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Hollywoodesque Crime Spree Lands PA Woman Jail Time: DA
A 41-year-old woman has learned her fate after admitting to a crime spree that reads like the plot of a Hollywood movie.
The Central Pennsylvanian who stole two cars, drove with a revoked license, threatened her friend, crashed a car into a barn, caused a fire, abandoned a dog, sent police on an over 100 mph chase, and faked a medical issue to attack police in an attempt to escape— has learned her fate, according to a release by the Cumberland County District Attnory Sean M. McCormack.
Chontelle Melissa Shirk, pleaded guilty and her sentence was imposed on June 13, 2023, the DA said and c…
Woman Assaults Patient At Hospital In Central PA, Police Say
A 35-year-old Dillsburg woman injured a patient at a hospital, police announced on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
Kelly Lynn Culbert was arrested after officers arrived at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital located at 503 North 21st Street, Camp Hill, and spoke with the victim about the assault around 9:40 a.m. on May 9, 2023, according to the release.
Culbert was charged with aggravated assault charges and held in the Cumberland County Prison after failing to post $5,000 in bail, court records show.
Her formal arraignment will be held at 9 a.m. on July 10, 2023, according …
27-Year-Old Inmate From Cumberland County Prison Dies: Authorities
A 27-year-old inmate in the Cumberland County Prison died at an area hospital last week, authorities said.
The unnamed man was pronounced dead on Friday, May 19 at 11:04 p.m., after after "a medical event," at the Cumberland County Prison on Thursday night, Cumberland County spokesperson Samantha Krepps told Daily Voice on Tuesday, May 23,2023.
The prison and medical staff immediately revived the inmate, evaluated, and treated him in the medical unit, and then transported him to the hospital, according to Krepps.
The inmate's identity was being withheld until the family has been…
Woman Stabs BF With Butcher Knife At PA Hotel, Police Say
A woman who didn't want to leave the hotel room got "upset" and stabbed her boyfriend, Middlesex Township Police announced on Monday, May 15, 2023.
Amanda Lynn Gutierrez was taken into custody without incident after her boyfriend called the police and informed them she stabbed him at the Rodeway Inn located at 1239 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle on Saturday, May 13, 2023, as detailed in the release.
The 42-year-old was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, simple assault, and harassment, the police said and court records confirmed.
She …
Arson At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say
A man set a Sheetz in Shippensburg on fire during a burglary on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, authorities say.
James Allen Duncan, 30, of Shippensburg, went to the closed Sheetz at 15 North Washington Street and kicked in a side door to enter around 5 p.m. on March 7, 2023, area police stated in a release the following day.
Smoke was seen billowing from the building between 10 to 15 minutes after Duncan left it, according to the police.
"When the Fire Department arrived they observed Duncan walking East on Martin Ave. toward the Sheetz. Officers came into contact with Duncan at…
Son Admits To Trying To Kill 92-Year-Old Dad In Camp Hill Hospital, Police Say
While a 92-year-old father was in his hospital bed, his 58-year-old son attempted to kill him, authorities detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.
East Pennsboro Police were dispatched to an assault at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital located at 503 N. 21st Street, Camp Hill on February 26, 2023, at 7:17 p.m., according to a release on Tuesday, Feb. 28.
Officers arrived, investigated, and concluded that John Joseph Stoll Jr. of Wellvilles "attempted to kill the victim inside a patient room." The only reason his father survived is that a "staff member witnessed the incid…
Infant, Toddler Porn Found At Mechanicsburg Man's Home, Police Say
While investigating "infant, toddler, and pre-pubescent child pornography being distributed on a social media platform," police found that type of porn at a 21-year-old Mechanicsburg man's home.
Connor Waterman of the 2100 block Merrimac Avenue, was found 'in possession of several images and videos depicting child porn," during a warranted search on Feb. 2, 2023, according to a release by Upper Allen Township police.
According to police and court documents, he's been charged with three felonies for the following:
Sexual Abuse of Children (Distribution of Child Porno…
Oklahoma Child Molester, Ex-Cop Flees PA Crash That Killed Deacon, Leanne Elliott, 32: Police
A former Oklahoma police investigator known for molesting a child and who was out on bail for allegedly strangling his wife at church, was in Pennsylvania for an unknown reason, fleeing from police when he nearly hit someone directing traffic at a crash that killed a decon on Friday, Jan. 13, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.
Edward "Ed" Louis Willingham Jr., 53, of Sapulpa, OK had driven his black 2014 Nissan Sentra through the police barricades— almost hitting a fire police officer who was helping direct traffic near a crash that killed Leanne N. Elliott, 32, of Camp …
