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Penn State Police Officer Hit, Dragged In Road Rage Incident: Affidavit Penn State Police Officer Hit, Dragged In Road Rage Incident: Affidavit
Penn State Police Officer Hit, Dragged In Road Rage Incident: Affidavit A Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg police office and a Tennessee man have been identified as the men involved in a serious road rage incident in Hershey, police detailed in a release on Tuesday, Oct. 22.  James Tyler Magaha, 34, of Granville, Tennessee, turned himself in on felony charges of Attempted Murder and Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Serious Bodily Injury filed against him by the Derry Township Police Department on Friday, Oct. 18. The charges were filed in connection with the road rage incident on Park Avenue in Hershey on Sunday, Oct. 6 around 9…

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Suspected Hersheypark Slasher Arrested, NJ Partner In Crime Wanted: Police Suspected Hersheypark Slasher Arrested, NJ Partner In Crime Wanted: Police
Suspected Hersheypark Slasher Arrested, NJ Partner In Crime Wanted: Police The 63-year-old New York, identified as the suspected Hersheypark Slasher, was arrested — but his Jersey City partner remains at large, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Sept. 27.  Huley Williams of Brooklyn, NY is accused of being the man who committed the "slash and grab" in the Hersheypark parking lot around 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, police said and Daily Voice previously reported.  Williams (pictured above on the right) is accused of being the man (pictured above on the left) who was caught rummaging around in the backseat of a car when th…

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Record-Breaking New Ride Under Construction At Hersheypark Record-Breaking New Ride Under Construction At Hersheypark
Record-Breaking New Ride Under Construction At Hersheypark A record-breaking new ride is under construction at Hersheypark, the company announced on Tuesday, Aug. 27.  The Twizzlers Twisted Gravity is set to open at Hersheypark in the summer of 2025.  The ride with supposedly be the "tallest Screamin’ Swing in world," according to the press release.  The one-minute and 10-second ride will "ascend 137 adrenaline-pumping feet, defy gravity at speeds reaching 68 miles per hour and experience multiple mind-bending zero G moments as they swing high above Spring Creek in The Hollow region of Hersheypark," the park said. "Guests will …

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Hersheypark Robber Slashed Victim In Face, $2K Reward Offered: Police Hersheypark Robber Slashed Victim In Face, $2K Reward Offered: Police
Hersheypark Robber Slashed Victim In Face, $2K Reward Offered: Police A "slash and grab," happened in the parking lot of Hersheypark, Derry Township police announced on Friday, Aug. 2.  The man pictured was rummaging in the backseat of the victim's car when they were confronted by the owner of the vehicle and their family around 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 27.  When the owner confronted the man, he "slashed the victim across the face with a knife before running from the scene with the victim's credit card," the police said, adding that "the stolen credit card was fraudulently used later that same day at a Target store located in Bensalem, PA." The fol…

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UGI Finds 'Suspicious' Item Near Hersheypark, Police Say UGI Finds 'Suspicious' Item Near Hersheypark, Police Say
UGI Finds 'Suspicious' Item Near Hersheypark, Police Say Pennsylvania State Police were called to a UGI substation on Hersheypark Drive after a "suspicious item" was found on Thursday morning. Derry Township Police were called to the substation first around 11:17 a.m. on March, 14.  The police explained the situation as follows: "The item was identified by UGI employees as suspicious, not belonging there, and the item was unfamiliar to them." Soon, the Hershey Fire Company, Life Lion EMS, and Dauphin County Sheriff’s., and the Pennsylvania State Police Hazardous Device and Explosives Section were called to the scene. Township police h…

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PA Eatery Reopens After 'Technosapien' Broke Gas Lines PA Eatery Reopens After 'Technosapien' Broke Gas Lines
PA Eatery Reopens After 'Technosapien' Broke Gas Lines Stuff'D Steaks has reopened following a bizarre break-in that left the business without gas and a flooded, and damaged building. Stuff'D Steaks after the burglary Collin Matthew Potter admitted to committing.Facebook/Collin Potter (overlay); Stuff'D Steaks The police arrested 21-year-old Collin Matthew Potter after he caused "significant damage" inside and outside of Stuff'D Steaks at 2828 Horseshoe Pike on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, according to the police release and the eatery's Facebook page.  Posted by Stuff'D Steaks on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 An alarm at 6:15 a.m. alerted the S…

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PA 'Technosapien' Makes Bizarre Facebook Post After Breaking Gas Lines At Eatery PA 'Technosapien' Makes Bizarre Facebook Post After Breaking Gas Lines At Eatery
PA 'Technosapien' Makes Bizarre Facebook Post After Breaking Gas Lines At Eatery A 21-year-old man has been arrested after breaking into a Philly cheesesteak eatery and pouring "potentially flammable liquids on the floor,"  "intentionally" breaking a natural gas line inside, and attempting arson, he admitted to officers according to police releases.  Collin Matthew Potter caused "significant damage" inside and outside of Stuff'D Steaks at 2828 Horseshoe Pike on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, according the police release and the eatery's Facebook page.  Posted by Stuff'D Steaks on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 An alarm at 6:15 a.m. alerted the South Londonderry Township police…

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100-Year-Old Classic Wooden Roller Coaster Is Speeding Back Into Action At PA Amusement Park 100-Year-Old Classic Wooden Roller Coaster Is Speeding Back Into Action At PA Amusement Park
100-Year-Old Classic Wooden Roller Coaster Is Speeding Back Into Action At PA Amusement Park Wildcats aren't extinct and neither are classic wooden roller coasters as one Pennsylvania park is revitalizing a 100-year-old ride set to reopen in the Summer of 2023. The Wild Cat ride at Hersheypark is coming out of hibernation with a hybrid called, Wildcat's Revenge.  This hybrid will add a steel track "with unique elements to the existing wooden framework for a one-of-a-kind thrilling ride experience found only at Hersheypark," park officials say. The updates are being manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC).  It will feature "a 140-foot hill, maximum speeds of 62 miles per…

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Rapper Macklemore Shares TikTok Claiming He Was Almost Kicked Out Of HersheyPark Before Concert Rapper Macklemore Shares TikTok Claiming He Was Almost Kicked Out Of HersheyPark Before Concert
Rapper Macklemore Shares TikTok Claiming He Was Almost Kicked Out Of HersheyPark Before Concert Chart-topping rapper, Macklemore almost didn't make it to his own performance at HersheyPark, according to a recent TikTok post. The rapper was up to way more than "Poppin' Tags" and thrift shopping before his August 12 concert at the amusement park. Before the show, Macklemore turned up at the park to spread some sweetness– in the form of Reese's cups until a few security guards tried to stop him.  In a new video posted to his TikTok account, Macklemore shows he was riding on a scooter when he is stopped for trying to take it inside one of the park's stores. So, he quickly claims that t…

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Two New Rides Full Of Jolly Rancher Flavor Opening At Hersheypark Two New Rides Full Of Jolly Rancher Flavor Opening At Hersheypark
Two New Rides Full Of Jolly Rancher Flavor Opening At Hersheypark Hersheypark has announced that two new rides will be opening this coming season at the park and they both have exciting new themes and scents. One is called Jolly Rancher Remix: Take a Flavor Ride which is a roller coaster and the other is called Mix'd Flavored By Jolly Rancher. Both rides feature five different flavor rides with different music, scents and lights in classic Jolly Rancher flavors like Green Apple and Watermelon. The roller coaster includes a flavor tunnel and invert six times in a minute and a half and is open to customers 48 inches or taller.  The family-friend…

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Support Surges For Family Of 12 Year Old Twin Killed In DUI Crash In Pennsylvania Support Surges For Family Of 12 Year Old Twin Killed In DUI Crash In Pennsylvania
Support Surges For Family Of 12 Year Old Twin Killed In DUI Crash In Pennsylvania A community is rallying for the family of a 12-year-old boy who died as a result of a single-vehicle crash where the driver is thought to have been driving under the influence, according to police. Colby Crumlich, 12, of Swatara Township, was identified as the victim by his family on a verified GoFundMe campaign page. He died at a local hospital from injuries relating to the crash that occurred in the 700 block of Keckler Road on Saturday around 3:40 p.m., according to a release by the police. It is unclear which, if any of his siblings were in the vehicle but everyone in the vehicle wa…

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Obituaries
Mom, Son, Murdered Months After Other Son Drown In Central PA Hotel Pool Mom, Son, Murdered Months After Other Son Drown In Central PA Hotel Pool
Mom, Son, Murdered Months After Other Son Drown In Central PA Hotel Pool Three people who were shot dead on New Year's Eve have been identified as two mothers who leave behind two children– one of the mothers' 6-year-old son drowned in a hotel pool on a birthday trip to Hersheypark over the summer– and her one of her other sons was among the victims of the shooting, according to GoFundMe campaign pages set up by the women’s families. Wanda “Nandi” Fitzgerald, 28, her son Denzel “Buddy” Nolan Jr., 13, and Tatiana “Tay” Hill, 28, were found shot to death inside of Fitzgerald’s home in the 7500 block of Hamilton Avenue in Pittsburgh on New Year’s Eve around 4 a.m.,…

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