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Guest Rapes Room Service At Courtyard Marriott In Central PA, Police Say Guest Rapes Room Service At Courtyard Marriott In Central PA, Police Say
Guest Rapes Room Service At Courtyard Marriott In Central PA, Police Say A warrant has been issued for man accused of raping a hotel staff member at a Courtyard Marriott, Lower Allen Township police announced on Thursday, Aug. 15. Michael Thomas Cates, 28, of Millersville, used a false name when he checked into the Courtyard Marriott located at 4921 Gettysburg Road in Mechanicsburg, Lower Allen Township police explained. The police were called to the hotel to investigate the rape at 9:20 p.m. on Feb. 11, as detailed in the release. A hotel employee told them she returned had been serving the man later identified as Cates at the hotel bar. He asked her to bring …

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Child Leds Police On Chase In Stolen Car Before Cumberland Crash: Police Child Leds Police On Chase In Stolen Car Before Cumberland Crash: Police
Child Leds Police On Chase In Stolen Car Before Cumberland Crash: Police A child stole a car, led police on a chase, and was injured in a rollover crash on Sunday, Upper Allen Township Police announced on June 11.  East Pennsboro Township Police Department and the Lower Allen Township Police Department pursued the stolen Chevy Suburban into Upper Allen Township early Sunday morning, according to the UATPD release.  The child driver lost control of the Suburban and crashed into a railroad embankment — causing it to roll over around 4:23 a.m. on June 9, the police explained.  The "unlicensed juvenile" was taken to PSU Hershey Medical Center fo…

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42K+ Pennsylvanians On 'Mandatory Water Conservation Order' Due To Oil Leak 42K+ Pennsylvanians On 'Mandatory Water Conservation Order' Due To Oil Leak
42K+ Pennsylvanians On 'Mandatory Water Conservation Order' Due To Oil Leak Over 42,000 Pennsylvanians are under mandatory water conservation order after an oil slick was spotted and an odor was emanating from Condoguient Creek. Pennsylvania American Water issued the order on Oct. 17 after the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection opened an investigation into the "reports of a petroleum-type odor and sheen on the Conodoguinet Creek in Silver Spring Township," as stated in a release by the PA DEP. The leak was determined to be coming from "an underground storage tank at the Cumberland-Perry Area Career and Technical Center on Old Willow Mill Road, Mec…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Woman Hospitalized Following Firetruck Collision In Central PA (PHOTOS) Woman Hospitalized Following Firetruck Collision In Central PA (PHOTOS)
Woman Hospitalized Following Firetruck Collision In Central PA (Photos) A woman was hurt when her car slammed into a firetruck on Tuesday, authorities announced on July 27, 2023.  The woman was driving her Subaru at a high rate of speed in the 1200 block of East Lisburn Road near Gutshall Lane in Upper Allen Township when she lost control of her vehicle, area police detailed in a release on Thursday. She "crossed the center dividing line into the path of Lisburn Community Fire Company’s fire engine," the police said. The two vehicles collided at approximately 7:15 p.m. on July 25, 2023, according to the police.  The fire company was not responding t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Driver ID'd After Car Goes Over Median In Deadly Central PA Crash: Police Driver ID'd After Car Goes Over Median In Deadly Central PA Crash: Police
Driver ID'd After Car Goes Over Median In Deadly Central PA Crash: Police A driver has been identified after going over a median and hitting another car in Central Pennsylvania, authorities told Daily Voice. David Gann, 40, of Lower Allen Township, suffered multiple traumatic injuries in the accidental crash, according to Cumberland County Coroner Charles Hall. The crash happened in the 3000 block of Cumberland Boulevard in Camp Hill on Wednesday, according to area police.  Camp Hill police were called to the multiple-vehicle accident at 12:52 p.m. on July 19, 2023. "A vehicle crossed over the median into opposing traffic striking another vehicle. The drive…

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by Jillian Pikora
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High Mom With Toddler Goes On 120MPH+ Chase Over 20 Miles: PA State Police High Mom With Toddler Goes On 120MPH+ Chase Over 20 Miles: PA State Police
High Mom With Toddler Goes On 120MPH+ Chase Over 20 Miles: PA State Police A toddler is in the hospital after his 25-year-old mom got high and sent police on a 121-mile-per-hour chase across two Central Pennsylvania counties, state police announced on Tuesday. Ashley Lynnette Acosta of Steelton had warrants out for her arrest in Cumberland and Dauphin counties when police attempted to pull her over at around midnight on June 27, 2023, according to the police and court documents. Several patrol cars began to pursue her on US Route 15 North in Lower Allen Township when she took off at speeds as high as 121 mph, according to PSP.  Police briefly lost sight of her be…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Drug Dealer With 'Gun' Drags Wheelchair-Bound Man Across Central PA Parking Lot: Police Drug Dealer With 'Gun' Drags Wheelchair-Bound Man Across Central PA Parking Lot: Police
Drug Dealer With 'Gun' Drags Wheelchair-Bound Man Across Central PA Parking Lot: Police A 33-year-old convicted drug dealer came after a man in a wheelchair with what looked like a gun and dragged him from a moving vehicle until he surrendered his cellphone, Lower Allen Township police detailed in a release on Friday, May 26, 2023.  Darren Edward Ross was arrested after police watched a video a witness took of the incident in the 2100 block of Cedar Run on Thursday, May 25, 2023.  Ross had previously called the wheelchairbound man "making threats to come assault him," and "the victim had just gotten back to the complex from a convenience store and was returning to th…

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$30K Of Jewelry Pawned By Retirement Community Employee In Mechanicsburg: Police $30K Of Jewelry Pawned By Retirement Community Employee In Mechanicsburg: Police
$30K Of Jewelry Pawned By Retirement Community Employee In Mechanicsburg: Police An 52-year-old employee at a retirement community broken into 12 homes, stole more than $30,000 worth of jewelry and pawned it, police announced on Monday, April 17, 2023.  Gary Lee Troup Sr., told police he pawned the goods, when he was questioned and arrested on April 13— but the investigation the thefts began on Jan. 11 and the first theft was in late 2022, Lower Allen Township police explained in the release.  The Mount Wolf resident was a maintenance worker at Bethany Village West when he broken into the homes, according to the police.  Troup has been charged with 25 of…

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Central PA Drug Dealer Who Made 'Graphic Threats Of Death' Arrested: Police Central PA Drug Dealer Who Made 'Graphic Threats Of Death' Arrested: Police
Central PA Drug Dealer Who Made 'Graphic Threats Of Death' Arrested: Police A convicted drug dealer with a history of driving under the influence and giving alcohol to kids has been arrested for making threatening text messages, authorities say.  Jemel Mixell, 31, of Mechanicsburg  sent numerous threatening text messages to the victim; including graphic threats of death and bodily injury aimed at the victim and their family in Lower Allen Township, police announced on Friday, March 24, 2023. A warrant for Mixell's arrest was issued that morning at 8 a.m. following the investigation, which began on March 2, 2023 with the LATPD "took a report from a local r…

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Maryland Attacker Who Strangled Woman In Pennsylvania Sheetz Restroom Arrested: Police Maryland Attacker Who Strangled Woman In Pennsylvania Sheetz Restroom Arrested: Police
Maryland Attacker Who Strangled Woman In Pennsylvania Sheetz Restroom Arrested: Police A woman was beaten in the handicapped stall at a central Pennsylvania Sheetz and two months later police say they have found the Maryland man who attacked her, authorities announced on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Elijah Richard Jennings, 25, originally from Harrisburg, most recently living in Maryland, was arrested on a warrant issued by Lower Allen Township police in connection with the assault on Monday, January 23, according to an updated release.  The Lower Allen Township police were called for a welfare check on a woman who was crying in the bathroom at the Sheetz located at 1508 …

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Wanted Man Fakes Heart Attack To Steal $2K TVs: Lower Allen Twp. Police Wanted Man Fakes Heart Attack To Steal $2K TVs: Lower Allen Twp. Police
Wanted Man Fakes Heart Attack To Steal $2K TVs: Lower Allen Twp. Police Police are searching for a man who pretended to have a heart attack so he and another man could steal two Samsung $2,349.98 televisions from BJ's Wholesale Club on January 16, 2023 around 11:44 a.m., according to a police release on Friday, Janauary 20.  "The pictured male decided to fake a heart attack at the checkout line and as employees attended to him, the other male pushed the TV's out of the store," the Lower Allen Township police say. "It is believed that both males then fled the area in a pick-up truck." Anyone who recognizes our "actor," or anyone with information about …

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Drug Dealer Who Gave PA Teen Toxic Elixir Learns His Fate Drug Dealer Who Gave PA Teen Toxic Elixir Learns His Fate
Drug Dealer Who Gave PA Teen Toxic Elixir Learns His Fate A 19-year-old girl went into cardiac arrest after ingesting what she thought was percocet, but it was really laced with fentanyl— now the man who knowingly gave her the deadly dose of drugs has learned his fate, the Lancaster County District Attorney announced on Wednesday, Oct. 26.  Noel Jerome Thompson, 22, of the 400 block of Dohner Drive in Lancaster, is heading to prison for the next 5 to 10 years after a negotiated plea deal of charges of felony counts of drug delivery resulting in death and criminal conspiracy filed before Lancaster County Judge Jeffrey Conrad on Friday, Oct…

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Missing 13-Year-Old PA Girl Who Took Uber To Bed, Bath & Beyond In Virginia Found: Police Missing 13-Year-Old PA Girl Who Took Uber To Bed, Bath & Beyond In Virginia Found: Police
Missing 13-Year-Old PA Girl Who Took Uber To Bed, Bath & Beyond In Virginia Found: Police A Pennsylvania 13-year-old girl who was reported as missing after taking an Uber to meet a boy she had never met at a Bed, Bath & Beyond in Virginia has been found, police say.  Allison Robles had been reported as missing on Tuesday, September 6, around 1:30 a.m., according to the Lower Allen Township police department. Police soon learned that she had taken an Uber to the Bed Bath & Beyond located on Ford Evans Road North East in Leesburg, Virginia.  She was apparently planning to meet a boy she had never met in person before who is only knowns as “Sebastian,” the police…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
$10K Damage At PA Hotel By Ohio Businessowner Who Stuffed Linens In Toliet, Smashed TV: Police $10K Damage At PA Hotel By Ohio Businessowner Who Stuffed Linens In Toliet, Smashed TV: Police
$10K Damage At PA Hotel By Ohio Businessowner Who Stuffed Linens In Toliet, Smashed TV: Police A business owner from Ohio who wrecked a hotel room in central Pennsylvania is wanted by the police. Lower Allen Township police were called to the Country Inn and Suites 4943 Gettysburg Road, Mechanicsburg after hotel staff discovered serious damage to a hotel room at 11:28 a.m. on July 26, 2021, according to a release by the department. Conrad Lee Riffle III,  30, who owns the brewery supply company Cleveland Process Systems had been staying at the hotel since June 28, 2021, and had extended the stay through July 26, as detailed in the release and Riffle's social media.&nbs…

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State Police Probe Death Reported At Central PA Prison State Police Probe Death Reported At Central PA Prison
State Police Probe Death Reported At Central PA Prison A death at a central Pennsylvania prison is under investigation by Pennsylvania state police. The death happened at SCI Camp Hill, Lower Allen Township, according to Trooper Megan Ammerman. 'Additional information will be forthcoming as the investigation progresses," Ammerman said Monday, May 4. The deceased person has been indentified as a father who had been in jail for less than one month. You can read more about him here.

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Man In Luxury Car With Bogus Plates Gives PA Police Someone Else's ID: Authorities Man In Luxury Car With Bogus Plates Gives PA Police Someone Else's ID: Authorities
Man In Luxury Car With Bogus Plates Gives PA Police Someone Else's ID: Authorities A North Carolina man was caught impersonating someone else while driving a Jaguar in Pennsylvania, police say. Jayquan Edwards, 25, of Oxford, NC, was behind the wheel of a Jaguar with a “counterfeit temporary license plate and heavy window tint” when Lower Allen Township police spotted the car on the 1200 block of Lower Allen Drive around 3 p.m. on Jan. 2, the department said in a release. The vehicle stopped and Edward gave a stolen North Carolina ID to police, they said. The vehicle was then towed from the scene— for having no insurance. Edwards has been charged with tw…

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PA Man, 57, Admits To Sexually Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girl, Police Say PA Man, 57, Admits To Sexually Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girl, Police Say
PA Man, 57, Admits To Sexually Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girl, Police Say A 57-year-old Pennsylvania man has admitted to sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl, police say. Lower Allen Township police were notified that an 8-year-old girl female "had disclosed during a forensic interview at the Children's Advocacy Center that she had been sexually assaulted," around 12:30 p.m. on Mar. 23, the department stated in a release. The girl "was able to describe the details of the assault" and identified her assailant as Benjamin Phillip Banks, 57, Camp Hill, police say. Investigators meet with Banks and during the course of an interview, he "admitted to performing th…

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'Daddy Jumped Out The Window' 3-Year-Old Tells Police In PA 'Daddy Jumped Out The Window' 3-Year-Old Tells Police In PA
'Daddy Jumped Out The Window' 3-Year-Old Tells Police In PA A Pennsylvania man wanted for a parole violation barricaded himself with his 3-year-old son before jumping out a window, police say. Lower Allen Township police were called to assist the US Marshal Fugitive Task Force after Bennie Chisolm, 29, of Harrisburg, barricaded himself in the 2100 block of Cedar Run Drive, shortly before 10 a.m. on Apr. 4, the department said in a release. The authorities announced themselves when they entered and told Chisholm they had a warrant for his arrest, according to the release. Chisolm responded by barricading himself and his 3-year-old son in a bedroom a…

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Dirt Biker Killed In Crash During Police Pursuit In Central PA Dirt Biker Killed In Crash During Police Pursuit In Central PA
Dirt Biker Killed In Crash During Police Pursuit In Central PA One person has died in a crash during a chase in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. Attempted to pull over a dirt bike without a license plate on Gettysburg Road around 9:15 a.m.Wednesday, Apr. 6, according to Lower Allen Township police. The dirt bike wove through traffic during a police pursuit but slammed into a pickup truck, police say. All lanes on Lower Allen Drive southbound between Gettysburg Road and Exit: US 15 South were closed following the crash just before 10 a.m. to 511PA. The coroner was called to the scene, according to emergency dispatchers. The driver of a dirt bik…

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PA Dad Texted Girl He 'Wanted To Be Her First' Wanted By Police PA Dad Texted Girl He 'Wanted To Be Her First' Wanted By Police
PA Dad Texted Girl He 'Wanted To Be Her First' Wanted By Police A Pennsylvania dad who repeatedly texted a child about sex and tried to show her his penis — is wanted by police. Lower Allen Township police were called by a mom who reported child endangerment on Aug. 21, 2021, at 11:50 p.m., the department said in a release. Her 13-year-old daughter "had an inappropriate encounter with an adult male in their driveway," the woman told the police. Joshua Potts, a 45-year-old hairstylist from Mechanicsburg, “contacted ‘his friend's' daughter via text message and requested for the two of them to meet” in the driveway the same day the police were called, a…

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USDA Veterinarian Struck Dead Outside Central PA Elementary School USDA Veterinarian Struck Dead Outside Central PA Elementary School
USDA Veterinarian Struck Dead Outside Central PA Elementary School A man was fatally struck outside of a Cumberland County elementary school on Wednesday night, according to police. Lower Allen Township police were called to a report of a struck pedestrian at the intersection of Rossmoyne Road at Colonial Drive, in front of Rossmoyne Elementary School on Wednesday just before 7 p.m. EMS and Fire Department were dispatched as well, offering life saving measures, according to police. The victim was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased. David Blahna, 74, of Mechanicsburg, was later identified as the victim, police say.  Bl…

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Dad Wanted In Drug Deal Sparks SWAT Standoff in Pennsylvania Dad Wanted In Drug Deal Sparks SWAT Standoff in Pennsylvania
Dad Wanted In Drug Deal Sparks SWAT Standoff in Pennsylvania A father of four and wanted criminal attempted to deliver drugs to juveniles and ended up in a standoff on Tuesday, according to police in Cumberland County. Lower Allen Township police were called to a report of a wanted person in an apartment in the 2100 Block of Cedar Run Drive around 3:30 p.m. Upon arrival it became clear that the man was there to deliver drugs to one or more juveniles who were also reportedly in the residence. The suspect was later identified as JC Bodkins, 35, of Mechanicsburg. Bodkins was wanted for numerous traffic offenses as well as possession with intent to del…

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SEEN THEM? 2 Women Wanted For Hiding $1K Of Candles Under Babies At Camp Hill CVS SEEN THEM? 2 Women Wanted For Hiding $1K Of Candles Under Babies At Camp Hill CVS
Seen Them? 2 Women Wanted For Hiding $1K Of Candles Under Babies At Camp Hill CVS Two moms in Lower Allen Township are wanted by police in connection to the theft of two shelves full of candles from an area CVS. Police were dispatched to the CVS on Carlisle Road in Camp Hill when an employee noticed two shelves had been cleared of all the candles on Saturday just after 7 p.m. The employee did an inventory review and discovered that 51 candles were missing. CCTV video was reviewed and two women with babies were spotted taking the merchandise around 2:30 p.m. In the video it appeared that the women “used a child in a car seat in their shopping cart to conceal the stole…

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SEEN THEM? Men Wanted For Stealing $15.5K Of Goods From 35+ Cars, Cumberland County Police Say SEEN THEM? Men Wanted For Stealing $15.5K Of Goods From 35+ Cars, Cumberland County Police Say
Seen Them? Men Wanted For Stealing $15.5K Of Goods From 35+ Cars, Cumberland County Police Say Warrants have been issued for three men Lower Allen Township police believe are responsible for at least 36 thefts of items from vehicles. Izzy Junior Martinez, 24, Juan Ramon Martinez, 20, and Bryan Esquilin Figuerao, 22, are wanted for dozens of thefts in March, Aug., Oct., Nov., and Dec. of 2020 of unlocked vehicles, according to police. The men targeted specific neighborhoods of Rossmoyne Manor, Highland Park, Beacon Hill, Cumberland Park, Spring Lake, and the Wesley Part Apartments-- taking over $15,500 worth of property. The items stolen includes: electronics, jewelry, weapons, cash,…

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PA American Water Issues Mandatory Water Conservation Order For 41,500 Customers PA American Water Issues Mandatory Water Conservation Order For 41,500 Customers
PA American Water Issues Mandatory Water Conservation Order For 41,500 Customers A mandatory water conservation order was issued by Pennsylvania American Water, effecting nearly 41,500 of its Mechanicsburg customers. The order asks customers to limit water use to essential purposes while PAW restores the flow to its system, a press release says. The order comes on the heals of operational issues at the Silver Spring treatment plant, causing water storage tanks in the community to run low, putting water service and fire protection at risk. The order covers customers in: Camp Hill Borough East Pennsboro township Fairview Township Hampden Township Newberry Township…

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KNOW THEM? Purse Thieves Go On $3.9K Shopping Spree Along Carlisle Pike KNOW THEM? Purse Thieves Go On $3.9K Shopping Spree Along Carlisle Pike
Know Them? Purse Thieves Go On $3.9K Shopping Spree Along Carlisle Pike A couple racked up nearly $4,000 on stolen credit cards while splurging at Best Buy, Target and more, Lower Allen Township police said. Officers were dispatched for a report of a purse stolen from her vehicle at a township park on Lisburn Road in Mechanicsburg 5 p.m. on April 7, authorities said. The victim reported that multiple credit and debit cards were stolen from her purse--which she had left in her vehicle--- and were being used a local businesses. The cards were almost immediately used at Best Buy and Target on the Carlisle Pike, and at Kay Jewelers on Westminster Drive. The tota…

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Police: Loaded Handguns, Ammunition, Cocaine, $1,500 Cash Seized At Capital City Mall Police: Loaded Handguns, Ammunition, Cocaine, $1,500 Cash Seized At Capital City Mall
Police: Loaded Handguns, Ammunition, Cocaine, $1,500 Cash Seized At Capital City Mall Three loaded handguns, 44 rounds of ammunition, pot, cocaine and $1,500 cash were seized from individuals at Capital City Mall, authorities said. Police followed up on two subjects who possibly matched active warrants from Dauphin County who were reportedly in a white SUV in the parking lot of Capital City Mall at 7:20 p.m. on April 6, Lower Allen Township police said. The Dauphin County Gang Task Force, Swatara Township Police Department, Upper Allen Township Police Department and Capital City Mall Security officers coordinated to find the vehicle and detained the seven occupants. W…

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Warrant Issued For Central PA Woman Charged In Fraud Case Warrant Issued For Central PA Woman Charged In Fraud Case
Warrant Issued For Central PA Woman Charged In Fraud Case A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Central Pennsylvania woman wanted for fraud, authorities said. Member's 1st Federal Credit Union fraud investigation department were tipped off on Dec. 20, 2019 nearly four months after a check for $1,000 check was deposited remotely by Brian Hill, III, Lower Allen Township police said. The check was from the Metro Bank account of Yvonette Hill, 60, which was then returned non sufficient funds on Sept. 6, 2019, police said. Brian Hill withdrew all of the funds over several ATM withdrawal transactions. Total loss to Members 1st with fe…

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SEEN HIM? Harrisburg Man Wanted For Stimulus Check Fraud, Police Say SEEN HIM? Harrisburg Man Wanted For Stimulus Check Fraud, Police Say
Seen HIM? Harrisburg Man Wanted For Stimulus Check Fraud, Police Say A 36-year-old Harrisburg man is wanted for a possible stimulus check fraud in Cumberland County, authorities said. A warrant for the arrest of Charles Brown was issued by Lower Allen Township on charges of two misdemeanors for bad checks and theft by depiction. On April 25 2020, shortly after the first stimulus checks were issued in March 2020, Brown took a US Treasury Check for $1,200 to Members First Federal Credit Union to deposit the check into his account.  Over the last week of April 2020, Brown made multiple withdrawals for a total of $1,100 as well as debit card transacti…

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