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COLD CASE: Former Police Chief Shot Dead With Own Gun In Schuylkill County COLD CASE: Former Police Chief Shot Dead With Own Gun In Schuylkill County
Cold CASE: Former Police Chief Shot Dead With Own Gun In Schuylkill County More than 40 years later, state police are still working to solve the New Philadelphia murder of Joseph Mickonis.  The 58-year-old former borough police chief was found with a gunshot wound to the head at his 167 Kimber Street home, according to troopers and a contemporaneous report from the Allentown Morning Call.  Mickonis, by then a part-time officer for Blythe Township police, was discovered by his 16-year-old son and taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Pottsville, the newspaper reported. He was later airlifted to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville where he died the fol…

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by Mac Bullock
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Three People Killed, Multiple Injuries Reported In Fiery 50+ Vehicle Crash On I-81 Three People Killed, Multiple Injuries Reported In Fiery 50+ Vehicle Crash On I-81
Three People Killed, Multiple Injuries Reported In Fiery 50+ Vehicle Crash On I-81 More than 50 vehicles were involved in a northbound crash that left three people dead on Interstate 81 on Monday, March 28 in Pennsylvania, authorities said. The three fatalities were reported by the Pottsville Republican-Herald and the Independent both citing Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner Al Barnes. Several vehicles were on fire and closed the roadway, which remained shut as of 4 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Boehm said.  Multiple injuries were also reported. The crash stretched from Exit 116 to PA 901 Minersville and Exit 119 to Highridge Park Road on Monday, Mar. 28 aroun…

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by Jillian Pikora