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Woman Arrested For Chambersburg Stabbing (UPDATE) Woman Arrested For Chambersburg Stabbing (UPDATE)
Woman Arrested For Chambersburg Stabbing (Update) UPDATE: Keisha Teal was arrested on Sept. 14 and committed to the Franklin County Jail, according to the Chambersburg police. Additional information from officials was not immediately available. ORIGINAL: A woman is wanted following a stabbing in Chambersburg on Wednesday, police announced.  Keisha Teal has been identified as the suspected stabber in the 300 block of Lortz Avenue on Sept. 13, according to Chambersburg police.  Details about the stabbing were not released.  Teal was last seen at the Uni-Mart in Saint Thomas, PA.  She is believed to be in a white Hond…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Man Masturbating In Front Of Children At Elementary School Caught On Camera: PA State Police Man Masturbating In Front Of Children At Elementary School Caught On Camera: PA State Police
Man Masturbating In Front Of Children At Elementary School Caught On Camera: PA State Police A 19-year-old was filmed masturbating in front of a group of children at an elementary school, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Michael Anthony Robert Moats was with a group of children at St. Thomas Elementary School when stepped away from the group  —  exposed his genitals and masturbated around 7:15 p.m. on July 30, 2023, according to the affidavit of probable cause.  He then was approached by a child in the group, and stopped, but when four other children approached him, he spoke with them and then began mastur…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
MD Man In Mobile Home Flees PA State Police: Affidavit MD Man In Mobile Home Flees PA State Police: Affidavit
MD Man In Mobile Home Flees PA State Police: Affidavit A Maryland man driving an RV with a "blunt" of marijuana and an open can of beer, avoided numerous spike strips and road blocks setup by state and local police in Pennsylvania on Thursday, April 13, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Martin Luther Cudjo was spotted by PSP in a tan 1988 Ford Econoline Mobile Home with no registration and no working rear lights in the 6600 block of Molly Pitcher Highway/US-11 around 11:30 p.m., according to the affidavit. When he wouldn't stop, state troopers pulled up next to him with lights and their siren on— just as the 58-y…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
94-Year-Old Suffers Brain Bleed Following Burglary Turned Rape Attempt In Chambersburg: Police 94-Year-Old Suffers Brain Bleed Following Burglary Turned Rape Attempt In Chambersburg: Police
94-Year-Old Suffers Brain Bleed Following Burglary Turned Rape Attempt In Chambersburg: Police Four women— including a 94-year-old— were hurt when a belligerent man attempted to rape the elderly woman, police in Chambersburg announce on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.  Jeffrey Andrew Stine, 52, was found fleeing from the scene in the 900 block of Progress Road when police were heading to the active assault report in the 100 block of Greene Meadow Lane on Monday, April 17 around 6 p.m., according to the release.  Stine then tried to punch an officer in the face, but they backed away in time. Then the police used verbal attempts, a TASER device, and pepper spray— and …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Heroin Ring Leader Held Woman Hostage Before Stand-Off Threatening PSP: Affidavit Heroin Ring Leader Held Woman Hostage Before Stand-Off Threatening PSP: Affidavit
Heroin Ring Leader Held Woman Hostage Before Stand-Off Threatening PSP: Affidavit A convicted heroin dealer who has a pending federal case— held a woman over night and beat her, and after she escaped a multi-hour standoff took place, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg explained in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Rashawn Nathaniel Spriggs, a.k.a. “Shizz”, a 35, of Hershey, was convicted for selling over 1,000 grams of heroin as the leader of drug ring operating out of Chambersburg in 2016. He ended up serving five years in prison, federal court records show.  On April 1, 2023 he stormed into a woman's home in the 500 block of Park Circle West an…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maryland Man Wanted In Georgia Found In Pennsylvania, Police Say Maryland Man Wanted In Georgia Found In Pennsylvania, Police Say
Maryland Man Wanted In Georgia Found In Pennsylvania, Police Say A 78-year-old fugitive wanted in Georgia was arrested in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania on March 4, 2023, authorities say.  Gerald Lee Spessard, originally from Hagerstown, Maryland was found in "a suspicious vehicle parked at 1415 Orchard Drive," around 12:25 a.m., Chambersburg police said.  Upon investigation, he was found to have an active felony warrant from Georgia.  Spessard was then arrested and held in the Franklin County Jail, awaiting extradition back to Georgia. He has also been charged with being an alleged fugitive from justice within Pennsylvania. No additional d…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Bloody Welts' On Child Whipped By Mom With Video Game Console Controller Cord In PA: Police 'Bloody Welts' On Child Whipped By Mom With Video Game Console Controller Cord In PA: Police
'Bloody Welts' On Child Whipped By Mom With Video Game Console Controller Cord In PA: Police "I beat the shit out of her," a mother told the police after her barefoot 14-year-old girl was found with bleeding welts on the back of her legs after running away from her mom, authorities detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.   38-year-old Shanon Marie Warren admitted to the brutal assault to the Chambersburg police on Nov. 19 around 9:30 p.m., according to a release by the police and confirmed in court documents. The police had first been called to a report of a girl seen running without shoes on and then refusing to go home with her mom when she found her at a fri…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Chambersburg Woman Stops Burglar's 'Indecent Assault' With Bat, Pepper Spray, Police Say Chambersburg Woman Stops Burglar's 'Indecent Assault' With Bat, Pepper Spray, Police Say
Chambersburg Woman Stops Burglar's 'Indecent Assault' With Bat, Pepper Spray, Police Say Armed with a bat and pepper spray, a woman fended off a burglar who "indecently assaulted her" in her Chambersburg home, authorities say. The Chambersburg police were called to an active burglary in the 100 block of East Queen Street on Monday, Oct. 24 at 7:48 p.m., according to a release by the department. Just as a suspect's description was obtained, he was spotted fleeing from the woman's home by the officer arriving on scene, as detailed in the release. "The suspect was identified as Sterling Schley Jr.," the police say. The 29-year-old Chambersburg resident was taken to the Franklin …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Kidnapper Of 2-Year-Old Girl From RI Captured On I-81 In Central PA: Police Kidnapper Of 2-Year-Old Girl From RI Captured On I-81 In Central PA: Police
Kidnapper Of 2-Year-Old Girl From RI Captured On I-81 In Central PA: Police A 24-year-old Rhode Island dad was jailed and a two-year-old girl reunited with her proper caregiver after police in Central Pennsylvania found them riding on I-81 last week, authorities said. A massive search was launched for the child and her dad, Jordan McClure, before Pennsylvania State Police spotted the suspect's pickup truck with Massachusetts registration heading south on the highway in Franklin County Thursday, Oct. 20, PSP said.  The girl was unharmed in the vehicle and her dad arrested without incident. McClure was being held in the Franklin County Jail pending extradition t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
PA Daughter Stabbed Mother To Death In NY: State Police PA Daughter Stabbed Mother To Death In NY: State Police
PA Daughter Stabbed Mother To Death In NY: State Police A Pennsylvania daughter stabbed her mother to death in New York on Thursday, July 28, authorities say. Melissa "Missy" A. (Gallagher) Guisewhite, 51, originally from Harrisburg, was found dead at her Lakeview Avenue home in the Village of Tupper Lake around 1p.m., New York state police say. Her autopsy at Glens Falls hospital showed her "immediate cause of death to be injuries resulting from a stab wound, and the manner of death has been ruled a homicide," Dr. Michael Sikirica stated.  Her daughter, Alexa J. Gallagher, 26, also originally of Harrisburg but currently living in Tupper Lake,…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
1 Arrested, 2 Wanted For Drive-By Shooting Death Of Dog In Central PA (UPDATE) 1 Arrested, 2 Wanted For Drive-By Shooting Death Of Dog In Central PA (UPDATE)
1 Arrested, 2 Wanted For Drive-By Shooting Death Of Dog In Central PA (Update) A 22-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman are still wanted in connection with a deadly drive-by shooting of a dog after one man was arrested, authorities say.  Dajohn Na'Rayn Sanders, 22, of Chambersburg, was arrested in connection with the drive-by shooting at that happened on July 12 in the 350 block of Lincoln Way West on Friday, July 22, police said in an update release.  Sanders has been charged with the four felonies for Criminal Attempt - Criminal Homicide, Conspiracy - Aggravated Assault - Attempts to cause Serious Bodily Injuries or causes injury …

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Man Bites, Head-Butts Troopers, Pennsylvania State Police Say Man Bites, Head-Butts Troopers, Pennsylvania State Police Say
Man Bites, Head-Butts Troopers, Pennsylvania State Police Say An unnamed man bit one state trooper and head-butted another one on Tuesday afternoon, Pennsylvania state police say. Pennsylvania state police troopers from Chambersburg were called to a report of a suspicious person on Wagner Road in Green Township on Mar. 15 at 3:30 p.m., state police wrote in the release. The troopers attempted to arrest the man but he "actively resisted and bit one trooper on the hand and head butted another trooper," as stated in the release. Both troopers suffered "significant injuries in the incident," according to the release. The man was taken into custody and h…

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by Jillian Pikora