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Stabbing At Trader Joe's Warehouse Leads To Worker's Arrest: PA State Police Stabbing At Trader Joe's Warehouse Leads To Worker's Arrest: PA State Police
Stabbing At Trader Joe's Warehouse Leads To Worker's Arrest: PA State Police A stabbing at a Trader Joe's Warehouse in Northampton County led to the arrest of a worker on Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. Cristian Burgos Vasquez, 39, a worker at the warehouse located at 6835 Silver Crest Road, East Allen Township, stabbed a co-worker multiple times with a knife following a verbal argument, state police said in a news release. Troopers from Troop M in Bethlehem arrived on scene, treated the victim's wounds, and arrested Vasquez at 6:49 p.m., according to the news release. The victim was then taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg. B…
Father-Son Trio Poached 50+ Deer, PA Game Commission Says Father-Son Trio Poached 50+ Deer, PA Game Commission Says
Father-Son Trio Poached 50+ Deer, PA Game Commission Says A Chester County father and his two adult sons were charged for poaching "dozens upon dozens" of trophy bucks, according to authorities. Carl Nelson III, 70, of West Chester, and his sons Carroll Nelson IV, 44, of Downingtown, and Mark Nelson, 40, of West Chester, are facing a total of 71 charges stemming from a multi-year investigation, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said. The investigation began following a tip about poaching of large whitetail bucks from Chester and Delaware counties over the span of years, according to the game commission. This involved deer that were taken out of sea…
Mama Bear Killed, PA Mom Hospitalized After Walking Dog Near Cubs: Police Mama Bear Killed, PA Mom Hospitalized After Walking Dog Near Cubs: Police
Mama Bear Killed, PA Mom Hospitalized After Walking Dog Near Cubs: Police A 55-year-old Pennsylvania woman is in the hospital after she went to walk her dog in her backyard and unknowingly went past three bear cubs on March 5, authorities say. Lee Ann Galante was letting her dog out of the backdoor of her home on Bellefield Drive, Butler Township at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday when the bear attack began, as detailed in a release by the area Chief of Police John Hays. Galante didn't see the bear cubs (known as yearlings) in a tree before the mama bear (a sow) attacked, according to authorities. The sow left Galante with injuries to her head, neck, face, and arms, Chief …
Deer Smashes Through Window Of Gettysburg Restaurant Deer Smashes Through Window Of Gettysburg Restaurant
Deer Smashes Through Window Of Gettysburg Restaurant A deer apparently auditioning to pull Santa Claus's sleigh fairly flew into the front window of the Blue and Gray Bar & Grill in Gettysburg on Monday, Dec. 12, according to owner Keith Petters.  The restaurant located on the first block of Baltimore Street was empty except for employees when the deer crashed through the glass around 8:45 a.m. Employees kept it came until Officers from the Gettysburg Police Department and the U.S. National Parks Service, and a Pennsylvania Game Commission warden arrived.  The deer was taken in a pickup truck to a nearby farm. T…
Deer Wanders Into Mall In Central Pennsylvania Deer Wanders Into Mall In Central Pennsylvania
Deer Wanders Into Mall In Central Pennsylvania A buck wandered into the dress room at the JCPenney at Park City Center on Thursday, Nov. 3.  Daily Voice spoke with a shopper who witnessed the whole situation. Janelle Kiscaddin couldn't believe her eyes when she and her friend Brittany Kreiser were walking up to the mall and the deer was strolling up the sidewalk. "He definitely wasn't planning on going into the mall but he saw a man and it scared him,"  she said.  "He was banging his head on the glass trying to get in and then the door that's automatic opened." The deer entered the mall through a door near Qdoba, Lancaster Online rep…
Cow Shot On Farm In York County: Pennsylvania State Police Cow Shot On Farm In York County: Pennsylvania State Police
Cow Shot On Farm In York County: Pennsylvania State Police A cow was shot on a farm in York County, Pennsylvania state police announced in a release on Friday, Sept. 23.  State police were called to the shooting of a cow on East Posey Road in Lower Chanceford Township, Airville on Sept. 8 around 9 p.m.  It is unclear if the injuries the cow suffered were due to a gunshot wound, the police say.  There is state game land near to the farm, but it is unclear if that is connected to this incident.  Posey Road is a cross street of Furnance Road where an Amish family died in a crash on Friday, July 29. The York County game warden is…
Woman Falls To Her Death Hiking In Pennsylvania: State Police Woman Falls To Her Death Hiking In Pennsylvania: State Police
Woman Falls To Her Death Hiking In Pennsylvania: State Police A 72-year-old woman fell to her death while hiking in Pennsylvania, according to a release by state police. State police were called to a report of an unconscious fall victim in Glen Onoko Falls in Carbon County around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, police say. Upon arrival, police found first responders from fire and EMS crews carrying the unidentified 72-year-old woman down the mountain, according to the police release. She fell near the first of three waterfalls along the trail, meaning emergency crews had to go over "treacherous, steep, ice-covered terrain,” to rescue her, the release shows. …
PA Hunter Shot Neighbor In Head Instead Of Deer: Police PA Hunter Shot Neighbor In Head Instead Of Deer: Police
PA Hunter Shot Neighbor In Head Instead Of Deer: Police A 40-year-old Pennsylvania hunter has been arrested for accidentally shooting a man on his own lawn instead of the deer he was targeting, authorities said. Police arriving at the scene at Lenape Lane in College Township on Dec. 4, 2021, found Michael Lloyd, of Boalsburg, tending to the elderly victim according to State College police. The victim, only identified as an 81-year-old man, was airlifted to UPMC Altoona, where he had a piece of his skull removed due to a hole from the bullet, approximately 1 to 2 inches long and half-inch wide, police said in a criminal complaint obtained by Sta…
DUI PA Driver Struck Deer, Put It In Her Trunk Then Kept Going: Police DUI PA Driver Struck Deer, Put It In Her Trunk Then Kept Going: Police
DUI PA Driver Struck Deer, Put It In Her Trunk Then Kept Going: Police A DUI driver in Pennsylvania was arrested after she struck a deer, put it in her trunk, and then kept going, authorities said. Officers conducting a traffic stop near Old Trail Road and Old York Road around midnight on Jan. 6 noticed the live deer in the back of the car, Newberry Township police said. The 19-year-old female driver and her 21-year-old male passenger from York Haven told police they had hit the deer before putting it in the trunk, authorities said. They later learned the deer was still alive, but they continued to drive with it in the vehicle, according to police. …
Rabid Fox Warning Issued In Cumberland County By PA Game Commission Rabid Fox Warning Issued In Cumberland County By PA Game Commission
Rabid Fox Warning Issued In Cumberland County By PA Game Commission Multiple incidents involving a possibly rabid fox has led the Pennsylvania Game Commission to release a warning about a fox in Hampden Township, Cumberland County. The warning comes after three separate attacks by a fox within a 24-hour period, starting on Dec. 10, according to a release by the commission. One person was bitten and three dogs were attacked by a fox in incidents, according to the release. All of the incidents occurred within 0.4 miles of each other in the Mechanicsburg area, according to the release. Common misconceptions are that it is unusual to see a fox during the day,…
Child Shoots Relative Hunting In Pennsylvania In Head: Coroner Child Shoots Relative Hunting In Pennsylvania In Head: Coroner
Child Shoots Relative Hunting In Pennsylvania In Head: Coroner The first day of deer hunting season in Pennsylvania was off to a tragic start. William Tripp, 71, of Elizabethtown, was shot in the head by a juvenile relative on Saturday, reports WJAC citing the Cambria County coroner Jeff Lees. Tripp was hunting with a group of family and friends along a gas line off Buckhorn Road in Jackson Township when he was killed around 10 a.m., the coroner told the outlet. The child who shot Tripp was aiming at a deer but missed-- striking Tripp who was approximately 300 yards away, according to WTAJ citing Lees. “This is a heart-wrenching, unfortunate ac…
Nearly Half Of White Tail Deer Tested In PA Showed Antibodies For COVID-19 Nearly Half Of White Tail Deer Tested In PA Showed Antibodies For COVID-19
Nearly Half Of White Tail Deer Tested In PA Showed Antibodies For Covid-19 A recent study of white-tailed deer showed 44 percent of animals tested had antibodies for COVID-19. "Widespread human SARS-CoV-2 infections combined with human-wildlife interactions create the potential for reverse zoonosis from humans to wildlife," the abstract for the pre-print of the study said.  The scientist studied 500 deer in several northeast and Midwest states between Jan. 2020 and March 2021. "We targeted white-tailed deer...based on evidence these deer have ACE2 receptors with high affinity for SARS-CoV-2, are permissive to infection, exhibit sustained viral shedding, can …
PA Game Commission Employee Airlifted From Hit-Run Crash With ATV PA Game Commission Employee Airlifted From Hit-Run Crash With ATV
PA Game Commission Employee Airlifted From Hit-Run Crash With ATV An all-terrain vehicle hit a Pennsylvania Game Commission worker and took off, according to the commission. The hit-and-run happened along a gravel access road near the intersection of Malones and Beaver Dam roads in Butler Township on Monday around 10:30 a.m. A juvenile suspect was later apprehended and questioned by police. A maintenance supervisor for the PA GC in Schuylkill County was injured in the crash. He was standing next to his work vehicle when he was hit, according to the commission. The ATV driver was traveling at a high speed and did not appear to attempt to avoid hitting t…