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California Man Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography, Bomb Hoax Targeting Pennsylvania Teen California Man Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography, Bomb Hoax Targeting Pennsylvania Teen
California Man Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography, Bomb Hoax Targeting Pennsylvania Teen A California man admitted to distributing child pornography and making a bomb threat hoax against a Cumberland County teen, federal authorities announced. Nathaniel Sean Deleon, 20, of Tulare, California, pleaded guilty on Dec. 18, 2024, to charges of child pornography distribution and making a false bomb threat, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The charges stem from a retaliation campaign against a 16-year-old minor he met on the Roblox gaming platform in 2023. Prosecutors said Deleon initiated 23 swatting incidents between June and November …

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
Bomb Threat Forces Closure Of GOP Headquarters In PA: State Police Bomb Threat Forces Closure Of GOP Headquarters In PA: State Police
Bomb Threat Forces Closure Of GOP Headquarters In PA: State Police The Montgomery County Republican Committee Headquarters was forced to close down following a bomb threat on Saturday, Oct. 26, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. "We’ve engaged with the (FBI, Montgomery County District Attorney), and local law enforcement in Whitpain Township investigating a bomb threat targeted at the Montgomery County GOP," state police said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. We’ve engaged with the @FBI, @MontcopaDA, and local law enforcement in Whitpain Township investigating a bomb threat targeted at the Montgomery County GOP. https://t.co/2bS0BNpK9U — P…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Bomb Threat On American Airlines Flight Diverts Plane From NJ To PA: Report Bomb Threat On American Airlines Flight Diverts Plane From NJ To PA: Report
Bomb Threat On American Airlines Flight Diverts Plane From NJ To PA: Report An American Airlines flight was diverted from Newark, New Jersey on its way to Dallas, Texas on Wednesday morning, Sept. 4, according to flight logs.  The flight, AA 1603, was diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport allegedly due to a bomb threat, as WPXI Channel 11 reported.  A flight attendant using the restroom supposedly spotted a "barely legible note written in pink pen on the door that said 'there’s a bomb on board,'" the outlet reported citing the FBI.  The plane left EWR at 8:06 a.m., diverting and landing at PIT at 10:15 a.m., flight logs show. The landing at …

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by Jillian Pikora
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BOMB THREAT: Franklin & Marshall Evacuates, Calls FBI (DEVELOPING) BOMB THREAT: Franklin & Marshall Evacuates, Calls FBI (DEVELOPING)
Bomb Threat: Franklin & Marshall Evacuates, Calls FBI (Developing) A bomb threat prompted an evacuation at Franklin & Marshall College on Thursday, officials told Daily Voice.  The alert about the threat at the college located at 637 College Avenue in Lancaster went out at 10:12 a.m. on July 11, according to the school's Department of Public Safety. The alert read as follows: "Several F&M campus employees received bomb threats via email. As a precaution, the College is moving everyone on campus to safe sites. Authorities are investigating. A notification will be sent when it is safe to return." Daily Voice reached out to F&M and reached …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
EVACUATION ENDS! Bomb Threat At Lancaster County Business Fake, Police Say EVACUATION ENDS! Bomb Threat At Lancaster County Business Fake, Police Say
Evacuation Ends! Bomb Threat At Lancaster County Business Fake, Police Say An evacuation is over after a business received a bomb threat Friday morning, East Hempfield police announced around 11 a.m. Officers were called to Shanks Extracts located at 350 Richardson Drive at 6:25 a.m. on Jan. 26. "Employees had just discovered a message that had been left on the company’s phone system indicating that the building was going to explode," police said. The business and all surrounding businesses were evacuated, a perimeter was set up, and an explosive detection K9 from another law enforcement agency was called to assist, according to the release.  As of the time…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
BOMB THREAT: Central PA HS Evacuated During Second Day BOMB THREAT: Central PA HS Evacuated During Second Day
Bomb Threat: Central PA HS Evacuated During Second Day A high school in Central Pennsylvania was briefly evacuated due to a "perceived threat" on the second day of school. At 9:30 a.m. Dover Area High School Administrators and Northern York County Regional Police Department School Resource Officers learned that a student "had been talking to others about bombs planted in the cafeteria," according to a police release on Thursday afternoon. Around 10:15 a.m. a letter was sent to parents and guardians of Dover Area High School students informing them the students had been evacuated on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023.  A mom captured the evacuation in a v…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
BOMB THREAT: Hershey's Chocolate World Evacuated (DEVELOPING) BOMB THREAT: Hershey's Chocolate World Evacuated (DEVELOPING)
Bomb Threat: Hershey's Chocolate World Evacuated (Developing) Bomb-sniffing dogs were called to the sweetest place on earth on Friday, authorities.  Security personnel at Hershey's Chocolate World alerted dispatchers at the Dauphin County 911 Center of a reported bomb threat to the facility at 3:25 p.m., on Aug. 11, according to Dauphin County Communications Director Jennifer Fitch. "The building was being evacuated as a precaution," Fitch said. The Derry Township Police Department is leading the investigation and the county's sheriff’s office provided the bomb-sniffing dogs, Fitch explained.  Daily Voice has reached out to the police and …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
3 Pipe Bombs Found At Public Safety Building In Harrisburg: Authorities (UPDATE) 3 Pipe Bombs Found At Public Safety Building In Harrisburg: Authorities (UPDATE)
3 Pipe Bombs Found At Public Safety Building In Harrisburg: Authorities (Update) Three pipe bombs were brought to the Public Safety Building in Harrisburg and the "good samaritan" who found them on Cameron Street has been interviewed and released as of Wednesday, May 9, 2023, Harrisburg Director of Communications Matt Maisel told Daily Voice.  "A man came to the Public Safety Building at 123 Walnut around 11 claiming to have found a bag on Cameron St with explosives inside," Maisel said on Tuesday, May 8. "Police immediately detained the bag in question and the man for questioning." All three floors of the building were evacuated and the police "closed down the 100…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities
Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities Students and staff were rushed to another nearby school after a bomb threat was called into Capital Academy on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, around 7 a.m., authorities say.  Everyone at the school in the 1400 block of Cameron Street was rushed to the nearby Downey School after a bomb was reportedly set to go off by 9 a.m., City of Harrisburg Director of Communications Matt Maisel said in a release around 11:30 a.m. School officials called 911 about the threat at around 7:28 a.m., according to the release.  "Police got to the scene around 7:30 a.m., and a K9 team swept the property …

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Explosive-Detecting Dogs Brought To PA School District As Bomb Threat Causes Massive Evacuation Explosive-Detecting Dogs Brought To PA School District As Bomb Threat Causes Massive Evacuation
Explosive-Detecting Dogs Brought To PA School District As Bomb Threat Causes Massive Evacuation State Police brought eight explosive-detecting dogs to a Pennsylvania school district after the buildings were shut down and evacuated due to a bomb threat on Thursday, Sept. 22, authorities said. More than 1,000 students and 250 staff members at the Mahanoy Area School District were immediately evacuated, piling into the city streets after the buildings received the threat around lunchtime, WNEP reported. An update on the district’s Facebook page, Twitter, and website confirmed a bomb threat to be the cause of the evacuation and temporary closure. The building has since been cleared by P…

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by Valerie Musson
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Bomb Threat At Harrisburg International Airport Forced Emergency Evacuation Bomb Threat At Harrisburg International Airport Forced Emergency Evacuation
Bomb Threat At Harrisburg International Airport Forced Emergency Evacuation A bomb threat at Harrisburg International Airport caused it to suddenly shutdown on Thursday, June 23, authorities say. The threat had been called into HIA, but no exact time was released by airport officials. "Law enforcement evacuated the terminal as a precaution," officials stated in a release. For several hours arriving planes were being held on ramps and flights were grounded on the tarmac.  Law enforcement searched the building and nothing unusual was found, authorities say. Normal operations resumed around 1 a.m. when law enforcement officials gave the all clear. Additional …

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
PA Teen Claimed They Had Bomb In Backpack 'Set To Go Off In Five Minutes' Police Say PA Teen Claimed They Had Bomb In Backpack 'Set To Go Off In Five Minutes' Police Say
PA Teen Claimed They Had Bomb In Backpack 'Set To Go Off In Five Minutes' Police Say A 15-year-old high school student made a bomb threat on social media saying they had a bomb in their backpack that was set to explode in five minutes, according to a release by the police. Fortunately, another student saw the post and reported it to school officials who contacted the police. Lititz Bureau of police was called to Warwick High School on Tuesday, Apr. 26, around 8:37 a.m., as stated in the release by the department. "The high school was placed on a lock-down during the investigation of the threat," police say. The student who posted the threat was detained and no explosive d…

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by Jillian Pikora
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His Kids Feared Ex-Russian Military Dad ‘Booby-Trapped’ His Bergen County Home, Police Say His Kids Feared Ex-Russian Military Dad ‘Booby-Trapped’ His Bergen County Home, Police Say
His Kids Feared Ex-Russian Military Dad ‘Booby-Trapped’ His Bergen County Home, Police Say Two children of a former Russian military member feared their suicidal father had booby-trapped their Bergen County home after losing $400,000 in the stock market, investigators said. Anatoly Zaytsev, 67, remained held in the county jail in Hackensack on Wednesday, March 23, more than two weeks after members of the county Bomb Squad and other responders converged on his Oakland home and seized rifles, high-capacity magazines and silencers. The incident reportedly began when Zaytsev’s son told borough police that his father surrendered five guns to him.  The son also told them the Ukra…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Tells Bank Teller He Has Bomb During Attempted Robbery In PA: Police Man Tells Bank Teller He Has Bomb During Attempted Robbery In PA: Police
Man Tells Bank Teller He Has Bomb During Attempted Robbery In PA: Police UPDATE: The suspect has been identified and arrested thanks to social these images on social media, according to the police. You can read more about it here. ORIGINAL: A man who made a bomb threat while attempting to rob a central Pennsylvania bank is wanted by the police. The man pictured, went to the drive-through window at the Fulton Bank on the 2400 block of Willow Street on Monday at 4:55 p.m., police say. He showed the teller a note saying he had a bomb and demanded money, according to the release. The man was driving a gray or black sedan, thought to be a 2019-2022 Nissan Altima.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Evacuated From Event At High School Due To Bomb Threat Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Evacuated From Event At High School Due To Bomb Threat
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Evacuated From Event At High School Due To Bomb Threat The Second Gentleman of the United States, Doug Emhoff, was whisked out of an event at a high school due to a bomb threat, according to the White House press briefing and multiple media outlets. Emhoff was at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. for a Black history program in partnership with the National Park Service when he was removed from the room by a Secret Service agent on Tuesday at 2:18 p.m., Fox News writes citing a pool report. A bomb threat was placed, CNN reports citing a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department. No additional information was available as of th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bomb Threat Made At Lancaster Court House, Officials Say Bomb Threat Made At Lancaster Court House, Officials Say
Bomb Threat Made At Lancaster Court House, Officials Say A bomb threat at the Lancaster County Courthouse is under investigation, according to the county's district attorney's office. The threat was made via email on Thursday around 7:35 a.m., according to a release from the DA's office. After an extensive floor-by-floor search, deputies, assisted by an Explosive Detection K9 unit, found no evidence of this being a legitimate threat, according to the release. The courthouse functions were conducted as usual on Thursday, the release states. "All elected officials, department heads and employees were notified of the threat and they were advised t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Weapons Of Mass Destruction' Caused Evacuation In Part Of Dauphin Co., Authorities Say 'Weapons Of Mass Destruction' Caused Evacuation In Part Of Dauphin Co., Authorities Say
'Weapons Of Mass Destruction' Caused Evacuation In Part Of Dauphin Co., Authorities Say A bomb squad was called to Middletown during a "police incident" which caused residents to evacuate their homes for hours on Wednesday. Joseph M. McClure, 44, of MIddletown has been arrested after the nine-hour incident. North Union between East Water and Spring streets was closed to pedestrians and cars for seven hours, as Daily Voice reported at the time. Residents and school children were evacuated to the Middletown Borough MCSO building located at 60 West Emaus Street. An explosive device was found in a home in the area of North Union Street and Spring Street around 1:30 p.m. A con…

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by Jillian Pikora
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SURRENDERED: Pickup Driver With Alleged Bomb In Custody, Identified SURRENDERED: Pickup Driver With Alleged Bomb In Custody, Identified
Surrendered: Pickup Driver With Alleged Bomb In Custody, Identified IN CUSTODY: A man who held police at bay outside the Library of Congress for nearly five hours on Thursday told President Biden in a livestream from the scene that he had enough explosives in his pickup to blow up 2½ city blocks and was "ready to die for a cause," while claiming there were other bombs planted in the nation's capital. Floyd Ray Roseberry of North Carolina "was just taken into custody moments ago," Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger told reporters at 2:30 p.m. "He's been moved away from the scene." Manger then left without answering questions. Roseberry livestreamed on Faceb…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bomb Threat Made To Office of Pennsylvania District Judge Bomb Threat Made To Office of Pennsylvania District Judge
Bomb Threat Made To Office of Pennsylvania District Judge A state judge's office was evacuated after a bomb threat was made on Wednesday morning, say police. Magisterial District Judge Russell’s staff received a threat by phone to his office at 609 East Main Street around 9:25 a.m., according to Ephrata Borough police. The building houses both the MDJ office and The Shopping News-- both were evacuated. Police cleared the building with the assistance of a Lancaster City Police explosive detection K-9. The building was reoccupied at 1:00 p.m. There's no word on any suspects, motives or arrests.

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Dauphin County Courthouse Reopens After Bomb Scare Dauphin County Courthouse Reopens After Bomb Scare
Dauphin County Courthouse Reopens After Bomb Scare The Dauphin County Courthouse was evacuated on Tuesday due to a bomb threat, according to PennLive. The bomb threat was made over the phone around 10:30 a.m. and the building was immediately evacuated according to Dauphin County Emergency Dispatch Services. Employees are back inside the county courthouse and administration building.Dauphin County Sheriff Office and @HBGPolice investigated and cleared the buildings for return. pic.twitter.com/uAk4kFQK6P — Dauphin County (@DauphinCounty) April 6, 2021 The administration building was also evacuated as a precautionary measure according to…

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by Jillian Pikora