Wanted Felon Who Escaped After 8 Days In Central PA Prison Turns Herself In: Sheriff Wanted Felon Who Escaped After 8 Days In Central PA Prison Turns Herself In: Sheriff
Wanted Felon Who Escaped After 8 Days In Central PA Prison Turns Herself In: Sheriff After just eight days in Pennsylvania prison, a woman escaped, but less than a week later she turned herself in, authorities announced on Friday, March 15.  Timberly Smith, 27 of Duncannon, escaped the Cumberland County Prison during a release for two hours to renew her Pennsylvania ID card at the Carlisle PennDOT Driver License Center located at 950 Walnut Bottom Road on Saturday, according to the county's sheriff's office. Smith had been taken a plea deal for her third felony for driving under the influence of drugs on Jan. 4, 2024, but after two days into her one-year…
Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Home Explosion ID'd: Authorities (UPDATE) Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Home Explosion ID'd: Authorities (UPDATE)
Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Home Explosion ID'd: Authorities (Update) An elderly couple killed when their home exploded in Western Pennsylvania on Tuesday has been identified, officials announced. David Mitchell Jr. 89 and his 87-year-old wife Helen Mitchell died in the blast in the 1400 block of Riverview Road in Crescent Township, Allegheny County, according to the Allegheny County medical examiner. The was felt about a mile away just before 9 a.m. on March 12, officials told the press at a news conference at 11:30 a.m. that day. Allegheny County's emergency management and members of the fire marshal's office were called to the scene to investigate.  …
UGI Finds 'Suspicious' Item Near Hersheypark, Police Say UGI Finds 'Suspicious' Item Near Hersheypark, Police Say
UGI Finds 'Suspicious' Item Near Hersheypark, Police Say Pennsylvania State Police were called to a UGI substation on Hersheypark Drive after a "suspicious item" was found on Thursday morning. Derry Township Police were called to the substation first around 11:17 a.m. on March, 14.  The police explained the situation as follows: "The item was identified by UGI employees as suspicious, not belonging there, and the item was unfamiliar to them." Soon, the Hershey Fire Company, Life Lion EMS, and Dauphin County Sheriff’s., and the Pennsylvania State Police Hazardous Device and Explosives Section were called to the scene. Township police h…
Quintet From PA, NC Nabbed By Teaneck Detectives With Three Kilos Of Coke Off NJ Turnpike Quintet From PA, NC Nabbed By Teaneck Detectives With Three Kilos Of Coke Off NJ Turnpike
Quintet From PA, NC Nabbed By Teaneck Detectives With Three Kilos Of Coke Off NJ Turnpike Teaneck police seized three kilos of cocaine along with three men from Pennsylvania and two from North Carolina during a traffic stop. Two vehicles traveling together were stopped by township detectives near the Glenpointe complex just off the New Jersey Turnpike during a drug investigation, Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. The 6½ pounds of coke had an estimated street value of about $60,000, the chief said. Taken into custody, he said, were Elias Reyes-Diaz, 42, Nelson Ramos-Claudio, 29, and Osvaldo Reyes-Jimenez, 28, all of Reading, PA, and Gastonia, NC residents Ramon Pumarol-Ro…
Serial Lancaster County Dog Thief Busted Again, This Time In New Jersey: Prosecutor Serial Lancaster County Dog Thief Busted Again, This Time In New Jersey: Prosecutor
Serial Lancaster County Dog Thief Busted Again, This Time In New Jersey: Prosecutor A 45-year-old Alpha woman was arrested and charged on Saturday, March 9, after she tried to steal a dog, authorities said. And this is not her first dog stealing rodeo. Jennifer Goldthwaite entered a residence in Holland Township intending to snatch the pooch, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. In 2020, Goldthwaite and a man named Christopher Gordon, 20, of Flemington, were caught after a Pennsylvania dog breeder told police that people were trying to enter his property and possibly steal his French bulldog puppies for sale, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Offic…
NY Man Wanted In Maryland Captured In Pennsylvania, Police Say NY Man Wanted In Maryland Captured In Pennsylvania, Police Say
NY Man Wanted In Maryland Captured In Pennsylvania, Police Say A fugitive was captured in Pennsylvania early Wednesday morning. The unnamed man has a Rochester, NY address, a South Carolina driver's license, and was wanted on a warrant in Maryland, the Camp Hill police explained. An officer with the CHPD pulled the man over for a traffic violation at 12:48 a.m. on March 13. During the traffic stop, the officer learn the man's license was suspended and that he was also a fugitive in Maryland. After the warrant was confirmed he was arrested and held in the Cumberland County Prison.  Additional information about the man or this situation was unava…
Seen This Car? Woman Struck In Hit-Run, Carlisle Police Say Seen This Car? Woman Struck In Hit-Run, Carlisle Police Say
Seen This Car? Woman Struck In Hit-Run, Carlisle Police Say The search is on for the driver of a vehicle who fled after striking a woman in a crosswalk in Carlisle, police announced on Tuesday, March 12.  The woman was struck in the northbound crosswalk at West High and South West streets at 7:28 p.m. on March 9, the Carlisle police detailed in the release.   "The striking vehicle initially stopped, but did not provide any information to the pedestrian," and then continued to drive off, the police said.  The vehicle involved is described as a "2000's gray or darker-colored Hyundai, possibly Sonata;" and the driver is descri…
ANIMAL CRUELTY: Cat Shot In Face In Central Pennsylvania, Police Say ANIMAL CRUELTY: Cat Shot In Face In Central Pennsylvania, Police Say
Animal Cruelty: Cat Shot In Face In Central Pennsylvania, Police Say A cat was found shot in the face and neck in Central Pennsylvania, police announced on Tuesday, March 12.  The Middletown Borough Police Department has launched a "criminal investigation" after the cat was found in the 100 block of West Water Street in the borough.  The cat had "several injuries on its face and neck which were the result of being shot with a BB gun," police said noting that "the injuries are believed to have been inflicted late last week." The cat was taken to a medical facility and is expected to survive.   Anyone with information is asked to contact …
'Barely Responsive' Infant Found In Bed With Dead Man In 'Filthy' PA Apartment, Police Say 'Barely Responsive' Infant Found In Bed With Dead Man In 'Filthy' PA Apartment, Police Say
'Barely Responsive' Infant Found In Bed With Dead Man In 'Filthy' PA Apartment, Police Say A five-month-old baby girl was found in bed with a dead man in a Hershey apartment, police announced on Tuesday.  Heaven Maez is behind bars again after her infant daughter was found "in extremely unsanitary conditions" with a man who had died while supposedly caring for her, according to the Derry Township police on March 12. Maez had left her little girl with the unrelated 63-year-old man at his home in the 200 block of Cocoa Avenue about one week before the girl was found during a welfare check requested by the man's family at 5:22 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20, the police detailed …
Grandma Killed In Mobile Home Fire ID'd: York County Coroner (UPDATE) Grandma Killed In Mobile Home Fire ID'd: York County Coroner (UPDATE)
Grandma Killed In Mobile Home Fire ID'd: York County Coroner (Update) The woman killed in Tuesday's second fatal fire has been identified by the York County Coroner's Office.  Jo C. Zartmen, 71, was found dead in her home on March 12, according to the Northern York County Regional Police Department and the York County Coroner's Office.  The call to the fire within Thomasville Commons Mobile Home Park at 26 Chesapeake Estates at 7:58 a.m., as detailed by the York County Department of Emergency Services and the NYCRPD. Officers arrived to find the home locked "but could smell smoke" so they "forced entry" and found the woman who had already…
Resident Killed In Gettysburg Apartment Fire: Officials (PHOTOS) Resident Killed In Gettysburg Apartment Fire: Officials (PHOTOS)
Resident Killed In Gettysburg Apartment Fire: Officials (Photos) A Gettysburg resident was killed in an apartment complex fire early Tuesday morning, fire officials announced.  The blaze broke out at 64 West Middle Street at 2:46 a.m., on March 12, as detailed by the Adams County Department of Emergency Services.  The single-family home, which had been converted into apartments, housed 10 people, Gettysburg Fire Chief Ken Kime said. The majority of the damage from this two-alarm fire was on the third floor.  "Unfortunately one person died during this fire. Our hearts go out to the family and to the nine other people displaced by the tragedy." the Junio…
PA Parents Charged With 'Near Fatal' Abuse Of 1-Year-Old Twins: DA PA Parents Charged With 'Near Fatal' Abuse Of 1-Year-Old Twins: DA
PA Parents Charged With 'Near Fatal' Abuse Of 1-Year-Old Twins: DA Two Chester parents are accused of abusing their 1-year-old twins almost to death, according to a release from the Delaware County District Attorney's Office.  Zamareon Moat, 18, and Armani Coleman, 23, are charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, and conspiracy, prosecutors said.  The investigation began when Chester police were called to the couple's home about an unconscious infant on Jan. 22, the release says. Coleman handed arriving officers her 1-year-old son, who was lethargic and drawing shallow breaths, according to authorities.  Coleman…