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25-Year-Old Swatara Firefighter Dies By Suicide At Fire Station, Police Say 25-Year-Old Swatara Firefighter Dies By Suicide At Fire Station, Police Say
25-Year-Old Swatara Firefighter Dies By Suicide At Fire Station, Police Say A 25-year-old Pennsylvania firefighter died by suicide at the fire station Thursday, authorities said. The woman's name was not released as of Saturday. Swatara police responding to the fire station found the victim around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, local police said. Officers met with firefighters at the scene and learned that a 25-year-old live-in firefighter had taken her own life in her bunk room, authorities said.  Detectives responded to the scene to investigate. Several support personnel arrived at the scene to assist Firefighters and Police Officers.  The victim's name and oth…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
New Details Released In PA Murder-Suicide That Left 3 Kids Without Their Mom New Details Released In PA Murder-Suicide That Left 3 Kids Without Their Mom
New Details Released In PA Murder-Suicide That Left 3 Kids Without Their Mom A Pennsylvania man who shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself in front of the couple's infant daughter apparently had a long history of domestic violence, a news report says. Elizabeth Wise of Swatara earlier this year reported being punched in the ribs and abdomen earlier this year by her husband, Brian Womelsdorf, but wanted to make the relationship work, PennLive reports. Court-ordered counseling and anger management classes, she thought, would help, the outlet says. But early Saturday morning, Wise was shot multiple times by her husband after calling 9-1-1 reporting only her …

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by Cecilia Levine & Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
KNOW THEM? Police Seek Dirt Bike, ATV Riders Who Fled From Swatara Officer KNOW THEM? Police Seek Dirt Bike, ATV Riders Who Fled From Swatara Officer
Know Them? Police Seek Dirt Bike, ATV Riders Who Fled From Swatara Officer Authorities in Swatara are turning to the public in identifying unauthorized ATVs and a dirt bike who failed to stop for police. An officer patrolling along the  3800 block of Derry Street tried stopping the eastbound motorists on around 5 p.m. on April 8, local police said. "These individuals failed to stop for Police and fled north bound on East Park Drive before leaving the Township," the department said in a release. Anyone who can positively identify of any of the individuals above is urged to contact Swatara Township Police at 717-564-2550, Officer Zwigart through his email at r…

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by Cecilia Levine