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Woman In Traditional Amish Clothing Sought In Middletown Theft: Police
The Lower Swatara Township Police Department is seeking help identifying a woman dressed in traditional Amish clothing, including a bonnet, who was involved in a theft at 1400 AIP Drive in Middletown, police announced on Monday, Jan. 20. Authorities shared an image of the suspect wearing Amish attire and said the theft occurred on Jan. 15, 2025. The incident is being investigated as a criminal case under reference ID 25-0000677. Anyone with information is urged to call the Dauphin County Dispatch Non-Emergency line at 717-558-6900 .
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PA Family At Eagles Game Learns Home Burns Down As Firefighter Injured: Report
A Newberry Township family learned their home had burned down while they were attending the Eagles playoff game on Sunday, Jan. 19, PennLive reported. Adding to the tragedy, a firefighter was injured battling the blaze, authorities said. Crews from Station 31, along with mutual aid departments, responded to the fire on the 100 block of Hemlock Lane at 3:30 p.m., according to the Newberry Township Fire Department. Assistant Chief Harbold arrived to find flames consuming a one-and-a-half-story single-family home and requested additional resources, establishing Hemlock Command, the release sai…
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Victim Found Unconscious In Fiery Franklin House Inferno Dies: Firefighters (
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A Franklin County home became a deadly scene as firefighters battled an intense blaze that left one person dead on Sunday night, Jan. 20, authorities said. Flames engulfed a single-story rancher along Warm Spring Road and Kittatinny Drive in Hamilton Township, Chambersburg, just after 8 p.m., according to the Franklin Fire Company. Crews from Station 4 arrived to find the attic consumed by fire, which was spreading rapidly into the living areas. Chief 46 (Trace) led the firefight, while Assistant Chief 49 (Himes) established command. Amid the chaos, firefighters from Engine 43 located …
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Officer Struck By Suspected DUI Driver Near Eagles Playoff Game In South Philadelphia
A Philadelphia police officer was injured after being struck by a vehicle near the South Philly Sports Complex during Sunday’s Eagles playoff game, authorities announced on Sunday, Jan. 19. The crash occurred just before 6 p.m. on the 1000 block of Pattison Avenue as the Eagles faced the Rams in the NFL playoffs, police said. An officer with the Traffic Division was struck by a vehicle while stationed at her assigned traffic post, police said. She was transported to Jefferson Hospital for treatment, though her condition has not been disclosed. Law enforcement sources told NBC10 t…
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Arson-Suicide: Dad Dies Attempting To Kill Family Lancaster Coroner Releases Details (
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A Lancaster Township man poured gasoline throughout his home and set it ablaze during a domestic dispute early Sunday, Jan. 19, killing himself and critically injuring three others, including his sons and a family guest, police announced. Simon Hen, 46, died of smoke inhalation and thermal burns after the fire, and his death was ruled a suicide, Lancaster County Coroner Eric Bieber confirmed Monday, Jan. 20. Hen returned to his home on Wilderness Road at approximately 2:30 a.m., enraged over his impending separation from his 42-year-old wife, according to Lancaster Township Police. Inside…
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'Get The
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Out Of My Face,' PA Man Tells Officer Before I-95 Pursuit, Nearly Hitting Officer
A man accused of parking across two handicap spaces without a placard escalated a simple citation into a vehicle pursuit, nearly striking an officer in the process, Lower Chichester police announced Sunday, Jan. 19. Timothy W. Watkinson, 29, was charged with misdemeanor fleeing or attempting to elude police, summary reckless driving, and summary careless driving, police said. Watkinson was parked in two handicap spots at 10:08 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, when an officer approached his vehicle to issue a parking violation, police said. The car had darkly tinted windows, was not running, and di…
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NJ Pastor Not Guilty Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington's Homicide In PA
Nearly 50 years after 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington was abducted and killed in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, David Zandstra, a former pastor accused of her murder, has been found not guilty. Court records updated on Saturday, Jan. 18, show Zandstra was acquitted of all charges following a trial on Friday, Jan. 17. The charges included Criminal Homicide, First-Degree Murder, Second-Degree Murder, and Third-Degree Murder. Additional charges, including Possession of an Instrument of Crime, were dismissed or withdrawn. David Zandstra, 83, originally from New Jersey and most recently of M…
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Lititz Man Accused Of Raping Child Turns Himself In: Police
A Lititz man is facing multiple charges, including the rape of a child, after turning himself in to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police on Friday, Jan. 16. Josue Efrain Rivera, 42, surrendered to police after notifying Lancaster County Dispatch of his intent to report to the NLCRPD station, according to investigators. Rivera is accused of sexually assaulting a child under 13, authorities said. The alleged abuse occurred at a residence on the 800 block of Hopeland Road in Clay Township, police detailed. Following an investigation, detectives interviewed Rivera and gathered evidence co…
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12-Year-Old’s Shooting Death In Chambersburg Leads To 2nd Arrest: Police
A 16-year-old boy has been charged in the shooting death of a 12-year-old in Chambersburg in December 2024, according to a police release on Thursday, Jan. 16. Chambersburg Police announced that the teen was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and recklessly endangering another person after a December 12 incident on the 200 block of Birch Street. Officers responded to a home on Birch Street to find the 12-year-old boy inside with a gunshot wound to the head. Despite medical efforts, the child succumbed to his injuries, police said. The investigation revealed that th…
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Woman Fights Off Rape Attempt At PA Business: State Police
A Glen Mills man is accused of attempting to rape a woman at a Concord Township business before being apprehended nearby, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Patrick O'Shea, 46, was arrested after troopers responded to a report of an assault in progress at a business in the 200 block of Wilmington-West Chester Pike at 9:36 a.m., police said. The investigation revealed that O'Shea entered the business and began conversing with the woman, who was alone at the time, authorities said. When she entered a small room at the rear of the business, O'Shea allegedly followed, ph…
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Man Dies After Tent Catches Fire At Harrisburg Homeless Encampment: Officials
A man has died from injuries sustained after his tent caught fire at a homeless encampment in Harrisburg, fire officials announced. The incident happened around 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, near the 900 block of South Front Street, close to the PennDOT building, according to emergency dispatchers. Harrisburg city firefighters arrived to find the man suffering from severe burns, Fire Chief Brian Enterline said. Residents at the encampment had managed to pull the man from the flames before emergency crews arrived. The man was initially taken to a local hospital and later airlifted to a b…
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Woman Hospitalized After Strike At Lebanon Intersection: Police
A woman was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle in Lebanon, Lebanon City police announced on Thursday, Jan. 16. The incident occurred in the area of East Cumberland and Bowman streets around 6:30 a.m., police said. The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, authorities added. The pedestrian, an adult woman, was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Her condition has not been disclosed. Anyone who may have witnessed the accident or has additional information is urged to contact the Lebanon City Police Department.
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Fence Cut, $70K Stolen From Storage Units In Lower Allen Township: Police
Two men cut through a fence and stole $70,000 from storage units in Lower Allen Township, police said. One of the suspects, Daniel James Brown, has been arrested, authorities announced on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Daniel James Brown, 25, was taken into custody after the Lower Allen Township Police served a warrant for his arrest on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2024, according to police records. Brown, along with co-suspect Matthew Reiff, allegedly targeted storage units at the U-Haul on 4725 Gettysburg Road on Friday, June 16, 2023, police said. Management at the facility reported that locks were cut f…
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Teacher From PA Had Baby With Student She Sexually Assaulted For Years: Report
A 34-year-old Cape May County, NJ elementary school teacher was arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a student living in her home, with whom she shares a child with, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. UPDATE: New Details Emerge In Case Of Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Former Student Laura Caron, a fifth grade teacher at Middle Township Elementary School, had a relationship with the student, who was born in 2005, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Chief Michael Emmer in conjunction with Chief Tracey Super, of the Middle Township …
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Vehicle Slams Into Sunny Side Family Restaurant In Central PA Hospitalizing 1
A car crashed into the side of Sunny Side Family Restaurant on North Hanover Street in Carlisle Borough, sending one person to the hospital, authorities said. The crash happened around 8:50 a.m., according to Cumberland County emergency dispatch. The victim’s condition was not immediately available. The incident caused temporary road closures in the area, but they have since reopened. Sunny Side Family Restaurant shared the following statement on Facebook regarding the crash: "We will be closed until further notice. A vehicle came through the side of our building earlier this morning. We …
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Harrisburg Man Shot In Attempted Robbery On Same Street As Deadly Weekend Shooting: Police
A Harrisburg man was shot during an attempted robbery on the same street where a woman was killed just days earlier, marking the city’s fourth shooting in five days, police said. The Harrisburg Police Department responded to the 300 block of Hummel Street at about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, for reports of shots fired, according to a release on Jan.15. Officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower extremities. The injuries are considered non-life-threatening, police said. The initial investigation revealed the man was shot during an attempted robbery. The suspect or s…
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Horse Euthanized, Deceased Dog Found In Freezer At PA Home: State Police
A Northampton County woman is facing felony charges after police found a horse in severe distress and a deceased dog in a freezer at her Upper Mount Bethel Township property, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Donna Giello-Turner, 62, was arrested after Troopers from PSP Troop M – Belfast Station executed a search warrant on her East Shore Drive home on Sunday, Jan. 12, police said. The investigation began two days earlier when Troopers responded to a report of a horse lying in a field near the road. The horse was found in severe distress, and Giello-Turner was advis…
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Man Assaults Guest, Officers At Lower Paxton Ramada Inn: Police
A Harrisburg man is accused of assaulting a hotel guest, staff, and officers during a violent outburst at the Ramada Inn, police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Aqudre Quailes, 27, was arrested after Lower Paxton Township police were dispatched to the hotel on North Mountain Road for reports of a man physically attacking people, including two innocent bystanders on Monday, Jan. 13. Upon arriving, officers encountered Quailes, who allegedly assumed a fighting stance and ignored commands. He is accused of lunging at an officer and attempting to grab a Taser before being subdued with the device…
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Trespasser Struck By Amtrak Train Near Lancaster, Police Say
An individual was struck by an Amtrak train near Lancaster while trespassing on the tracks, East Hempfield Township Police said on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Amtrak train 663 was en route from New York City to Harrisburg when the incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, near Landisville, Pennsylvania, Amtrak officials said in a statement. No injuries were reported among the 138 passengers and crew onboard, according to Amtrak. The East Hempfield Township Police Department assisted Amtrak Police in the initial investigation but clarified in a release that Amtrak Police are the lea…
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Manchester Township Man Dies Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After Furnace Malfunction: Police
A 73-year-old Manchester Township man was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning after his home filled with smoke from a malfunctioning oil furnace, Northern York County Regional Police said. Officers were called to the 1500 block of Guildford Lane on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 8:25 a.m. for a report of a possible structure fire, authorities said. A caretaker arriving at the home found it filled with smoke and discovered the elderly resident deceased inside, police said. Investigators from the Northern York County Regional Police Department, York Area United Fire and Rescue, and Pennsylvania St…
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PA Brothers Die Week Apart Leaving Final Words On Facebook
"Here today, gone tomorrow, ya just never know!!" Richard "Rick" Feese's Facebook reads. His last post was made on New Year's Day, less than a week before he was found dead in his home. Exactly one week later, a head-on crash claimed the life of his brother, another Shamokin man, Keith Feese, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Keith Feese, 52, was driving a 2009 Ford Ranger west on State Route 901 in Cass Township, Schuylkill County, when he crossed into the eastbound lane, colliding with a 2011 Ford F550 driven by Kevin Kistler Jr., 22, of New Ringgold, police said. T…
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Child Overdose In East Pennsboro Lands Woman Endangerment Charges: Police
An Enola woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after a juvenile overdosed in her home, East Pennsboro police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Lauren Leah Mateo, 36, was charged after a juvenile ingested a controlled substance inside a residence on the 100 block of Adams Street, Enola, on Nov. 5, 2024, police said. Officers responded to the scene at 8 a.m., providing care to the juvenile victim, according to authorities. Following an investigation, Mateo was identified as the suspect, and charges were filed, police said. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled befor…
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3 Cats Killed In Lititz Mobile Home Fire: Police (
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A mobile home in Lititz was destroyed in an early morning fire that left three cats dead and sent one woman to the hospital, police announced. The blaze broke out in the Twin Brook Mobile Home Development on Earl Lane at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said. When officers and firefighters arrived, the mobile home was fully engulfed in flames. A female resident managed to escape and was transported to a local hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation, according to police. Tragically, three cats were unable to make it out and perished. Photos from t…
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Driver ID'd In Fatal Crash Into Tree: PA State Police Chambersburg (
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A 36-year-old man was killed when his truck veered off the road and hit a tree in Franklin County early Monday, Jan. 13, Pennsylvania State Police said. The man has been identified as Jason Tyler Graham. The crash happened at 6:27 a.m. at 750 Mont Alto Rd in Guilford Township. Graham, who was driving a 2008 Ford F350, was heading north on Mont Alto Road when he failed to navigate a left-hand curve, according to police. His truck went off the right side of the road, crossed a median, and continued northeast through the intersection of Eby and Mont Alto roads before striking a tree in a front…
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Teen Driver In Lebanon County: PSP
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle while crossing a road in Union Township, Lebanon County, early Monday morning, Jan. 13, Pennsylvania State Police said. Jary Reyes Figueroa, 19, of Lebanon, was driving south on Route 72 in a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu when he struck 60-year-old Eric Meck in a crosswalk at Jonestown Road around 5:52 a.m., according to police. The area has marked crosswalks, as seen on Google Maps Street View. Meck, of Jonestown, was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS responders from Life Lion, troopers detailed. Reyes Figueroa was not injured and refused medica…
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Bodycam Footage Released Of Officer-Involved Maryland Motel Standoff With Wanted PA Fugitive
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office has released bodycam footage of the officer-involved shooting of a wanted Pennsylvania fugitive during a barricade situation at a Maryland motel last summer. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, 2024, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. This video is a presentation intended to inform the public of details as we currently understand them related to a de…
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Stained Glass Shattered As Thief Steals Virgin Mary's Gold Crown From Philadelphia Church
A thief shattered a stained-glass window to break into a Philadelphia Catholic Church and stole a gold crown from a statue of the Virgin Mary, police announced on Monday, Jan. 13. The bold crime happened around 1:04 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, according to Philadelphia police. The suspect entered the sacred space, removed the crown adorned with gems from the statue, and fled into the night. Authorities have released surveillance footage showing the suspect and are seeking the public's help to identify him. The video can be viewed in the player below. Police warn the public not to approach t…
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Third Harrisburg Homicide In Three Days: Police
A man was fatally shot near N 18th and Carnation Streets in Harrisburg, police say. man was shot and killed in Harrisburg early Monday morning, Jan. 13, police said. The Harrisburg Police Department responded to reports of a shooting near N 18th and Carnation Streets just after midnight at 12:15 a.m., according to a police. When officers arrived, they found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. The man succumbed to his injuries at the scene, police said. A homicide investigation has been launched and remains active and ongoing, authorities added. Anyone with information is urged t…
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4 Philadelphia Officers Injured, Suspects Arrested After Violent Illegal Car Meetup
Four officers were injured, and four people are in custody after an illegal car meetup in Wynnefield Heights turned violent, Philadelphia police said. The incident began just before midnight on Saturday, Jan. 13, when police responded to an illegal car meetup in front of the Target on Monument Road in Wynnefield Heights, authorities said. At least 50 vehicles were gathered at the scene. As officers arrived, the cars dispersed, with several driving recklessly, police said. Officers followed some of the fleeing vehicles to Broad and Tioga streets in North Philadelphia. That’s where the situa…
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Homicide
: Woman Shot Dead Inside Harrisburg Home, Police Say
A woman was shot and killed inside a home in Harrisburg, police announced on Sunday, Jan. 12. The shooting happened at a residence in the 300 block of Hummel Street just before midnight on Saturday, Jan. 11, according to the Harrisburg Police Department. Officers responding to the scene found an adult woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A homicide investigation is active and ongoing, authorities added. Anyone with information is asked to contact Harrisburg Police at 717-558-6900.
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Inmate Caught With Suboxone At Cumberland County Prison, Police Say
An inmate at Cumberland County Prison faces new charges after officers discovered him with suboxone, authorities said. Tone Hancock, 36, was charged with contraband into a correctional facility and possession of a controlled substance, the Middlesex Township Police Department said. Officers were notified on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, about an inmate who had a drug at Cumberland County Prison. Authorities tested the substance and confirmed it was suboxone. Hancock remains incarcerated at the prison, now facing additional charges stemming from the incident. Further details on the case…
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