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Active Shooter In York Closes Highway, School (DEVELOPING) Active Shooter In York Closes Highway, School (DEVELOPING)
Active Shooter In York Closes Highway, School (Developing) Shots fired at a furniture store have led to an active shooter alert in central York County, authorities say. Approximately 20 shoots were fired inside of Price Busters in the 1900 block of Industrial Highway in Springettsbury Township around 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, but the shooter fled the store on foot and police were called to canvas the area, authorities and witnesses told Daily Voice.  No injuries were reported but Springettsbury Township police officers remain in the area as the search for the shooter continues. The highway has been closed  between Memory Lane and Nort…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say
Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say A 52-year-old convicted rapist snuck into a Penn State University bathroom and filmed a student's "genitalia" on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Registered sex offender Mark Alonzo Williams also assaulted the student after he confronted him about the phone in  HUB-Robeson Center bathroom, Penn State University police explain in the affidavit of probable cause.  The student was using a bathroom stall on the ground floor of the HUB around 5 p.m. when he saw that Williams was in the stall next to him with “his cell phone positioned…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
$1K Reward Offered After Two Dogs Shot In Lancaster County: Police $1K Reward Offered After Two Dogs Shot In Lancaster County: Police
$1K Reward Offered After Two Dogs Shot In Lancaster County: Police A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the person who shoot two dogs— killing one— in Lancaster County, authorities announced in an updated release on Thursday, Feb. 16.  Officers were called to a report of gunshots outside a home in the first block of Pinnacle Road West, Martic Township, on Feb. 1 around 7:18 p.m. Trooper James Grothey explains in the original release on Thursday, Feb. 9.  The homeowner told the responding troopers she had heard "multiple gun shots" in her yard. The trooper declared one dog deceased at the scene and the other "…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
UPDATE: Police-Involved Shooting Death Of South Jersey Man Under Mandatory State Review UPDATE: Police-Involved Shooting Death Of South Jersey Man Under Mandatory State Review
Update: Police-Involved Shooting Death Of South Jersey Man Under Mandatory State Review The death of a South Jersey man in a confrontation with police is under a mandatory review by an arm of the state Attorney General's Office, authorities said. Daniel Nevius Sr., 55, of Sicklerville, was shot and killed in a wooded area of the Gloucester County town of Deptford on Sunday, Jan. 22. Officers confronted Nevius at a location on Fox Run Road in response to a 911 call shortly before 1:30 p.m., according to a release from NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin's office. They were joined there by New Jersey State Police troopers, neighbors said. A short time later, Deptford Police…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Man Found Dead Two Days After 35 Birthday At LanCo. Apartment Complex Man Found Dead Two Days After 35 Birthday At LanCo. Apartment Complex
Man Found Dead Two Days After 35 Birthday At LanCo. Apartment Complex A Mountville man has been identified as the victim of a deadly shooting at a Lancaster Apartment complex according to the Lancaster County coroner's office on Tuesday, January 10.  Hector Raefel Burgos-Torres was found shot to death under what police call "suspicious" circumstances n the area of Lincoln West Apartments in Mountville on Sunday, Jan. 8— two days after his 35 birthday, according to his obituary.  Around 4 a.m. West Hempfield Township police had been called to the apartment complex "for a burglary in progress," when they discovered the man's body, the police announced on Monda…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Students Sing Praises Of 'Predator' PA Teacher Allegedly Busted By Vigilantes (VIDEO) Students Sing Praises Of 'Predator' PA Teacher Allegedly Busted By Vigilantes (VIDEO)
Students Sing Praises Of 'Predator' PA Teacher Allegedly Busted By Vigilantes (Video) A self-proclaimed online "predator catcher" has identified the Schuylkill County teacher suspended amid a police investigation. While Blue Mountain School District Superintendent David Helsel said only that the teacher was "the subject of a recent YouTube video," the account — LC Predator Catcher — tells Daily Voice the teacher was featured in this video that identifies him simply as "Christopher." The comment section of the video is filled with comments from former students, some of them singing his praises as an educator, others noting a strange energy about him. "He …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Police Release Details Following 'Active Incident' In Chambersburg Police Release Details Following 'Active Incident' In Chambersburg
Police Release Details Following 'Active Incident' In Chambersburg The Chambersburg police released details shortly after urging the public to avoid the 500 block of Nelson Street in Chambersburg due "active incident" on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Officers were called to the area for a "suicidal subject within the residence" at approximately 10:46 a.m., the department stated in an updated release that afternoon. Upon arrival, responding officers learned that a 26-year-old male within the residence was in "possession of a pistol and he had been threatening to commit suicide," as stated in the release. The man then emerged from the residence and shot himself wi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Shot In Chest In York County: Police Man Shot In Chest In York County: Police
Man Shot In Chest In York County: Police A 35-year-old man was shot in the chest in York county on Tuesday, Oct. 18, authorities say. Hanover Borough police officers were called to the shooting in an alley to the rear of the 100 block of North Street at approximately 9:04 p.m., according to a release by the department. The man "was shot in the chest after arriving in the area to meet another subject," police say.  The shooter fled the scene and the victim was taken to York hospital, according to the release. "The suspect is believed to be an acquaintance of the victim and that this is an isolated incident," police say. …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Shot Twice In His Torso In Central PA: Police Man Shot Twice In His Torso In Central PA: Police
Man Shot Twice In His Torso In Central PA: Police A man was shot in the torso twice in Lancaster on Sunday, 2 October, city police say.  Lancaster City bureau of police officers were called to a report of shots fired in the area near Stevens and East End avenues around 1:03 a.m., according to a release by the department.  As officers responded, "additional information was provided via dispatch that there was a victim of an apparent shooting on the 100 block of Stevens Avenue," as stated in the release.  Upon arrival, the officers located the man "suffering from two apparent gunshot wounds to the lower abdomen," police say.&…

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by Jillian Pikora
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1984's 'Missing Mary Ann' House Searched By Pennsylvania State Police: Reports 1984's 'Missing Mary Ann' House Searched By Pennsylvania State Police: Reports
1984's 'Missing Mary Ann' House Searched By Pennsylvania State Police: Reports A woman went missing from her central Pennsylvania home on June 5, 1984, and on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, Pennsylvania state police were spotted searching the property according to multiple media outlets.  Mary Ann Bagenstose, 25 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen at her home located at 167 Willow Street, Pequea Township over 40 years ago, according to LancasterOnline. Seven state police vehicles, the Forensic Unit, and several unmarked cars were at the home as part of "an investigation," and a spokesperson said there is "an authorized police presence in the 100 block of W…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Virginia Dad, Maryland Man Killed In Pennsylvania Crash Involving Stolen Delaware Car Virginia Dad, Maryland Man Killed In Pennsylvania Crash Involving Stolen Delaware Car
Virginia Dad, Maryland Man Killed In Pennsylvania Crash Involving Stolen Delaware Car Two men have died following a crash in central Pennsylvania involving a stolen white Charger Hellcat from Delaware on Sunday, September 10, Pennsylvania state police say.  Oscar Ronaldino Salvador, 26, of Virginia, Waldir Adonay Hernandez-Monge, 24, of Maryland, and Elio Alarcon-Ozoia, 28, of Maryland, had been in the speeding Hellcat when the car crashed in the 7000 block of Allentown Boulevard/US-22 around 5:20 a.m., police say. The Hellcat went off the roadway— ejecting Salvador and Hernandez-Monge— who both died at the scene, according to the police.  Alarcon-Ozoia was extricated from…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Man, 23, Shot Dead By US Marshal In Luzerne County Man, 23, Shot Dead By US Marshal In Luzerne County
Man, 23, Shot Dead By US Marshal In Luzerne County A 23-year-old man was killed in a shootout with a US Marshals agent arresting him in Luzerne County Wednesday, Aug. 10, authorities said. Jordan Urenovitch, who was wanted on warrants for gun and drug charges, fired at a member of the Fugitive Task Force in Hazle Township when the deputy fired back, Pennsylvania State Police said. Deputies apparently spotted Urenovitch in a car before he bolted over to 22nd Street Auto Center and shot were fired around 12:40 p.m., according to PSP.  Urenovitch was pronounced dead at the hospital. The Luzerne County DA will handle the investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine