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Rt 611 Ramp To Rt 202 Closed After Vehicle Fire: Doylestown Police Rt 611 Ramp To Rt 202 Closed After Vehicle Fire: Doylestown Police
Rt 611 Ramp To Rt 202 Closed After Vehicle Fire: Doylestown Police A vehicle fire temporarily shut down the ramp from northbound Route 611 to northbound Route 202 in Doylestown on Sunday, Dec. 8, authorities said. The blaze was reported at 9:15 p.m., prompting a response from the Doylestown Township Police Department and Doylestown Fire Company, according to a police release. Officials closed the ramp to traffic while crews worked to extinguish the flames. Drivers were advised to use alternate routes until the area was cleared. No injuries or additional details were immediately available. This is a developing story. Check back here for updates. 

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police ID VA Pick-Up Truck Driver, Pennsylvania Crane Operator Killed In Fiery I-83 Crash Police ID VA Pick-Up Truck Driver, Pennsylvania Crane Operator Killed In Fiery I-83 Crash
Police ID VA Pick-Up Truck Driver, Pennsylvania Crane Operator Killed In Fiery I-83 Crash New details have been released by Maryland State Police investigators after two people were killed in a crash involving a pick-up and mobile crane that shut down I-83 on Wednesday in Baltimore County. Ruther Glen, Virginia resident Kevin Johnson, 53, was driving the truck that lost control and struck the Peterbilt crane being operated by 61-year-old James Hutson, of Ephrata, Pennsylvania, officials say. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Oct. 23, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the northbound lanes of the interstate in Sparks Glencoe when the pick-up hauling a trailer was headi…

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by Zak Failla
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Convicted Drug Dealer Arrested For Arson Near PA Church: Police Convicted Drug Dealer Arrested For Arson Near PA Church: Police
Convicted Drug Dealer Arrested For Arson Near PA Church: Police A felon convicted for drug dealing has been arrested for arson, Upper Chichester police announced on Thursday, Oct. 3. Andre Lamont Armstrong, 56, of Chester, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 23, according to court documents.  Armstrong was wanted in connection to a "suspicious" vehicle fire in the 1600 block of Huddell Avenue around 2:10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, police detailed in a release.  In surveillance videos, police saw the suspect used an accelerant to ignite a vehicle, as Daily Voice previously reported. "Based on some of the evidence already collected, it is believed th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Rt 611 Reopens After Vehicle Fire: Doylestown Police PA Rt 611 Reopens After Vehicle Fire: Doylestown Police
PA Rt 611 Reopens After Vehicle Fire: Doylestown Police A vehicle fire closed part of PA Route 611, Doylestown police announced on Monday evening, Oct. 7.  The fire was reported on North Route 611 at 4:55 p.m., according to the police. The closure was at State Street. Drivers were asked to "find alternate route," the police said.  The roadway reopened at 5:28 p.m. according to the police. 

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA State Police Car Catches Fire On Route 80 PA State Police Car Catches Fire On Route 80
PA State Police Car Catches Fire On Route 80 A PSP vehicle caught fire on a Luzerne County highway late Monday, July 15, according to officials.  The blaze happened on Route 80 near mile marker 272.1, said White Haven Fire Company. Troopers brought the flames under control by the time firefighters arrived, and a hose was used to soak down the engine compartment, authorities said.  No one was injured, the fire company added.  Daily Voice has reached out to PSP for details on what caused the fire. 

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by Mac Bullock