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Car Robbers Blow Up Boat In Central PA: State Police Car Robbers Blow Up Boat In Central PA: State Police
Car Robbers Blow Up Boat In Central PA: State Police Serial thieves have been exploding mailboxes – and a boat, according to a release by the Pennsylvania State Police. The same group of people who were breaking into cars in Loganville Borough and Springfield Township are now believed to be blowing up other people's property using fireworks, according to PSP, Troop J, York Criminal Investigation Unit. The "criminal mischiefs and vehicle break-ins" happened between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. starting in June and continuing through August 2023, troopers said. The number of mailboxes was not shared, but the police did share that the boxes were str…

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by Jillian Pikora
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4 Children Under 5 Years Old Shot At Over Parents' Fireworks: PA State Police 4 Children Under 5 Years Old Shot At Over Parents' Fireworks: PA State Police
4 Children Under 5 Years Old Shot At Over Parents' Fireworks: PA State Police Four children were among the eight people shot at when their neighbor became irate over their fireworks, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Dalea Joann Carbaugh, 45, of Greencastle, heard the fireworks on Independence Day and came out of the rear door of her home on Hager Road, Peters Township to yell at her neighbors to stop set them off around 8:45 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police explained in the affidavit of probable cause.  Carbaugh proceeded to exchange words with two of the men sitting in her neighbor's backyard before going back inside for her handg…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Popular Fireworks Stand Worker, Bicyclist Killed By Pickup Driver In DC July 4th Weekend Popular Fireworks Stand Worker, Bicyclist Killed By Pickup Driver In DC July 4th Weekend
Popular Fireworks Stand Worker, Bicyclist Killed By Pickup Driver In DC July 4th Weekend Police have identified the bicyclist and fireworks stand worker struck and killed by a pickup truck driver suffering a medical episode July 4th weekend in Washington DC. The Chevrolet Silverado driver had lost consciousness when he struck the westbound bicyclist — identified as 70 year-old Michael Hawkins Randall — on Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue around 5:40 p.m. Saturday, July 2, Metro police said. The Silverado then continued across the westbound and eastbound lanes and struck 64 year-old Charles Jackson, who was working in a fireworks stand. The vehicle came to rest on the eas…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$70K+ Raised For Family Of Boy, 8, Killed In House Fire Caused By Fireworks $70K+ Raised For Family Of Boy, 8, Killed In House Fire Caused By Fireworks
$70K+ Raised For Family Of Boy, 8, Killed In House Fire Caused By Fireworks The Hawkins family lost their 8-year-old son in a house fire caused by improperly disposed fireworks on Saturday; now their community has rallied to help them. 1567 Poplar Terrace in West York was once the loving home of a family of four, but around 11 p.m. on Independence Day everything changed. Improperly disposed of fireworks outside the duplex-style residence set the home ablaze with crews remaining on the scene until 4 a.m. The fire claimed the life of Elijah, 8; severely burned his brother Evan, 6; and burned their parents Jacob and Brittany Hawkins. Elijah died at a Maryland hosp…

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by Jillian Pikora
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House Fire Caused By Fireworks Ruled Arson, Say State Police In York County House Fire Caused By Fireworks Ruled Arson, Say State Police In York County
House Fire Caused By Fireworks Ruled Arson, Say State Police In York County A house fire in York County has been ruled an arson after fireworks were found at the scene, according to State Police. Fire crews were called to an abandoned home in the 15000 block of Thompson Road just before 10 p.m., say police. Fireworks were found next to the home. A Roman Candle was the specific type of firework that set the house ablaze. PSP continue to investigate and have determined that the fireworks were purchased from Sky King’s inventory. Anyone with information related to this fire is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police in York at 717-428-1011.

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by Jillian Pikora
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FBI Called To PA Apartment After DIY Fireworks Go Wrong FBI Called To PA Apartment After DIY Fireworks Go Wrong
FBI Called To PA Apartment After DIY Fireworks Go Wrong A Mechanicsburg man is facing a weapons of mass destruction charge after a failed attempt to make fireworks, say police. Johnathan Park, 33, was arrested after he attempted to make fireworks on his bed in his apartment in 500 block of Geneva Drive, according to police. Upper Allen Township police and fire were called to the apartment complex for reports of a burn victim around 1 a.m. on Wednesday. Upon arrival crews found that Park's bed caught fire while he was attempting to making homemade fireworks. Neighborings in the complex were evacuated. Park's apartment had explosives and explo…

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by Jillian Pikora