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Cemetery Chase By PA Police From Multiple Counties Catches Wanted Man Cemetery Chase By PA Police From Multiple Counties Catches Wanted Man
Cemetery Chase By PA Police From Multiple Counties Catches Wanted Man A man on probation, who was wanted in Dauphin County has been arrested after a chase through a Cumberland County cemetery on Apr. 22, police say. Troy Deandre Reid, 26, of Penbrook was working at a Cumberland County cemetery in the 1800 block of Carlisle Road when he sent police on a foot chase around 2 p.m., according to a release by Lower Allen Township police. They wanted to serve their arrest warrants when Reid first took off in a utility vehicle "before bailing and fleeing on foot," as stated in the release. He led them through the cemetery into the woods by a creek before being arres…

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Man, Woman Nabbed For Central PA Shooting: Police Man, Woman Nabbed For Central PA Shooting: Police
Man, Woman Nabbed For Central PA Shooting: Police A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two men in central Pennsylvania, police say. Harrisburg police patrol units were flagged down to respond to a person who was shot in the area of South 13th and Derry streets on Sunday, Apr. 3 around 1:40 a.m., police said in a release the following day. Two victims— Leonard Quattlebaum, 31, and Nelbenson Sanchez, 39, were found at the scene but both died in area hospitals, according to an earlier release. Jeremy Bailey, 34, of Harrisburg, was arrested on the charges of Murder of the 1st Degree (2 Counts), Posse…

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Taxi Cab Driver's Killer Arrested In Targeted PA Amtrak Shooting Had Killed Before: Police Taxi Cab Driver's Killer Arrested In Targeted PA Amtrak Shooting Had Killed Before: Police
Taxi Cab Driver's Killer Arrested In Targeted PA Amtrak Shooting Had Killed Before: Police An arrest has been made in connection with the death of a 59-year-old taxi cab driver who was found shot outside an Amtrak station in what police are calling a targeted killing on Sunday. Kenneth Cobb died at an area hospital after he was shot by Hezekiah F. Campbell outside the Amtrak station in Harrisburg near 4th and Chestnut streets around 9:30 p.m. on Mar. 27, police say. When police searched Campbell’s home, they found a Smith & Wesson 9-millimeter gun, a loaded magazine, an empty magazine, loose copper-washed ammunition cartridges, and clothing similar to what the shooter was wea…

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PA Teacher Threatened Coworkers In Emails, School Switches To Remote Learning: Police PA Teacher Threatened Coworkers In Emails, School Switches To Remote Learning: Police
PA Teacher Threatened Coworkers In Emails, School Switches To Remote Learning: Police A Pennsylvania high school teacher has been arrested after he threatened his coworkers, according to the police. David Scott Delong, a 53-year-old teacher at Harrisburg high school, sent threatening emails to other staff members the morning of Wednesday, Mar. 16, the Harrisburg bureau of police said in a release on Thursday. "The emails contained several messages that could reasonably be translated as veiled threats," Harrisburg police say. Delong was not at the school when the emails were sent or when police started their investigation, according to the release. He has no prior cri…

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PA Hit-Run Drunk Driver Caught Changing Tire After Striking Bicyclist: Police PA Hit-Run Drunk Driver Caught Changing Tire After Striking Bicyclist: Police
PA Hit-Run Drunk Driver Caught Changing Tire After Striking Bicyclist: Police A bicyclist in a bright yellow jacket was struck in broad daylight by a drunk driver on Monday, police say. Lower Paxton police were called to a bicyclist struck in the 6700 block of Allentown Boulevard around 5 p.m. Feb. 28, according to the department's release. Upon arrival, officers learned it was a hit-and-run, but we're also told by witnesses that the fleeing vehicle was damaged along the passenger side of its front bumper, the release shows. Witnesses went on to tell police that the car left its lane and struck the back of the bicycle. Not only was the cyclist wearing a bright yell…

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PA Woman Attempted To Kill 3 Year Old Child Police Say PA Woman Attempted To Kill 3 Year Old Child Police Say
PA Woman Attempted To Kill 3 Year Old Child Police Say A 22-year-old woman who allegedly choked and beat a 3-year-old child has been arrested and charged with attempted homicide, according to a release by police. The Harrisburg Bureau of police were called to an incident of child abuse at a home in the 500 block of South 17th Street on Thursday, Feb. 24 shortly before 10 a.m., police say. Police found a 3-year-old child assaulted by Mary Hawkins, the release shows. The child was taken to Hershey Medical Center for medical treatment and is expected to make a full recovery, police say.  Mary Hawkins has been charged with Criminal Attempt H…

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PA Dad Shook 5 Month Old Infant: Police PA Dad Shook 5 Month Old Infant: Police
PA Dad Shook 5 Month Old Infant: Police A Pennsylvania father has been arrested and charged in connection with shaking his own infant, according to a release by the police. The Middletown Borough Police received a call in reference to a 5-week-old child suffering from severe head trauma, which was later determined to have been caused by the child being shaken and “severely traumatized,” the police say. The child's father; Kurtis Allen Lamka, 26, of Steelton, was interviewed and arrested on the afternoon of Feb. 7, according to the release. Lamka has an older-aged child according to his social media. The whereabouts of the two…

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Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Family Torn Apart By Gunman Released After Violating PFA Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Family Torn Apart By Gunman Released After Violating PFA
Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Family Torn Apart By Gunman Released After Violating PFA Two 6 and 7-year-old sisters are orphaned after their uncle shot and killed their parents and critically injured their aunt at their grandmother's Harrisburg home earlier this week, shortly after being freed from prison for child molestation and sexual assault. Meredith Greene and Tyler Thames were shot and killed by Gregory Gerrod Greene Jr. at the home of Greene's mother, former City Councilwoman Sandra Reid, around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9, police said. Greene— who was released from prison for raping a child in 2016 after serving four years— also stabbed his young nieces during the a…

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Support Surges For Family Of 12 Year Old Twin Killed In DUI Crash In Pennsylvania Support Surges For Family Of 12 Year Old Twin Killed In DUI Crash In Pennsylvania
Support Surges For Family Of 12 Year Old Twin Killed In DUI Crash In Pennsylvania A community is rallying for the family of a 12-year-old boy who died as a result of a single-vehicle crash where the driver is thought to have been driving under the influence, according to police. Colby Crumlich, 12, of Swatara Township, was identified as the victim by his family on a verified GoFundMe campaign page. He died at a local hospital from injuries relating to the crash that occurred in the 700 block of Keckler Road on Saturday around 3:40 p.m., according to a release by the police. It is unclear which, if any of his siblings were in the vehicle but everyone in the vehicle wa…

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12 Year Old Boy Killed In Central PA DUI Single Vehicle Crash: Police 12 Year Old Boy Killed In Central PA DUI Single Vehicle Crash: Police
12 Year Old Boy Killed In Central PA DUI Single Vehicle Crash: Police A 12-year-old boy has died as a result of a single-vehicle crash where the driver is thought to have been driving under the influence, according to police. Swatara Township police were called to a report of a vehicle into a ditch in the 700 block of Keckler Road on Saturday around 3:40 p.m., according to a release by the police. Upon arrival police found "a serious accident scene involving a single vehicle with multiple occupants," as written in the release. All of the occupants were transported to a local hospital— where the 12-year-old boy died from his injuries, police say.  …

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Man With Sword, Fake Gun Assaults PA Mini-Market Owner Man With Sword, Fake Gun Assaults PA Mini-Market Owner
Man With Sword, Fake Gun Assaults PA Mini-Market Owner A man armed with a sword and a fake gun assaulted a small business owner during an attempted robbery, according to the police. Megnath Khadka, 24, of Ohio, has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at Fresh Mini-Mart located at 2805 Market Street Road l in Penbrook, according.to area police. Khadka entered the store and demanded money while armed with a sword and gun-- the latter of which was later revealed to be fake, according to the police. During the course of the robbery, Khadka assaulted the store owner, according to the release by police. He was apprehended the day after…

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Man Arrested For Murder Following Shooting Outside Central PA Bar Man Arrested For Murder Following Shooting Outside Central PA Bar
Man Arrested For Murder Following Shooting Outside Central PA Bar A man in central Pennsylvania has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting outside a bar. Xavier "Junior" King, 32, of Susquehanna Township, was shot dead outside of Bill's Cafe, located in the 2300 block of Derry Street in the Allison Hill neighborhood of Harrisburg, on Sunday at approximately 8 p.m., according to a release by police. Shawn Cornell Davenport Jr., 34, of Harrisburg, was arrested on Ivy Lane in Harrisburg on Tuesday at approximately 9 p.m., according to the police. Davenport has been charged with the following, according to court documents: H1 Murder …

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