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Person Shot Dead By Officers In Central PA: State Police Person Shot Dead By Officers In Central PA: State Police
Person Shot Dead By Officers In Central PA: State Police Officers fatally shot a person allegedly causing a disturbance in a densely populated Central Pennsylvania neighborhood on Thursday, March 7, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a late night release.  Officers with the Hampden Township police had been called to a disturbance in the 5000 block of Erbs Bridge Road in the township, on Thursday night (the exact time was not provided), according to the state police.  State police made the following statement about the events that lead to the fatal shooting: "During the course of the investigation, the subject of the disturbance dis…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Mama Bear Killed, PA Mom Hospitalized After Walking Dog Near Cubs: Police Mama Bear Killed, PA Mom Hospitalized After Walking Dog Near Cubs: Police
Mama Bear Killed, PA Mom Hospitalized After Walking Dog Near Cubs: Police A 55-year-old Pennsylvania woman is in the hospital after she went to walk her dog in her backyard and unknowingly went past three bear cubs on March 5, authorities say. Lee Ann Galante was letting her dog out of the backdoor of her home on Bellefield Drive, Butler Township at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday when the bear attack began, as detailed in a release by the area Chief of Police John Hays. Galante didn't see the bear cubs (known as yearlings) in a tree before the mama bear (a sow) attacked, according to authorities. The sow left Galante with injuries to her head, neck, face, and arms, Chief …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Steelton Mayor Declares State Of Emergency After Shooting At Cyrene Lodge Steelton Mayor Declares State Of Emergency After Shooting At Cyrene Lodge
Steelton Elks, Cyrene Lodge #169, Shuttered By Mayor Following a shooting outside the Steelton Elks Lodge, the Mayor has ordered it to close "effective immediately," as stated in a release late on Friday night.  The shooting happened in the 100 block of Frank S. Brown Boulevard just after 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 23, according to the Steelton police. No injuries were reported but "multiple shell casings and projectiles" were found in the area, police said.  The area could be known to some readers as Adams Street, but it was renamed in 2017 in honor of the first Black mayor, police explained at the time. Mayor Brown was "also a member of the Steelton…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Shot Man Hospitalized, Susquehanna Township Police Say Shot Man Hospitalized, Susquehanna Township Police Say
Shot Man Hospitalized, Susquehanna Township Police Say A man shot in broad daylight is the hospital, the Susquehanna Township Police Department announced on Thursday. Officers were called to a report of a man suffering a gunshot wound in the 3200 block of Wakefield Road just after noon on Feb. 22, the department detailed in a release that evening.  The man was taken to an area hospital and "his condition is unreported at this time," the police said. "This incident is believed to be isolated and no confirmed threat to the public." Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Meier at 717-909-9236 or smeier@susquehannatwp.com,…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
Thousands Of Biometric Gun Safes Being Recalled Due To Faulty Locks That May Fail: CPSC Thousands Of Biometric Gun Safes Being Recalled Due To Faulty Locks That May Fail: CPSC
Thousands Of Biometric Gun Safes Being Recalled Due To Faulty Locks That May Fail: Cpsc Multiple biometric gun safes are being recalled nationwide due to locks that can fail and allow access to unauthorized users, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced.  On Thursday, Feb. 22, the agency issued a series of recall alerts regarding four safes that are subject to the recall due to the faulty locks.  Products subject to the recall:  Awesafe Biometric Gun Safes Awesafe Biometric Gun Safes CPSC MouTec brand Biometric Firearm Safes MouTec brand Biometric Firearm Safes CPSC Machir Biometric Personal Safes Machir Biometric Personal Safe…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Stabbing With False 'Gunshots' Leads To Elementary School Lockdown In East Petersburg: Police Stabbing With False 'Gunshots' Leads To Elementary School Lockdown In East Petersburg: Police
Stabbing With False 'Gunshots' Leads To Elementary School Lockdown In East Petersburg: Police  A false report of "gunshots" at what turned out to be a stabbing led to a lockdown at an elementary school and a shelter-in-place order, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department announced on Tuesday.  Officers with the NLCRPD were called to a stabbing in the 2300 Block of Lawnwood Court in East Petersburg at 9:03 a.m. on Feb. 6.   Arriving officers found a 42-year-old had been stabbed and the 36-year-old man who allegedly stabbed her fled on foot before the police came.  The woman was taken by EMS to an area hospital with "non-life-threatening inju…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Schuylkill County Teen Missing, Possibly In Danger, State Police Say (UPDATED) Schuylkill County Teen Missing, Possibly In Danger, State Police Say (UPDATED)
Schuylkill County Teen Missing, Possibly In Danger, State Police Say (Updated) UPDATE: The subject of this report has been located safely, per state police.  Troopers in Schuylkill County are asking for the public's help to locate a missing teen.  Maryanne Snyder, 17, of Frackville, was last seen around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, near South Nice Street, state police said.  She was wearing a black Reebok hoodie and a green dress, troopers said. Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Frackville at 570-874-5300. If spotted, call 911. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
All Trick No Treat: Needles Found In Candy In Central PA, Police Say All Trick No Treat: Needles Found In Candy In Central PA, Police Say
All Trick No Treat: Needles Found In Candy In Central PA, Police Say Multiple needles were found shoved in candy given out to trick-or-treaters for Halloween in Central Pennsylvania, according to the police.  The police were called to investigate after the first needle was found in a watermelon-flavored Airheads candy in the first block of Pine Hill Avenue around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31. Two other pieces of candy were also found to contain approximately an inch and a half long sewing needles, the Silver Springs Township police explained.  The police believe all three pieces of candy are from the area of Pine Hill/North Locust Lane/ Su…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Curfew For All Under 18 Years Old To Be 'Reinforced' In Harrisburg: Officials Curfew For All Under 18 Years Old To Be 'Reinforced' In Harrisburg: Officials
Curfew For All Under 18 Years Old To Be 'Reinforced' In Harrisburg: Officials Children cannot be in a public place between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. from Sunday through Thursday nights, and 12 a.m. midnight, and 6 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays– according to an ordinance police in Harrisburg will soon be enforcing.  The so-called 'after-hours' curfew was first put in place in 2007, but on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023 city officials said they would be "reinforcing" it.  The curfew regulations "will not apply to youth attending an event, like a concert, school or religious function, or game. It will also not affect individuals coming home from work, or people …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Trolley Fire Forces Evacuation At PA Dairy Farm: Police Trolley Fire Forces Evacuation At PA Dairy Farm: Police
Trolley Fire Forces Evacuation At PA Dairy Farm: Police Nearly two dozen passengers were on a tour trolley that caught fire on Thursday, police announced on Monday.  A Kreider Dairy Farms Tour Trolley was loaded up with passengers when the driver, a farm employee, noticed a malfunctioning problem causing a fire in the trolley's engine compartment while driving in the 1200 block of Lancaster Road, the Northern Lancaster Regional Police explained in a release on Aug. 28.  The driver stopped the trolley near Park Hill Drive and safely evacuated all the passengers before the emergency crews arrived around 3:15 p.m. on Aug. 24, according to…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Virginia Man Mails 'Prank' Pipe Bomb Stuffed Animal To Pennsylvania: Police Virginia Man Mails 'Prank' Pipe Bomb Stuffed Animal To Pennsylvania: Police
Virginia Man Mails 'Prank' Pipe Bomb Stuffed Animal To Pennsylvania: Police A "suspicious package" from Virginia thought to contain a pipe bomb was part of a "prank," police in Pennsylvania announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. The package sent from a VA man was received by a resident in the 5000 block of Martin Avenue, East Petersburg, PA around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2023, according to a release by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. "The package contained a stuffed animal that appeared to have been manipulated to resemble a pipe bomb," the police said, "The recipient had placed the package outside and called the police." The police i…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Grenade Found In PA Park, Police Say Grenade Found In PA Park, Police Say
Grenade Found In PA Park, Police Say The Pennsylvania State Police Bomb Squad searched a local park after a "training type hand grenade that had been modified into an improvised explosive device," was found. A man told the Lebanon City police that he found the grenade while walking in Coleman Memorial Park on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. He contacted the police and turned the bomb over the following day.  The Lebanon City resident and police returned to the park where he said he found the device but they "were unable to locate additional devices or any other evidence," as stated in a release on Friday, July 28.  The P…

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by Jillian Pikora