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Former PA Senate Chaplain Charged In Sex Trafficking Sting Former PA Senate Chaplain Charged In Sex Trafficking Sting
Former PA Senate Chaplain Charged In Sex Trafficking Sting A Cumberland County pastor faces serious charges after allegedly patronizing a massage parlor at the center of a human trafficking investigation, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice Wednesday, Nov. 27. Stephen Robert Melton, 65, of Mechanicsburg, a pastor at Big Spring Presbyterian Church in Newville, is accused of paying for sex acts at least 68 times over five months at GL Massage Spa in Carlisle. The charges, filed by the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office, include: Felony Patronizing a Victim of Human Trafficking with Reckless Disregard Misdemeanor…
22 Arrested In Human Trafficking Stings Across Cumberland County: DA 22 Arrested In Human Trafficking Stings Across Cumberland County: DA
22 Arrested In Human Trafficking Stings Across Cumberland County: DA Twenty-two people were arrested during recent human trafficking operations in Cumberland County, with more arrests expected, District Attorney Seán M. McCormack announced Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. The arrests are part of Operation: Closed2Trafficking, a campaign targeting illegal commercial sex trafficking, and Impact Demand, an initiative aimed at combating the demand for such exploitation. Authorities executed multiple stings over the last month, uncovering alleged criminal activity at massage parlors and through undercover operations, according to McCormack. “These operations are a message…
Couple Charged After Allegedly Dining-Dashing At Carlisle Restaurant: Police Couple Charged After Allegedly Dining-Dashing At Carlisle Restaurant: Police
Couple Charged After Allegedly Dining-Dashing At Carlisle Restaurant: Police A couple allegedly left a Carlisle restaurant without paying their bill, Middlesex Township police announced on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. Officers responded to a restaurant on the 1400 block of Harrisburg Pike in Carlisle for a reported theft. Employees told police that a man and woman dined at the establishment and left without paying. They provided police with the suspects' vehicle registration, according to a release. The area has three restaurants: Moonlight Diner, Hickory Ridge Restaurant, and John's Diner Family Restaurant, but which one was subjected to the theft was no…
Man Threatens Truck Driver With Gun At Carlisle Truck Stop: Police Man Threatens Truck Driver With Gun At Carlisle Truck Stop: Police
Man Threatens Truck Driver With Gun At Carlisle Truck Stop: Police A 32-year-old man was arrested after allegedly threatening a truck driver with a gun at a truck stop in Carlisle, Middlesex Township police announced on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Freddy Simon-Castro, of unknown address, is accused of pointing a gun at a driver at 1501 Harrisburg Pike on Sunday, Nov. 24, police said in the release. Officers were called to the scene, but Simon-Castro had fled before their arrival. Authorities quickly located Simon-Castro nearby, and the weapon was seized during the investigation, police said. Simon-Castro was charged with terroristic threats and simple assault …
Drunk Man Threatens Guards, Storms Women's Restroom At Mechanicsburg MEPS: Police Drunk Man Threatens Guards, Storms Women's Restroom At Mechanicsburg MEPS: Police
Drunk Man Threatens Guards, Storms Women's Restroom At Mechanicsburg Meps: Police An intoxicated man caused chaos at the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command Center (MEPS) in Mechanicsburg, resulting in his arrest, police announced Friday, Nov. 22. Alexander Christian Murray, 27, of Carlisle, showed up for initial intake testing at the MEPS on Wednesday, Nov. 13, but employees quickly suspected he was under the influence of alcohol, according to Lower Allen Township police. Staff reportedly confronted Murray about his condition, and he became increasingly uncooperative. The 6’5” man reportedly walked into the women’s restroom before security guards escorted him out.…
Skimmer Device Placed At Central PA Walmart, Police Seek Suspects Skimmer Device Placed At Central PA Walmart, Police Seek Suspects
Skimmer Device Placed At Central PA Walmart, Police Seek Suspects A skimming device was found at a Walmart in Carlisle, and police are asking for the public's help to identify two suspects, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The device was discovered by a loss prevention employee at the Walmart on 60 Noble Blvd., police said. Surveillance footage shows two male suspects placing the skimmer on a credit card machine at 1:11 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13, according to Carlisle Police. The suspects reportedly began loading grocery items onto the conveyor belt while the cashier scanned and bagged the merchandise. While the cashier was distracted, the men ins…
Cumberland County Prison Inmate Found Dead by Apparent Suicide: Officials Cumberland County Prison Inmate Found Dead by Apparent Suicide: Officials
Cumberland County Prison Inmate Found Dead by Apparent Suicide: Officials A Cumberland County Prison inmate was found dead by apparent suicide, officials announced on Friday, Nov. 8.  Amanda Beth Dunkelberger, 48, was discovered unresponsive in her cell on Thursday morning, Nov. 7, at 8:45 a.m. Correctional officers performing routine rounds made the discovery and immediately initiated lifesaving measures. EMS arrived at the Carlisle facility at 8:55 a.m. and continued resuscitation efforts, but Dunkelberger never regained consciousness. She was pronounced dead at 9:17 a.m., according to Warden Travis Shenk. Dunkelberger had been incarcerated since Friday, …
Preschool's 'Talk About Touch' Leads To PA Dad's Arrest: Affidavit Preschool's 'Talk About Touch' Leads To PA Dad's Arrest: Affidavit
Preschool's 'Talk About Touch' Leads To PA Dad's Arrest: Affidavit A preschool teacher giving a "talk about touch" lesson soon had to contact authorities after a little girl came forward about being inappropriately touched by a man, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Christopher "Chris" Allen Coble, 35, of Carlisle, has been held without bail in the Cumberland County Prison on charges of felony Aggravated Indecent Assault (three counts), Unlawful Contact With a Minor (two counts), and Sexual Abuse of Children, as well as two counts of misdemeanor Indecent Assault, according to a release by the Carlisle police on Monday night, Oct. 2…
5-Month-Old Infant Takes Cocaine, Fentanyl Parents Got In PA Prison, Police Say 5-Month-Old Infant Takes Cocaine, Fentanyl Parents Got In PA Prison, Police Say
5-Month-Old Infant Takes Cocaine, Fentanyl Parents Got In PA Prison, Police Say A 5-month-old baby girl was found with cocaine and fentanyl in her system that police believe her parents got in the Cumberland County Prison, according to multiple releases on Friday, Sept. 13. David James Foor, 26, and Brandi Renee Keifer, 25, both of Carlisle were arrested on the charge of child endangerment on Monday, Sept. 9, by Middlesex Township Police. The following day "it was discovered Foor [and Keifer] had brought in and possessed controlled substances while incarcerated at the Cumberland County Prison," the police wrote in two additional releases. Additional details about…
Pregnant Passenger Killed When BF Falls Asleep At Wheel: PA State Police Pregnant Passenger Killed When BF Falls Asleep At Wheel: PA State Police
Pregnant Passenger Killed When BF Falls Asleep At Wheel: PA State Police A 20-year-old passenger was 16 weeks pregnant when her partner fell asleep at the wheel and fatally crashed on Saturday, Sept. 7, according to her social media and Pennsylvania State Police.  Nadia Startzman, was in 19-year-old Tristen Armolt's 2004 Ford Freestar when he fell asleep, lost control of the vehicle, struck a utility pole with the front passenger side of the vehicle, and spun out — ejecting Startzman — she was pronounced dead at the scene, PSP Carlisle Trooper Luke Fiore explained in the release.  Armolt had been going east on Route 641/Newville Road at the t…
Man Arrested For Setting Fire Outside Carlisle Bar: Police Man Arrested For Setting Fire Outside Carlisle Bar: Police
Man Arrested For Setting Fire Outside Carlisle Bar: Police A 45-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly setting a fire outside a bar in Carlisle, authorities said. On Sunday, Aug. 11, at about 5:20 p.m., Carlisle Police and Fire Departments responded to a building fire at the Gingerbread Man Bar on Courthouse Avenue.  The fire caused extensive damage to the trash bin area and walk-in cooler area for the bar. The bar also suffered over $30,000 in damages to the food and beverage inventory, Carlisle police said on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The Carlisle Police and Fire Department investigated the fire and determined it originated at a plastic tra…
CNA Killed In Airborne Rollover Jeep Crash: PA State Police CNA Killed In Airborne Rollover Jeep Crash: PA State Police
CNA Killed In Airborne Rollover Jeep Crash: PA State Police A 25-year-old CNA died at the scene of a rollover crash early Monday morning, Aug. 26, Pennsylvania State Police announced later that day.  Sierra Marie Hockley of Gardners was not properly wearing her seatbelt while driving her 2016 White Jeep Grand Cherokee north on Route 94/Carlisle Pike in Latimore Township, PSP Gettysburg Trooper Parker Hoyt explained in the release.  For an unknown reason, Hockley left the roadway going into an embankment which caused her Jeep to become airborne and she was tossed from the vehicle as it rolled multiple times — the Jeep landed 38 feet aw…
Carlisle Man Who Assaulted 6-Year-Old Found Guilty, DA Says Carlisle Man Who Assaulted 6-Year-Old Found Guilty, DA Says
Carlisle Man Who Assaulted 6-Year-Old Found Guilty, DA Says A Carlisle man has become a registered sex offender for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl, the Cumberland County District Attorney's office announced on Thursday, Aug. 22.  Dennis Weaver, 35, was found guilty of Indecent Assault of a Child and Corruption of Minors following a two-day trial before Judge Albert H. Masland. The victim, now 14-years-old, gave a detailed testimony during the trial of the sexual abuse by Weaver from the time she was six-years-old until she was 8-years-old, the DA explained.  Weaver "touched the outside of her vagina and buttocks when they…
Inmate Escapes Prison Work Release At Pennsylvania Walmart: Sheriff Inmate Escapes Prison Work Release At Pennsylvania Walmart: Sheriff
Inmate Escapes Prison Work Release At Pennsylvania Walmart: Sheriff A 46-year-old inmate escaped from the Cumberland County Prison during work release, the sheriff's office announced on Monday, Aug. 19.  William Kenneth Rosner, most recently of Lemoyne but previously of Philadelphia, Allentown, Northampton, and Harrisburg — is wanted on a felony escape charge after walking away from the Cumberland County Prison Work Release Center on Mondy morning, Aug. 19, the sheriff explained, and as detailed in court records.  His last known location was the Walmart in Carlisle, according to the sheriff's office.  Rosner was serving time for a misdemeano…
'Suspicious Fires' Have Carlisle Police Searching For Bicyclist 'Suspicious Fires' Have Carlisle Police Searching For Bicyclist
'Suspicious Fires' Have Carlisle Police Searching For Bicyclist A bicyclist is being sought as suspected arsonist, Carlisle Borough Police announced on Sunday, Aug. 11.  The search began after " a string of suspicious fires in the Borough," the police stated in the release.  The bicyclist pictured is "a person of interest," according to the police.  He is described as a white man between 20 and 30 years old, and he has been seen twice riding a bike with a white front.  He has been seen wearing khaki shorts and a long-sleeved dark shirt; and on a separate occasion, he was seen wearing a brown camo backpack and gray shorts, according…
Lower Paxton Motorcyclist Dies Days After Crash On I-83: Coroner Lower Paxton Motorcyclist Dies Days After Crash On I-83: Coroner
Lower Paxton Motorcyclist Dies Days After Crash On I-83: Coroner A 29-year-old man has died at a Central Pennsylvania hospital following a serious crash, the Dauphin County Coroner's office told Daily Voice on Saturday, Aug. 10.  Nehad Mehonic of Lower Paxton Township, suffered serious injuries when his motorcycle collided with the rear of a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado on Interstate 83 South at mile marker 42.2 just before Exit: 41B - Lemoyne on Wednesday, Aug. 7, the coroner's office and Pennsylvania State Police detailed in separate releases on the crash.  You are going to be ok little bro Nehad Mehonic. Anyone that knows this guy knows…
'Highly Intoxicated' Drunk Naked Man Caught Running Around In Carlisle: PD 'Highly Intoxicated' Drunk Naked Man Caught Running Around In Carlisle: PD
'Highly Intoxicated' Drunk Naked Man Caught Running Around In Carlisle: PD A man "running around a parking lot with no clothes on," was arrested by the Carlisle Police according to a release on Wednesday, July 31.  The police responded to a call of a man running naked in the 200 block of West Ridge Street in Carlisle around 2:45 a.m. on July 23, as detailed in the release.  Officers found Beau Wagner "highly intoxicated and refused all commands given by police," but soon they were able to take him into custody for an evaluation and medical care at Carlisle UPMC.  Once he is released from the hospital Wagner is facing charges of Resisting Arres…
'Hey Siri, Play Porn' Carlisle Man Masturbating At Public Park Says: Police 'Hey Siri, Play Porn' Carlisle Man Masturbating At Public Park Says: Police
'Hey Siri, Play Porn' Carlisle Man Masturbating At Public Park Says: Police A man has been charged with open lewdness for the second time in less than a year, but this time he loudly played porn at a public park in front of children, Carlisle Borough police alleged in a release on Monday, July 22.  Mark Basehore, 50 of Carlisle, is in custody after a bizarre incident in front of three children at Letort Park, 260 E. Pomfret Street, Carlisle Borough at 10:16 am. on Monday morning, as detailed in the release.  Basehore was under the pavilion where three children, ages 14, 11, and 9 were playing "approximately 20 feet away" when they spotted him and got…
Carlisle Motorcyclist Killed In Pickup Truck Crash By Cemetery: PSP Carlisle Motorcyclist Killed In Pickup Truck Crash By Cemetery: PSP
Carlisle Motorcyclist Killed In Pickup Truck Crash By Cemetery: PSP A man has died and a woman is in the hospital following a crash near a cemetery in Monroe Township on Friday, July 19, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release the following Monday.  William "Bill" E. Mack, 67 of Carlisle was riding a 2018 Harley Davison FLHTKSE ANV north on York Road when he attempted to make a left on Boiling Springs Road — that's when he struck the rear of 23-year-old Carlisle resident, Kirstyn D. Brenton's 2004 Chevrolet Silverado at 1:24 p.m., PSP Carlisle Trooper Jorge Acevedo detailed in the release. The crash was near a cemetery on PA Route 74 and …
Manhunt Continues After Shelter-In-Place Order Ends In Carlisle: Police Manhunt Continues After Shelter-In-Place Order Ends In Carlisle: Police
Manhunt Continues After Shelter-In-Place Order Ends In Carlisle: Police A teenager wanted for child endangerment prompted a shelter-in-place order, Carlisle Police announced shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday, but it was all over around 9:45 p.m. — yet the suspect remains at large, police say. Jarrek Michael Anderson, 18 of Carlisle, was wanted "related to an incident that occurred at Memorial Park,150 W Penn St, on June 26," as stated in a police release issued the following day.  Police activity was announced in connection with the search for him in the area of South Pitt and West Ridge streets on July 8.  The police stated the following in the or…
Carlisle Dad Accused Of Raping, Financially Exploiting Special Needs Person Carlisle Dad Accused Of Raping, Financially Exploiting Special Needs Person
Carlisle Dad Accused Of Raping, Financially Exploiting Special Needs Person A Carlisle dad with a criminal record has been charged in connection with rape and financial exploitation of a care-dependent person, among other charges, according to his social media and a police announcement on June 21. Waren Daniel Mena, 31, was arrested on June 20, "after a multi-month investigation," with the assistance of the Carlisle Borough Police Department, the Middlesex Township Police stated in a release.  Mena has been charged with rape of a mentally disabled person, indecent sexual assault of a person with a mental disability, financial exploitation of a care-dependent p…
Bear Spotted Traveling Through Carlisle: Police Bear Spotted Traveling Through Carlisle: Police
Bear Spotted Traveling Through Carlisle: Police The public is asked not to approach a bear spotted in Carlisle.  The bear was seen in the area of Garland Drive and South Hanover Street around 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, according to a release by the area police. People were urged to avoid the area and keep pets inside. The police explained the Game Commisssion was notified.  An update was later shared reading as follows: "The bear is continuing south and is out of the Borough. Residents are asked to remain cautious if in the area, but can resume your normal activities. If the bear is spotted, please don’t approach and all…
14-Year-Old's Drunken Passenger Dances In Street After Being Told To Go Home, Carlisle Cops Say 14-Year-Old's Drunken Passenger Dances In Street After Being Told To Go Home, Carlisle Cops Say
14-Year-Old's Drunken Passenger Dances In Street After Being Told To Go Home, Carlisle Cops Say Police responding to reports of a reckless driver who'd crashed in Carlisle found a teenager behind the wheel and a drunken family member in the passenger's seat, authorities said. Officers were called to N. College Street and B Street around 9:10 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 where a white pickup truck had driven around the round-about and crashed into a ditch, police said in a release. The vehicle then backed up and drove north up over the sidewalk, hitting several cones and driving on the sidewalk. The truck was ultimately found stopped at the stop sign on N. College Street at G Street, and the…
Carlisle Woman Cut Man With Knife, Investigators Say Carlisle Woman Cut Man With Knife, Investigators Say
Carlisle Woman Cut Man With Knife, Investigators Say A Carlisle woman is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and related counts, say Middlesex Township police.  Authorities said April Chestnut, 41, cut a male victim with a knife "attempting to cause serious bodily injury" on Sunday, May 19.  She's also accused of pushing and scratching the victim, according to officials.  Court records for her case were not available on the state website as of Monday, May 20.