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Timeline Of Events Before Central PA Teen's Sudden Death Released By Police Timeline Of Events Before Central PA Teen's Sudden Death Released By Police
Timeline Of Events Before Central PA Teen's Sudden Death Released By Police Following 16-year-old Justin Johnson's sudden death, an investigation was launched, and three days later the Lower Paxton Township police released their version of the timeline of events leading up to his passing.  Central Dauphin High School 10th grade student Justin Johnson died at Hershey Medical Center on April 26, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Although the school noted social media posts claiming "racial insensitivity" could be a factor as of 5 p.m. on Monday, April 29, the police don't believe that is the case.  The police claim that the video footage on social …

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Racial Insensitivity' Possibly Linked To PA Teen's Sudden Death, School Officials Say 'Racial Insensitivity' Possibly Linked To PA Teen's Sudden Death, School Officials Say
'Racial Insensitivity' Possibly Linked To PA Teen's Sudden Death, School Officials Say A 10th-grade student is dead and Central Dauphin School District officials have noted that his race might have been a factor.  The district has identified Justin Johnson as the 16-year-old boy found suffering from cardiac arrest at his home in the 3000 block of Bianca Way in Lower Paxton Township at approximately 9:55 p.m. on April 26, 2024, as detailed by the police.  Justin was taken "to the Hershey Medical Center where he later died," the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police stated in the release.  LPTBP is investigating the teen's death. The bureau released the followi…

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New Details Released About Pair Nabbed In PA For Brutal Killing Of NY Mom New Details Released About Pair Nabbed In PA For Brutal Killing Of NY Mom
New Details Released About Pair Nabbed In PA For Brutal Killing Of NY Mom Details have been released about the duo arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with the brutal killing of a New York mom, US Marshal Service told Daily Voice on Monday, March 25.  Nadia Vitels was violently attacked in a NYC apartment, stuffed into a duffle bag, and shoved into a small closet by squatters, according to the NYPD.  The US Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force of the Middle District of Pennsylvania believes those squatters are, Halley Tejada, age 19, and Kensly Alston, age 16, who crashed her Lexus in the 5000 block of Jonestown Road in Lower Paxt…

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Police & Fire
MD/PA Bank Robber Indicted Secord Robbery Spree Months After Release: USDOJ MD/PA Bank Robber Indicted Secord Robbery Spree Months After Release: USDOJ
MD/PA Bank Robber Indicted Secord Robbery Spree Months After Release: Usdoj A man who recently completed his sentence following a plea deal with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for six armed robberies  — was indicted on March 20 following a second robbery spree of five more businesses, Palmyra police announced on Monday, March 25, 2024.  Mark Shane Herrick, now 47, of Hanover, was first arrested by the FBI in 2009 for robbing the following businesses while armed with a tire iron or crowbar: June 6, 2008 - Fulton Bank, Harrisburg, PA. June 7, 2008 - M&T Bank, Harrisburg, PA. June 13, 2008 - PNC Bank, Lower Macungie, PA. June 16, 2008 - PNC Bank, H…

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New York Woman Found Dead In Duffle Bag, Teens Taken In For Questioning In PA: Officials New York Woman Found Dead In Duffle Bag, Teens Taken In For Questioning In PA: Officials
New York Woman Found Dead In Duffle Bag, Teens Taken In For Questioning In PA: Officials A 52-year-old woman was brutally killed in New York City apartment and two people who stole her car have been taken in for questioning in York, Pennsylvania, authorities explained on Friday afternoon, March 22.  Nadia Vitels had just returned from Spain and was going to her deceased mom's former home to clean it up for friends visiting New York City, the NYPD explained in a press conference. "We believe that some squatters took the apartment over, and this woman came home to get this apartment set up and walked in on the squatters that were there," NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny…

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Police & Fire
Officer Crashes Into Apartments During 'Significant Medical Emergency' Lower Paxton Police Say Officer Crashes Into Apartments During 'Significant Medical Emergency' Lower Paxton Police Say
Officer Crashes Into Apartments During 'Significant Medical Emergency' Lower Paxton Police Say An officer "was experiencing a significant medical emergency" when he plowed his patrol car into an apartment complex on Sunday night, the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police announced the following morning.  The call to the crash into the Catalina Apartments in the 4200 block of Catalina Lane came in at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Feb. 25, as detailed in the bureau's release. A huge shout out to Matt Moyer for standing his ground with professionalism, and his knowledge of his First Amendment activities! It's sad that a lot of those who are sworn to uphold them, don't know them! Poste…

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by Jillian Pikora
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$12K+ Raised By PA Turnpike Commission Employees For Family Of Coworker Killed In Crash On I-83 $12K+ Raised By PA Turnpike Commission Employees For Family Of Coworker Killed In Crash On I-83
$12K+ Raised By PA Turnpike Commission Employees For Family Of Coworker Killed In Crash On I-83 A fundraiser has raised over $12,000 dollars to help the family of a Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission employee killed in one of three crashes on Interstate 83 on Tuesday morning.  Sean A. Laudenslager, 41, of Dalmatia was driving his 2018 Ford Focus in the left lane of I-83 Southbound at mile marker 49 in Lower Paxton Township when he struck the rear of a tractor-trailer on Oct. 17, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.  Randall S. Yother, 64, of Tyrone had stopped his 2020 Freightliner Cascadia due to a backlog of traffic from two earlier crashes, PSP explained. The f…

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Trio ID'd After Chase Turned Deadly Crash Near I-81 In PA: State Police Trio ID'd After Chase Turned Deadly Crash Near I-81 In PA: State Police
Trio ID'd After Chase Turned Deadly Crash Near I-81 In PA: State Police The three people who were found dead after crashing into a tree overnight while fleeing from state troopers have been identified, Pennsylvania State Police announced in an updated release on Friday, May 5, 2023. Eric Carl, 37, of New Cumberland, was driving the vehicle, Carly Renee Taylor-Robinson, 26, of Harrisburg, was in the front seat and Darun Marquis Alexander was in the back seat, 33, of Harrisburg, according to the police. The trio had failed to stop their vehicle when troopers Corbin Walburn and Matthew Condard attempted a traffic stop around 1:35 a.m. on Thursday, as detailed in t…

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Missing 4-Week-Old Infant, 16-Year-Old Mom Found Safe In Central PA Missing 4-Week-Old Infant, 16-Year-Old Mom Found Safe In Central PA
Missing 4-Week-Old Infant, 16-Year-Old Mom Found Safe In Central PA UPDATE: 16-year-old Anylah Duffin and her 4-week-old daughter Daoni have been found safe, the Lower Paxton Township police announced on Friday, Dec. 9.  The police did not share any additional information but the family contact Daily Voice and said "she was found at a friend's house Thursday morning she and her daughter are alright." Anylah herself also posted an update on Facebook nearly 24 hours before the police release.  The reason the police update was delayed is unclear.  When Daily Voice reach out to the police on Friday for further information or comment on the delay we did not i…

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Wanted Maryland Felons Lead Pennsylvania State Police On Wild Chase Following Robbery Wanted Maryland Felons Lead Pennsylvania State Police On Wild Chase Following Robbery
Wanted Maryland Felons Lead Pennsylvania State Police On Wild Chase Following Robbery A Baltimore group of shoplifters— including wanted felonies— led police on a wild chase in Pennsylvania, authorities say. Pennsylvania state police were first called to the retail theft at the Under Armour store on Gettysburg Village Drive on Nov. 11 around 3:30 p.m., according to the court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  When police arrived they saw six people in dark clothing wearing medical masks fleeing the store while throwing stolen merchandise, according to the criminal complaint.  The group all attempted to fit into a 2007 silver/grey Infiniti G35 with the Maryland license pl…

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Ex-Probationer Slams Into House During High-Speed Chase In Central PA: Police Ex-Probationer Slams Into House During High-Speed Chase In Central PA: Police
Ex-Probationer Slams Into House During High-Speed Chase In Central PA: Police A 22-year-old woman had only recently gotten off probation when she slammed into a house while fleeing from the police in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, but the chase didn't end there, police say.  Kennedy Marie Jackson-Foucher initially fled from the Lower Paxton Township "at a high rate of speed" during a traffic stop while driving her silver Ford Fusion in the area of Londonderry Road and Sir Thomas Court on Oct. 22, 2022, at approximately 3 a.m., according to a release by the department the following morning.  Jackson-Foucher, "failed to pull over" and as she accelerat…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
5 Maryland Thieves Crash Into Tractor-Trailer During Chase On I-83 In PA: Police 5 Maryland Thieves Crash Into Tractor-Trailer During Chase On I-83 In PA: Police
5 Maryland Thieves Crash Into Tractor-Trailer During Chase On I-83 In PA: Police What started as a retail theft of perfume quickly escalated to a police pursuit on an interstate in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, September 7, authorities say.  Teona James, 25, Tymera James, 20, Destiny Thomas, 22, Joseph Wright, 31, and a 16-year-old teenage girl, were all involved in chase which began at the Ultra Beauty in Lower Paxton Township around 7 p.m., according to area police. The police were dispatched to a report that two women "had just stolen a large amount of fragrances and other merchandise" from the store located at 5112 Jonestown Road, police say. The women fled from …

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PA Sheetz Evacuated Over Bomb Threat: Police PA Sheetz Evacuated Over Bomb Threat: Police
PA Sheetz Evacuated Over Bomb Threat: Police A bomb threat forced a Pennsylvania Sheetz to be evacuated on Sunday, April 10, police say. Lower Paxton Township police were called to a report of a bomb threat at the Sheetz located at  2300 Colonial Road at the intersection with Linglestown Road around 6 p.m., the department said in a release on Monday. "As a result of this threat, Sheetz employees and customers were forced to evacuate the store," police say. The department "immediately opened an investigation into this incident," as stated in the release. They determined a juvenile made the call as a "prank," according to the rel…

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Video Of Dinner Guest Kidnapping Hostess Before Raping Her In PA Hotel Released By DA Video Of Dinner Guest Kidnapping Hostess Before Raping Her In PA Hotel Released By DA
Video Of Dinner Guest Kidnapping Hostess Before Raping Her In PA Hotel Released By DA A night that started as a warm dinner party in Pennsylvania ended in a scene out of a horror movie for the hostess, who was kidnapped by her husband's friend, beaten unconscious, and raped at a hotel, authorities said. The 27-year-old woman woke up naked from the waist down at the Roadway Inn motel in Swatara Township -- not a clue as to how she'd gotten there Feb. 15, 2017, she told police in Dauphin County. The last thing she remembered was being at the dinner party she hosted the night before at a Lower Paxton Township home. After the guests left, she and her husband went to bed. But o…

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Inside Joke With Wife Wins PA Man Election: Report Inside Joke With Wife Wins PA Man Election: Report
Inside Joke With Wife Wins PA Man Election: Report We have all heard of Mickey Mouse being a write-in candidate -- but Mickey has never accepted the position. A central Pennsylvania man won a local election as a write-in candidate with two votes -- him and his wife. Avi Hameroff has been elected Minority Inspector of Elections in Lower Paxton Township after he and his wife Lindsay jokingly wrote his name in, according to a report by Fox43. He was given the title "minority" as he received the second most votes, the outlet reports. After Hameroff received a letter saying he won on Nov. 30, he decided to accept the position and take it serio…

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SCAM ALERT! Police In Central Pennsylvania Warn Of Fake Hostage Shake Downs SCAM ALERT! Police In Central Pennsylvania Warn Of Fake Hostage Shake Downs
Scam ALERT! Police In Central Pennsylvania Warn Of Fake Hostage Shake Downs Prank calls have been taken to a scary new level, with callers claiming to have kidnapped and holding a family member hostage, according to Lower Paxton Township police. Multiple central Pennsylvania police departments are warning the public of scammers calling people from unknown numbers saying they have kidnapped family members. Frequently the callers will have enough information to sound believable, such as your name, address, phone numbers, and names of extended family members. Then the callers claim to have taken a family member hostage. Next they ask you to obtain cash and meet th…

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SENTENCED! Violent Child Rapist Gets Up To 202 Years In Dauphin County Prison SENTENCED! Violent Child Rapist Gets Up To 202 Years In Dauphin County Prison
Sentenced! Violent Child Rapist Gets Up To 202 Years In Dauphin County Prison A violent sexual predator in Dauphin County has been sentenced to 101 up to 202 years in jail, according to the district attorney. James A. Dubuisson, 44, of Lower Paxton Township, was sentenced Wednesday following his jury of rape, burglary, strangulation, unlawful restraint of a minor, false imprisonment of a minor, terroristic threats, possession of an instrument of crime, simple assault, and tampering with evidence. The case is based on an incident which occurred on July 21, 2019. Dubuisson unlawfully entered a home in Lower Paxton Township and raped the juvenile victim at knife-point…

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