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Emergency Dispatch
Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
News
Garbage Truck Smashes Pole, Knocks Out Power In Dauphin County (
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A garbage truck smashed into a utility pole, knocking out power and traffic lights along Eisenhower Boulevard in Swatara Township on Friday morning, April 4, authorities said. The crash happened between Lindle Road and Highland Street around 8:30 a.m., according to the emergency dispatch. PPL reported a power outage impacting local customers, with service expected to be restored by noon. A traffic signal was also disabled, causing traffic slowdowns in the area, dispatchers said. No injuries have been confirmed. The Swatara Township Police Department is handling the investigation.
Hershey, PA
Traffic
3 Hospitalized After Crash Closes Central PA Road
Three people were hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash in Dauphin County early Friday, Dec. 6, according to emergency dispatch. The crash occurred in the 2200 block of Fiddlers Elbow Road near Elle Way in Derry Township around 4 a.m., dispatch reported. The vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a tree, injuring all three occupants. All three individuals were transported to the hospital by ambulance. Their conditions remain unknown, dispatch said. Fiddlers Elbow Road was closed between High Street and the Swatara Creek bridge as Derry Township police investigated the scene. Dri…
Mount Wolf-Manchester, PA
Traffic
Crash Closes Road In East Manchester Township: Police
A motor vehicle accident has shut down a roadway in East Manchester Township, police announced on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7:43 p.m. The crash happened in the 3660 North Sherman Street Extension, near Mount Wolf, according to the police. The closure is necessary for accident reconstruction efforts. Entrapment was initially reported according to emergency dispatch, but injuries have not been confirmed. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek alternate routes. Police have not released details about the crash, including the number of vehicles involved or possible injuries. …
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Firefighters Injured, Woman Paralyzed In Steelton Blaze: Officials (
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Two firefighters and a resident were injured, and a woman was paralyzed following a fire in Steelton on Saturday, officials and a fun launched to help the woman explained. The fire broke out at a duplex converted into apartments in the 100 block of North Second Street around 5 a.m. on May 11, Dauphin County emergency dispatch. Details about the firefighters' injuries were not immediately available when Daily Voice reached out to officials on Monday morning. We do know the roommate was burned in the fire, from a fund launched to help the other injured resident. Lynn Croman was trapped o…
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Authorities Investigating Explosion In Bucks County
Officials in Bucks County say they are investigating the source of a loud explosion heard in Northampton Township over the weekend. Emergency dispatchers received at least 75 calls after the sound was heard around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday night, Sept. 16, said the District Attorney's Office. A drone team was sent out to search for the source of the boom on Saturday night and Sunday morning, Sept. 17, they added. "There is no reason for alarm or to panic," Northampton police have said. Anyone with information should call county detectives at 215-348-6354, county …
Columbia, MD
Lifestyle
Maryland Police Dispatcher Celebrated For Helping Mother Reunite With Missing, Hospitalized Son
Howard County is celebrating an emergency dispatcher who went "the extra mile and beyond" to help ensure a man's safety after he had trouble breathing following a race, authorities say. On Saturday, July 23, Trish Geiman took a call from a Delaware woman who had grown worried after her son called her to tell her that he was having difficulty breathing after finishing a 5K race, according to Howard County police. The woman stated that her son was a resident of Howard County and that she was unable to get back in contact with him after the call. The worried mother told Geiman that she was un…
