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Overnight Blaze Fills Letterkenny Business With Smoke, Crews Rush To Contain Flames Overnight Blaze Fills Letterkenny Business With Smoke, Crews Rush To Contain Flames
Overnight Blaze Fills Letterkenny Business With Smoke, Crews Rush To Contain Flames A fire broke out inside a Greene Township commercial building early Friday, Feb. 28, filling the structure with smoke and prompting an urgent response, officials said. Firefighters were dispatched around 2 a.m. to Opportunity Avenue in Letterkenny after an automatic alarm signaled trouble, Franklin Fire Company reported. When Letterkenny Army’s Engine 13-2 arrived, they found the single-story building standing in darkness with no visible flames. But inside, thick smoke billowed through the structure. As Engine 45 neared the scene, firefighters upgraded the response to a full box alarm. Cr…

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Firefighter Burned Battling Fiery Mobile Home Blaze In Franklin County: Officials Firefighter Burned Battling Fiery Mobile Home Blaze In Franklin County: Officials
Firefighter Burned Battling Fiery Mobile Home Blaze In Franklin County: Officials A firefighter suffered burns while battling a mobile home fire in Franklin County, where bystanders feared two people were trapped inside, emergency officials confirmed. The fire broke out just after 2 p.m. at the Red Bridge Mobile Home Park in the 1900 block of Philadelphia Avenue in Greene Township on Sunday, Feb. 23, according to Franklin County 911. Engine 45 was the first to arrive and found a single-wide trailer fully engulfed in flames. Deputy Chief 47, identified as Olson, assumed command as bystanders reported that two people might still be inside, emergency officials said. Crews …

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Elderly Woman Neglected For Days Without Food, Water In Greene Township: PSP Elderly Woman Neglected For Days Without Food, Water In Greene Township: PSP
Elderly Woman Neglected For Days Without Food, Water In Greene Township: PSP An elderly Fayetteville woman was neglected for days without food, water, or medication in Greene Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced. The 69-year-old victim was found at a Lincoln Way East residence during a welfare check by state troopers, who responded between Feb. 4 and Feb. 7, according to the release on Thursday, Feb. 13. Investigators determined the woman had been deprived of essential care, including food, water, medication, hygiene, and communication, police said. The Pennsylvania State Police Chambersburg Patrol Unit is investigating. No further details have been releas…

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Chambersburg Man Killed, Two Injured In Molly Pitcher Highway Crash: PA State Police Chambersburg Man Killed, Two Injured In Molly Pitcher Highway Crash: PA State Police
Chambersburg Man Killed, Two Injured In Molly Pitcher Highway Crash: PA State Police A Chambersburg man died, and two passengers were injured in a violent rollover crash on Molly Pitcher Highway, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Feb. 13. Troopers from PSP-Chambersburg responded to the single-vehicle crash on Molly Pitcher Highway at Pin Oak Court in Greene Township, Franklin County, at approximately 1:10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13, according to the release. Investigators determined that a silver 2016 Volkswagen GTI, driven by 25-year-old Cristian David Lozada-Garcia, lost control while traveling southbound at a high rate of speed on wet roads. The vehicle vee…

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Infant Assaulted In Greene Township, PA State Police Say Infant Assaulted In Greene Township, PA State Police Say
Infant Assaulted In Greene Township, PA State Police Say A baby girl suffered bodily injuries during an assault in Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Jan. 27. Trooper C. Fink of the Chambersburg Patrol Unit was called to investigate the assault on the 2000 block of Black Gap Road between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, as detailed in a release. The victim, a baby girl from Fayetteville, and the incident was listed in nature was the assault of a minor under six years old - bodily injury, police wrote. No additional details about the injuries or circumstances were disclosed. The investigatio…

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$7K+ Stolen From Gymnastics Studio In Chambersburg: PA State Police $7K+ Stolen From Gymnastics Studio In Chambersburg: PA State Police
$7K+ Stolen From Gymnastics Studio In Chambersburg: PA State Police A burglary at a gymnastics and dance studio is under investigation by Pennsylvania State Police according to a release on Friday, Aug. 9.  Over $7,700 in cash was taken from Wilson School of Gymnastics and Dance of Chambersburg located at 91 Brim Boulevard in Greene Township at 1:26 a.m. on July 18, PSP Chambersburg Trooper Toljan detailed in the release.  The gym shared photos of the suspect from the security camera on Facebook writing the following in part: "Suspect is roughly 6 ft to 6.5 ft in height and a white male. We are asking anyone with any information to reach out…

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