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Steelton Resident Goes On 100+ MPH Chase, Wanted For Endangering Children Near Philly Affidavit Steelton Resident Goes On 100+ MPH Chase, Wanted For Endangering Children Near Philly Affidavit
Steelton Resident Goes On 100+ MPH Chase, Wanted For Endangering Children Near Philly Affidavit A Philadelphia resident wanted in Montgomery County led police in Dauphin County on a high-speed chase, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Jan. 26. Shyanna "Shy" Starr Ballard McNeil, 24, originally of Philadelphia most recently of Steelton, was driving a red Dodge Caliber west on PA 283 when he (McNeil was born female but identifies as male according to the criminal complaint and his social media) was stopped by police near mile marker 1.4 in Swatara Township, according to the affidavit of probable cause.  At 9:12 a.m. on Jan. 24, Pennsylvania St…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Armed Robbery Spree Ends In Charges For NJ Pair: Police PA Armed Robbery Spree Ends In Charges For NJ Pair: Police
PA Armed Robbery Spree Ends In Charges For NJ Pair: Police An armed robbery spree in Pennsylvania ended with charges for two residents, with more charges expected for similar crimes in New Jersey, authorities said. Officers investigating four armed robberies in Swatara Township between Saturday, Oct. 14 and Wednesday, Oct. 25 were made aware that a suspect had just fled their jurisdiction after an additional robbery on Wednesday, Nov. 1. The license plate on the suspect vehicle was associated with a home on the 3100 block of Derry Street in Paxtang Borough, where Darryn Damone Corbett and Duane Yancey were subsequently found and taken into custody.…

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by Valerie Musson
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Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Son Gets 2 Life Sentences For Shooting, Stabbing Family Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Son Gets 2 Life Sentences For Shooting, Stabbing Family
Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Son Gets 2 Life Sentences For Shooting, Stabbing Family The son of former Harrisburg Councilwoman Sandra Reid stabbed 6 and 7-year-old sisters, shot their aunt in the face, and orphaned them by shooting their parents in February 2022, now he has pleaded guilty and was "mentally ill but not insane at the time of the offense," Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said in a release on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.  Gregory Gerrod Greene Jr. — who was released from prison for raping a child in 2016 after serving four years—  had a protect from abuse order filed by his sister which was supposed to prevent him from going to his mother's home, DA Char…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Lebanon Home (PHOTOS) Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Lebanon Home (PHOTOS)
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Lebanon Home (Photos) A tractor-trailer left the roadway and plowed into a Lebanon home, authorities announce on Aug. 17, 2023.  The tractor-trailed left Mountville Drive near Route 72 and slammed into a home in the 400 block of the road in Swatara Township on Thursday afternoon, according to responding fire companies.  The home was heavily damaged but it is unclear if anyone was in the home at the time of the collision.  The damage from the tractor-trailer.Bunker Hill Fire Company The impacted side of the home.Bunker Hill Fire Company One commentary on the Bunker Hill Fire Company's photos wrote that th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Man On Run AGAIN After Striking Police Car During Chase, Authorities Say PA Man On Run AGAIN After Striking Police Car During Chase, Authorities Say
PA Man On Run Again After Striking Police Car During Chase, Authorities Say A convicted drug dealer is on the run — again, authorities say.  Arthur William Carter Jr. has run from police during drug, traffic, and related offenses in 2010, 2015, and 2018, court records show.  On July 21, 2023, he was at it, this time he failed to stop at a stop sign and fleed "onto a dead-end roadway. Carter then made a U-turn and proceeded to crash into the marked Police vehicle and (continued) to flee," the Swatara Township police stated in a release the following Monday.  The 44-year-old is wanted for felony aggravated assault, felony fleeing or attempting to elud…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Pizza Delivery Assault, Robbery In Central PA: Police Pizza Delivery Assault, Robbery In Central PA: Police
Pizza Delivery Assault, Robbery In Central PA: Police Three teens have been arrested and a fourth is at large following the assault and robbery of a pizza delivery person in Central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, police announced on July 20, 2023.  The delivery person was at someone's home dropping off pizzas when the "strong-arm robbery" took place in the 7400 block of Clearfield Street, Swatara Township, area police said. The incident happened around 10:20 p.m. on July 19, and by 9:45 a.m. the following day three juvenile boys ages 16 and 17 were in custody, according to Swatara Township Police.  The teens were taken to the Daup…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Girl Who Went Missing Leaving Central PA School Found, Police Say Girl Who Went Missing Leaving Central PA School Found, Police Say
Girl Who Went Missing Leaving Central PA School Found, Police Say UPDATE: Madison Fazzolari was found safe on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, police announced late that evening.  She "has been reunited with her family," the police said adding "Thank you to everyone that provided tips in this case." No additional information was released. ORIGINAL: A 15-year-old girl went missing after school on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, Swatara Township Police said. Madison Fazzolari left her school with a friend "who dropped her off in the 6100 block of Evelyn Street," the police said. She has been missing ever since, according to the police. A description of what she wa…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Missing Ex-Con Found By Police In Dauphin Co. Missing Ex-Con Found By Police In Dauphin Co.
Missing Ex-Con Found By Police In Dauphin Co. UPDATE: Lori Alyan Dolinger was "located and is safe. We thank everyone for their efforts in assisting to look for her," the police said in a release late on Friday, May 19, 2023. No additional information was shared.  ORIGINAL: A 48-year-old woman with a lengthy criminal record across three Central Pennsylvania counties is being searched for by police in Swatara Township, according to a release on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.  Lori Alyan Dolinger is missing from an unnamed location within the township, and details about her disappearance were not shared by the police.  The police did say th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Traffic
Fire Truck, Street Sweeper Collide In Central PA, Police Say Fire Truck, Street Sweeper Collide In Central PA, Police Say
Fire Truck, Street Sweeper Collide In Central PA, Police Say A street sweeper and a fire truck collided in Central Pennsylvania on Friday, May 12, 2023.  The crash happened in the 1700 block of Highland Street at 9:50 a.m., according to police The crash involved a Swatara Township Fire-Rescue fire truck and a Swatara Township street sweeper, the police explained. "There were no injuries resulting from this accident," police said.  The accident is being investigated by the township police. 

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
ROAD RAGE: Gun Pointed At Child, Dad On I-283, PA State Police Say ROAD RAGE: Gun Pointed At Child, Dad On I-283, PA State Police Say
Road Rage: Gun Pointed At Child, Dad On I-283, PA State Police Say A man and his 11-year-old son had another driver point a gun at them in Central Pennsylvania, stated police announced in a release on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.  The 48-year-old Lancaster dad told the state troopers that a white man in a 2014 burgundy Chevrolet Equinox pointed a gun at him and his son near Exit 2 along Interstate 283 in Swatara Township around 8:17 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2023. No shots were fired but the man with the gun has not ben located. 

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Evacuation Ends After Gas Leak In Swatara Twp: Authorities (UPDATE) Evacuation Ends After Gas Leak In Swatara Twp: Authorities (UPDATE)
Evacuation Ends After Gas Leak In Swatara Twp: Authorities (Update) An evacuation is over after a gas leak in Swatara Township, authorities told Daily Voice.  People in the homes within a 300-foot radius of the 500 block of Highland Street had been evacuated due to the leak, emergency dispatchers told Daily Voice.  A gas line was struck by a construction crew in the area shortly after 11 a.m., dispatchers said.  No one was transported, according to emergency dispatchers.  The power was turned off and UGI temporarily cut off the gas service to the area as they worked to contain the issue, a company spokesperson told Daily Voice at the t…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Burning Pile Of Trash Found At Target In Central PA Burning Pile Of Trash Found At Target In Central PA
Burning Pile Of Trash Found At Target In Central PA A burning pile of trash was dumped from a trash truck at the Target parking lot in Swatara Township on Monday, April 3, 2023.  Swatara 91 was called to the reported trash truck fire at 4600 High Pointe Commons at 4:39 a.m., according to the department.  Responding crews found the truck had dumped the load after it ignited inside of the truck. "Units arrived with a pile of trash on fire in the lot and extinguished with no extension to the vehicle," the department said.  No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire was not released. 

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Children Charged For Making Threats Against Central PA Schools: Police Children Charged For Making Threats Against Central PA Schools: Police
Children Charged For Making Threats Against Central PA Schools: Police Multiple children have been charged in connection with threats made against the Steelton-Highspire School District and the Rowland Academy on March 20, 2023, police say.  The Swatara Township Police Department received a report after someone spotted the social media they made.  The children are believed to between the ages of 13 and 18 years old since most social media sites have a minimum age requirement, but it is not confirmed and it is possible the juveniles lied about their ages to use the unnamed site.  "Officers and Detectives immediately began working with school dis…

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by Jillian Pikora