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Dirt Biking Dad Killed In Central Pennsylvania Crash: Officials Dirt Biking Dad Killed In Central Pennsylvania Crash: Officials
Dirt Bike Crash Kills Cristian Brito-Bruno, 29 Of Highspire A 29-year-old husband and father of an infant died at the scene of a dirt bike crash in Central Pennsylvania on Sunday, officials told Daily Voice on Monday, April 22.  Cristian Brito-Bruno of Highspire was ejected from his dirt bike after striking a car at the intersection on Essex Street between Main and Monroe streets, the Dauphin County Coroner’s Office explained. Brito-Bruno had been going east on Poplar Alley when he collided with the car heading north on Essex Street, according to Swatara Township police. Along with the police and later the coroner, the Swatara Fire-Rescue…
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 …
Harrisburg Human Remains ID'd As Missing Highspire Grandpa: Officials Harrisburg Human Remains ID'd As Missing Highspire Grandpa: Officials
Harrisburg Human Remains ID'd As Missing Highspire Grandpa: Officials A beloved 73-year-old grandfather has been identified as the human remains children found in a Central Pennsylvania park, officials announced on Friday.  Robert Turner of Highspire was identified by "circumstantial evidence" after failed attempts to make a DNA profile, according to Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick in a statement by county officials on Sept. 8, 2023.  Robert had been reported missing by his family on May 7, 2019.  Robert Turner is STILL MISSING in PENNSYLVANIA since May... Posted by Missing Persons Cases Network on Monday, May 27, 2019 Children fishing and playing…
3 More Men Arrested In Convicted Harrisburg Hacker's $2 Million Bank Scheme: AG 3 More Men Arrested In Convicted Harrisburg Hacker's $2 Million Bank Scheme: AG
3 More Men Arrested In Convicted Harrisburg Hacker's $2 Million Bank Scheme: AG Three more men have been taken into police custody inconnection to with a $2 million bank scheme, according to an updated release by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office.  Less than one week ago, we reported that Carl Gonzalez, 19 of Highspire and Tyreese Lewis, 22, of Harrisburg, had been arrested for allegedly impersonating Pennsylvania bank employees and customers. Now, Jaire Amari Cotton, 22, of Harrisburg; Lavon Whittaker, 22, of Harrisburg; and Zyaire Monserrat, 22, of Steelton, join them in the Dauphin County Prison on the following changes.  Corrupt organizations Id…
$2 Million Stolen From Banks By Convicted Harrisburg Impersonator: AG $2 Million Stolen From Banks By Convicted Harrisburg Impersonator: AG
$2 Million Stolen From Banks By Convicted Harrisburg Impersonator: AG Two men stole approximately $2 million from banks by impersonating employees and customers – something one of them had experience doing before, authorities say.  According to the Office of the Attorney General, investigators found that the young men allegedly targeted financial institutions and consumers in Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, and York Counties. Carl A. Gonzalez, 19, of Highspire, was arrested Thursday and arraigned. His bail was set at $10,000. Tyreese Lewis, 22, of Harrisburg, was recently arrested in Los Angeles and arraigned in Dauphin County. He is being held wit…
Children Find Human Remains In Harrisburg Park Children Find Human Remains In Harrisburg Park
Children Find Human Remains In Harrisburg Park Children fishing and playing in a Harrisburg area park found human remains, police announced on Friday, June 23, 2023. The children found the bones "in a heavily wooded section of Reservoir Park," on Thursday, June 21, 2023, according to the Highspire Borough Police Department.  Citizen's Fire Company #1 of Highspire came to the scene to help clear the brush and provided lighting so that Highspire Police and the Dauphin County Forensic Team could process the scene. The Dauphin County Coroner's Office was called and confirmed the bones were human remains.  "No identification has …
Suspect At-Large Following Armed Robbery At Turkey Hill In Highspire: Police Suspect At-Large Following Armed Robbery At Turkey Hill In Highspire: Police
Suspect At-Large Following Armed Robbery At Turkey Hill In Highspire: Police A man who robbed a Turkey Hill cashier at gunpoint is wanted by the police.  The suspect pictured entered the Highspire Turkey Hill located at  686 2nd Street on Tuesday, Oct. 25 around 7 p.m., according to a release by area police the following morning. Upon entering he "displayed a gun forcing the cashier to hand him money," as stated in the release. The suspect left on foot but the police believe the Blue Chevrolet Trailblazer pictured was involved.  The police are "actively pursuing leads but are also asking for assistance from the public." The suspect is described onl…
PA Asst. Fire Chief Charged With Indecent Exposure, Fire Dept. Goes Out Of Service: Police PA Asst. Fire Chief Charged With Indecent Exposure, Fire Dept. Goes Out Of Service: Police
PA Asst. Fire Chief Charged With Indecent Exposure, Fire Dept. Goes Out Of Service: Police A central Pennsylvania fire department has been placed out of service after the assistant fire chief has been charged with indecent exposure, authorities say. Posted by Highspire Fire Department on Thursday, May 19, 2022 Dustin Michael Shenfeld, 29, of Highspire, has been charged for exposing his genitals to a woman he knew at a home on North Pine Street on the evening of April 26, police say, although court records show the incident happened on Mar. 26.  Shenfeld also has been charged with making harassment misdemeanor for allegedly making lewd or threatening statements on May 4, accor…
Ransom Demands For $10K Texted To Family Of Missing PA Man: Police Ransom Demands For $10K Texted To Family Of Missing PA Man: Police
Ransom Demands For $10K Texted To Family Of Missing PA Man: Police A central Pennsylvania family received disturbing texts after their son went missing, police say. The Highspire Borough police have been searching for Shaquan Dunston, 26, who has been missing since at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, the department says. The following day his family began receiving text messages from his phone number demanding $10,000 if they wanted to see him again. Dunston was last seen wearing a blue tie-dyed t-shirt and is described as a black male, 6’1”, approximately 220 pounds. He was operating a black 2015 Ford Fusion bearing PA Registration LSB8355. He has been kno…
Dating App Nightmare Had Neighbors Hearing Screams After PA Man Imprisoned Woman In Apartment Dating App Nightmare Had Neighbors Hearing Screams After PA Man Imprisoned Woman In Apartment
Dating App Nightmare Had Neighbors Hearing Screams After PA Man Imprisoned Woman In Apartment A Pennsylvania woman's screams rang out alarming "a large number of residents" in one neighborhood— as she attempted to escape from a dating app meetup gone terribly wrong on Tuesday, Mar. 29, police say. The woman had met her captor on the TAGGED dating app earlier in the month and had planned to meet him after "they talked and chatted socially for a few weeks," police stated in a release. They met at the man's apartment in Highspire where he invited her in, "and things changed dramatically and very quickly," police say.   The man became hostile and blocked her exit from the apa…
PA Ex-Con Wanted In Two Counties Attacks His Own Family: Police PA Ex-Con Wanted In Two Counties Attacks His Own Family: Police
PA Ex-Con Wanted In Two Counties Attacks His Own Family: Police Three family members were attacked by a former convict who previously served prison time for assault and armed robbery and is wanted on charges in two central Pennsylvania counties, according to police and court records. Naphtali Ishmel Denmead Carter III, 32, of Highspire, is wanted by police following the assault that happened in a home in the first Block of Franklin Street on Wednesday, Mar. 16, according to a release by Highspire Borough police. Carter is charged with 3 counts of misdemeanor Simple Assault in Dauphin County, according to court records.  He previously was sentenc…
Mom Of 4 Who Beat Children With Stick Arrested On Warrant: Police Mom Of 4 Who Beat Children With Stick Arrested On Warrant: Police
Mom Of 4 Who Beat Children With Stick Arrested On Warrant: Police A mom of four has been arrested on a warrant following an investigation into child abuse, according to Highspire Borough police. Renee L. Wilson, 40, of Highspire, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the Sept. 13 incident at her Roop Street home detailed by Fox43, citing police papers. Two of Wilson's children told police they were assaulted with a wooden stick, the outlet reports citing an affidavit. All of her children were interviewed by Dauphin County Social Services and said their mom kicked, punched, paddled and strangled them, the outlet reports citing police. The childr…
'Sexually Violent Predator' Moves To Central PA Neighborhood, Police Say 'Sexually Violent Predator' Moves To Central PA Neighborhood, Police Say
'Sexually Violent Predator' Moves To Central PA Neighborhood, Police Say A man police call a "sexually violent predator" and a convicted child rapist has moved to a new neighborhood in central Pennsylvania, according to West Shore Regional Police. Kyle Robert Schreffler, 35, who previously lived in Highspire, has recently moved to an apartment in the 900 Block of Hummel Avenue in Lemoyne Borough, according to Pennsylvania's Sexual Offender Registry. His change of residents has been publicly announced per Megan's Law on Sexually Violent Predators. He is not wanted by the police and has been cooperative with West Shore Regional Police. Schreffler was originally …