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Pair Arrested In Fatal Shooting Near Northumberland County Courthouse, One Remains At Large Pair Arrested In Fatal Shooting Near Northumberland County Courthouse, One Remains At Large
Pair Arrested In Fatal Shooting Near Northumberland County Courthouse, One Remains At Large Two men are in custody and a third suspect is at large in a fatal shooting outside the Northumberland County Courthouse in Sunbury, authorities said on Friday, Aug. 16. The Montour County Coroner's Office has identified the victim as Dayveon R. Creel of Sunbury.  He was shot at about noon on Thursday, Aug. 15 at 147 Market Street, Sunbury Police Chief Travis Bremigen said. The chief confirmed the two arrests with Daily Voice. The suspects' names had not been released but a news conference was planned for 1 p.m.  The victim was transported to Geisinger Medical Center Danville and…

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by Jon Craig
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COLD CASE: Former Police Chief Shot Dead With Own Gun In Schuylkill County COLD CASE: Former Police Chief Shot Dead With Own Gun In Schuylkill County
Cold CASE: Former Police Chief Shot Dead With Own Gun In Schuylkill County More than 40 years later, state police are still working to solve the New Philadelphia murder of Joseph Mickonis.  The 58-year-old former borough police chief was found with a gunshot wound to the head at his 167 Kimber Street home, according to troopers and a contemporaneous report from the Allentown Morning Call.  Mickonis, by then a part-time officer for Blythe Township police, was discovered by his 16-year-old son and taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Pottsville, the newspaper reported. He was later airlifted to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville where he died the fol…

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by Mac Bullock