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Pennsylvania Police Chief, Dies Less Than 1 Month After Promotion Pennsylvania Police Chief, Dies Less Than 1 Month After Promotion
Pennsylvania Police Chief, Dies Less Than 1 Month After Promotion Less than one month after he was sworn in Greencastle Police Department Chief, Keith Russell has died, according to a release by the department on Saturday, June 6. Chief Russell passed away from an "off duty medical death," according to the Greencastle PD. No additional information about his death was available at the time of publishing.  He had only been sworn in as chief on May 6, 2024, the department explained. The promotion came after 23 years of police service. Russell was also a U.S. Navy Gulf War Veteran.  Funeral arrangements have not been released.  "Please …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Motorcyclist Struck Dead ID'd As US Military Veteran, Chambersburg Dad: PSP Motorcyclist Struck Dead ID'd As US Military Veteran, Chambersburg Dad: PSP
Motorcyclist Struck Dead ID'd As US Military Veteran, Chambersburg Dad: PSP A 44-year-old Chambersburg dad and US Military veteran died two days after his 24th wedding anniversary,  after being tossed off his motorcycle and "run over" on Friday, Pennsylvania State Police said and social media posts detail.  JT Berger was riding west on Lincoln Highway in Guilford Township when he had a green light and entered the intersection at Ragged Edge Road — striking a 32-year-old Maryland woman's 2016 Chrysler 200 making a right turn at a red light onto Lincoln Highway around 2:37 p.m., Jan. 26, state police detailed in a release.  The police noted that Berger switched from …

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by Jillian Pikora
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US Army Veteran Dies Nearly 1 Month After Central PA Crash: Coroner US Army Veteran Dies Nearly 1 Month After Central PA Crash: Coroner
US Army Veteran Dies Nearly 1 Month After Central PA Crash: Coroner A US Army veteran who filled his friends and family full of "wonderful memories and laughs and wisdom" has died 25 days after a head-on collision, authorities say.  Delmar H. Sipes, 81, of the 1700 block of Pelham Drive in Springettsbury Township, died at WellSpan York Hospital on Sunday, Sept. 11, exactly 25 days after he was involved in a two-vehicle accident, according to the York County Coroner’s Office. Sipes was driving near the 2600 block of North Sherman Street when a car crossed over into his lane causing the head-on crash, on Aug. 17 at 12: 55 p.m., as detailed in the coroner's r…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead In Suburban Philly Park Was Suspected Suicide, Police Say Man Found Dead In Suburban Philly Park Was Suspected Suicide, Police Say
Man Found Dead In Suburban Philly Park Was Suspected Suicide, Police Say Suicide was suspected in the death of a man found in a park in the Philadelphia suburbs just before Father's Day weekend, authorities said. The grueling discovery was made around 7:45 a.m. Friday, June 17, when a resident walking along a trail in Whitpain Township's Wentz Run Park noticed a man, later identified as Donte Jones, leaning against a piece of playground equipment, local police said. An officer and a paramedic arrived on the scene and confirmed he was unresponsive, Whitpain Township police said. A subsequent search of the area turned up nothing suspicious, and police do not…

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by Nicole Acosta
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US Air Force Veteran, ‘Friend, Union Brother’ From Lehigh Valley Dies Suddenly At Age 28 US Air Force Veteran, ‘Friend, Union Brother’ From Lehigh Valley Dies Suddenly At Age 28
US Air Force Veteran, ‘Friend, Union Brother’ From Lehigh Valley Dies Suddenly At Age 28 Beloved Lehigh Valley native, Air Force veteran, friend, and union brother Jacob S. “Jake” Krause died unexpectedly on Friday, May 20 at the age of 28. Born in Fountain Hill, Jake graduated from Nazareth Area High School with the class of 2012 before moving to Bangor, where he lived at the time of his death, his obituary says. Jake had spent six years serving with the United States Air Force and had recently started working as a lineman with the IBEW Local #126, according to his memorial. Jake was known for his love of nature, including fishing and warm weather, as well as for his passion …

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by Valerie Musson