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ROAD RAGE: Killer Suspect Found Dead, Pennsylvania State Police Say ROAD RAGE: Killer Suspect Found Dead, Pennsylvania State Police Say
Road Rage: Killer Suspect Found Dead, Pennsylvania State Police Say A Virginia man has been found dead following a road rage incident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, State Police explained in an updated release on Monday, June 3.  Caernarvon Township Police found the suspect of the road-rage shooting — a 59-year-old Black man from North Dinwiddie, VA — dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a white tractor-trailer in the parking lot of a shopping complex on Crossings Boulevard, State Trooper James Grothey detailed in the updated release.  He was wanted in connection with an earlier road rage incident on I…
NY Trucker On Meth Sentenced For Killing Ecuadorian Sisters In PA Crash: DA NY Trucker On Meth Sentenced For Killing Ecuadorian Sisters In PA Crash: DA
NY Trucker On Meth Sentenced For Killing Ecuadorian Sisters In PA Crash: DA A Long Island man will be behind bars for the next seven to 20 years after pleading guilty to causing a double fatal crash while on methamphetamine and alcohol, Lancaster District Attorney Heather Adams announced on Thursday, April 26. On April 17, Jagminder Jit Singh, 43 of Floral Park, entered a negotiated guilty plea on two counts of homicide by vehicle while DUI, two counts of homicide by vehicle, five counts of DUI, one count of aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, one count of aggravated assault by vehicle, four counts of recklessly endangering another person, and three summary off…
90-Year-Old Reading Man Dies After Lancaster Crash: Officials 90-Year-Old Reading Man Dies After Lancaster Crash: Officials
90-Year-Old Reading Man Dies After Lancaster Crash: Officials A Reading man died from his injuries following a two-car crash in Lancaster County, state troopers say.  It happened near Good's Feed Mill, 949 Dry Tavern Road in Brecknock Township, on Jan. 22, according to the police report.  Donald F. Swavely, 90, pulled out of the Good's parking lot when a southbound Jeep Compass struck his Hyundai Sonata, authorities said. Swavely's car hit a guide rail on the north side of the road and came to a rest, police wrote.  The 28-year-old woman and her 11-month-old daughter in the Jeep were not harmed, but Swavely was taken to Reading Hospita…
Police Nab Man Wanted For 5 Robberies Across Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties Police Nab Man Wanted For 5 Robberies Across Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties
Police Nab Man Wanted For 5 Robberies Across Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties An 18-year-old man was arrested in connection with five robberies across Berks, Lancaster, and Lebanon counties, authorities said. Hezekiah S. Gingerich's latest stop was the Turkey Hill store on New Holland Road in Brecknock Township (Berks County), where he robbed a person at gunpoint around 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, local police said.  The Narvon man had robbed the same store on May 18, along with stores in Robeson Township (Berks County), Elizabeth Township (Lancaster County), and Cornwall Borough (Lebanon County), police said. A Brecknock Township police off…
These Are The 10 Safest Towns In PA, Website Says These Are The 10 Safest Towns In PA, Website Says
These Are The 10 Safest Towns In PA, Website Says A new report from Safewise determined the 50 safest towns in Pennsylvania, with several Daily Voice coverage area towns ranking among the top 10. The Keystone State continues to have lower crime rates than the rest of the country, and its safest cities report fewer than five crimes per 1,000 people on average, the website says citing FBI crime report data. They also detailed Pennsylvanians' concerns about violent crime, property crime, package theft, and gun violence. Here are the 10 safest towns: 1. Luzerne Township, (Fayette County) 2. Jackson Township (Luzerne County) 3. Breckno…
At Least 9 People Injured In 2 Turnpike Crashes In Lancaster County At Least 9 People Injured In 2 Turnpike Crashes In Lancaster County
At Least 9 People Injured In 2 Turnpike Crashes In Lancaster County Two crashes in Lancaster County along the have closed a.section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and left between 9 and 15 people injured. The first crash was involving a single vehicle and a tractor-trailer in near mile marker 290 just before 1 p.m.-- no injuries were reported in that crash, according to Emergency Dispatch Services. The second crash in Brecknock Township, Wednesday afternoon was much more serious and was possibly caused by backed up traffic from the initial crash. The second crash was a car-carrier, two tractor-trailers and eight passenger vehicles mostly involving rear-end c…