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Federal Felon, Female Convict Nabbed In NY For Stabbing: Harrisburg PD Federal Felon, Female Convict Nabbed In NY For Stabbing: Harrisburg PD
Yolanda Lower, Dion Johnson Arrested For HBG Stabbing: PD UPDATE: **"Dion Johnson and Yolanda Lower were taken into custody on April 19th in New York," Harrisburg Police announced late on Friday night.** ORIGINAL REPORT: A federally convicted felon and a woman with a misdemeanor record are wanted for stabbing a woman multiple times in Harrisburg on Saturday, the Harrisburg police announced on Monday, April 15.  Dion Dakota Johnson, 38 of Harrisburg, was arrested by the FBI back in 2009 for his gang-related activities in the city, although much of his federal records are sealed, he eventually was slapped with both federal and state felony co…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Country Club Death: Tree Falls Onto Golf Cart In Pennsylvania Killing Passenger, Cops Say Country Club Death: Tree Falls Onto Golf Cart In Pennsylvania Killing Passenger, Cops Say
Country Club Death: Tree Falls Onto Golf Cart In Pennsylvania Killing Passenger, Cops Say A falling tree killed one person riding in a golf cart at a Pennsylvania country club this weekend, authorities said. It happened Saturday, April 13 around 3:05 p.m. at the JC Melrose Country Club in Cheltenham, where a tree fell on a golf cart, killing the person in the passenger's seat of the cart, local police said. The tree fell on the golf cart as the victim and another person were driving the golf cart on the course while playing golf, police said. The driver of the golf cart sustained minor injuries. The Montgomery County Coroner's Office will determine the cause and manner of death…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Shooting Of Brake-Checking Bicyclist Was Justified, Lancaster DA Says Shooting Of Brake-Checking Bicyclist Was Justified, Lancaster DA Says
Shooting Of Brake-Checking Bicyclist Was Justified, Lancaster DA Says The driver who shot a bicyclist on Fruitville Pike last month will not face criminal charges, the Lancaster County District Attorney said Friday, April 12.  Robin Megill, who was shot while riding a bike in Manheim Township on March 13, faced non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to make a full recovery, prosecutors said in a release.  According to investigators, Megill was riding in the travel lane near Delp Road with multiple vehicles trailing behind him.  When the lead driver honked their horn at Megill, authorities said the bicyclist stopped in the middle of…

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by Mac Bullock
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Video Captures Screams From Neighbors As Fire Engulfs Harrisburg Row Homes Video Captures Screams From Neighbors As Fire Engulfs Harrisburg Row Homes
Harrisburg Fire A massive fire tore through row homes in Harrisburg Thursday morning, April 11, leaving multiple residents displaced. The fire broke out on the 600 block of Ross Street, bringing numerous fire companies to the scene around dawn. Ring footage being circulated by multiple outlets including CBS21 shows neighbors screaming for help as flames spread. 👀 BREAKING NOW: Dramatic video from a neighbor captures fire spreading along Ross Street in Harrisburg this morning.https://t.co/EWN7XJuagN(Video submitted by resident, used by with permission.) pic.twitter.com/Ri08FMXw6j — Steve …

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by Cecilia Levine
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MURDER-SUICIDE: Police ID Husband, Wife Found Dead In Lancaster County Home MURDER-SUICIDE: Police ID Husband, Wife Found Dead In Lancaster County Home
Murder-suicide: Police ID Husband, Wife Found Dead In Lancaster County Home Police have identified the couple found dead in what they say was a murder-suicide in a Lancaster County home early Wednesday, April 10. Mark E. Shepherd, 71, shot his wife Diane L. Shepherd, 63, and then himself in their home on the 300 block of Sun Hill Road in Penn Township, bringing police to the scene just after 4 a.m., Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said. The couple's extended family was inside the home at the time of the incident. They told police that they awoke to a loud domestic-related argument between Mark and Diane occurring in a separate part of the home. Multi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fugitive Wanted For Fatal 2020 Shooting Of Waynesboro Man Charged After California Arrest: PD Fugitive Wanted For Fatal 2020 Shooting Of Waynesboro Man Charged After California Arrest: PD
Fugitive Wanted For Fatal 2020 Shooting Of Waynesboro Man Charged After California Arrest: PD Raymond Garfield Campbell made it across the country but is back in Maryland to face charges for the 2020 murder of a Pennsylvania man in Washington County, police say. Campbell, 36, was arrested in California and returned back to the East Coast to face charges for his alleged role in the fatal October 2020 shooting of Waynesboro resident Daynard Devere Johnson, according to the Hagerstown Police Department.  On Oct. 14, 2020, police say that officers found Johnson, 40, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the head, chest, and stomach in the 300 block of Henry Avenue.  Late …

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by Zak Failla
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Hummelstown Man Charged With Incest In Highspire: Police Hummelstown Man Charged With Incest In Highspire: Police
Robert Leeper Charged With Incest: Highspire PD A 66-year-old Hummlestown man has been charged with incest in Highspire, area police announced on Tuesday, April 9.  Robert William Leeper was arrested on April 4 on felony charges of aggravated sexual assault without consent and incest, the Highspire police detailed.  The charges stem from an investigation that began in January 2024 by a Highspire police detective following a report of sexual allegations against Leeper.  He was released Monday, April 8 on a $50,000 surety bond as set by Judge Marian Urrutia, his court docket show.  His preliminary hearing is set …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pair Ejected In Fatal Head-On Crash Along I-81: PA State Police Pair Ejected In Fatal Head-On Crash Along I-81: PA State Police
Sharon Bentler Killed In Head-On Crash On I-81: PSP A 51-year-old woman has died a week after being ejected during a head-on crash along Interstate 81, Pennsylvania State Police and the Dauphin County Coroner confirmed to Daily Voice on Tuesday, April 9.  Sharon Michelle Bentler, originally of Berwick and most recently of Harrisburg (according to her social media and court records), passed away at Penn State Hershey Medical Center on Sunday due to multiple traumatic injuries she sustained in a crash on I-81 on April 3 Dauphin County press secretary Diane McNaughton told Daily Voice.  Her death was ruled accidental by the county co…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Woman Found 'Fused To Sheets' In Soiled Bed, PA Son Arrested: Cops Woman Found 'Fused To Sheets' In Soiled Bed, PA Son Arrested: Cops
Woman Found 'Fused To Sheets' In Soiled Bed, PA Son Arrested: Cops An Upper Chichester man was taken into custody after police said they found his mother "fused to the bed sheets" in his home.  Daniel Klein, 51, is charged with abuse of a care-dependent person and reckless endangerment, township police said.  Authorities were called to Klein's Dresner Circle home by neighbors who noticed packages piling up by the door.  Arriving officers could see "a large amount of trash on the floor" and "numerous flies present on the windows," the department said in a release.  They forced entry and spoke with Klein who led them to his mother'…

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by Mac Bullock
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'Serious Crash' Leaves Man In 'Critical Condition,' Lower Paxton Township Police Say 'Serious Crash' Leaves Man In 'Critical Condition,' Lower Paxton Township Police Say
Lower Paxton Twp. Crash; Pedestrian In 'Critical Condition' A "serious crash" left a man in the hospital in "critical condition," Lower Paxton Township police announced on Monday, April 8.  The police were called to "an injury-related crash" at the intersection of Locust Lane/State Route 3024 and South Arlington Avenue at 9:36 p.m. on Friday, April 5, as detailed in the release.  The area was closed until midnight as police conducted their on-scene investigation which "indicated that a pedestrian male was running across the roadway when he was struck by a silver Chevrolet Equinox passing straight through the intersection," the police said.…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pennsylvania Man Charged After Toddler Shot Self With Unattended Gun: DA Pennsylvania Man Charged After Toddler Shot Self With Unattended Gun: DA
Pennsylvania Man Charged After Toddler Shot Self With Unattended Gun: DA Three-year-old Elijah Abreu Borgen accidentally shot himself with a gun that an Allentown man had stashed under the couch, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.  Jose Hilario Abreu, 28, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said in a release Friday.  Borgen was shot on the 900 block of East Hamilton Street on March 28 and rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he succumbed to his injuries, city police said previously. On Friday, the DA's Office said Abreu had placed a loaded handgun under a sofa where Borgen and a 2-year-old w…

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by Mac Bullock
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Drunk Driver Fleeing In Central PA Escapes Hospital: Police Drunk Driver Fleeing In Central PA Escapes Hospital: Police
Drunk Driver Fleeing In Central PA Escapes Hospital: Police A Manheim man led authorities on a high speed chase and was taken to the hospital, only to flee on foot, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department announced on Friday morning. The pursuit began when officers saw "a blue Chevy pickup truck traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on Lancaster Road in East Petersburg Borough" at 11:09 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, the NLCRPD stated in the release. When the officers tried to conduct a traffic stop, 25-year-old Giovanni Lester "attempted to flee [but] lost control of the vehicle as he attempted to turn onto Root Road. The vehicl…

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by Jillian Pikora