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BOMB THREAT: Hershey's Chocolate World Evacuated (DEVELOPING) BOMB THREAT: Hershey's Chocolate World Evacuated (DEVELOPING)
Bomb Threat: Hershey's Chocolate World Evacuated (Developing) Bomb-sniffing dogs were called to the sweetest place on earth on Friday, authorities.  Security personnel at Hershey's Chocolate World alerted dispatchers at the Dauphin County 911 Center of a reported bomb threat to the facility at 3:25 p.m., on Aug. 11, according to Dauphin County Communications Director Jennifer Fitch. "The building was being evacuated as a precaution," Fitch said. The Derry Township Police Department is leading the investigation and the county's sheriff’s office provided the bomb-sniffing dogs, Fitch explained.  Daily Voice has reached out to the police and …

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by Jillian Pikora
News
35-Year-Old Woman Commits Suicide In Harrisburg Cemetery 35-Year-Old Woman Commits Suicide In Harrisburg Cemetery
35-Year-Old Woman Commits Suicide In Harrisburg Cemetery A woman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a cemetery in Harrisburg, according to Swatara Township police. An unidentified 35-year-old woman died of a handgun shot to the chest in the William Howard Day Cemetery located at 801 Lincoln Street, on Friday at around 10 a.m. Police were called to the area prior to the shooting for reports of a suicidal woman. The officers were able to locate her and attempt to diffuse situation but were unfortunately unsuccessful. The Swatara Police was aided by police in the Steelton Borough, Lower Paxton, Susquehanna and Derry Township Police Departme…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Central Dauphin HS Assistant Band Director Fired After Child Porn Bust Central Dauphin HS Assistant Band Director Fired After Child Porn Bust
Central Dauphin HS Assistant Band Director Fired After Child Porn Bust Central Dauphin High School has fired a 39-year-old assistant band director after he was arrested on child porn charges. Stephen Gugoff, of Harrisburg, became the center of a state-wide investigation when an officer with the Derry Township Police Department discovered an Internet Protocol (IP) address sharing files of child pornography on a peer-to-peer file-sharing network, Pennsylvania Attorney General Joshua Shapiro said. The execution of an administrative subpoena found the individual downloading the files was located at Gugoff’s address in Harrisburg, authorities said. A sea…

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by Cecilia Levine