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Newville Manager Fred Andrew Potzer Charged With Felonies
The Newville Borough Manager for over 28 years has been charged with numerous felonies for allegedly criminally violating Pennsylvania finance laws, Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack announced on Tuesday afternoon. Fred Andrew Potzer is accused of "financial gymnastics" by manipulating the Newville Borough books to use funds from the Newville Water and Sewer Authority to pay for local projects, the DA explained at a press conference. Potzer has been charged with the following according to the DA and court documents: Felony Tampering With Public Record/Inform…
Police & Fire
PA Woman Killed Walking Along Garden State Parkway
A 34-year-old woman from Pennsylvania walking along the Garden State Parkway in Middlesex County, NJ, was struck and killed by a pickup truck, authorities said. Liliya Rosenblum was struck by the Chevrolet pickup at about 4:50 a.m. on Sunday, April 14, in the southbound left lane near milepost 130.2 in Woodbridge, New Jersey State Police said. Rosenblum, of Newville, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at the scene, State Police said. The crash remains under investigation.
Police & Fire
Carnival Run By Sex Offender Has Pennsylvania State Police Searching For New Victims
A registered sex offender — who only abused children — secretly ran a carnival business in Pennsylvania and state police fear he may have new victims according to a release on Feb. 8. Richard Lee Ridley was convicted of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child in 1993 and 2006, as well as open lewdness in 2020 and harassment in 2023, according to the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Sexual Offender Registry and court records. The 53-year-old Carlisle resident is considered a "sexually violent predator," Trooper Megan Frazer stated in a release. In June of …
Traffic
School Bus Driver Terry Stroup Charged For Causing Crash
A school bus driver has been charged after eight people were injured in a crash involving the bus and a car, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday. Terry M. Stroup, 34 of Neville, was wearing her seatbelt but suffered a "suspected minor injury" Pennsylvania State Police wrote in an updated release on Dec. 12. She was taken to Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill for an evaluation. The crash happened at the intersection of Newville and Oakville roads in North Newton Township at 8:50 a.m. on Dec. 12, PSP Trooper Megan Frazer detailed in the initial release.…
Police & Fire
15 Men Caught In Undercover Sting At Cumberland County Hotel
Fifteen men from across Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Colorado have been arrested while allegedly trying to meet with prostitutes at a Central Pennsylvania hotel. Instead of finding the women, the men thought they had communicated with to arrange for sex in exchange for cash, they found the Cumberland County Human Trafficking Task Force waiting to take them into custody, according to a release by the Cumberland County District Attorney's office on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The men had really been in contact with undercover officers with the task force as they conducted "Operation Impact …
Police & Fire
Fire Police Officer Lied About Being Hit While Directing Traffic In Newville, Police Say
A Fire Police Officer who was directing traffic lied to authorities about a vehicle striking him, police announced on July 10, 2023. Morris Metzger Jr., 66, of Newville had been directing traffic in the 100 block on South High Street prior to the alleged incident around 5 p.m. on June 20, according to Newville Police. When officers arrived to investigate he told them avehicle "failed to stop for him and drove around his cones to turn right onto S. High St." he went on to claim "he yelled and waived his arms and the vehicle turned around at Graham Medical and came back northbound…
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26-Year-Old Newville Man ID'd In Crash Into Pole On Ritner Highway: Coroner
A 26-year-old Newville man has died at the scene of a crash on US Route 11, according to a release by the Cumberland County Coroner on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Zacherie Cordell Miller was pronounced dead at the scene at 2085 Ritner Highway/US Route 11 in Carlisle around 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Zach lost control, went up an embankment, sheared off a utility pole, and then rolled over, according to Coroner Charles Hall. His accidental death was caused by blunt-force head trauma. He was the only person in the vehicle. This deadly crash remains under investigation by …
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Woman Stabs BF In Back: Newville Police
A 24-year-old Carlisle woman stabbed her boyfriend in the back and committed a burglary, police alleged on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Alexandria Brooke/Brook Kulick was wanted for aggravated assault when she was arrested following a burglary on June 6, 2023, court records show. A warrant had been issued for her arrest after she stabbed her boyfriend in the back with a knife during an aggravated assault incident on June 2, according to Newville police and confirmed by court records. Her boyfriend was airlifted to Hershey Medical Center, the police explained. Kul…
Obituaries
Newville Dad Killed In Rt 944 Crash
A 28-year-old Central Pennsylvania dad has been identified as the person killed in a weekend Cumberland County crash. Kody Tidd, of Newville, was driving at a "high rate of speed" when he "lost control" of his vehicle on Route 944 westbound just before the Deer Lane intersection in the evening hours Saturday, June 3, 2023, Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall told Daily Voice. Tidd hit three other vehicles, though no other injuries were reported, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, Hall said. The Middlesex Township Police Department is investigating the incident. Kody is a Newvill…
Police & Fire
Extra Cheese: $680 Spent On Pizza Using Fake Account, Newville Police Say
A 27-year-old woman wanted a little extra cheese to cover the cost of her pizza cravings, so she used someone's bank details on her SliceLife pizza app account and place several orders, police announced on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Branda Shoemaker of Newville has "confessed to linking the victims bank account information to her Slice App and using it to purchase food and other miscellaneous items," on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, Newville Police said. Shoemaker's victim contacted the police and showed officers bank statements with $680 of fraudulent charges totaling in "approximately $680.0…
Police & Fire
Newville Man Told 14-Year-Old Boy He 'Loved Him' Before Sexual Assault: DA
Disturbing details about repeated sexual assaults between a man and a child have been released by the Cumberland County District Attorney's office follow the conviction of a 60-year-old Newville man. Josiah "Ron" Christopher Becker was found guilty of the following on Friday, May 12, 2023 according to a release the following Monday: Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 16 years of age (2 counts). Sexual Assault. Corruption of minors - defendant age 18 or above guilty (10 counts). "The jury's verdict came at the conclusion of a two day trial in front of the Honorab…
Obituaries
Newville 17-Year-Old ID'd After Motorcycle Crash On Ritner Highway
A Newville 17-year-old has been identified by his family following a deadly motorcycle crash involving a tractor-trailer at Ritner Highway and Route 11. Drew Benfield was days away from graduating when his 1999 Kawasaki motorcycle "impacted with the trailer" of a 2017 Kenworth truck in the 3400 block of Ritner Highway onto Route 11 in West Pennsboro Township on Monday, May 8, 2023, around 12 p.m., according to a release by Pennsylvania State Police. Patrick Dowler of Hagerstown, MD was driving the truck. He was seatbelted and unharmed, PSP noted, adding that Benfield was also wearing h…
Police & Fire
Lebanon Dad Leaves Behind Young Daughter After Deadly Shooting
A 33-year-old Lebanon dad was shot dead on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, police announced that afternoon. Thomas M. Vance was found with a gunshot wound in the first block of Jones Street around 8 a.m., according to Lebanon City Police. He was taken "to a Dauphin County Medical Facility where he died from his injuries," the police said. The suspect stayed on the scene and was taken into police custody without any incident. The police have released the following information about the deadly shooting: "The initial investigation suggests that the incident began as a verbal altercation and escal…
Police & Fire
Teen Tries To Kill Parents With Pairing Knife In Newville Street, Police Say
"I'll cut them. I'll kill them," a boy said while holding his parents at knife point in a Newville street, authorities announced on Thursday, March 16, 2023. The Newville police were called to the "domestic incident involving a weapon" in the first block of South High Street on Feb. 18, 2023 at 3:44 p.m., according to the release. Upon arrival, they discovered the boy "wielding a 4-5 inch pairing knife and pointing it in the direction of his parents and others present," as stated in the release. The boy "followed commands to drop the knife and to lay on the ground where h…
Police & Fire
Hotel Raided, Carlisle Drug House Condemned, Nine Arrested, Police Say
Nine people have been arrested and a home has been condemned following two drug raids in three days— involving the same man, police say. The Carlisle Police began an investigation into neighbors' complaints of criminal activity at 138 North East Street in the borough by conducting a warranted search of the home executed by Carlisle Police, Cumberland County Special Response Team, Cumberland County Drug Task Force, and Carlisle Borough Codes Department on January 12, 2023, according to a release by the department on Jan. 30. They seized prescription pills, marijuana, a s…
News
Five Children, Two Dogs Endangered By Parents, Newville Police Say
Newville citizens tipped off police about child and animal abuse parents with "dangerous dogs" were doing, police say. After receiving the tips, the area police investigated 32-year-old Travis Richard Laughner and his 29-year-old wife Taryn B. Laughner resulting in their arrests on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. The police found that the Laughers had endangered "the welfare of their children as well as (having) loose dogs and harboring dangerous dogs...violating the duty of care act," the police stated in a release the day after the arrest. The pair were each charged with fiv…
Obituaries
Sudden Death Of PA Dad Brendan Fogarty Prompts Wave Of Support
The tragic and unexpected death of beloved PA father of three Brendan M. Fogarty, Jr. at age 41 has prompted a massive wave of community support. Brendan, of Newville, died at UPMC Carlisle on Wednesday, Nov. 30, his obituary says. Born in Englewood, NJ, Brendan went to Longwood High School in Middle Island, NY and graduated in 1999 before finishing the Electrical Contracting BOCES program. He co-owned F & P Electrical Inc. and had been a servicing contractor for local quarries owned by NESL. Brendan is survived by his loving wife, Christina M (Oswald) Fogarty, three sons, SRA Mi…
News
Amish Family Hospitalized, Horse Killed Following Horse-Buggy Crash: Pennsylvania State Police
An Amish woman was airlifted with "serious head injuries," two other family members have been hospitalized, and a horse has been killed following a serious crash involving a horse-and-buggy in central Pennsylvania on Sunday, Dec. 4, Pennsylvania state police say. 31-year-old Stephanie M. Horne of Newville, rear-ended the buggy with her 2002 Honda Civic on Centerville Road in West Pennsboro Township around 8:15 a.m., according to state police. While cresting a hill the Civic slammed into the buggy—propelling it into a grassy field on the right side of the road, then the buggy coll…
News
21-Year-Old Woman Involved In Drive-By Shooting That Killed Dog In PA Turns Herself Into Police
A 21-year-old woman wanted in connection with a deadly drive-by shooting of a dog in central Pennsylvania has been arrested, authorities say. Hailey Ann Mia Torres, 21, of Newville, turned herself in to police at the Chambersburg station on Sunday, August 21, according to an updated release by the police. Her two co-conspirators, Dajohn Na'Rayn Sanders, 22, of Chambersburg, was arrested on Friday, July 22, and Kaywan Dean Johnson, 22, fled to Ohio and was arrested in Youngstown, on Thursday, July 28, police previously stated. Three conspirators were wanted …
Police & Fire
Enraged Newville Man 'Waves Gun' At Tractor-Trailer Driver: Police
An argument in a central Pennsylvania roadway quickly escalated when a man pulled out a gun, police say. Gary Allen Horick Jr., 43, of Newville, got into a fight with tractor-trailer driver on Tuesday, August 16, according to a release by the police. Police were called to reports of him "waving a firearm around in the intersection of Main Street and High Street in Newville Borough," as stated in the release. Following an investigation he is believed to have started the verbal argument and then pulled out the gun. It is unclear if this is a road rage incident. Horick was arrested and…
News
Teen Killed In Crash Into Tractor-Trailer, Stone Wall On RT 11: PA State Police
An 18-year-old from Newville has died in a crash after he hit a tractor-trailer and was pinned between it and a stone wall, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police.Noah J. Blessing was driving his 1995 Dodge Stratus on Ritner Highway/Route11 near Stoughstown Road on Mar. 24, according to a release by state police investigator Wesley Smith. At the same time, Marvin H. Shoemaker, 66, was traveling in his 2015 International Harvest heading east along the road near the 2100 block in South Newton Township at 11:52 a.m., the release shows. Blessing failed to yield to the tractor-tra…
News
Update
: RT 11 Reopens After Car, Tractor-Trailer Crashed Into PA Home
UPDATE: Route 11 between Shippensburg and Newville reopened around 3:20 p.m. on Thursday, according to Pennsylvania state trooper Megan Ammerman. ORIGINAL: A tractor-trailer crashed into a central Pennsylvania home on Thursday around noon, according to Pennsylvania state police. The crash happened on Ritner Highway/Route11 near Stoughstown Road on Mar. 24, according to a release by trooper Megan Ammerman. The crash also involved a car with entrapment, according to emergency dispatchers. A helicopter was called to the scene but was unable to assist due to the weather, according to dispatc…
News
Elderly PA Man Fires Gun At Workers Trimming Trees In His Yard: Report
A central Pennsylvania homeowner shot at two men who were trimming trees along his property line, reports cbs21 citing Pennsylvania State Police. George Elwood Blessing, of Newville, who turned 82-year-old the day of the incident, allegedly shot at the men with a 12 gauge shotgun as they exited a marked work truck in his driveway on Jan. 1st., the outlet reports citing a criminal complaint. The men were at his home on Blain McCrea Road in Lower Mifflin Township wanted to trim trees along the edge of his property line maintenance could be done on the power lines, according to the outlet. …
News
'Dirty' Children In Protective Custody After Armed Parents' Fight At PA Walmart, Report Says
Two "extremely dirty" children were taken into protective custody after their parents were found fighting in a Walmart parking lot with loaded firearms in reach of the youngsters, as reported by Fox43. Police responding to 50 Newberry Parkway in Etters on Oct. 19 found Cullen Kellinson, 27, and Tiffany Sue Arcq, 30, of Newville, in a flatbed pickup truck, according to Fox and court documents. Neither state nor local police responded to Daily Voice's request for comment Thursday. Kellinson’s court docket was not available to Daily Voice at the time of publishing. Arcq and Kel…
News
PA Woman Assaults State Trooper, Report Says
A Central Pennsylvania woman is accused of assaulting a State Police trooper, as first reported by WGAL News 8. Alyssa Marie Rhoades, 24, of Newville, assaulted the trooper on Alexander Spring Road in South Middleton Township, then taken to Cumberland County Prison, the outlet said. It is unclear how badly the trooper was hurt or the circumstances in which they were assaulted. Authorities did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for info Thursday. Rhoades was arrested in 2016 on drug offenses. This is a developing story follow Daily Voice for updates.
News
PA Man Charged For Repeatedly Raping 25-Year-Old, Police
A Cumberland County man has been charged for allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulting a woman, according to Newville police. Ronald Lee Martin Jr., 58, of Newville, was arrested on Monday. A 25-year-old woman reported that she was sexually assaulted multiple times by Martin starting in Aug. 2021. He has been charged with the following: F1 Rape Threat Of Forcible Compulsion F2 Sexual Assault F2 Aggressive Indecent Assault - Threat of Forcible Compulsion M1 Indecent Assault Threat Forcible Compulsion He was held in Cumberland County Prison in lieu of $50,000. The charges have since …
News
PA Man Seriously Injured After Girlfriend Driver Over Him With Car, Police Say
A man has been "substantial injured" after his girlfriend drove over him, according to Newville police. Police were dispatched to Vine Street on Sept. 10 around 3:45 p.m. Upon arrival they found, "a man who had sustained substantial injuries to his left arm, hip and right foot," police said in a statement on Thursday. Newville Emergency Medical Service treated the man at the scene. The man told police that his girlfriend ran him over with their car. His girlfriend was identified as Maria Decicco, 59, of Newville. Decicco supposedly ran him over with the rear passenger side tir…
News
Man Drags Gas Pump Hose While Driving High On Heroin, Spits On ER Staff, Newville Police Say
A man was arrested in Newville after police stopped him while driving around with a gas pump hanging out of his car and found heroin. Harry Pytak, 67, of Shermansdale, was stopped while driving his Honda Accord by police in the first block of East Main Street in Newville on Friday, July 23 at 8:45 p.m. Pytak had a gas pump handle and hose hanging from the gas tank of his vehicle and had been dragging them along the road while he was driving, according to Newville police. Police attempted to stop the vehicle by activating their emergency light but ending up following the Accord into a parki…
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Central PA Adoptive Mom Chewed On Children's Fingers, Burned Bottoms, Say State Police
The infamous local mother who abused her adoptive children is facing new charges after police learned more about the abuse the children suffered while in her care. Shelley Noreika, 47, of Newville was arrested on Wednesday night. Three of her four adoptive children reported the abuse cited in this round of charges-- they were ages 6, 7 and 9 at the time of disclosing the abuse to police. The children report the following abuse: Stuck with a wooden paddle Hit with a backscratcher on the bottom of their feet, hands and naked butt Forced to sit on a hot stove Choked All three children told …
Police & Fire
Newville Police: K9 Officer Finds Meth On DUI Shippensburg Driver
A K-9 officer sniffed out methamphetamine on a DUI Cumberland County driver during a routine motor vehicle stop. Newville police pulled over a black and white Ford Crown Victoria for operating the car without official certification of inspection on 100 North High Street on April 13. Officers during the stop noticed the driver -- Danielle Catherine Johnson -- showing signs of intoxication, police said. Johnson, of Shippensburg was arrested for DUI and K9 Lock was called to the scene, authorities said. Officers found meth paraphernalia in Johnson's purse and her toxicology report found…
News
Pennsylvania Dad Found Guilty Of Murdering 4-Month-Old Son
A Newville man has been found guilty of the homicide death of his 4-month-old son, according to court records. Brian Wagner, 34, has been convicted of criminal homicide, aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and third degree murder for the death of his son who died on July 6, 2017. When Wagner awoke that day, he found his son Finnick was not breathing. He called 911 and the boy was taken via ambulance to Carlisle Regional Medical Center before being flown to Hershey Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, according to court documents. During the course of the trial…
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