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Tractor-Trailer Fire Shutters Part Of PA Turnpike: PennDOT Tractor-Trailer Fire Shutters Part Of PA Turnpike: PennDOT
Tractor-Trailer Fire Shutters Part Of PA Turnpike: PennDOT A tractor-trailer caught on fire along the Pennsylvania Turnpike prompting a detour to be put in place on Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.  The fire broke out in Upper Allen Township near mile marker 234.7 around 2:09 p.m., according to PennDOT's 511PA.  The turnpike is closed at the Gettysburg interchange. There is a detour in place: Gettysburg Pike WB to Carlisle all traffic should take US 15 North to PA Rt. 581 West to Interstate 81 South to US 11 South — and then re-enter at the Carlisle Interchange 226/Old 16. Ther…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Engaged Couple Dead In Murder-Suicide, Cumberland Co. Coroner Says Engaged Couple Dead In Murder-Suicide, Cumberland Co. Coroner Says
Engaged Couple Dead In Murder-Suicide, Cumberland Co. Coroner Says The murder-suicide victims found in a Central Pennsylvania home over the weekend have been identified as a recently engaged couple.  Timothy Hanford, 49, is believed to have fatally shot his fiance, Carolyn (Hand) Eash, 57, in a home on the 800 block of Grantham Road in Upper Allen Township, Mechanicsburg, before turning the gun on himself, local officials said. Their bodies were found by police performing a welfare check around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, July 1, Upper Allen police said. Autopsies confirmed that both individuals died of gunshot wounds. Anyone with information is asked to contact…

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MURDER-SUICIDE: ID Of Shooter Who Killed Woman Then Himself In PA Home Released MURDER-SUICIDE: ID Of Shooter Who Killed Woman Then Himself In PA Home Released
Murder-suicide: ID Of Shooter Who Killed Woman Then Himself In PA Home Released Police have ruled the case of two people found dead in a Central Pennsylvania home over the weekend a murder-suicide. Timothy Hanford, 49, is believed to have fatally shot a woman in a home on the 800 block of Grantham Road in Upper Allen Township before turning the gun on himself, local officials said. Their bodies were found by police performing a welfare check around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, July 1, Upper Allen police said. Autopsies confirmed that both individuals died of gunshot wounds. Anyone with information is asked to contact police by dialing 717-795-2445. Anonymous tips can be s…

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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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Las Vegas Man Driving Penske Box Truck Ejected On Pennsylvania Turnpike Las Vegas Man Driving Penske Box Truck Ejected On Pennsylvania Turnpike
Las Vegas Man Driving Penske Box Truck Ejected On Pennsylvania Turnpike A Las Vegas Man Driving a Penske box truck has died along the Pennsylvania turnpike, authorities say. Geoffrey Gallo, 65, of Nevada, was driving too fast while heading east on Interstate 76 by the Gettysburg Interchange ramp in Upper Allen Township when lost control around 4:09 p.m. on Friday, August 19, according to Pennsylvania state police.  The truck overturned and Gallo — who was not wearing a seat belt — was partially ejected, according to state police. Gallo dead at the scene, by the Cumberland County coroner's office. No other people or vehicles were involved in the crash. Th…

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FBI Called To PA Apartment After DIY Fireworks Go Wrong FBI Called To PA Apartment After DIY Fireworks Go Wrong
FBI Called To PA Apartment After DIY Fireworks Go Wrong A Mechanicsburg man is facing a weapons of mass destruction charge after a failed attempt to make fireworks, say police. Johnathan Park, 33, was arrested after he attempted to make fireworks on his bed in his apartment in 500 block of Geneva Drive, according to police. Upper Allen Township police and fire were called to the apartment complex for reports of a burn victim around 1 a.m. on Wednesday. Upon arrival crews found that Park's bed caught fire while he was attempting to making homemade fireworks. Neighborings in the complex were evacuated. Park's apartment had explosives and explo…

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by Jillian Pikora