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Mechanicsburg Man Injured In Route 15 Crash: Police Mechanicsburg Man Injured In Route 15 Crash: Police
Mechanicsburg Man Injured In Route 15 Crash: Police A Mechanicsburg man was injured in a two-vehicle crash on US Route 15 North near the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Upper Allen police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The collision happened when the driver of a gray Toyota Prius attempted to merge onto Route 15 North from East Winding Hill Road on Saturday, Dec. 7, according to investigators. The Prius struck a blue Chevrolet Sonic during the merge, police detailed in the release. The driver of the Prius, identified as a Mechanicsburg resident, was taken to the hospital by Lower Allen EMS for treatment of his injuries. His condition has not been d…
Mechanicsburg Man Accused Of Soliciting Explicit Content From Teen: Police Mechanicsburg Man Accused Of Soliciting Explicit Content From Teen: Police
Mechanicsburg Man Accused Of Soliciting Explicit Content From Teen: Police A Mechanicsburg man is facing multiple charges, including several felonies, after allegedly soliciting sexual content from a juvenile, police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Derich Christian Bausher, 34, of the 400 block of Brook Circle, was charged with multiple felonies, including Criminal Solicitation - Photograph/Film/Depict on Computer Sex Act, Criminal Solicitation - Child Pornography, and Contact/Communication with a Minor for Sexual Abuse. He also faces a misdemeanor for Corruption of Minors, according to the Upper Allen Township Police Department and court records. The investigatio…
Former PA Senate Chaplain Charged In Sex Trafficking Sting Former PA Senate Chaplain Charged In Sex Trafficking Sting
Former PA Senate Chaplain Charged In Sex Trafficking Sting A Cumberland County pastor faces serious charges after allegedly patronizing a massage parlor at the center of a human trafficking investigation, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice Wednesday, Nov. 27. Stephen Robert Melton, 65, of Mechanicsburg, a pastor at Big Spring Presbyterian Church in Newville, is accused of paying for sex acts at least 68 times over five months at GL Massage Spa in Carlisle. The charges, filed by the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office, include: Felony Patronizing a Victim of Human Trafficking with Reckless Disregard Misdemeanor…
Drugs, Sex, Arson: Two Men Wanted In Ex-GF's Twisted Dover Township Revenge Plot: Affidavit Drugs, Sex, Arson: Two Men Wanted In Ex-GF's Twisted Dover Township Revenge Plot: Affidavit
Drugs, Sex, Arson: Two Men Wanted In Ex-GF's Twisted Dover Township Revenge Plot: Affidavit Two men wanted for arson and attempted homicide in York County allegedly set a Dover Township home ablaze and fired bullets into a neighbor’s house in a twisted revenge plot apparently orchestrated by the homeowner’s ex-girlfriend, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Authorities are searching for Nicholas Lee Burtner, 31, and Jacob Lamar Adams, 28, in connection with an Oct. 4, arson and shooting in Dover Township. Police allege the crime was orchestrated by Leighanne Enders, 37, as part of a revenge plot against her ex-boyfriend a 38-year-old man who had recently obtained a Protection F…
Drunk Man Threatens Guards, Storms Women's Restroom At Mechanicsburg MEPS: Police Drunk Man Threatens Guards, Storms Women's Restroom At Mechanicsburg MEPS: Police
Drunk Man Threatens Guards, Storms Women's Restroom At Mechanicsburg Meps: Police An intoxicated man caused chaos at the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command Center (MEPS) in Mechanicsburg, resulting in his arrest, police announced Friday, Nov. 22. Alexander Christian Murray, 27, of Carlisle, showed up for initial intake testing at the MEPS on Wednesday, Nov. 13, but employees quickly suspected he was under the influence of alcohol, according to Lower Allen Township police. Staff reportedly confronted Murray about his condition, and he became increasingly uncooperative. The 6’5” man reportedly walked into the women’s restroom before security guards escorted him out.…
Girl New To Enola Goes Missing, Mom Says Girl New To Enola Goes Missing, Mom Says
Girl New To Enola Goes Missing, Mom Says A girl who has recently moved to Enola has gone missing, according to her mom. The East Pennsboro Township Police announced they are 14-year-old looking for Alani Pierce, in a release at 2:10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12.  Pierce is 5'0" tall and weighs approximately 95 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes, according to the police.  She was last known to be wearing Mickey Mouse pajama pants, the police noted.. "Persons hiding or concealing the whereabouts of this juvenile may be subject to criminal prosecution," police said. Alani's mom Tyana Kane posted the following statement on…
Woman Impersonates FBI In Attempt To Free Inmate At SCI: PA State Police Woman Impersonates FBI In Attempt To Free Inmate At SCI: PA State Police
Woman Impersonates FBI In Attempt To Free Inmate At SCI: PA State Police A woman impersonated a Federal Bureau of Investigations agent at a Central Pennsylvania prison in an attempt to free an inmate, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Rebecca Frye, 30, of Mechanicsburg, was claimed to be taking custody of an inmate at State Correction Institution - Camp Hile as an agent of the FBI— but she has no credentials and authorities were unable to verify her identity, PA State Police Carlisle Trooper Cutaiar explained. Troopers were called to the prison "for a report of a female identifying as an FBI agent without credentials" around 5:21 a.m. on …
Crash Causes Major Delays On I-81: PennDOT (DEVELOPING) Crash Causes Major Delays On I-81: PennDOT (DEVELOPING)
Crash Causes Major Delays On I-81: PennDOT (Developing) There's lane restriction on Interstate 81 following a multiple vehicle crash on Friday evening, Sept. 27, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice.  Emergency crews were called to the scene of the crash on  on I-81 southbound 1.1 miles north of Exit 57: PA 114 - Mechanicsburg at 6:08 p.m., according to PennDOT's 511PA. No injuries have been reported, according to emergency dispatchers.  A tow was at the scene at 7 p.m., Schreffler said.  Check back here for updates. 
Pennsylvania Car Thief Caught Stealing Hyundai In Maryland With Sleeping Infant Inside: Police Pennsylvania Car Thief Caught Stealing Hyundai In Maryland With Sleeping Infant Inside: Police
Pennsylvania Car Thief Caught Stealing Hyundai In Maryland With Sleeping Infant Inside: Police A Pennsylvania man got more than he bargained for when he stole a woman's car in Maryland and took off with an infant peacefully sleeping in the backseat, police say. It was a sleepless night in Frederick County for some, after Mechanicsburg resident Jeremy Francis Rineman, 45, picked the wrong car to steal and now faces a kidnapping charge on top of the motor vehicle theft offense. According to a spokesperson from the Frederick Police Department, at around 9:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, a woman in the 1700 block of Harvest Drive in Frederick left her silver Hyundai Elantra outside of her…
PA Daycare Worker, Mom, BF Made Children Perform Sex Acts: Affidavit PA Daycare Worker, Mom, BF Made Children Perform Sex Acts: Affidavit
PA Daycare Worker, Mom, BF Made Children Perform Sex Acts: Affidavit Multiple videos found on a man's phone of young children being sexually abused or being forced to commit sex acts by and on a daycare employee and Mechanicsburg mom have led to two arrests in Cumberland County, according to court documents received by Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 16.  Morgan Rothenhoefer, 24, of Mechanicsburg, has been charged with the following felonies: corruption of minors, five counts of filming a sex act of a child, deviate sexual intercourse of a child, aggravated indecent assault with a child under 13, and child rape. Jamie Souders, 41, of Middlesex, has be…
Guest Rapes Room Service At Courtyard Marriott In Central PA, Police Say Guest Rapes Room Service At Courtyard Marriott In Central PA, Police Say
Guest Rapes Room Service At Courtyard Marriott In Central PA, Police Say A warrant has been issued for man accused of raping a hotel staff member at a Courtyard Marriott, Lower Allen Township police announced on Thursday, Aug. 15. Michael Thomas Cates, 28, of Millersville, used a false name when he checked into the Courtyard Marriott located at 4921 Gettysburg Road in Mechanicsburg, Lower Allen Township police explained. The police were called to the hotel to investigate the rape at 9:20 p.m. on Feb. 11, as detailed in the release. A hotel employee told them she returned had been serving the man later identified as Cates at the hotel bar. He asked her to bring …
Water Restrictions In Dauphin County Due To Tropical Storm Debby: Officials Water Restrictions In Dauphin County Due To Tropical Storm Debby: Officials
Water Restrictions In Dauphin County Due To Tropical Storm Debby: Officials Water restrictions are in place in Dauphin County due to Tropical Storm Debby, officials told Daily Voice on Tuesday night, Aug. 13. Veolia is urging water customers in southern Dauphin County to restrict water use as much as possible.  The heavy rains "stirred up sediment that has clogged the water treatment plant, and this temporary water restriction will preserve our stored supplies of water," the company told Dauphin County officials. This announcement came the same day as a water main break in Swatara Township, which happened around 7 a.m.  Approximately 1,200 resident…
Flaming Hot Drive-Thru, Car Catches Fire At KFC On PA Rt 114: Officials Flaming Hot Drive-Thru, Car Catches Fire At KFC On PA Rt 114: Officials
Flaming Hot Drive-Thru, Car Catches Fire At KFC On PA Rt 114: Officials Is KFC now offering flame-grilling or was the chicken just that spicy? The cause of the car fire at a KFC drive-thru on Monday, Aug. 12, was not released when officials made a statement later that day.  The car caught fire at the KFC drive-thru window located at 6557 Carlisle Pike/PA Route 114 in Mechanicsburg in the area of Route 11 around 6 p.m. on Monday, according to the New Kingston Fire Company Chief Curtis Hall. Crews used a nearby hydrant to knock down the fire and clear the scene in under 45 minutes.  The fire did not spread to the building.
Cheer For These 35 Pennsylvania Athletes Representing Team USA At Paris Olympics Cheer For These 35 Pennsylvania Athletes Representing Team USA At Paris Olympics
Cheer For These 35 Pennsylvania Athletes Representing Team USA At Paris Olympics We're days away from the Paris Olympics, and several of Pennsylvania fittest and most athletic residents will be there. A whopping 35 athletes from Pennsylvania have qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold when events kick off Friday, July 26. They are: David Abrahams, of Havertown: Para Swimming Justin Best, of Kennett Square: Rowing Kahleah Copper, of Philadelphia: Basketball Emma Deberdine, of Millersville: Field Hockey Brooke Debredine, of Millersville: Field Hockey Casey Eichfeld, of Drums: Canoe/Kayak Phia Gladieux, of Oley: Field Hockey Michael G…
Dad Threatens To Burn House Down With Family Inside, Upper Allen Twp PD Dad Threatens To Burn House Down With Family Inside, Upper Allen Twp PD
Dad Threatens To Burn House Down With Family Inside, Upper Allen Twp PD A father of two young children is in jail after striking a "a household member" and threatening to kill the rest of the family by burning down their home, Upper Allen Township police announced on Friday, July 19.  Ghana Shyam Karki, 29, of the 300 block of Berkshire Road in Mechanicsburg, "threatened to kill household members at the scene by burning the house down" on Thursday, July 18, as stated in the release.  An officer was in the area "when they overheard a disturbance occurring at a nearby residence," police said. Soon, additional officers were called to separate t…
I-81 Triple Fatal Crash Victims ID'd: Cumberland County Coroner I-81 Triple Fatal Crash Victims ID'd: Cumberland County Coroner
I-81 Triple Fatal Crash Victims ID'd: Cumberland County Coroner All three people who died following a multiple-vehicle crash involving a fire on Interstate 81 have been identified by the Cumberland County Coroner's Office on Monday, July 15.  John Sheltman, 79, and Eileen Beck, 80, both of Selinsgrove, were in a Subaru Outback, and Lieu Nguyen, 49 of Harrisburg was the driver of a Toyota Mini Van — were all pronounced deceased at the scene of "Multiple Traumatic Injuries", Coroner Charles Hall said. The triple fatal crash happened at mile marker 54. 7 around 2 p.m. on July 14, according to 511 PA and the coroner's offi…
Driver Caught On Video Trying To Force Bicyclist Off-Road In Mechanicsburg: PD Driver Caught On Video Trying To Force Bicyclist Off-Road In Mechanicsburg: PD
Driver Caught On Video Trying To Force Bicyclist Off-Road In Mechanicsburg: PD In a fit of road rage, a pickup truck driver allegedly attempted to force a bicyclist off the road they were meant to share — and the whole thing was captured on video, Upper Allen Township police announced on Monday, July 9.  Donald Scott Alleman, 57 of the 2100 block of Arcona Road in Mechanicsburg was driving along East Winding Hill Road near Orchard Boulevard when the road rage incident began, as detailed in the police release.  The incident continued to the intersection of Gettysburg Pike and Cumberland Parkway – during which, "the driver of the pickup truck st…
'DOUGH N JOE' Doughnut Shop Opens In Mechanicsburg To Rave Reviews 'DOUGH N JOE' Doughnut Shop Opens In Mechanicsburg To Rave Reviews
'Dough N JOE' Doughnut Shop Opens In Mechanicsburg To Rave Reviews The wait is over, the highly anticipated new doughnut shop has opened in Mechanicsburg. DOUGH n JOE's Grand Opening was at their new storefront on 33 East Simpson Street from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, according to the company's Facebook page. Locals who stopped by were impressed! Some took to Nextdoor to share how they felt, one wrote: "OH!!! MY!!! GOSH !!! I just tried the new donut shop that opened on Simpson Ferry Road in Mechanicsburg! It is called, 'Dough & Joe'. They have the most incredible donuts, all made from scratch! Raised donuts with every type of fill…
L.L. Bean Hiring For New Store In Central PA L.L. Bean Hiring For New Store In Central PA
L.L. Bean Hiring For New Store In Central PA Calling all outdoor enthusiasts! Finally, Central Pennsylvania fans of L.L. Bean will be able to shop and work at the iconic outdoor gear company.  L.L. Bean announced on June 24, that it is slated to open one of its three new locations in the Mechanicsburg area in the Silver Springs Plaza in the fall of 2024.  This will be the four L.L. Bean in Pennsylvania, as the company already has stores in Center Valley, King of Prussia, and Pittsburgh.  The Maine-based chain is also opening its first location in Indiana and a branch in Connecticut this fall.  The century-old bus…