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Leola Vigilante ‘Mr. 17540’ Nabs Lower Paxton Man In Child Predator Sting: Affidavit Leola Vigilante ‘Mr. 17540’ Nabs Lower Paxton Man In Child Predator Sting: Affidavit
Leola Vigilante ‘Mr. 17540’ Nabs Lower Paxton Man In Child Predator Sting: Affidavit A Lower Paxton man faces multiple charges after being caught in a sting operation by a vigilante posing as a teenage girl, authorities announced Friday, Nov. 17. John Robert Tasevoli, 44, is accused of attempting to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex in August 2023 following months of explicit communication with Justin Perry, better known as “Mr. 17540,” according to West Earl Township police, and an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The affidavit details how Perry, who runs social media accounts to expose child predators, began communicating with Tasev…

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Central PA Woman Stabs Man In Chest Multiple Times: Police Central PA Woman Stabs Man In Chest Multiple Times: Police
Central PA Woman Stabs Man In Chest Multiple Times: Police A Harrisburg woman has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing a man in Lower Paxton, police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Junping Liu, 62, is accused of assaulting the man with a deadly weapon on the 900 block of Wenrich St. on Thursday, Nov. 7, around 11:15 a.m., according to the Lower Paxton Bureau of Police. Officers arrived on the scene and found the victim with non-life-threatening stab wounds to his chest and arms. He was taken to Hershey Medical Center for treatment. Police identified Liu as the suspect and took her into custody. She was charged with one count…

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Brutal Stabbing Lands Central PA Man Attempted Homicide Charge: Police Brutal Stabbing Lands Central PA Man Attempted Homicide Charge: Police
Brutal Stabbing Lands Central PA Man Attempted Homicide Charge: Police A Harrisburg man faces attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges after a stabbing incident left a victim severely injured, police announced on Monday, Nov. 4. Reports of a violent assault involving a knife brought Lower Paxton police to the 300 block of Ring Neck Drive in Harrisburg on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. While officers were en route, Dauphin County Dispatch received word that the victim was already on the way to UPMC Osteopathic hospital, where medical staff documented multiple stab wounds and blunt force trauma to the victim’s head, neck, and body, according to police. Before lo…

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Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Lands PA Woman Felony Charges: Police Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Lands PA Woman Felony Charges: Police
Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Lands PA Woman Felony Charges: Police A Harrisburg woman has been charged with drug delivery resulting in death after police say she provided fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose in Lower Paxton Township. Erica Lynn Coble, 44, was taken into custody by Lower Paxton police on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, and is facing multiple felony charges related to the case. The investigation began when Lower Paxton Bureau of Police officers were called to the 6000 block of Linglestown Road for a reported overdose on Friday, March 17, 2023. Arriving officers found the victim dead. The coroner later determined the primary cause of death was fen…

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Children Living In 'Feces' Lands Central PA Mom Charges: Affidavit Children Living In 'Feces' Lands Central PA Mom Charges: Affidavit
Children Living In 'Feces' Lands Central PA Mom Charges: Affidavit Three children found home alone with dog feces covering the floor have led to their mom being charged with child endangerment, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 31.  Heather Ordaz, 41, of the 100 block of B Lane in Willow Farms Trailer Park in Swatara Township has been charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor for Endangering the Welfare of Children, on Sunday, Oct. 27, according to her court docket.  The Lower Swatara Police were called to Ordaz's home for a tip about alleged Child Abuse or Neglect, according to the affidavit of probabl…

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4.25 Lbs Of Heroin Seized In Traffic Stop Leads To 4 Arrests In Central PA 4.25 Lbs Of Heroin Seized In Traffic Stop Leads To 4 Arrests In Central PA
4.25 Lbs Of Heroin Seized In Traffic Stop Leads To 4 Arrests In Central PA Four people have been arrested after 4.25 pounds of heroin were found in their vehicle during a traffic stop early on Wednesday,  Oct. 23, Lower Paxton Township police announced. Raydi Fabian-Lizardo, Joel Junes, Sandra Severino, and Demetrius Torres have been arrested after a traffic stop turned into a massive drug bust. The traffic stop happened in the 5000 block of Jonestown Road around 12:45 a.m., the police detailed in the release. "During the traffic stop, indicators of criminal activity were observed," the police said. The group gave consent for police to search the vehicle an…

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Central PA Man Arrested For Child Luring Attempt: Police Central PA Man Arrested For Child Luring Attempt: Police
Central PA Man Arrested For Child Luring Attempt: Police A 23-year-old man has been arrested following a "child luring" incident, Swatara Township police announced in a release on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Nestor Monsalve-Prieto of Harrisburg was charged with a Felony for Lure Child Into A Motor Vehicle on Thursday, Oct. 10, the police said and court documents confirmed.  The charge stems from an incident at Brisban and Kelso Streets in Paxtang Borough around 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, the Swatara Township Police detailed in the release.  Officers were called to a report of child luring and learned that a Hispanic man, they now b…

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10 Overdosed Dauphin County Prison Inmates Hospitalized, Commissioners Say 10 Overdosed Dauphin County Prison Inmates Hospitalized, Commissioners Say
10 Overdosed Dauphin County Prison Inmates Hospitalized, Commissioners Say Ten inmates were revealed to have been hospitalized for drug overdoses in September, Dauphin County Commissioner Justin Douglas said at a meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Commissioner Douglas said that the inmates were taken to the hospital after overdosing on "benzos" when asked to address rumors during the workshop meeting recorded live and streamed on Facebook, which you can watch in full in the player below.  Harrisburg resident Pamela Parson stated the conversations: "Let me say that I am a member of this prison's citizen advisory board. One of the things that we heard in the last day is…

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Grave Robber Arrest In Swatara Township: Police Grave Robber Arrest In Swatara Township: Police
Grave Robber Arrest In Swatara Township: Police The man who stole a grave monument from a cemetery has been identified and arrested, Swatara Township police announced on Friday, Sept. 27.  Anthony Reyes-Pabon, 24, of Harrisburg has been charged in connection with the theft of a grave monument at the William Howard Day Cemetery.  Reyes-Pabon was charged with Theft by Unlawful Taking, Institutional Vandalism of a Cemetery, and Desecration of Venerated Objects.  He was taken into custody on Friday, Sept. 26.  His preliminary hearing was held before Judge Rebecca Jo Margerum at 11:45 a.m. where bail was set at…

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Teen Son ID'd As Harrisburg Dad's Fatal Shooter, Police Say Teen Son ID'd As Harrisburg Dad's Fatal Shooter, Police Say
Teen Son ID'd As Harrisburg Dad's Fatal Shooter, Police Say An 18-year-old boy has been charged with homicide after he accidentally shot his father dead when he thought he was an intruder, Harrisburg police detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Tymarion Davenport is accused of fatally shooting his 38-year-old dad, Thomas "Buddah Buddah" Davenport III, at their home dead in the 60 block of North 14th Street around 5:50 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, as detailed in a police release on Friday, Sept. 20. Police from Harrisburg and Capitol police, Derry and Susquehanna Townships, as well as the DA's office and the Daup…

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'Suicide By Cop' Shooting Justified, Dauphin County DA Says (VIDEO) 'Suicide By Cop' Shooting Justified, Dauphin County DA Says (VIDEO)
'Suicide By Cop' Shooting Justified, Dauphin County DA Says (Video) 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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