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Father-Son Duo From MD, MA Used VA Housing Authority Card For PA Hotel Stay: PSP Father-Son Duo From MD, MA Used VA Housing Authority Card For PA Hotel Stay: PSP
Father-Son Duo From MD, MA Used VA Housing Authority Card For PA Hotel Stay: PSP A Maryland man used a housing authority's credit card to book an extended hotel stay in Pennsylvania, state police announced. Patrick Rooney, 47, is accused of using a credit card belonging to the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority to pay for two rooms at the Springhill Suites in Unity Township for a week, Pennsylvania State Police said in a release on Tuesday, Feb. 19. The alleged fraud came just days after Rooney and his son, Thomas Rooney, had an encounter with state troopers, authorities said. Last month, Thomas Rooney, of Massachusetts, was arrested after he was accused …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fake PA Police Officer Tried To Scam His Way Into Woman's Home: Cops Fake PA Police Officer Tried To Scam His Way Into Woman's Home: Cops
Fake PA Police Officer Tried To Scam His Way Into Woman's Home: Cops A Massachusetts man is behind bars after state police say he tried to con his way into a Pennsylvania home by posing as a cop. Thomas Rooney, 25, was arrested in Hempfield Township after a resident called police about a suspicious encounter on Friday morning, Jan. 31. The victim told troopers that Rooney knocked on her door, identified himself as a Pittsburgh police officer, and asked to come inside. Three other men waited nearby in a pickup truck with Massachusetts plates, police said. They claimed to be from out of town and said they were selling gravel for driveways, which investigators …

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by Josh Lanier
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York County Man, 55, Dies In Vehicle Fire: Police York County Man, 55, Dies In Vehicle Fire: Police
York County Man, 55, Dies In Vehicle Fire: Police Authorities are investigating a deadly vehicle fire in Manchester Township.  Northern York Regional police were called to the 2400 block of Pin Oak Drive around 11:50 p.m. Thursday, May 23. They arrived to find a white 1994 GMC Safari minivan fully engulfed in flames.  York Area United Fire and Rescue extinguished the fire and 55-year-old Thomas Rooney was found dead in the van, police said. No one else was injured.  Witnesses told police that Rooney had been in and out of the van since about 10 p.m., "constantly revving the engine." The cause of the fire rem…

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by Mac Bullock