetery has been identified and arrested, Swatara Township police announced on Friday, Sept. 27. Anthony Reyes-Pabon, 24, of Harrisburg has been charged in connection with the theft of a grave monument at the William Howard Day Cemetery. Reyes-Pabon was charged with Theft by Unlawful Taking, Institutional Vandalism of a Cemetery, and Desecration of Venerated Objects. He was taken into custody on Friday, Sept. 26. His preliminary hearing was held before Judge Rebecca Jo Margerum at 11:45 a.m. where bail was set at…
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