Partly Cloudy 79°
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing 10-Year-Old To Death ID'd: PA State Police 13-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing 10-Year-Old To Death ID'd: PA State Police
13-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing 10-Year-Old To Death ID'd: PA State Police A 10-year-old boy is dead and a 13-year-old has been charged with murder in connection with his death, Pennsylvania State Police and the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office announced on Aug. 2.  James Campbell, 13, of Stahlstown has been charged with criminal homicide and murder in the first degree, court records show. He has been held without bail in the Westmoreland County Juvenile Detention Center. The 10-year-old who was stabbed was sleeping over at the 13-year-old's home in the 400 block of Donegal Lake Road in Donegal Township, Stahlstown, Westmorel…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Motorcycles Stolen From Berks County Home: State Police Motorcycles Stolen From Berks County Home: State Police
Motorcycles Stolen From Berks County Home: State Police A pair of motorcycles were taken from a garage in Greenwich Township on Monday night, July 29, state police investigators say.  A homeowner on Old Route 22 noticed his garage door was open on Tuesday morning, July 30, troopers wrote in a release. He went inside to see his blue 2023 Suzuki DRZ400SM and black 2000 Honda CRF50F were missing, authorities said.  Anyone with information is asked to call Pennsylvania State Police Hamburg at 610-562-6885 or submit an anonymous tip online. 

SHARE

by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
PSP Corporal Shot After Crime Spree, According To New Details From Police PSP Corporal Shot After Crime Spree, According To New Details From Police
PSP Corporal Shot After Crime Spree, According To New Details From Police Four people have been arrested in connection with a crime spree that ended when a Pennsylvania State Police corporal shot in Lancaster County, police announced on Wednesday, July 31.  After a crime spree over the month of July 2024, the below four suspects were arrested on the following charges, East Hempfield Township police detailed in a release: Alfredo Maldonado-Gonzalez Jr., 41 of Lancaster, was charged with felony robbery, felony burglary, felony theft by unlawful taking, felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor unlawful restraint, misdemeanor possession of instruments of crime, m…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
Person Found Murdered Near PA High School, State Police Say Person Found Murdered Near PA High School, State Police Say
Person Found Murdered Near PA High School, State Police Say The person found dead near Hazleton Area High School last Wednesday, July 24 was the victim of a homicide, according to troopers.  The victim was found in a search of the wooded area behind the school, state police said in a release on Tuesday, July 30. Their name and gender were not reported but authorities said they were "likely homeless residing in the area they were discovered." The victim died from blunt force trauma, officials added.  Anyone with information is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police Hazleton at 570-459-3890.

SHARE

by Mac Bullock
News
DUI Motorcyclist Speeding With Pitbull On Lap: PA State Police DUI Motorcyclist Speeding With Pitbull On Lap: PA State Police
DUI Motorcyclist Speeding With Pitbull On Lap: PA State Police A convicted felon was caught on drugs in his sock, speeding with a pitbull on his lap while riding a motorcycle, Pennsylvania State Police explained in a release on Monday, July 29. Devin Yake, 28, of Conestoga, was stopped, along with his pitbull, in the 200 block of Willow Valley Drive in West Lampeter Township at 12:38 a.m. on June, 23, PSP Lancaster Trooper Wagner detailed in the release.  Posted by Devin Yake on Saturday, December 30, 2023 He was found to be under the influence and had methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia in his sock, Wagner stated in the rel…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
Driver In 'Critical Condition' After Highspeed Crash In Elizabethtown: PSP Driver In 'Critical Condition' After Highspeed Crash In Elizabethtown: PSP
Driver In 'Critical Condition' After Highspeed Crash In Elizabethtown: PSP A serious crash has sent one person to the hospital in "critical condition" Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, July 29.  The driver of a Ram 1500 was "traveling at a high rate of speed on Linden Ave and failed to negotiate a curve" onto N. Hanover St./PA State Highway 743 — going over the curb and striking a tree, PSP Lancaster troopers detailed in a release. The exact time of the crash was not shared.  The critically injured driver was taken to Penn State Hershey, according to the release.  State police continue to investigate this serious crash. 

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
Maryland Ironman Winner, Dallastown HS Teacher Killed In Bicycle Crash: Officials Maryland Ironman Winner, Dallastown HS Teacher Killed In Bicycle Crash: Officials
Maryland Ironman Winner, Dallastown HS Teacher Killed In Bicycle Crash: Officials A former Ironman Maryland All-Around winner and popular Pennsylvania high school teacher was killed in a bicycle crash in York County, friends and officials announced on Monday, July 29.  Joseph "Joe" Klinedinst, 48 of York, died at the scene of a crash at the intersection of Mt Pisgah and Ducktown roads in Hellam Township at 11:55 a.m. on Saturday, July 27, according to the coroner's release and later identified by family friends and a county commissioner.  Our deepest condolences to the Klinedinst family as yesterday our community lost a great man. Joe Klinedinst sadly... Posted by Ma…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
FL Man Admits To Kidnapping PA Girl For Sex In WV: USDOJ FL Man Admits To Kidnapping PA Girl For Sex In WV: USDOJ
FL Man Admits To Kidnapping PA Girl For Sex In WV: Usdoj A Florida man who traveled to Pennsylvania to abduct a child for sex is heading to prison the US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, July 24.  Thomas Edward Grossman, 49, previously of Tampa, FL, pleaded guilty to charges of transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and sexual exploitation of a minor before United States District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter, as detailed in the release.  Grossman had taken the girl on Aug. 10, 2022 "from Pennsylvania to West Virginia with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Grossman also persuaded a mi…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
Suspect Arrested For Shooting Pennsylvania State Police Corporal: Troopers Suspect Arrested For Shooting Pennsylvania State Police Corporal: Troopers
Suspect Arrested For Shooting Pennsylvania State Police Corporal: Troopers A Pennsylvania State Police Corporal was shot while conducting a warranted in Lancaster on Wednesday, July 24, PSP Troop J PIO James Grothey announced. The shooting happened when Troop J's Criminal Investigation Unit was conducting a search "pertaining to an ongoing armed robbery investigation and was to be executed on multiple storage units" at 629 East Fulton Street in Lancaster City at 6:19 a.m., Grothey detailed in a release. Before beginning the search, "After Troopers announced their presence and intentions to execute a search warrant," Grothey explained in an upda…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
Wanted Man Found Asleep On PA State Police Lancaster Lawn: Troopers Wanted Man Found Asleep On PA State Police Lancaster Lawn: Troopers
Wanted Man Found Asleep On PA State Police Lancaster Lawn: Troopers A convicted felon wanted in Lancaster County was found asleep on the lawn of Pennsylvania State Police Lancaster Barracks, Trooper Ryan Kalinich detailed in a release on Tuesday, July 23.  Miguel Angel Cruz-Rivera Jr., 48 of Lancaster, was taken into custody when PSP troopers discovered him on the barracks lawn just before 6 p.m. on June 24, 2024, Trooper Kalinich explained in the release.  While in custody he was found in possession of drugs and once his identity was revealed they learned he was wanted on a warrant in Lancaster for two counts of Misdemeanor Terroristic Threats Wi…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
Mugshot Released Of Red Lion Mom Charged In 13-Year-Old Daughter's BF's Fatal Overdose: PSP Mugshot Released Of Red Lion Mom Charged In 13-Year-Old Daughter's BF's Fatal Overdose: PSP
Mugshot Released Of Red Lion Mom Charged In 13-Year-Old Daughter's BF's Fatal Overdose: PSP A teenager's girlfriend's mom has been charged in connection with his fatal overdose, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on July, 23.  Tyler Harrison Moser, 18 of Red Lion, was found dead in his 13-year-old girlfriend's bed at her home in the 550 block of South Main Street in Red Lion on May 17, Trooper James Grothey detailed in the release.   The girl's mom, 39-year-old Kianna Brackett, "was supportive of the relationship between Moser and her daughter and would sneak Moser into the house so they could be together," the police stated in the release ci…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: USDOJ Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: USDOJ
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: Usdoj More than eight years after a triple homicide in Pennsylvania, a Maryland man has been brought to justice, according to ta release by the US Department of Justice on Fiday, July 19, 2024.  Christopher Van Johnson, 36 of Baltimore, MD was sentenced to seven consecutive life in prison sentences by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, "who also sentenced to concurrent 10, 20, and 30-year terms of imprisonment on companion robbery, firearms, and conspiracy charges" on July 17, 2024, as stated in the release. His sentencing was for his role in the execution-style…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora