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Schools
Wrestling Coach Emily Rajis Accused Of Sex With Students
A faculty member and wrestling coach at Central Dauphin East High School has been arrested on charges related to having sex with multiple students, the police announced on Friday evening. The now former school staff member, 27-year-old Emily Rajis's charges came following a "report in reference to inappropriate contact between a faculty member at Central Dauphin East High School and a student at the school.," on March 29, 2024 the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police stated in the release. During the investigation, the police confirmed all three victims are students at CDEHS a…
Schools
Elementary Student Shown 'Inappropriate Video' By PA Staff
A local dad working as a "temporary school employee" has been charged for allegedly showing an elementary school student a sexual video, Susquehanna Township police announced on Friday, April 26. Patrice Winnis Thompson, 40 of Harrisburg, "may have shown an inappropriate video to at least 1 student at the Thomas J Holtzman Elementary School," on April 18, as stated by police in the release. Following an investigation by multiple agencies, Thompson was arrested in the following charges: Felony Dissemination of Explicit Sexual Materials to Minors (two counts), and Misdemeanor Corr…
Business
Millions Of Plastic Furniture Anchor Kits Recalled Due To Entrapment Hazard For Children
A massive recall of furniture tip kits and tip restraints sold across the country since 2019 are being recalled due to possible entrapment hazards to children, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. New Age Industries is recalling millions of products that feature plastic zip ties that can become brittle or break, potentially allowing a clothing storage unit believed to be anchored to the wall to detach, creating the potential for serious injuries or death to children. There have been two reports of New Age tip kits breaking, though no injuries have been reported as of …
Police & Fire
PA Stalker Who Watched Girl Sleep Arrested: Cops (
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A man who repeatedly broke into a Pennsylvania home and watched a girl sleep has been arrested, police announced. Jefferson Mejia Gonzalez surrendered to authorities on Wednesday, Dec. 27, police in Coatesville said. Tiffani Szabara, who captured Gonzalez on home surveillance footage multiple times, says he is the family's neighbor. "I’m so relieved," Szabara tells Daily Voice. "My daughter was definitely excited and relieved that it’ll never happen again." The story began circulating when Szabara posted footage of a burglar to her Facebook page pleading for help. She said the man h…
Business
Water Bead Toys Sold At Target Being Recalled After Infant Dies, Child Seriously Injured
One child is dead and a second required surgery after playing with a water bead toy that is now being recalled. Buffalo Games is recalling 52,000 "Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits" due to the potential risk that children could swallow them and face severe, potentially life-threatening consequences, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced this week. If a water bead is ingested, it expands and can pose ingestion, choking and obstruction hazards inside a child's body, resulting in discomfort, dehydration, and the risk of death. The recalled toys were s…
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Kids Bike Helmets Recalled For 'Risk Of Head Injury,'
Cpsc
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These helmets had one job — to keep kids safe — and they failed to do it, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Ecnup Kids Bike Helmets failed to comply with basic federal safety requirements "for coverage, positional stability, and labeling," according to the recall notice issued on Aug. 24, 2023. CPSC noted that "the helmets can fail to protect in the event of a crash, posing a risk of head injury." The recall includes the size Extra Small (XS), fitting a head circumference of about 18-1/2 to 20-1/2 inches. They were sold in pink, purple, blue, “d…
News
Crowdsurfing Baby At Pennsylvania Flo Rida Show Goes Viral For All The Wrong Reasons
While Flo Rida was getting "Low," a baby was getting up high. A video of a baby crowd surfing at the Flo Rida concert in Erie on Saturday, Aug. 19 has gone viral. A baby was crowd-surfed at a Flo Rida concert. pic.twitter.com/RT1Z1ElCUn — Pop Base (@PopBase) August 23, 2023 In the video, the baby is passed up by the crowd to Flo Rida, who holds the infant as he belts out his signature chart topping hit. Later, the baby was held up, Lion King style, for all to see while Flo Rida sang GFDR. While many fans enjoyed seeing the baby on stage, some expressed concern about potential pitfal…
Lifestyle
Millions Of Baby Shark Bath Toys Recalled Due To Injury Risk For Children
Doo doo doo not let your kids use these Baby Shark toys. Toymaker Zuru announced that it is recalling 7.5 million Baby Shark and Mini Baby Shark bath toys that have hard plastic top fins that pose a risk of "impalement, laceration, and puncture injuries," according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Officials said that a child using the toys, specifically in a bathtub or wading pool, run the risk of slipping, falling, and landing on the point of the plastic toys. The recall involves both full-size Robo Alive Junior Baby Shark Sing & Swim bath toys, which sing and swim in the …
Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Child Hands Heroin To PA Police During Traffic Stop: Affidavit
A preschool handed police "mommy's medicine"— as known as heroin— during a traffic stop in Western Pennsylvania on Sunday, June 18, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Christine Lynn Kregiel, 33, was spotted stumbling out of her Chevy Equinox with a young child in the car, so a bystander called the police, according to the affidavit of probable cause. Plum Borough police responded and observed her running two stop signs and driving over the yellow line on Plum Street. When she pulled over on Renton Road she was crying, slurring her words, and she appeared …
Police & Fire
Child Bicyclist Struck By Woman With Kids Who Fled, New Cumberland Police Say
UPDATE: The woman was identified, according to an update by the police around 1 p.m. No additional information was shared. ORIGINAL: A woman fled the scene after she struck a child on a bike with her car on Friday, May 19, 2023, authorities say. The unidentified woman left the scene of the crash at Fifteenth Street and Brandt Avenue at 7:50 a.m. without stopping or calling the police, according to New Cumberland police. She was driving a gray sedan west on Fifteenth Street and stopped at the stop sign at Brandt Avenue, when the child, who was on their way to school, ente…
Police & Fire
Toddler Struck By Truck On Rt. 322: Authorities
A toddler was struck by a box truck in Annville on Thursday, May 11, 2023, authorities say. Emergency medical services and police were called to Risser-Marvel Farm Market located at 2425 Horseshoe Pike/PA Route 322 South Londonderry Township at 10:37 a.m., according to Lebanon County Wide Communications. The child was with a family member at the time of the crash, yet somehow the child was alone in the roadway when it was struck, authorities said. Daily Voice will update this story as more details become available, check back here and follow us for updates.
Obituaries
Amish Baby Killed In Farming Accident ID'd In Central PA
The 18-month-old girl killed by a family member in a farming accident in Central Pennsylvania has been identified. Kristiana Joy King was run over by a skid loader on the 700 block of East End Mountain Road in Lamar Township at 4:33 p.m., on Wednesday, April 5, according to a release by Mill Hall police late on Friday. Witnesses told police that a family member was using the loader to push a feed wagon full grain, and didn't realized the infant was "behind the rear wheel of the wagon resulting in the child being struck," the police said. Despite life-saving efforts, Kristiana succumb…
Schools
Preschooler In Diapers Lost At Intersection, Steelton Police Say
A three to five year old girl was found all alone wearing nothing but a pink t-shirt and diapers, Steelton Borough Police announced on Thursday, March 30, 2023 around 9:20 a.m. The police were searching for the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the girl who was found near the intersection of Swatara Street and South River Alley in the Borough that morning. They believed she is possibly mixed race. The police also noted that her shirt read "Bestie," she had one hoop earring in her left ear, and was wearing blue hair ties. With the public's help the girl's family was located just befor…
Schools
Man Who Told Elementary Students He Knew Their Mom Not Creeper, Chambersburg Police Say
A stranger danger incident that was reported by two elementary school students in Chambersburg on March 8, 2023, is not a concern, police say. The man pictured supposedly had approached the two youngsters heading to Andrew Buchanan Elementary School around 8:40 a.m., according to the police release. He "reportedly told the young students their mother requested he walk them to school, but the mother of these students indicated she did not request this, and she was unsure who the person was," police said on March 9. Prior to approaching the students on South Sixth Stre…
Police & Fire
Cake Pan Stuck On PA Toddler Required Rescue By Firefighters
Firefighters in central Pennsylvania had to rescue a 2-year-old who got her head stuck in a cake pan on Monday, Feb. 6, authorities say. Erin Meixel's daughter Quinnley apparently pulled the center off the tube pan and stuck her head inside to wear it like a cape or a shawl while she was playing, but pretty quickly released she was stuck and help was called around 12:30 p.m., according to the authorities. Members of the Junction Fire Company in Lewistown responded and used tin snips to cut the pan in two spots and free her. Quinnley was unharmed and was stuck for less than…
Schools
Flasher Questions Girls At School Bus Stops Pennsylvania State Police Say
A man allegedly exposed his genitals and asked inappropriate questions to girls at school bus stops through Lancaster County, Pennsylvania state police say. Two girls waiting for a school bus were approached by a white middle-aged man with brown hair, a gray mustache, crooked teeth, and a thin build driving a royal blue four-door sedan at a school bus stop in Salisbury Township who asked them explicit questions before fleeing north on Narvon Road, turning right on to Red Hill Road on Wednesday, Jan. 11 around 8:14 a.m., according to the PSP release the following day. Mu…
Police & Fire
10-Year-Old Takes Younger Brother On 3-Mile Wrong Way Police Pursuit Crashing Into Pole In PA
Hours before the snow began to fall, a 10-year-old boy apparently took his 6-year-old brother on a holiday joy ride in the wrong direction throughout Gettysburg on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, Pennsylvania state police say. Troopers first noticed the children in the 2005 Ford Explorer as it was traveling west without any lights on York Street in Gettysburg Borough at 11:55 p.m., the police detailed in a release the following day. As the Explorer sped around a traffic circle the wrong way, PSP troopers turned on their vehicle's lights and sirens in an attempt to stop the vehicl…
News
Dead Shooting In Central Pennsylvania
An 18-month-old infant was shot by a 3-year-old relative in central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Oct. 18, according to the family and police confirmed the details of the shooting on Wednesday at 4:50 p.m. Lancaster Bureau of police officers were called to the scene of a child shoot in the 500 block of Woodward Street in the City shortly after 7 p.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. "Upon arrival, officers located an infant lying on the floor inside the residence with an apparent gunshot wound to the face. Officers rendered aid to the infant and were assisted by res…
Police & Fire
PA Dad Who Left Gun Unsecured Charged With 3-Year-Old Son's Shooting
A Pennsylvania dad who was not in the car when his three-year-old son found an unsecured gun and accidentally shot himself has been charged for his role in the shooting, authorities said. Jameer Walker, 24, surrendered to Caln Township police soon after the July incident and is charged with endangering the welfare of children, reckless endangerment, and carrying a firearm without a license, according to Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan. It all happened on July 30 when officers were called to the parking lot of Caln Plaza on the 1800 block of Lincoln Highway in Coatesville for …
News
Lawsuit Filed By Family Of Little League Player Who Fell From Bunk Bed In PA World Series
A lawsuit filed by the family of a little league player who suffered a serious head injury after falling from a bunk bed in Pennsylvania says that it all could've been prevented with a safety railing, multiple news outlets report citing court documents. Easton Oliverson, 12, of Saint George, Utah, fractured his skull when he fell off the top bunk in a Williamsport dorm on Sunday, Aug. 14. The boy was expected to make his first appearance in the World Series as part of the Snow Canyon Little League team. Instead, he underwent emergency surgery and had to be put into a medically induced com…
Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Lehigh Valley Boy Found Safe (
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UPDATE: Mason Courtney, 4, has been found safe. Missing Endangered Person - Lehigh County Update: Courtney located safe. MEPA cancelled. Thanks for the assistance. — PA State Police (@PAStatePolice) August 20, 2022 ***Original story below*** Pennsylvania State Police are seeking the public's help in finding a 4-year-old boy who has gone missing in the Lehigh Valley. Mason Courtney was last seen in the area of the 2100 block of Aster Road in Lower Macungie Township around 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, police said on Twitter. Police believe he may be at special risk of harm or injury. Cou…
Lifestyle
13K Baby Push Walkers Recalled Over Strangulation Hazard
More than 13,000 baby walkers that were sold nationwide are being recalled due to possible strangulation risk. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Asweets is recalling Wonder & Wise Baby Activity four-wheel walkers because rubber rings on the rear wheels can separate, detach, and pose a hazard for young children. According to CPSC, the wooden push walkers have a panel of interactive toys and activities for babies. The recalled walkers are white with black and wood-colored accents, a front panel with a shape-sorting puzzle, bead activities, other wooden toys, …
News
Man Did Not Try To Lure Child In Central PA, State Police Say
Although police originally reported that a man attempted to lure a child to come with him in central Pennsylvania, further investigation now leads them to believe "there is no threat to the public" according to Trooper Megan Ammerman. UPDATE Harrisburg: After further police investigation it was determined the below case was not in fact a child luring case. There is no danger to the public. pic.twitter.com/Tumk8Q6F55 — Trooper Megan Ammerman (@PSPTroopHPIO) May 10, 2022 The police were investigating after someone reported the attempted child luring happened in the 8100 block of Kelly Dri…
News
Bully Throwing Fireball Leaves CT Boy Severely Burned, Family Says
A 6-year-old Fairfield County boy was left severely burned after another child lit a gasoline-doused ball on fire and threw it at hime, his family says. Dominick Krankall was burned around 4 p.m., Sunday, April 24 in Bridgeport, according to a GoFundMe page. Bridgeport police responded to Louisiana Avenue on a report of a child burned, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management for Bridgeport. Dominick KrankallKayla Deegan/GoFundMe The police department, who said a group of four unsupervised youths were lighting things on fire with gasoline, declined to confirm the boy was bu…
News
Parents Detail Moments Before Toddler Was Swept Away To Her Death By Waterfall
The family of a 3-year-old Pennsylvania toddler who was swept away to her death by the rapids of a North Carolina waterfall early Monday morning is detailing the incident. Nevaeh Jade Newswanger's Denver parents say they have been working on a construction site in North Carolina and decided to hike up a trail nearby on Sunday, April 10. Nevaeh was playing in the sand nearby when she slipped and fell into the water, her parents said on a GoFundMe page. "We desperately tried to rescue her but the current was so strong and it swept her down the river and over the falls where the angels caught…
Schools
PA Man Hid In Elementary School Bathroom To Film Girls: Police
A 26-year-old man was allowed to enter an elementary school to use the restroom and stayed to film in the girl's bathroom, police and school officials say. Brian Mintmier entered Ramsey Elementary School under the guise of using the restroom on Tuesday, Mar. 15 around 2:19 p.m., Gateway school district Superintendent Dr. William Short said in a letter to Ramsey school families. Mintmier then went to a girl's bathroom where he hid for 40 minutes — attempting to take a video on his cell phone, a child told the school principal Mr. Joseph Rosi, according to the letter. Rosi contacted Monroevi…
Police & Fire
Photos Of SUV Man Attempted 'Lure' Child Into Released By Police In Central PA
Images of the actual SUV used by a man who allegedly tried to lure a child away from her school bus stop have been released by police. The thin, older white man, supposedly tried to get a 10-year-old girl into his car while she was walking to school on Tuesday morning, according to a release by the Susquehanna Township police. Photos of the SUV are likely to be a white 2020-2022 Ford Escape SE, SEL or Titanium Edition with 18-inch wheels and there is an unknown dark-colored item on the passenger side of the trunk lid, police say. The incident happened in the area North Progress Avenu…
News
VA Teen Raped By PA Man Reunited With Family: Police
A 15-year-old Virginia girl has been reunited with her family after she was located by police on Monday, according to a release by Shippensburg police. The Ashland police department in Virginia contacted the Shippensburg police department about the girl who had gone missing from the Ashland area on Saturday, Jan 15, according to the release. Through an investigation, police learned that the teenager had met up with a man she met through a social media application. Edward Lee Jr., 24, of Shippensburg, was identified as the man, according to police and court documents.…
Police & Fire
Video Shows Major Police Response To Harrisburg Hostage Situation, Suspect Surrenders
A person who fled a domestic violence incident and abandoned children inside of a Harrisburg home on Monday who was also allegedly armed has surrendered to police, authorities said Tuesday. Local resident Matt Moyer streamed from the scene live on Facebook around 9:30 a.m., calling the incident a hostage situation. Initial reports given to police said that the suspect had held the children at gunpoint and was armed with a handgun, according to police. The suspect had already fled the scene on the 1200 block of Market Street on Monday when patrol units arrived, Harrisburg police said. The …
News
Berks County Boy, 10, Shot, Killed During Target Practice, DA Says
A 10-year-old Berks County boy was shot and killed during target practice on Thanksgiving Day, authorities said. Responders carried the boy out of the woods to an ambulance after he was shot near his home about 100 feet off Chestnut Street in Hereford Township around 1:30 p.m., they said. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest near Allentown, where he was pronounced dead. District Attorney John Adams said the target shooter was “known to the child” and was among those interviewed by State Police as part of an ongoing investigation. An autopsy reportedly was expected to be cond…
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PA Dad Vaped THC Marijuana Prior To Crash That Killed 2 Children, State Police Say
Months after communities rallied for multiple injured people and killed children, charges have been filed against an uncle and foster parent who is responsible for a double fatal crash, according to Pennsylvania state police. Greg Nornhold, 35, of Mechanicsburg, was driving a Volkswagen Tiguan while under the influence of THC marijuana, at the time of crash on Interstate 81 on Aug 3, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Nornhold drove across the grass median of the northbound lanes into the southbound lanes colliding with a Ford F150 and Ford Focus, according to Pennsylvan…
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