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Girl New To Enola Goes Missing, Mom Says Girl New To Enola Goes Missing, Mom Says
Girl New To Enola Goes Missing, Mom Says A girl who has recently moved to Enola has gone missing, according to her mom. The East Pennsboro Township Police announced they are 14-year-old looking for Alani Pierce, in a release at 2:10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12.  Pierce is 5'0" tall and weighs approximately 95 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes, according to the police.  She was last known to be wearing Mickey Mouse pajama pants, the police noted.. "Persons hiding or concealing the whereabouts of this juvenile may be subject to criminal prosecution," police said. Alani's mom Tyana Kane posted the following statement on…
Woman Impersonates FBI In Attempt To Free Inmate At SCI: PA State Police Woman Impersonates FBI In Attempt To Free Inmate At SCI: PA State Police
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 …
Crash Causes Major Delays On I-81: PennDOT (DEVELOPING) Crash Causes Major Delays On I-81: PennDOT (DEVELOPING)
Crash Causes Major Delays On I-81: PennDOT (Developing) There's lane restriction on Interstate 81 following a multiple vehicle crash on Friday evening, Sept. 27, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice.  Emergency crews were called to the scene of the crash on  on I-81 southbound 1.1 miles north of Exit 57: PA 114 - Mechanicsburg at 6:08 p.m., according to PennDOT's 511PA. No injuries have been reported, according to emergency dispatchers.  A tow was at the scene at 7 p.m., Schreffler said.  Check back here for updates. 
Pennsylvania Car Thief Caught Stealing Hyundai In Maryland With Sleeping Infant Inside: Police Pennsylvania Car Thief Caught Stealing Hyundai In Maryland With Sleeping Infant Inside: Police
Pennsylvania Car Thief Caught Stealing Hyundai In Maryland With Sleeping Infant Inside: Police A Pennsylvania man got more than he bargained for when he stole a woman's car in Maryland and took off with an infant peacefully sleeping in the backseat, police say. It was a sleepless night in Frederick County for some, after Mechanicsburg resident Jeremy Francis Rineman, 45, picked the wrong car to steal and now faces a kidnapping charge on top of the motor vehicle theft offense. According to a spokesperson from the Frederick Police Department, at around 9:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, a woman in the 1700 block of Harvest Drive in Frederick left her silver Hyundai Elantra outside of her…
PA Daycare Worker, Mom, BF Made Children Perform Sex Acts: Affidavit PA Daycare Worker, Mom, BF Made Children Perform Sex Acts: Affidavit
PA Daycare Worker, Mom, BF Made Children Perform Sex Acts: Affidavit Multiple videos found on a man's phone of young children being sexually abused or being forced to commit sex acts by and on a daycare employee and Mechanicsburg mom have led to two arrests in Cumberland County, according to court documents received by Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 16.  Morgan Rothenhoefer, 24, of Mechanicsburg, has been charged with the following felonies: corruption of minors, five counts of filming a sex act of a child, deviate sexual intercourse of a child, aggravated indecent assault with a child under 13, and child rape. Jamie Souders, 41, of Middlesex, has be…
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 …
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…
Flaming Hot Drive-Thru, Car Catches Fire At KFC On PA Rt 114: Officials Flaming Hot Drive-Thru, Car Catches Fire At KFC On PA Rt 114: Officials
Flaming Hot Drive-Thru, Car Catches Fire At KFC On PA Rt 114: Officials Is KFC now offering flame-grilling or was the chicken just that spicy? The cause of the car fire at a KFC drive-thru on Monday, Aug. 12, was not released when officials made a statement later that day.  The car caught fire at the KFC drive-thru window located at 6557 Carlisle Pike/PA Route 114 in Mechanicsburg in the area of Route 11 around 6 p.m. on Monday, according to the New Kingston Fire Company Chief Curtis Hall. Crews used a nearby hydrant to knock down the fire and clear the scene in under 45 minutes.  The fire did not spread to the building.
Cheer For These 35 Pennsylvania Athletes Representing Team USA At Paris Olympics Cheer For These 35 Pennsylvania Athletes Representing Team USA At Paris Olympics
Cheer For These 35 Pennsylvania Athletes Representing Team USA At Paris Olympics We're days away from the Paris Olympics, and several of Pennsylvania fittest and most athletic residents will be there. A whopping 35 athletes from Pennsylvania have qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold when events kick off Friday, July 26. They are: David Abrahams, of Havertown: Para Swimming Justin Best, of Kennett Square: Rowing Kahleah Copper, of Philadelphia: Basketball Emma Deberdine, of Millersville: Field Hockey Brooke Debredine, of Millersville: Field Hockey Casey Eichfeld, of Drums: Canoe/Kayak Phia Gladieux, of Oley: Field Hockey Michael G…
Dad Threatens To Burn House Down With Family Inside, Upper Allen Twp PD Dad Threatens To Burn House Down With Family Inside, Upper Allen Twp PD
Dad Threatens To Burn House Down With Family Inside, Upper Allen Twp PD A father of two young children is in jail after striking a "a household member" and threatening to kill the rest of the family by burning down their home, Upper Allen Township police announced on Friday, July 19.  Ghana Shyam Karki, 29, of the 300 block of Berkshire Road in Mechanicsburg, "threatened to kill household members at the scene by burning the house down" on Thursday, July 18, as stated in the release.  An officer was in the area "when they overheard a disturbance occurring at a nearby residence," police said. Soon, additional officers were called to separate t…
I-81 Triple Fatal Crash Victims ID'd: Cumberland County Coroner I-81 Triple Fatal Crash Victims ID'd: Cumberland County Coroner
I-81 Triple Fatal Crash Victims ID'd: Cumberland County Coroner All three people who died following a multiple-vehicle crash involving a fire on Interstate 81 have been identified by the Cumberland County Coroner's Office on Monday, July 15.  John Sheltman, 79, and Eileen Beck, 80, both of Selinsgrove, were in a Subaru Outback, and Lieu Nguyen, 49 of Harrisburg was the driver of a Toyota Mini Van — were all pronounced deceased at the scene of "Multiple Traumatic Injuries", Coroenr Charles hall said. The triple fatal crash happened at mile marker 54. 7 around 2 p.m. on July 14, according to 511 PA and the coroner's offi…
Driver Caught On Video Trying To Force Bicyclist Off-Road In Mechanicsburg: PD Driver Caught On Video Trying To Force Bicyclist Off-Road In Mechanicsburg: PD
Driver Caught On Video Trying To Force Bicyclist Off-Road In Mechanicsburg: PD In a fit of road rage, a pickup truck driver allegedly attempted to force a bicyclist off the road they were meant to share — and the whole thing was captured on video, Upper Allen Township police announced on Monday, July 9.  Donald Scott Alleman, 57 of the 2100 block of Arcona Road in Mechanicsburg was driving along East Winding Hill Road near Orchard Boulevard when the road rage incident began, as detailed in the police release.  The incident continued to the intersection of Gettysburg Pike and Cumberland Parkway – during which, "the driver of the pickup truck st…
'DOUGH N JOE' Doughnut Shop Opens In Mechanicsburg To Rave Reviews 'DOUGH N JOE' Doughnut Shop Opens In Mechanicsburg To Rave Reviews
'Dough N JOE' Doughnut Shop Opens In Mechanicsburg To Rave Reviews The wait is over, the highly anticipated new doughnut shop has opened in Mechanicsburg. DOUGH n JOE's Grand Opening was at their new storefront on 33 East Simpson Street from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, according to the company's Facebook page. Locals who stopped by were impressed! Some took to Nextdoor to share how they felt, one wrote: "OH!!! MY!!! GOSH !!! I just tried the new donut shop that opened on Simpson Ferry Road in Mechanicsburg! It is called, 'Dough & Joe'. They have the most incredible donuts, all made from scratch! Raised donuts with every type of fill…
L.L. Bean Hiring For New Store In Central PA L.L. Bean Hiring For New Store In Central PA
L.L. Bean Hiring For New Store In Central PA Calling all outdoor enthusiasts! Finally, Central Pennsylvania fans of L.L. Bean will be able to shop and work at the iconic outdoor gear company.  L.L. Bean announced on June 24, that it is slated to open one of its three new locations in the Mechanicsburg area in the Silver Springs Plaza in the fall of 2024.  This will be the four L.L. Bean in Pennsylvania, as the company already has stores in Center Valley, King of Prussia, and Pittsburgh.  The Maine-based chain is also opening its first location in Indiana and a branch in Connecticut this fall.  The century-old bus…
PA Netflix Star Powers Through Super Spicy Wings On Popular YouTube Show 'Hot Ones' PA Netflix Star Powers Through Super Spicy Wings On Popular YouTube Show 'Hot Ones'
PA Netflix Star Powers Through Super Spicy Wings On Popular YouTube Show 'Hot Ones' Pennsylvania's Shane Gillis has made it. To the other side of the "Hot Ones" interview, that is. The comic, 36, who has roots in Mechanicsburg, recently appeared on the First We Feast YouTube show hosted by Sean Evans answering "hot questions while eating even hotter wings." The questions and the wings get progressively spicier. Somewhere just before the halfway mark, Evans asks Gillis about his most disgusting experience as a college athlete (he played one season of football at Elon University, and was on the team at Trinity High School in Camp Hill). Gillis recalls his teammates v…
Mechanicsburg Church Youth Leader Charged For Sexual Assualt At McDonald’s Mechanicsburg Church Youth Leader Charged For Sexual Assualt At McDonald’s
Mechanicsburg Church Youth Leader Charged For Sexual Assualt At McDonald’s A 76-year-old church volunteer took three youth group members shopping and to lunch at McDonald's and ended up with police storming his home, as detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Roy Andrews of the 4900 block Raudabaugh Road in Mechanicsburg was the youth leader for a Hispanic church in Harrisburg called “Iglesia La Fuenta” from 2014 through 2022, the police explained in a release. When attendance at the church declined, Andrews began volunteering his Sundays to drive children to a sister church in Mechanicsburg, according to the affidavit of probable cause.&nbs…
High Winds Leave Thousands Without Power In Central PA High Winds Leave Thousands Without Power In Central PA
High Winds Leave Thousands Without Power In Central PA Almost 4,000 PPL customers are without power in Central Pennsylvania following a windy weekend.  As of 10 a.m. on Monday, April 15, the majority of outages were approximately as follows, according to the outage map: Lockhaven 900. Bloomsburg 704. Selinsgrove 658. Mechanicsburg 1,103.  The National Weather Service had warned the public of the potentially high winds at speeds of 35 to 50 mph, but the winds actually topped 60 mph according to an updated release.  🧢Hold on to your hats! 🌬️Winds will gust 35 to 50mph at times today. 📉Lighter winds expected this evening &…
More Arrests Made In Massive Fairfax County Car Meet Where Drivers Taunted Cops More Arrests Made In Massive Fairfax County Car Meet Where Drivers Taunted Cops
More Arrests Made In Massive Fairfax County Car Meet Where Drivers Taunted Cops Police have announced additional arrests at a massive illegal car meetup where drivers antagonized officers in Fairfax County last weekend. Around 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 31, an officer saw several vehicles pull into a commercial parking lot in the 6600 block of Electronic Drive in Springfield where a large group of individuals were driving recklessly and in circles, police said. Another group of people surrounded the officer’s cruiser, and at least one attempted to remove the license plate from the vehicle as the others acted disorderly, police said.  The group prevented the off…
Chase At Speeds 130MPH+ Without Headlights: Pennsylvania State Police Say Chase At Speeds 130MPH+ Without Headlights: Pennsylvania State Police Say
Chase At Speeds 130MPH+ Without Headlights: Pennsylvania State Police Say A man has been arrested in connection with an over 130-mile-per-hour chase in Central Pennsylvania, State Police announced on Tuesday, March 26.   Ryan Tyler Heisey, 22 of Mechanicsburg, was first spotted going at a high rate of speed on the Harrisburg Expressway/PA 581 West around midnight on Monday, March 25, Corporal Costello detailed in a release the following morning.  Starting at mile marker four, PSP troopers from Harrisburg began to pursue a 2011 silver Infiniti G37 "reaching speeds over 130 miles per hour," as stated in the release.  The troopers involved in th…
Scottish Man ID'd After Fatal Shot By Officers In Central PA: Coroner Scottish Man ID'd After Fatal Shot By Officers In Central PA: Coroner
Scottish Man ID'd After Fatal Shot By Officers In Central PA: Coroner The person shot dead by police in Central Pennsylvania has been identified as a Scottish man who had allegedly caused a disturbance, the Cumberland County Coroner told Daily Voice on March 18.  Gregor Fleming, 44 of Glasgow, UK, was shot dead in the 5000 block of Erbs Bridge Road in Hampden Township on Thursday, March 7, authorities said.  State police made the following statement about the events that led to the fatal shooting: "During the course of the investigation, the subject of the disturbance displayed a firearm. At that time, the officers discharged their firearms st…
PA's Shane Gillis Bombs SNL Monologue, Scores Netflix Deal PA's Shane Gillis Bombs SNL Monologue, Scores Netflix Deal
PA's Shane Gillis Bombs SNL Monologue, Scores Netflix Deal Shane Gillis is having the last laugh, after many awkward ones. The Mechanicsburg, PA native who launched his career in Philly announced his new series "Tires" was bought by Netflix days after bombing his "Saturday Night Live" monologue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shane Gillis (@shanemgillis) Gillis, 36, allegedly self-financed and co-created the show, which IMDB says is about a "nervous" auto repairman who must save his father's shop amid being "tormented" by his cousin. Last Saturday, Gillis opened SNL by telling the audi…
ROAD RAGE: Ice Scraper Assault Of Passenger In Camp Hill, Police Say ROAD RAGE: Ice Scraper Assault Of Passenger In Camp Hill, Police Say
Road Rage: Ice Scraper Assault Of Passenger In Camp Hill, Police Say A drunk driver and a man with an ice scraper got into a road rage-fueled fight in Camp Hill, police announced on Friday, Feb. 23.  The Camp Hill police were called to "an active road rage incident" in the 300 block of South 32nd Street at 8:26 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4, as stated in the department's release.  Arriving officers found a drunk 47-year-old man from Mechanicsburg, a 26-year-old man with an ice scraper from Enola, and the intoxicated man's assaulted passenger, according to the release.  An investigation determined the men had been driving along Route 581 when the roa…
Tree Crashing Onto Pick-Up Kills Driver, Cumberland County Coroner Says Tree Crashing Onto Pick-Up Kills Driver, Cumberland County Coroner Says
Tree Crashing Onto Pick-Up Kills Driver, Cumberland County Coroner Says A tree falling onto a pick-up truck during Tuesday's storm has left one person dead, according to the Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall.  Bruce Alan Beinhaur, 58 of Dauphin died at the scene in Mechanicsburg at 1:37 p.m. on Jan. 9, Hall detailed.  Hampden Township Police had been called to a report of "a traffic collision with injuries" in the 600 block of Good Hope Road, as stated in a separate police release. Officers arrived to find Beinhaur had already passed while trapped in his pick-up by the tree.  It is believed that "Beinhaur was travelling …
Mechanicsburg Man's Fatal Heart Attack Crashes Car Into York Light Pole On New Year's Eve Mechanicsburg Man's Fatal Heart Attack Crashes Car Into York Light Pole On New Year's Eve
Mechanicsburg Man's Fatal Heart Attack Crashes Car Into York Light Pole On New Year's Eve A 66-year-old Mechanicsburg man died following a car crash on New Year's Eve,  but the coroner believes his actual cause of death was a "probable acute coronary event," as stated in a release late on Monday night.  David Geesey of the 600 block of Billet Avenue was in a single-vehicle crash on Broadway, near Stock Street, Hanover, according to the York County Coroner's office. The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 31, the coroner's office detailed.  Witnesses told police that Geesey's car was heading south before it suddenly veered off the road and struck a light p…
Heart Issue Kills Driver On US Rt 15 In Central PA: Police Heart Issue Kills Driver On US Rt 15 In Central PA: Police
Heart Issue Kills Driver On US Rt 15 In Central PA: Police One person has died following a crash on US Route 15 on Wednesday, according to Upper Allen Township Police. Donna Teeter, 82 of Mechanicsburg had a heart condition that led her to crash, according to Cumberland County Coroner Charles Hall.  The fatal single-vehicle crash happened on US Rt 15 near mile marker 39.7 around 2:50 p.m. on Dec. 6, according to township police. The coroner has clarified that her heart condition killed her, not the crash.  Teeter was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, and she was pronounced dead at the scene, the authorities explained. Teeter…
Tractor-Trailer Overturns Spilling Food On I-81 Ramp In Central PA (UPDATE) Tractor-Trailer Overturns Spilling Food On I-81 Ramp In Central PA (UPDATE)
Tractor-Trailer Overturns Spilling Food On I-81 Ramp In Central PA (Update) A tractor-trailer en route to a Mechanicsburg grocery store overturned on a ramp along Interstate 81 on Tuesday evening, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice.  The crash happened on I-81 south at Exit 57: PA 114 - Mechanicsburg in Silver Spring Township, Schreffler explained. It happened around 5:15 p.m. on Dec. 5, according to Schreffler.  It is unknown "if there are other vehicles involved, nor what caused the crash to occur. We have not been notified of any injuries just yet," Schreffler said.  The roadway reopened at …
NJ Man Steals $8K+ From Woman Using Passport At PA Bank: Police NJ Man Steals $8K+ From Woman Using Passport At PA Bank: Police
NJ Man Steals $8K+ From Woman Using Passport At PA Bank: Police An elderly woman has lost nearly $9,000 from her bank account after a New Jersey man used a fake passport card at a bank in Bethlehem, PA, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 22.  Dax Perez Velazquez, 49 of West New York, NJ, somehow obtained a US passport card with his image on it but the elderly woman's name, and used it at a Member's 1st bank in Bethlehem, PA on September 30, Lower Allen Township police detailed in the release. The man initially made a cash withdrawal of $6,800 using the woman's account info and his fraudulent passport card at a teller window inside the bank and the…
'You Need To Die' PA Man Threatens US Congressman: Criminal Complaint 'You Need To Die' PA Man Threatens US Congressman: Criminal Complaint
'You Need To Die' PA Man Threatens US Congressman: Criminal Complaint A series of threatening voicemails have landed a Pennsylvania man a serious charge from the United States Attorney’s Office, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Robert Lee Ingalls, Jr., age 61, of Mechanicsburg, is accused of leaving two voicemail messages "specifically threatened to kill a specifically identified United States Congressman" on the main congressional office answering system in Washington, D.C. Nov. 6, 2023, according to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam in a release on Tuesday, Nov. 14. The United States Capitol Police investigated the case with assist…
DNA On Tie-Dye Towel Links PA Man To Assault Of Family Member, Police Say DNA On Tie-Dye Towel Links PA Man To Assault Of Family Member, Police Say
DNA On Tie-Dye Towel Links PA Man To Assault Of Family Member, Police Say A 38-year-old man has been charged after a towel linked him to months of sexual assaults with a young family member, police announced on Monday, Oct. 23.  Around 11:40 a.m. on May 21, 2023, a girl under the age of 16 and her mom reached out to the Lower Allen Township Police Department to inform them "that a family member, John Heinrich George II, had been sexually assaulting her for the last two months," as stated in the release.  The incidents happened in Camp Hill beginning on March 2, 2023, according to court documents.  During the girl's meeting with the police she "rev…
Rite Aid To Close 39 Pennsylvania Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy Rite Aid To Close 39 Pennsylvania Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
Rite Aid To Close 39 Pennsylvania Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy Rite Aid, the pharmacy giant that filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, Oct. 15, plans to close 154 underperforming stores nationwide, according to a new filing.  Thirty-nine of the stores closing are located in Pennsylvania.  They are: 1441 Old York Road in Abington 1628 South Fourth Street in Allentown 169 West Lancaster Avenue in Ardmore 5235 Library Road in Bethel Park 2178 West Union Boulevard in Bethlehem 2722 West 9th Street in Chester 200 West Ridge Avenue Suite 112 in Conshohocken 2715 Parade Street in Erie 1709 Liberty Street in Erie 4830 William Penn Highway in Export 6090 …
15 Men Caught In Undercover Sting At Central PA Hotel 15 Men Caught In Undercover Sting At Central PA Hotel
15 Men Caught In Undercover Sting At Central PA Hotel Fifteen men from across Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Colorado have been arrested while allegedly trying to meet with prostitutes at a Central Pennsylvania hotel. Instead of finding the women, the men thought they had communicated with to arrange for sex in exchange for cash, they found the Cumberland County Human Trafficking Task Force waiting to take them into custody, according to a release by the Cumberland County District Attorney's office on Wednesday, Oct. 4.  The men had really been in contact with undercover officers with the task force as they conducted "Operation Impact …