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Murder-Suicide Under Investigation By Pennsylvania State Police Murder-Suicide Under Investigation By Pennsylvania State Police
Murder-Suicide Under Investigation By Pennsylvania State Police A report of "shots fired" in a mobile home park led troopers to the scene of an apparent murder-suicide, the Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on Thursday, April 25, 2024. The "domestic altercation where shots were fired" happened in Lenwood Park, Southampton Township, Shippensburg, around 7:25 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, Trooper Megan Frazer detailed in the release. PSP Chambersburg Troopers formed a perimeter around the home but they failed to make contact with the people inside, so the Pennsylvania State Police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) was called to the scen…
Convict Constable's 'Disruptive Actions' At Polling Locations Leads To Dismissal: Cumberland DA Convict Constable's 'Disruptive Actions' At Polling Locations Leads To Dismissal: Cumberland DA
Convict Constable's 'Disruptive Actions' At Polling Locations Leads To Dismissal: Cumberland DA A federal convict, former CPA, and state auditor at the Pennsylvania Auditor General’s Office —  was also dubbed 'former' constable due to his "unfit" behavior, Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack announced on Tuesday.  Troy A. Beam, a 60-year-old Shippensburg native, was previously notorious for hidding out in an Amish encampment in Florida to escape from federal investigators after skirting tax laws for years and putting away millions in an account in the Cayman Islands, the US Department of Justice explained at the time of his sentencing in 2012 in court d…
Shooter Confesses To Killing PA Mom On Birthday: DA Shooter Confesses To Killing PA Mom On Birthday: DA
Shooter Confesses To Killing PA Mom On Birthday: DA A Shippensburg woman initially confessed to her girlfriend and sister, but now – on the victim's birthday – she has pleaded guilty in front of a judge to shooting a 48-year-old mother of two, the Cumberland County District Attorney's office announced on Friday.  Breanna Black, 34 entered guilty pleas to "Criminal Homicide – Murder of the Third Degree and Persons Not to Possess a Firearm in front of the Honorable Jessica E. Brewbaker," on Dec. 8, the DA said. She was immediately sentenced to serve 30 to 60 years in a state correctional institution.  The charges …
6K+ Fentanyl Pills Seized, 38 Arrested— Including 35 PA Drug Dealers, DA Says 6K+ Fentanyl Pills Seized, 38 Arrested— Including 35 PA Drug Dealers, DA Says
6K+ Fentanyl Pills Seized, 38 Arrested— Including 35 PA Drug Dealers, DA Says A two-year-long investigation has led to the arrest of 37 people from Pennsylvania and Maryland, the York County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday.  The York County Drug Task Force and the Hanover Borough Police Department began the investigation in Nov. 2021, following the arrest of Billy Austin Norris who was allegedly caught delivering cocaine.  The investigation uncovered a large network of illegal narcotics trafficking of Pennsylvanians and Maryland in southeast York County. The following people were caught in this investigation and charged as stated, per the…
Criminal Past Revealed About Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Assaulting Ranger On Appalachian Trail Criminal Past Revealed About Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Assaulting Ranger On Appalachian Trail
Criminal Past Revealed About Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Assaulting Ranger On Appalachian Trail UPDATE: David Edward Browne, 27, of Shippensburg, is in Pennsylvania State Police custody as of 10:46 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. According to Trooper Frazer he was taken in without further incident following the fires on the Appalachian Trail and the alleged assault of a ranger.  Daily Voice readers claim he was found near Interstate 81. Traffic was delayed on I-81 in Cumberland County, as Daily Voice reported, but readers also told us there were helicopters and a drone circling the area over Perry and Cumberland counties Friday morning.  David previously lived in Martinsburg, West…
Missing, Wanted PA Man Arrested After Assaulting Ranger: PA State Police Missing, Wanted PA Man Arrested After Assaulting Ranger: PA State Police
Missing, Wanted PA Man Arrested After Assaulting Ranger: PA State Police David Edward Browne, 27, of Shippensburg, is in Pennsylvania State Police custody as of 10:46 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. According to Trooper Frazer he was taken in without further incident. Follow Daily Voice and check here for additional updates.  UPDATE: A Shippensburg missing man is now wanted for an incident on the Appalachian Trail, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.  David Edward Browne is accused of setting fire and assaulting a ranger on Thursday, Aug. 24.  He remains at large. Click here for the full update and an additional image of Browne. ORIGINAL: A m…
PA Family Killed In I-81 VA U-Haul Crash: Police PA Family Killed In I-81 VA U-Haul Crash: Police
PA Family Killed In I-81 VA U-Haul Crash: Police Shortly after friends said "drive safe & see you next time" to a Pennsylvania family, they received the news that all four members of the family had died in a crash on Interstate 81 in Virginia. A beloved grandmother, Douangpee Amnatkeo, 54, of Shippensburg, was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox with her relatives Ericssan Kathpratoum, 13, Samiane Kothpratoum, 37, both of Shippensburg; and Monthy Matnopaseuth, 39, of Reading, in the passenger seats, while towing a U-Haul trailer back from the annual Lao New Year Festival at Wat Lao Buddharam in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, authorities said. …
NJ Horse Shot To Death In PA, State Police Say NJ Horse Shot To Death In PA, State Police Say
NJ Horse Shot To Death In PA, State Police Say A horse that belongs to a nonprofit organization in New Jersey was found shot to death in Pennsylvania, according to a release by the Pennsylvania State Police on Monday, May 1, 2023.  The horse belonged to Standardbred Retirement Foundation located in Cream Ridge, NJ. It was being housed on McClays Mill Road in Southampton Township near Shippensburg, according to state police. The shooting happened sometime between said 2 p.m. Thursday, April 27, and 12:30 a.m. Friday, April 28, PSP said.  Standardbred Retirement Foundation provides “humane care and services for horses in need of lifetim…
PA Rep.'s Crash Involving Alcohol Under Investigation By State Police PA Rep.'s Crash Involving Alcohol Under Investigation By State Police
PA Rep.'s Crash Involving Alcohol Under Investigation By State Police PA State Rep. Torren C. Ecker was the only person involved in a crash into a guide rail on Route 94 on Tuesday, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, April 20, 2023.  It is believed that alcohol was a factor in a crash in the 7900 block of Carlisle Pike in Huntington Township on April 18 around 11:45 p.m., state police said. The 37-year-old drifted off the road and hit a guide rail, disabling his vehicle.  The New Oxford man submitted to a blood test, the results of which as pending—as is the charge of "driving on roadways laned for traffic," according to the release.  Ecker r…
On-Duty Trooper Causes Crash Into Motel Sign In Central Pennsylvania, State Police Say On-Duty Trooper Causes Crash Into Motel Sign In Central Pennsylvania, State Police Say
On-Duty Trooper Causes Crash Into Motel Sign In Central Pennsylvania, State Police Say A 24-year-old Pennsylvania state trooper caused a crash that injured another driver while on duty in a state police vehicle on Sunday, March 12, 2023, authorities say.  While attempting to exit the M&T Bank parking lot on Walnut Bottom Road in Shippensburg, the trooper— whose name has been redacted— failed to look for on-coming traffic and slammed in the rear bumper of 48-year-old Jill S. Markel's 2016 Mazda CX3 with the PSP 2021 Ford Explorer, according to a release by his assigned Troop in Carlisle. When Markel's car was struck by the PSP's bumper/push bar, it sent her into a tai…
Sheetz Reacts To Alleged Rape Of Unconscious 14-Year-Old By Store Employee In Pennsylvania Sheetz Reacts To Alleged Rape Of Unconscious 14-Year-Old By Store Employee In Pennsylvania
Sheetz Reacts To Alleged Rape Of Unconscious 14-Year-Old By Store Employee In Pennsylvania Sheetz PR Management has responded to Daily Voice's request for comment on the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl who passed out in her own vomit in a Sheetz restroom by a store employee.  The incident happened between Sheetz employee, 22-year-old Demarcus Shamir Johnson, and the girl, at 529 East King Street in Shippensburg on Oct. 30, 2022, the stated by area police officer Eric Varner in the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice.  "At Sheetz, the safety of our customers is our highest priority -- and we take any allegations of employee misconduct very se…
14-Year-Old Girl Raped While Unconscious By Employee At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say 14-Year-Old Girl Raped While Unconscious By Employee At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say
14-Year-Old Girl Raped While Unconscious By Employee At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say A "heavily intoxicated" 14-year-old girl who had been vomiting in a Sheetz restroom passed out and an employee raped her, Shippensburg police say in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Sheetz employee, 22-year-old Demarcus Shamir Johnson, had previously flirted with the girl but her older sister warned him to stay away and told him her age, as detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.  The girl was drunk and went to the restroom to vomit, she was in and out of it and her memory was hazy but at one point she remembered leaning over the toilet to vomit. Next, she was s…
State Trooper Impersonator Nabbed In Shippensburg, Police Say State Trooper Impersonator Nabbed In Shippensburg, Police Say
State Trooper Impersonator Nabbed In Shippensburg, Police Say A man who impersonated a Pennsylvania state police trooper while threatening people has been arrested in Shippensburg, authorities say. Elmer Lawrence Ardinger, 60, was arrested on Monday, January 9, according to a release by the Shippensburg Police on Thursday. "Ardinger was upset over a misunderstanding. Ardinger called himself Trooper Ardinger and threatened to come to the victim's location and take care of things in his trooper vehicle," the police say.  Ardinger was charged with impersonating a public servant and harassment, police say and court records confirm.
Pennsylvania Public Masturbator, Domestic Abuser Has Also Raped, Prostituted Children Pennsylvania Public Masturbator, Domestic Abuser Has Also Raped, Prostituted Children
Pennsylvania Public Masturbator, Domestic Abuser Has Also Raped, Prostituted Children A man who previously was sentenced to probation for public masturbation in Shippensburg, has been convicted and sentenced in connection with the rape and trafficking of children, authorities say.  Kenneth McKinley Grant, 24, of Carlisle, has a lengthy court record in Cumberland County where he was most recently has been found guilty of Sexual Exploitation of Children, Unlawful Contact With a Minor, Corruption of Minors, and Prostitution, according to the district attorney's office and court documents. The charges stem from "an incident in which a girl reported that Grant had coerced he…
Human Remains In FL Revealed As Killed Missing PA Woman: State Police Human Remains In FL Revealed As Killed Missing PA Woman: State Police
Human Remains In FL Revealed As Killed Missing PA Woman: State Police Six months after a woman went missing following a double-homicide and arson, the missing persons search has become a homicide investigation according to an updated release by  Pennsylvania state police on Wednesday, August 3. Jasmine Lynn Forbes, 31, of Shippensburg, had been missing and was thought to possibly be in danger since Wednesday, February 23, Pennsylvania state police Trooper Megan Ammerman said in the release. There had previously been a double-deadly shooting and arson at the home where she was staying in the 100 block of Neil Road in South Hampton Township. Two men, Cord…
Missing, Endangered Woman Sought By Pennsylvania State Police Missing, Endangered Woman Sought By Pennsylvania State Police
Missing, Endangered Woman Sought By Pennsylvania State Police A 31-year-old woman from Shippensburg is missing and could be in danger, according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police. Jasmine Lynn Forbes was last seen in Shippensburg on Wednesday, Pennsylvania state police Trooper Megan Ammerman said in the release. Forbes is described as being 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighing around 100 pounds. "The Pennsylvania State Police has reason to believe that Forbes may be missing – endangered and is asking for the public's assistance in locating her," as stated in the release. Anyone with information regarding Forbes' whereabouts is asked to contac…
NY Passenger Killed In Berks County Crash NY Passenger Killed In Berks County Crash
NY Passenger Killed In Berks County Crash A New York woman died after sustaining injuries in a crash in Berks County Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Richard Swartz, 50, of Shippensburg, PA was parked on the shoulder of I-78 westbound in the area of mile marker 8.5 in Bethel Township around 4:50 p.m. when Alan Barton, 41, of Blue Point, NY, struck Swartz's car at an "unsafe speed," according to Pennsylvania State Police. Barton got out of the car on his own, while his front passenger, KellyAnn Mooney, 40, had to be extracted by emergency responders, police said. The 13-year-old and 6-year-old back passengers were ass…