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PA Native Tyler Updegraff, 27, Dies Skiing In Colorado PA Native Tyler Updegraff, 27, Dies Skiing In Colorado
PA Native Tyler Updegraff, 27, Dies Skiing In Colorado Pennsylvania native Tyler James Updegraff died in a skiing accident Thursday, Jan. 26 in Colorado, authorities said. He was 27 years old. The former Cumberland Valley football star was working with student-athletes when he died from injuries suffered as a "single skier verses snow accident" on the first jump feature at Little Makuna Park in the Snowmass ski area," Pitkin County Deputy Coroner Kevin Hadfield said. The official cause of death is pending medical review but the manner has been ruled accidental according to the county coroner's office's release. This investigation by the office…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Child Rapist Strangled Victim With Power Cord, Duct-Taped Her To Punching Bag In PA: Reports Child Rapist Strangled Victim With Power Cord, Duct-Taped Her To Punching Bag In PA: Reports
Child Rapist Strangled Victim With Power Cord, Duct-Taped Her To Punching Bag In PA: Reports A Harrisburg man wanted for the rape of a 10-year-old child was arrested Friday, Jan. 27, authorities in Cumberland County said. Roscoe N. Roy, Jr. is facing charges of rape, aggravated indecent assault and strangulation, authorities in Lower Allen Township Police Department said. Roy became the center of the investigation in 2019, when the child reported the incidents to the UPMC Child Advocacy Center, Fox43 reports. The girl said Roy repeatedly raped her while she was visiting his former home in Mechanicsburg, and threatened to kill her if she told anyone. She also detailed Roy…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Oklahoma Child Molester, Ex-Cop Flees PA Crash That Killed Deacon, Leanne Elliott, 32: Police Oklahoma Child Molester, Ex-Cop Flees PA Crash That Killed Deacon, Leanne Elliott, 32: Police
Oklahoma Child Molester, Ex-Cop Flees PA Crash That Killed Deacon, Leanne Elliott, 32: Police A former Oklahoma police investigator known for molesting a child and who was out on bail for allegedly strangling his wife at church, was in Pennsylvania for an unknown reason, fleeing from police when he nearly hit someone directing traffic at a crash that killed a decon on Friday, Jan. 13, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Edward "Ed" Louis Willingham Jr., 53, of Sapulpa, OK had driven his black 2014 Nissan Sentra through the police barricades— almost hitting a fire police officer who was helping direct traffic near a crash that killed Leanne N. Elliott, 32, of Camp …

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA DoorDash Driver Learns His Fate In 'Gays For Trump' Impersonation Scam PA DoorDash Driver Learns His Fate In 'Gays For Trump' Impersonation Scam
PA DoorDash Driver Learns His Fate In 'Gays For Trump' Impersonation Scam A Central Pennsylvania DoorDash driver will face prison time after threatening to kill a US Congress member in addition to impersonating members of the Trump family online to raise funds for a made-up political organization, federal officials said.  Joshua Hall, 23, of Mechanicsburg, was sentenced to 20 months in prison as well as three years of probation for both threatening a member of Congress and impersonating some of former President Trump's family members, according to Damien Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.  On Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, Hall pl…

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by Ben Crnic
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GUILTY: Jury Convicts PA Woman In Connection With Stealing Nancy Pelosi's Laptop At Jan. 6 Riot GUILTY: Jury Convicts PA Woman In Connection With Stealing Nancy Pelosi's Laptop At Jan. 6 Riot
Guilty: Jury Convicts PA Woman In Connection With Stealing Nancy Pelosi's Laptop At Jan. 6 Riot Former Mechanicsburg/Harrisburg woman, Riley June Williams has been found guilty by a jury in Washington, D.C. on charges related to the Jan. 6 riot in the U.S. Capitol— infamously in connection with the theft of Nancy Pelosi's laptop. The 23-year-old had been charged with stealing a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, entering a restricted building and other related offenses, as Daily Voice has previously reported. Over a year ago, Oct. 19, 2021, Williams pleaded not guilty to all eight charges, but she was found guilty on six charges in connection with the theft of the Speak…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Wanted Accused Child Rapist, Animal Abuser Leads Police On High-Speed Chase On Ritner Highway Wanted Accused Child Rapist, Animal Abuser Leads Police On High-Speed Chase On Ritner Highway
Wanted Accused Child Rapist, Animal Abuser Leads Police On High-Speed Chase On Ritner Highway A 21-year-old man who was recently "terminated" from his job showed up to work and after refusing to leave the parking lot, he led the police on a high-speed chase on Ritner Highway, on Friday, Oct. 21, police say.  Carlisle police were called to a report of "a terminated employee...who possibly had warrants" sitting in the parking lot along the 1700 block of Ritner Highway around 7:45 p.m., according to a release by the department.  Deamonte Morales had 2 active warrants and was observed by police sitting in the driver seat of a black Nissan Altima in the parking lot, but when of…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Anger Management Graduate Shoved Gun Into The Back Of Girl's Head At Central PA Subway: Police Anger Management Graduate Shoved Gun Into The Back Of Girl's Head At Central PA Subway: Police
Anger Management Graduate Shoved Gun Into The Back Of Girl's Head At Central PA Subway: Police A 30-year-old former convict and anger management graduate apparently still has some anger issues, as he got into a fight at a Subway restaurant and shoved a gun into the back of a girl's head, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Aaron David Babner, of Mechanicsburg, got into a "verbal argument" with another man at the Subway located at 90 Newberry Commons on Saturday, Oct. 1, Township police.  Sometime during the incident, he left the restaurant, retrieved a firearm from his vehicle, then approached the 16-year-old girl, "and pressed the firearm to the back of h…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Racing Fan Dies The Day After Crashing On The Way To His Grandmother's Funeral In Pennsylvania Racing Fan Dies The Day After Crashing On The Way To His Grandmother's Funeral In Pennsylvania
Racing Fan Dies The Day After Crashing On The Way To His Grandmother's Funeral In Pennsylvania A 24-year-old racing fan died the day after a serious car crash while on the way to his grandmother's funeral. Brady Allen Couch, of Carlisle was driving his 1998 Nissan Altima at West Lisburn and South Old Stonehouse roads when he pulled into the intersection and was struck by a 2010 Chevy Silverado driven by Benjamin L. Mauchamer, 28, of Mechanicsburg, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Both drivers had a juvenile passenger in their vehicles, Mauchamer had a 1-year-old boy and Couch had his 14-year-old cousin, along with 25-year-old Jeremy Price of Mechanicsburg, who als…

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by Jillian Pikora
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10 Pennsylvania Men Caught By Undercover Police In Sex Sting: DA 10 Pennsylvania Men Caught By Undercover Police In Sex Sting: DA
10 Pennsylvania Men Caught By Undercover Police In Sex Sting: DA Ten central Pennsylvania men were caught in an undercover sex sting at an area hotel, the Cumberland County District Attorney’s office announced on Thursday, Sept. 15.  The following men answered an online advertisement for sex and arrived at a Hampden Township hotel only to end up paying undercover officers: John Duncan, age 69, Carlisle  Andrew Monelli, age 25, Carlisle  Jerry Moreno, age 21, Harrisburg  Michael Myers, age 47, Carlisle  Hayatullah Parwani, age 26, Harrisburg  Dennis Stoner, age 62, Mechanicsburg  Prakash Sunam, age 25, Dillsburg  M…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Returns To Ren Faire: Reports Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Returns To Ren Faire: Reports
Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Returns To Ren Faire: Reports The Mechanicsburg woman accused of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will be heading to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire for a second time, according to numerous outlets citing court documents. Riley Williams, 25, has been granted permission to visit the annual event in Manheim a second time, PennLive reports. She was spotted in photos and videos breaking into the United States Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, and stealing Pelosi’s laptop before later disposing of it, FBI officials previously said. She was arrested Jan. …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Goes To Ren Faire: Reports Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Goes To Ren Faire: Reports
Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Goes To Ren Faire: Reports The Mechanicsburg woman accused of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will be heading to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire this weekend, according to numerous outlets citing court documents. Riley Williams, 25, filed the request in federal court to be permitted to visit the annual event in Manheim, Lancaster Online reports. She was spotted in photos and videos breaking into the United States Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, and stealing Pelosi’s laptop before later disposing of it, FBI officials previously said. She was arreste…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Two Women Caught With Loaded Handguns At Pennsylvania Airports: TSA Two Women Caught With Loaded Handguns At Pennsylvania Airports: TSA
Two Women Caught With Loaded Handguns At Pennsylvania Airports: TSA Two women at two separate airports in Pennsylvania were caught with loaded guns on Thursday, July 21, according to releases by the TSA.  A Swissvale woman was stopped at the Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint with a 9 mm gun loaded with two bullets, with an additional 35 bullets packed in her carry-on, officers say.  After detecting the gun, TSA officers notified the Allegheny County Police who confiscated the weapon from the woman.  That same day at Harrisburg International Airport a Mechanicsburg woman  was found with a .380 caliber handgun load…

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by Jillian Pikora