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PA Driver Charged In Pursuit That Left Motorcyclist Dead In NJ PA Driver Charged In Pursuit That Left Motorcyclist Dead In NJ
PA Driver Charged In Pursuit That Left Motorcyclist Dead In NJ A 32-year-old Pennsylvania man has been charged after a police pursuit led to the death of a motorcyclist, a Vietnam War veteran, in Warren County on Tuesday, Aug. 13, authorities said. At 10:19 a.m., a New Jersey State  Trooper began following an SUV on Route 80 eastbound and initiated a traffic stop, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said.  The driver of the SUV, Sean Mamakas, a Kempton, PA resident, continued traveling eastbound, exiting the interstate at Exit 12 and headed toward County Road 521 southbound in Hope Township, authorities said. The SUV then collided with the…

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by Sam Barron
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'Serious' Crash Into Pole Hospitalizes Driver, Swatara Township Police Say 'Serious' Crash Into Pole Hospitalizes Driver, Swatara Township Police Say
'Serious' Crash Into Pole Hospitalizes Driver, Swatara Township Police Say A driver is in the hospital after crashing their vehicle into a pole, Swatara Township police announced Thursday, Aug. 15. Police got the call to the "serious motor vehicle accident" in the 5600 block of Derry Street at 3:09 a.m., as stated in the release.  Arriving officers found the vehicle crashed off of the north shoulder of the road.  The driver was taken to the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, their current status is unknown.  The preliminary investigation determined the vehicle had been going west on the road when they left it for an unknown reason.  The…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Guest Rapes Room Service At Courtyard Marriott In Central PA, Police Say Guest Rapes Room Service At Courtyard Marriott In Central PA, Police Say
Guest Rapes Room Service At Courtyard Marriott In Central PA, Police Say A warrant has been issued for man accused of raping a hotel staff member at a Courtyard Marriott, Lower Allen Township police announced on Thursday, Aug. 15. Michael Thomas Cates, 28, of Millersville, used a false name when he checked into the Courtyard Marriott located at 4921 Gettysburg Road in Mechanicsburg, Lower Allen Township police explained. The police were called to the hotel to investigate the rape at 9:20 p.m. on Feb. 11, as detailed in the release. A hotel employee told them she returned had been serving the man later identified as Cates at the hotel bar. He asked her to bring …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pennsylvania Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Road Rage Incident In Maryland: MSP Pennsylvania Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Road Rage Incident In Maryland: MSP
Pennsylvania Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Road Rage Incident In Maryland: MSP A road-raging Pennsylvania man is facing charges in Maryland after firing shots at another driver during an incident in Frederick County, state police say. Bryant Paradine, 37, of Littlestown, Pennsylvania is facing charges for an early morning bout of road rage where he pulled out a gun and began firing, leading to a short-lived search before he was apprehended. According to investigators, shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, troopers were called to the southbound lans of US-15 at Tippin Drive in Thurmont to investigate reports of shots fired after a motorist called 911. Police s…

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by Zak Failla
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Unconscious Man Rescued From Roof In Lancaster County: Officials (PHOTOS) Unconscious Man Rescued From Roof In Lancaster County: Officials (PHOTOS)
Unconscious Man Rescued From Roof In Lancaster County: Officials (Photos) Multiple fire companies worked together to rescue an unconscious man from the roof of a home on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14, the Witmer Fire Protective Association announced later that day.  The elderly man was found "not alert, stuck on top of a roof of a mobile home, and unable to get down," as stated in the release.  Members of Lafayette, Witmer, and Ronks fire companies, as well as Lancaster EMS, worked together to get the man down safely. It's unclear why the man was on the roof. 

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by Jillian Pikora
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Driver Killed Fiery Crash ID'd By Lancaster County Coroner Driver Killed Fiery Crash ID'd By Lancaster County Coroner
Driver Killed Fiery Crash ID'd By Lancaster County Coroner The man who became entrapped in his vehicle died at the scene of the crash has been identified, the Lancaster County Coroner's office announced on Thursday, Aug. 15.  Brian Lewis, 52, of the 1600 block of Slate Hill Road Drumore Township, died at the scene of a crash in the 1300 block of Slate Hill Road near the intersection of Tanning Yard Hollow Road in Drumore Township, Pennsylvania State Police Troop J announced. The call to the crash came in at 5:19 a.m. on Thursday.  "When first responders arrived on scene the vehicle was on fire and fully engulfed," as stated in …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Flaming Hot Drive-Thru, Car Catches Fire At KFC On PA Rt 114: Officials Flaming Hot Drive-Thru, Car Catches Fire At KFC On PA Rt 114: Officials
Flaming Hot Drive-Thru, Car Catches Fire At KFC On PA Rt 114: Officials Is KFC now offering flame-grilling or was the chicken just that spicy? The cause of the car fire at a KFC drive-thru on Monday, Aug. 12, was not released when officials made a statement later that day.  The car caught fire at the KFC drive-thru window located at 6557 Carlisle Pike/PA Route 114 in Mechanicsburg in the area of Route 11 around 6 p.m. on Monday, according to the New Kingston Fire Company Chief Curtis Hall. Crews used a nearby hydrant to knock down the fire and clear the scene in under 45 minutes.  The fire did not spread to the building.

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by Jillian Pikora
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POWER OUTAGE: Wires Fall On Excavator Along Harrisburg Pike, Officials Say POWER OUTAGE: Wires Fall On Excavator Along Harrisburg Pike, Officials Say
Power Outage: Wires Fall On Excavator Along Harrisburg Pike, Officials Say The power was knocked in part of Cumberland after an excavator knocked the wire down on itself, New Kingston Fire Company Chief Curtis Hall announced on Tuesday, Aug. 13.  The operator of the excavator was still inside when crews arrived at the scene in the 1100 block of Harrisburg Pike on Tuesday morning, according to Chief Hall.  PP&L soon arrived and "determined it was safe for the operator to get out," Hall said.  PP&L remained in the area to restore power to those affected. The area where the excavator was working was being used for storage.

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by Jillian Pikora
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Numerous Injuries In 6-Vehicle Crash On Rt 30 (PHOTOS): Officials Numerous Injuries In 6-Vehicle Crash On Rt 30 (PHOTOS): Officials
Numerous Injuries In 6-Vehicle Crash On Rt 30 (Photos): Officials Several people suffered injuries in a six-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on Route 30 in Lancaster Count on Monday night, August 12, authorities announced the following morning. The crash happened on Rt 30 by Exit: PA 23 East - New Holland Ave/Pike and Exit: US 222 North - Ephrata/Reading around 10 p.m., according to PennDOT. Emergency crews arrived at the scene to find multiple vehicles strewn across the roadway with patients trapped inside, as explained in a release by the Manheim Township Professional Firefighters. It is unclear how many people were injured as of the time…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police ID Family Dead In Bucks County Double Murder-Suicide Police ID Family Dead In Bucks County Double Murder-Suicide
Police ID Family Dead In Bucks County Double Murder-Suicide A 59-year-old Bucks County man killed his wife and son before turning the gun on himself, authorities said. Steven Chow shot and killed 21-year-old Raymond Chow and 63-year-old Amy Troung while they lay in their beds, before fatally shooting himself a short time later in "The Ridings of Buckingham" neighborhood, they said. The double murder-suicide occurred in the 3900 Block Charter Club Drive, in Buckingham Township. at about 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12, according to Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer M. Schorn and Buckingham Township Police Chief David J. Scirrotto. Upon arrival, off…

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by Jon Craig
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'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…

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by Jillian Pikora
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21-Year-Old Killed In High-Speed Motorcycle Crash: PA State Police 21-Year-Old Killed In High-Speed Motorcycle Crash: PA State Police
21-Year-Old Killed In High-Speed Motorcycle Crash: PA State Police A 21-year-old man has died at WellSpan Chambersburg hospital following a motorcycle crash on Friday, Aug. 9, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday.  Jamaree Moore of Chambersburg was riding his 2010 Yamaha motorcycle at a high rate of speed northbound on Wayne Avenue/PA Route 316 at the intersection of South Second Street in Chambersburg when he left the roadway at 3:46 p.m. on Friday, Trooper Jared Muir. His motorcycle went up the right curb lane of Wayne Avenue, rear-ending a 2020 Mitsubishi Eclipse, and the force propelled it into oncoming traffic — strik…

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by Jillian Pikora