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Murder At Central PA Hotel Across From Police Station, Police Say Murder At Central PA Hotel Across From Police Station, Police Say
Murder At Central PA Hotel Across From Police Station, Police Say A woman was murdered at a Hilton Hotel in Central Pennsylvania on Aug. 4, police announced that evening.  Travis Collins, 32, of Kempton (Berks County) confessed to fighting with the woman who was found dead at the Harrisburg Hilton at 3:10 a.m. on Friday, area police detailed in the announcement.    The police left the station, which is across the street from the hotel to respond to a call "for a report of a deceased person." After officers arrived and spoke with Collins they "located the deceased victim, and an investigation was initiated." Collins was taken to the Harris…

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14-Year-Old Steals Car With Toddler Inside, Harrisburg Police Say 14-Year-Old Steals Car With Toddler Inside, Harrisburg Police Say
14-Year-Old Steals Car With Toddler Inside, Harrisburg Police Say A Harrisburg parent went through a nightmare situation when they went to lock their front door and a 14-year-old hopped in the driver's seat of their car and speed off— with their toddler in the backseat, police say.  The parent had left the toddler in their car seat with the car running when they quickly ran back to lock the door in the 2600 block of Lexington Street around 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 12, 2023, according to Harrisburg Police Department. The parent, "observed an unknown person enter into their vehicle and drive off with their child still in their vehicle," and called …

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Child Rapist Who Killed Harrisburg Man With Hammer, Found Dead In Philly: Police Child Rapist Who Killed Harrisburg Man With Hammer, Found Dead In Philly: Police
Child Rapist Who Killed Harrisburg Man With Hammer, Found Dead In Philly: Police A convict who cut off his ankle monitor and went on the run after a body was found in his basement on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, was found dead in Philadelphia on Thursday, Dec. 8, authorities announced the following day.  Harrisburg police officers were called after a maintenance worker found the body of a man in the basement of the home of 48-year-old Calvin Lee Waller Jr.'s at 117 Locust Street around 4 p.m., according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. 61-year-old Jeffrey Keckler has been identified as the victim and his death was ruled a homicide caused by multiple traumatic i…

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Shots Fired Near Elementary Schools In Central Pennsylvania: Police Shots Fired Near Elementary Schools In Central Pennsylvania: Police
Shots Fired Near Elementary Schools In Central Pennsylvania: Police Shots were fired near An elementary school in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Nov. 30, authorities say. Harrisburg police were called to a report of shots fired near South 20th and Derry streets around 8:30 a.m., according to a release by the department. Upon arrival, the police canvassed the area and found shell casings in the area of Shellis and Ice streets close to Melrose Elementary in the 2000 block of Berryhill Street and Scott Elementary and Rowland Intermediate School in the 1900 block of Derry Street.  No victims or suspects were identified, according to the poli…

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15 Dirt Bike-Riding Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine Dealers Nabbed In Harrisburg Drug Bust: AG 15 Dirt Bike-Riding Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine Dealers Nabbed In Harrisburg Drug Bust: AG
15 Dirt Bike-Riding Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine Dealers Nabbed In Harrisburg Drug Bust: AG A six-month investigation into alleged drug dealing dirt bike riders in Harrisburg resulted in the arrests of 15 people and a massive drug and gun seizure, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Friday, Oct. 7. The details of the charges were released in an 88-page affidavit detailing the drug deliveries witnessed by police in broad daylight in the area of Regina, 14th, 13th, Wayne, Evergreen, Derry, Swatara, and Argyle streets. Police began watching the group in March 2022 after Harrisburg police department's narcotics unit witnessed a drug run and soon involved state police and a…

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15-Year-Old Boy Killed In 'Targeted' Central Pennsylvania Shooting: Police 15-Year-Old Boy Killed In 'Targeted' Central Pennsylvania Shooting: Police
15-Year-Old Boy Killed In 'Targeted' Central Pennsylvania Shooting: Police A 15-year-old boy is dead after being shot in central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, September 27, authorities say.  Harrisburg police officers were called to a report of a gunshot victim in the 1900 block of Boas Street around 8:30 p.m., according to a release by the department the following morning.  When officers arrived, they found the teen suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police explain in the release.  This is believed to have been "an isolated, targeted incident, and not a random act," PennLive reports cit…

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4 People Hurt, Suspect At-Large Following Shooting At Warehouse Party: Police 4 People Hurt, Suspect At-Large Following Shooting At Warehouse Party: Police
4 People Hurt, Suspect At-Large Following Shooting At Warehouse Party: Police A suspect is being sought and two people are in critical condition after four people were shot near a popular central Pennsylvania bar on Sunday, Sept. 25, police say.  Harrisburg police were called to the reported shooting in the 2300 block of Woodlawn Street around 5:00 a.m., according to a release by the department.  Police believe the shooting happened as a result of an altercation at an after-hours warehouse party that operated as an unlicensed nightclub. The police found many people in the area and numerous shell casings.  All of the gunshot victims were taken in priva…

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9-Year-Old Girl Shot At Central PA House Party: Authorities 9-Year-Old Girl Shot At Central PA House Party: Authorities
9-Year-Old Girl Shot At Central PA House Party: Authorities A 9-year-old girl was injured shooting during a house party in Harrisburg on Sunday, Sept. 11, authorities say. The shots were fired inside a home during the party in the 1000 block of South 18th Street around 1 a.m. Harrisburg City spokesperson Matt Maisel told Daily Voice.  The girl was shot in her heel and went to a local hospital for care, according to Maisel. Party-goers and the girl’s parents are supposedly not cooperating with the police, Maisel said.  "Thankfully, the child is fine and was able to go home," Maisel told Daily Voice.  It remains unclear who was …

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'Grammie' Trafficked Cocaine, Guns Through PA Restaurants: USDOJ 'Grammie' Trafficked Cocaine, Guns Through PA Restaurants: USDOJ
'Grammie' Trafficked Cocaine, Guns Through PA Restaurants: Usdoj A woman who wanted to be everyone's "gram" or "grammie" will be old enough to be one by the time she gets out of prison.  Nyree Letterlough, aka Gram, 51, of Harrisburg, has learned her fate after she was convicted for cocaine and drug trafficking through two city restaurants she owned or had interests in, according to a release but the  United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, August 30.  Letterlough had previously been convicted of "drug trafficking, possessing a gun in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possession of a stolen gu…

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Woman In Critical Condition After Shootings Injure Five People In Central PA: Police Woman In Critical Condition After Shootings Injure Five People In Central PA: Police
Woman In Critical Condition After Shootings Injure Five People In Central PA: Police Five people were injured— one seriously— in three separate weekend shootings in central Pennsylvania, police say. The first shooting happened in the 300 block of East Market Street in York at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, City police say. Three men were hurt— two 34-year-olds and a 33-year-old— all three victims were taken to Wellspan York Hospital. City police were called to the second shooting in the first block of State Street at approximately 10:18 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, according to a release by the department. Officers arrived to find a 20-year-old man had been sh…

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