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Manhunt Underway For Suspect In Harrisburg Fatal Shooting Manhunt Underway For Suspect In Harrisburg Fatal Shooting
Manhunt Underway For Suspect In Harrisburg Fatal Shooting Harrisburg police are searching for Lateef Phoenix, 38, who is accused of fatally shooting 34-year-old Darius Stukes near Hunter and Nectarine streets in the early hours of Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, authorities announced on Thursday, Dec. 7. Stukes was found with multiple gunshot wounds at approximately 2:30 a.m. after officers responded to reports of shots fired and a person down, the Harrisburg Bureau of Police said. Despite efforts, Stukes succumbed to his injuries. An investigation identified Phoenix as the alleged shooter, leading to multiple charges, including first-degree murder, tampe…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Found Shot Multiple Times Later Dies: Harrisburg Police Man Found Shot Multiple Times Later Dies: Harrisburg Police
Man Found Shot Multiple Times Later Dies: Harrisburg Police A man was shot multiple times and eventually died of his wounds in Harrisburg on Saturday, Nov. 2, according to police. Darius Stukes, 34, was found injured from multiple gunshot wounds at 2:30 a.m. after officers were called to the area of Hunter and Nectarine streets for shots fired and a person down, the Harrisburg Bureau of Police said. Stukes did not survive his injuries, according to police. An investigation into the shooting is active and ongoing, police said.  Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Harrisburg police at 717-558-6900.

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by Merriell Moyer
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GF Burned On 23% Of Body Boiling Water, BF Convicted: Dauphin County DA GF Burned On 23% Of Body Boiling Water, BF Convicted: Dauphin County DA
GF Burned On 23% Of Body Boiling Water, BF Convicted: Dauphin County DA A 41-year-old Harrisburg man was convicted after he learned his girlfriend was leaving him so he poured boiling water over her while she was falling asleep, the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office announced Monday, Aug. 26. Wisly Oxcena was found guilty of aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person follow a trial before Judge William T. Tully, according to the DA and court documents. During the trial, Oxcena's now ex-girlfriend testified that she had told him she was leaving him in the morning and then went to bed on June 5, 2019.  While she was falling as…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Three Arrested Amid Fireworks Show In Harrisburg: Officials Three Arrested Amid Fireworks Show In Harrisburg: Officials
Three Arrested Amid Fireworks Show In Harrisburg: Officials Three people were taken into custody and the fireworks show was called off during July 4 celebrations in Harrisburg, city officials said in a release.  On three separate occasions during the show at Riverfront Park, police said they "noticed what they believed were weapons being carried in the crowd of people," said Mayor Wanda R.D. Williams in a statement.  They fled when officers approached them, according to officials.  A juvenile was later found with a Glock with a 24-round magazine, and an adult man with another juvenile was seen throwing a gun into the river …

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by Mac Bullock
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'Suicide By Cop' Shooting Justified, Dauphin County DA Says (VIDEO) 'Suicide By Cop' Shooting Justified, Dauphin County DA Says (VIDEO)
Police 'Justified' In Shooting Bryan K. Horton, Jr.: DA A supposed attempt of "suicide by cop" left the Dauphin County District Attorney ruling that four Harrisburg Police officers were justified in shooting a cocaine dealer, according to a release on July 2, 2024.  Bryan Keller Horton Jr., a 39 convicted felon drug dealer living in Harrisburg "made a series of aggressive movements indicating that he had a gun and was going to use it," when Harrisburg Bureau of Police officers tried to arrest him on June 22, 2024. Horton was wanted on yet another felon drug charge when the arrest attempt was made, court records show.  The DA desc…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man With Mental Health Diagnoses Missing Over Week, Harrisburg Police Say Man With Mental Health Diagnoses Missing Over Week, Harrisburg Police Say
Man With Mental Health Diagnoses Missing Over Week, Harrisburg Police Say A man with a mental health diagnoses has been missing for over a week, the Harrisburg police announced on May 13.  A 34-year-old Black man, Jordan Brown, was first reported as missing to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police on Monday, May 6.  He was last seen wearing dark pants, a dark-colored polo shirt, and white shoes and walking towards Division Street from North 4th Street, the police explained.   He is described as being approximately 5'7" with a medium build, brown eyes, and short black hair. "Brown has mental health diagnoses," the police said.  …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Steelton Victim ID'd, Homicide Suspect Arrested By US Marshals In Harrisburg: Officials Steelton Victim ID'd, Homicide Suspect Arrested By US Marshals In Harrisburg: Officials
Tyron Stewart Charged With Willie Elbert Ford's Homicide The victim of a deadly shooting has been identified and his alleged killer has been arrested, officials told Daily Voice Monday morning.  Willie Elbert Ford, 38 of Steelton, died at a local hospital after being found by officers suffering multiple gunshot wounds around 2 a.m. on Feb. 22, officials detailed on Feb. 26.  Ford's cause of death was gunshot wounds to the body and the manner was homicide, according to the Dauphin County Coroner's Office.  The police were initially called to a report of shots fired in the 1500 block of Vernon Street, near Vernon Stre…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Woman Stabbed In Chest At Amtrak Station In PA Woman Stabbed In Chest At Amtrak Station In PA
Woman Stabbed In Chest At Amtrak Station In PA A woman was in critical condition following a stabbing near a Pennsylvania Amtrak station, authorities say.  Jemale Brown, 41, was arrested in connection with the stabbing on Wednesday, Aug. 2, according to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police.  The stabbing happened at the Harrisburg station around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 30, the police detailed.  After being called to the stabbing officers found the woman with a stab wound to the chest. She was taken to an area hospital "for emergency treatment and was originally listed in critical condition," the police said.  Her…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Homicide Victim ID'd As Brother Of Another Homicide Victim: HBG Police Homicide Victim ID'd As Brother Of Another Homicide Victim: HBG Police
Homicide Victim ID'd As Brother Of Another Homicide Victim: HBG Police A 26-year-old man has been identified after being shot in Harrisburg, police announced on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 — less than one year after his 23-year-old brother.  Harrisburg Bureau of Police officers were called to the intersection of South 20th and Zarker streets around 10 p.m. on Monday, but no one was there when they arrived.  They soon received a call that Richone I. Strain-Hankerson had been shot and taken to the 2400 block of Market Street, according to Lt. Kyle Gautsch. First responders from an "outside jurisdiction" were at that location but ultimately he was pronounced dead.  …

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
21-Year-Old Mom Of 4 — Including Infant, Shot Dead In Central PA 21-Year-Old Mom Of 4 — Including Infant, Shot Dead In Central PA
21-Year-Old Mom Of 4 — Including Infant, Shot Dead In Central PA A 21-year-old mom of four has died following a shooting in Central Pennsylvania.  Janaya Lopez was found suffering from a gunshot wound by the intersection of South 16th and Chestnut streets in Harrisburg around 1 a.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2 2023. The Harrisburg Bureau of Police had been called to the area for the reported incident of "shots fired with a person struck," according to a release by the document.  The officers found Janaya at the scene and she was soon pronounced dead, as explained in the release.  “Nobody expects to bury their child, and now we are left with not only funera…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Probationer Allegedly Caught On Video Shooting Boy In Harrisburg: Police Probationer Allegedly Caught On Video Shooting Boy In Harrisburg: Police
Probationer Allegedly Caught On Video Shooting Boy In Harrisburg: Police A 19-year-old Harrisburg probationer was arrested by Harrisburg Police on Friday, June 2, in connection to the shooting of a boy in the city last month. Tyjuan Amire Gibson was identified and arrested 15 days after police released a video showing a man arriving in a white or light-colored 1999 to 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo at the intersection of South 18th and Mulberry streets, crossing the street, pointing a gun at a boy, and shooting at the child as he fled around 9 p.m. on May 9, as depicted in the video Daily Voice previously reported.  The boy was found suffering from n…

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by Jillian Pikora
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FBI Caught Steelton Man Selling Cocaine: Indictment FBI Caught Steelton Man Selling Cocaine: Indictment
FBI Caught Steelton Man Selling Cocaine: Indictment A 30-year-old Steelton man was caught selling cocaine in Harrisburg and Steelton— multiple times—  according to an indictment by the US Department of Justice on Friday, June 2, 2023.  Leron Harris has been indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges on May 31, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Harris "distributed and possessed with the intent to distribute cocaine on multiple occasions between August 2022 and March 2023 in Harrisburg and Steelton," according to the indictment. The indictment also…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Shot In Face In Harrisburg, Police Say Man Shot In Face In Harrisburg, Police Say
Man Shot In Face In Harrisburg, Police Say A man has been shot in the face and his attempted killer is being sought by the police following a 3 a.m. shooting on Friday, May 26, 2023, Harrisburg Bureau of Police announced around 4 p.m. that same day.  Michael E. Watlington is wanted in connection with the "life-threatening" shooting in the first block of Disbrow Street, according to police.  When Harrisburg officers arrived they found the victim suffered from "a life-threatening gunshot wound to the face" and "immediately rushed (him) to a local hospital for emergency medical treatment," as stated in the police release.&nbs…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Boy Shot In Harrisburg (VIDEO): Police Boy Shot In Harrisburg (VIDEO): Police
Boy Shot In Harrisburg (Video): Police A video has been released of the moment a teenage boy was shot in Harrisburg.  The boy was found suffering from non-life-threatening injuries following the shooting at the intersection South 18th and Mulberry streets around 9 p.m. on May 9, according to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police release on Thursday, May 18, 2023. The shooting was caught by a security camera, and you can watch the footage in the video player. The police released the video, hoping someone will view it and submit a tip that will lead to an arrest. The shooter is seen arriving in a white or light-colored 1…

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by Jillian Pikora
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3 Pipe Bombs Found At Public Safety Building In Harrisburg: Authorities (UPDATE) 3 Pipe Bombs Found At Public Safety Building In Harrisburg: Authorities (UPDATE)
3 Pipe Bombs Found At Public Safety Building In Harrisburg: Authorities (Update) Three pipe bombs were brought to the Public Safety Building in Harrisburg and the "good samaritan" who found them on Cameron Street has been interviewed and released as of Wednesday, May 9, 2023, Harrisburg Director of Communications Matt Maisel told Daily Voice.  "A man came to the Public Safety Building at 123 Walnut around 11 claiming to have found a bag on Cameron St with explosives inside," Maisel said on Tuesday, May 8. "Police immediately detained the bag in question and the man for questioning." All three floors of the building were evacuated and the police "closed down the 100…

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by Jillian Pikora
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8 Years After Raping Child In PA, Suspect Caught In Miami: Police 8 Years After Raping Child In PA, Suspect Caught In Miami: Police
8 Years After Raping Child In PA, Suspect Caught In Miami: Police A man accused of raping a child multiple times in 2015 has been arrested in Miami Flordia, authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.  Teuris Lafargue-Millet, now 48-years-old, was arrested at 1:26 p.m. on Friday in connection with the sexual assaults that happened first happened on January 1, 2015, Harrisburg Bureau of Police explain in a release.  He is being charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, unlawful contact with a minor, and corruption of minors, police say and court records confirm.  Lafargue-Millet is currently awaiting extradition …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Harrisburg Police Officer Caught Buying Cocaine In Sting Operation In Cumberland County: DA Harrisburg Police Officer Caught Buying Cocaine In Sting Operation In Cumberland County: DA
Harrisburg Police Officer Caught Buying Cocaine In Sting Operation In Cumberland County: DA A 28-year-old police officer with the Harrisburg Bureau of police has been caught buying what he thought was cocaine in an undercover sting in Cumberland County, authorities say.  Justin Thomas Taylor, was arrested during "a drug enforcement operation being run jointly by the Cumberland County and Dauphin County Drug Task Forces," as stated in a release by the Cumberland County District Attorney's office on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.  Task Force Officers "learned that a police officer may be a customer of the person they were investigating for the sale of illegal drugs," durin…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Child Rapists, Abusive Dads, Deviant Boyfriends Wanted For Sex Offender Violations Across PA Child Rapists, Abusive Dads, Deviant Boyfriends Wanted For Sex Offender Violations Across PA
Child Rapists, Abusive Dads, Deviant Boyfriends Wanted For Sex Offender Violations Across PA Eight men who committed sex crimes are wanted for Megan's Law violations in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday, February 17, 2023.  Daily Voice has obtained court records and documents, as well as gathered details about the absconders so you can have a full picture of why it is so important to find them. Donald Troutman.Harrisburg Bureau of Police Donald Troutman, 51, of Allegheny County, was found guilty of multiple counts of incest and rape in 2007. He was released after serving 1,106 days or 36 months of a 60-120 month sentence in 2010, court records show. He has not regis…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'She Stabbed Me' Harrisburg Dad Says Mom Of His Children Stabbed Him: Authorities 'She Stabbed Me' Harrisburg Dad Says Mom Of His Children Stabbed Him: Authorities
'She Stabbed Me' Harrisburg Dad Says Mom Of His Children Stabbed Him: Authorities A Harrisburg mother has been charged with criminal attempted homicide after stabbing her children's father over the weekend, police detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Daneiska Cruz-Ravelo fled the scene after her partner collapsed but was arrested in the 1400 block of Reily Street, approximately two hours after the stabbing, according to the court documents.  Harrisburg Bureau of police officers were called to the stabbing in the 1200 block of Community Drive on Saturday, Feb. 4 around 6:30 a.m. according to a release by the department.  The 34-year-old vict…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Missing Over 12 Days From Harrisburg Home Man Missing Over 12 Days From Harrisburg Home
Man Missing Over 12 Days From Harrisburg Home A 47-year-old man is missing, police in Harrisburg announced on Wednesday, January 25.  Juan Montanez-Aponte, of Harrisburg, has not been seen or heard from since Jan. 12.  "His family is concerned for his health and well-being," the police state in the release. Anyone with information on Montanez-Aponte's whereabouts has been asked to contact the Harrisburg Bureau of Police at 717-558-6900.

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by Jillian Pikora
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Crazed Husband Shoots At Vehicle Carrying Wife, Kidnaps Occupant After PA Crash: Police Crazed Husband Shoots At Vehicle Carrying Wife, Kidnaps Occupant After PA Crash: Police
Crazed Husband Shoots At Vehicle Carrying Wife, Kidnaps Occupant After PA Crash: Police A 29-year-old Harrisburg husband has been charged with attempted homicide after he spotted his wife in a vehicle with another person and began shooting, and then chased the car until it crashed, authorities said. Before he was taken into custody, Erick Vazquez-Torres also forced an occupant of the wrecked car into his own, police said. Vazquez-Torres was near South 19th and Paxton Streets around 6 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15 when he saw his wife in a nearby car and approached it, the Harrisburg Bureau of Police said. Vazquez-Torres shot at the car multiple times, leaving one of the occu…

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Video Shows Harrisburg Woman's Killer, Police Say Video Shows Harrisburg Woman's Killer, Police Say
Video Shows Harrisburg Woman's Killer, Police Say Harrisburg police are searching for the man they say beat a woman to death in a city park last week.  An adult woman was found dead of multiple traumatic injuries at Sunken Garden Park near North Front and Verbeke streets on Thursday, Dec. 22, the Bureau said in a statement.  Her identity has not been released. The death, originally deemed "suspicious," is now being investigated as a homicide, and authorities believe they caught the killer on video.  Harrisburg police say this video shows the man who killed a woman in Sunken Garden Park last week. Harrisburg Police The suspect is a m…

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by Mac Bullock
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UPDATE Accused Child Rapist Found In Central PA, Police Say UPDATE Accused Child Rapist Found In Central PA, Police Say
Update Accused Child Rapist Found In Central PA, Police Say UPDATE: Accused child rapist Vernon Odean Moody has been located, according to an updated release by the Harrisburg Bureau of police.  ORIGINAL: A man accused of raping a child is at-large in central Pennsylvania, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 18.  Harrisburg City police are searching for Vernon Odean Moody, 58, of Harrisburg, who raped and sexually assaulted a child during "interactions" between 2015 and 2016, the department alleges. He was charged Monday with rape of a child, unlawful contact with a minor, photographing or videotaping sexual acts of a child, and four relat…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Shots Fired Near Central Pennsylvania Elementary School Shots Fired Near Central Pennsylvania Elementary School
Shots Fired Near Central Pennsylvania Elementary School A central Pennsylvania elementary school was briefly placed into a lockdown after shots were fired near the school on Monday, Oct. 17, authorities say.  Foose School in Harrisburg was placed into lockdown after the gunshots were heard near the school around 9:10 a.m., the school district says.  The students and staff were sheltered in locked classrooms. Teaching and learning remain in progress. The area was cleared, the school was not targeted in the shooting, the lockdown has been lifted, although police remained in the area, and the shooter has fled from the scene, police …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Student Injured Following 22 High School Students Brawling On Campus In Central PA Student Injured Following 22 High School Students Brawling On Campus In Central PA
Student Injured Following 22 High School Students Brawling On Campus In Central PA A student was hurt following a massive, 22-student, brawl in the cafeteria at a central Pennsylvania high school, authorities say.  The fight happened at John Harris High School on Sept. 13, PennLive reports citing the Harrisburg police. But the parents and guardians were only sent the letter about the fight, after a video surfaced on social media on Tuesday, Sept. 27, prompting the Harrisburg School District superintendent Eric Turman to release a letter the following day.  In the statement, Turman says,  "Acts of violence and/or inappropriate behavior simply will not …

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by Jillian Pikora
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2 People Shot Walking Along Street In Central Pennsylvania: Police 2 People Shot Walking Along Street In Central Pennsylvania: Police
2 People Shot Walking Along Street In Central Pennsylvania: Police Two people were shot while walking along a street in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Sept. 21, police say.  The Harrisburg Bureau of police was called to a report of shots fired in the area of South 14th and Derry streets around 7:15 p.m., according to a release by the department. When officers arrived on the scene, they found two adults who were suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot injuries. The victims told the police that they "were walking in the 1300 block of Derry Street when they heard gunshots and realized they were struck." The police continue to investigate this s…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man 'Intentionally Struck', Drove Over Motorcyclist In PA: Police Man 'Intentionally Struck', Drove Over Motorcyclist In PA: Police
Man 'Intentionally Struck', Drove Over Motorcyclist In PA: Police A man who "intentionally struck" a motorcyclist and drove over him in central Pennsylvania before fleeing the scene, police state in a release on Wednesday, August 3.  Francisco Rivera-Montanez, 45, is wanted for attempted homicide in connection to this serious incident, police say. Harrisburg Bureau of police officers were first called to a report of a motor vehicle accident in the the 200 block of South 17th Street on Friday, July 22, according to the release. Upon the arrival the officers found a man who had been driving his  motorcycle north had been "approached... …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Central PA Man Missing For Days Sought By Police Central PA Man Missing For Days Sought By Police
Central PA Man Missing For Days Sought By Police Donald Harris has not been seen or heard from since Saturday, July 16, police say. Harris is an uptown Harrisburg resident with medical conditions that require medication, the Harrisburg Bureau of Police stated in a release on Tuesday, July 19.  Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Harris is asked to contact the Harrisburg Police, at 717-558-6900.

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Woman Convicted Of Brother's Christmas Eve Murder PA Woman Convicted Of Brother's Christmas Eve Murder
PA Woman Convicted Of Brother's Christmas Eve Murder A Dauphin County jury has convicted a 28-year-old woman of third-degree murder in her brother's Christmas Eve murder in 2020. Nafiisah McNeill initially tried to claim she stabbed Leon White-Jones dead in self-defense, in front of her sister's home on the 2400 block of North 4th Street in Harrisburg in 2020, Dauphin County District Attorney's Office. The jury rejected McNeill's claim, though. After the stabbing, McNeill fled and tried ti dispose of the knife, then went into her sister's home while the police were at the scene, the DA's office said. Chief Deputy District Attorney …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man, Woman Nabbed For Central PA Shooting: Police Man, Woman Nabbed For Central PA Shooting: Police
Man, Woman Nabbed For Central PA Shooting: Police A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two men in central Pennsylvania, police say. Harrisburg police patrol units were flagged down to respond to a person who was shot in the area of South 13th and Derry streets on Sunday, Apr. 3 around 1:40 a.m., police said in a release the following day. Two victims— Leonard Quattlebaum, 31, and Nelbenson Sanchez, 39, were found at the scene but both died in area hospitals, according to an earlier release. Jeremy Bailey, 34, of Harrisburg, was arrested on the charges of Murder of the 1st Degree (2 Counts), Posse…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Search Underway For Missing Girl In Central PA: Police Search Underway For Missing Girl In Central PA: Police
Search Underway For Missing Girl In Central PA: Police Police are asking the public for help locating a missing girl. Yasmin Chattah was reported missing from her home on the evening of Monday, Mar. 21, according to a release by the Harrisburg Bureau of police. Her parents had reported her missing after she “fled out of their residence without (their) knowledge,” according to the release. “A clothing description of what Chattah may be wearing, and where she may have been traveling to, is unknown at this time,” police say. Anyone with information on Chattah or her whereabouts is asked to contact the Harrisburg Police at 717-558-6900.

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by Jillian Pikora