U-Haul Explodes In Pennsylvania: Fire Officials (PHOTOS) U-Haul Explodes In Pennsylvania: Fire Officials (PHOTOS)
U-Haul Explodes In Pennsylvania: Fire Officials (Photos) A garage and a home were damaged when a U-Haul truck exploded spraying someone's personal belongings in a Pennsylvania neighborhood, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 2.  The explosion of the 2022 Ford F-650 U-Haul box truck happened in a driveway in Lafayette Township at 4:15 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1, authorities explained.  "The fully loaded 26-foot vehicle contained household and personal items," Lafayette Township Volunteer Fire Rescue stated in a release.  The total cost of the damage to the U-Haul is estimated at $50,000, according to police. The cost of the d…
Teen Bicyclist Struck Dead, PA State Police Say Teen Bicyclist Struck Dead, PA State Police Say
Teen Bicyclist Struck Dead, PA State Police Say A 19-year-old bicyclist from Susquehanna was struck and killed at a stop sign, authorities said. Hannah E. Shaffer died at about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1 on East Main Street west of Spring Avenue in Susquehanna Depot, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The driver of the car, Todd M. Caward, 45, of Starlight was not injured or ticketed, police said. It appears that Shaffer drove through the stop sign before getting hit by the car, police said. There was an outpouring of support from friends on Facebook. Dear Hannah Shaffer when I got the news I didn’t want to believe it was t…
Weapons Of Mass Destruction Found During Manhunt, PA State Police Say Weapons Of Mass Destruction Found During Manhunt, PA State Police Say
Weapons Of Mass Destruction Found During Manhunt, PA State Police Say "Weapons of mass destruction" were found by troopers searching for an "armed and dangerous" convicted felon wanted on multiple warrants Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 2. The six-foot tall Jacob "Jake" David Dittenhafer, 36, of Loganville, was seen with a gun wearing a dark-colored hoodie outside a home in the area of 300 block of Smith Rd, Straban Township on Monday morning, PSP Troop H PIO Megan Frazer told Daily Voice around 10:45 a.m. The resident who called the police to the area vaguely knew Dittenhafer, including that he was a convicted felon, PSP Gettysburg Corp…
PA Dad ID'd After Fatal Motorcycle Crash On I-81: State Police PA Dad ID'd After Fatal Motorcycle Crash On I-81: State Police
PA Dad ID'd After Fatal Motorcycle Crash On I-81: State Police The motorcyclist killed in a crash on Interstate 81 was identified by the Pennsylvania State Police and his family on Monday, Sept. 2. Glen "Jose" Leon Veliz, 38, of Reading, died at the scene of the crash near mile mark 82 on Interstate 81 South in East Hanover Township, Lebanon County at 5:16 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 31, PSP Jonestown Trooper Jordan Seiler detailed in the release. Traffic was detoured at exit 85 in South Hanover Township, reopening around 9:19 p.m., according to a statement by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler and as Daily Voice previ…
Grand Jury Indicts Inmate With Shank In Schuylkill County Federal Prison Grand Jury Indicts Inmate With Shank In Schuylkill County Federal Prison
Grand Jury Indicts Inmate With Shank In Schuylkill County Federal Prison A federal prisoner from York has been indicted for possessing a shank in a Pennsylvania facility, authorities said. Anthony Gilbert-Brown, 29, a federal inmate incarcerated at FCI Schuylkill in Minersville, was indicted Wednesday, Aug. 28 by a federal grand jury on the charge of possession of a weapon, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The indictment charges Gilbert-Brown with possessing a prohibited object designed to be used as a weapon, commonly known as a “shank," according to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam. The case was investigated by the FBI and the Special Investigative Servi…
Absoconder! Convicted Sex Offender Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police Absoconder! Convicted Sex Offender Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police
Absoconder! Convicted Sex Offender Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police An arrest warrant has been issued for a convicted sex offender who failed to register with Pennsylvania State Police, according to a release by the Erie County District Attorney's Office on Friday, Aug. 30.  Russell Edward Mason, 44, failed to register as a sex offender, after he was convicted in March 2013 of raping a child and importuning a child in Dec. 2012, according to the PSP Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry.  Mason has been a registered sex offender since May 2016. but he disappeared in Nov. 2021, according to the registry.  Mason was last seen on Nov. 8, …
ATTEMPTED MURDER: Stabbing To Face, Neck, PA State Police Say ATTEMPTED MURDER: Stabbing To Face, Neck, PA State Police Say
Attempted Murder: Stabbing To Face, Neck, PA State Police Say A man has been charged with attempted murder after police found a man stabbed in the neck and face in Red Lion, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 27.  Joel McWilliams, 36, of Red Lion, has been charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Possession of an Offensive Weapon, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Simple Assault, and Harassment, PSP York announced.  The charges come on the heels of a stabbing in the 300 block of 1st Avenue in Red Lion Borough at 10:22 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23.  Troopers arrived to…
Hanover Man Killed By Crash Injuries Nearly 3 Weeks Later, York Coroner Hanover Man Killed By Crash Injuries Nearly 3 Weeks Later, York Coroner
Hanover Man Killed By Crash Injuries Nearly 3 Weeks Later, York Coroner A Hanover man has died 20 days after he was injured in a crash involving a tractor-trailer, the York County Coroner announced on Friday, Aug. 23.  Zachary "Zach" Jacob Orendorff, 41, died from a "Subdural and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage" due to the crash, Coroner Pam Gay wrote in the release. He passed away at WellSpan York Hospital at 2:40 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22. The crash happened when Orendorff drove a minivan in the 6700 block of York Road when he crossed the centerline into an oncoming tractor-trailer at 11:15 a.m. on Aug. 2, according to Gay. "It is not known if Orendorff was…
Central Penn Baseball Star Struck Dead By Tractor-Trailer On I-81: Coroner Central Penn Baseball Star Struck Dead By Tractor-Trailer On I-81: Coroner
Central Penn Baseball Star Struck Dead By Tractor-Trailer On I-81: Coroner A former college baseball player was struck dead on Interstate 81 on Sunday, Aug. 25, the Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall told Daily Voice.  Quinton J. Heckard, 26, of Hummelstown, was hit by a tractor-trailer on I-81 South at mile marker 61.7 at 8:13 a.m., according to Hall.  The fatal pedestrian strike happened when "Heckard stepped in front of the truck from the shoulder of the road," Hall said. He was pronounced dead at the scene from "Multiple Traumatic Injuries at the scene," the coroner said but the manner of his death was not released.  An investigation into …
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…
Elizabethtown Man Dies In Rollover Crash: PA State Police Elizabethtown Man Dies In Rollover Crash: PA State Police
Elizabethtown Man Dies In Rollover Crash: PA State Police A 34-year-old man has died and a woman was injured following a single-vehicle crash on PA Route 441/River Road on  Friday night, Aug. 23, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday morning, Aug. 25.  Gideon Derr of Elizabethtown (according to his family and social media, although the coroner said he was from Bainbridge and PSP said he was from Labelle) died at the scene of the crash at 3805 River Road near Red Hill Plaza around 11:30 p.m., according to the Londonderry Township Fire Company and PA State Police.  Derr was driving a 2001 Honda Civic s…
Florida Man Struck Dead On I-78: Pennsylvania State Police Florida Man Struck Dead On I-78: Pennsylvania State Police
Florida Man Struck Dead On I-78: Pennsylvania State Police A 49-year-old Florida man has died following a hit-and-run on Interstate 78, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 24.  Jymel Dejuan Smith of Clermont is a trucker, according to his social media, he had pulled his tractor-trailer over on I-78 West near mile marker 41.5 in Greenwich Township at 4:54 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 13, PSP Hamburg Trooper Brian Roland detailed in the release.  While standing next to the tractor-trailer another vehicle struck him and fled the scene, Roland wrote. That vehicle was located nearby by Pennsylvania State Police and they arreste…