Stolen Gun Found In Elementary School Student's Backpack In PA: Police Stolen Gun Found In Elementary School Student's Backpack In PA: Police
Stolen Gun Found In Elementary School Student's Backpack In PA: Police A central Pennsylvania elementary student brought a stolen gun and drugs to school, authorities say. The gun— without a magazine or any ammunition— was found in the juvenile's backpack— along with marijuana, at Elizabeth R. Martin Elementary School at 2000 Wabank Road, Manheim Township on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, area police said in a release the following afternoon.  "School staff took notice of irregularities regarding the behavior of the student and conducted a preliminary investigation," the police stated in the release. Officers were called to the school at 11:07 a.m. The firear…
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…
Western PA Officers Shooting Suspect ID'd, Arrested By US Marshals: Authorities Western PA Officers Shooting Suspect ID'd, Arrested By US Marshals: Authorities
Western PA Officers Shooting Suspect ID'd, Arrested By US Marshals: Authorities The man accused of shooting act law enforcement officers in western Pennsylvania on Feb. 27, 2023— which sent multiple schools into lockdowns— has been identified and arrested authorities announced on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Eric Nathaniel Durah Jr., 25, was arrested at his Penn Hills home on March 16, according to the release.  No law enforcement officers were hurt when he allegedly opened fire at  "agents and task force officers with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (PAOAG) Narcotics Task Force were following a narcotic suspect’s vehicle in unmarked vehicles," around 1:45 p.…
Man Who Told Elementary Students He Knew Their Mom Not Creeper, Chambersburg Police Say Man Who Told Elementary Students He Knew Their Mom Not Creeper, Chambersburg Police Say
Man Who Told Elementary Students He Knew Their Mom Not Creeper, Chambersburg Police Say A stranger danger incident that was reported by two elementary school students in Chambersburg on March 8, 2023, is not a concern, police say.  The man pictured supposedly had approached the two youngsters heading to Andrew Buchanan Elementary School around 8:40 a.m., according to the police release.  He "reportedly told the young students their mother requested he walk them to school, but the mother of these students indicated she did not request this, and she was unsure who the person was," police said on March 9.  Prior to approaching the students on South Sixth Stre…
Elementary School Threats Made By Sub. PA State Police Say (UPDATE) Elementary School Threats Made By Sub. PA State Police Say (UPDATE)
Elementary School Threats Made By Sub. PA State Police Say (Update) The threats that closed a Lancaster County elementary are now known to have been called in by a substitute teacher's aide, according to an updated release by the  Pennsylvania State Police on Thursday, March 2, 2023.  Naomi Shayanna Wenger, 20, of Lancaster, was linked by her phone number to the threats made to Martic Elementary School in the Penn Manor School District around 2:19 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, according to Pennsylvania State Police Trooper James Grothey. "Building staff immediately contacted Pennsylvania State Police, and the school was placed on lockdown. No one was…
Three Dead, Dad-Son Duo Involved In One Of Two Deadly McKeesport Shootings: Authorities Three Dead, Dad-Son Duo Involved In One Of Two Deadly McKeesport Shootings: Authorities
Three Dead, Dad-Son Duo Involved In One Of Two Deadly McKeesport Shootings: Authorities Two separate shootings including one involving a father and son, left three people dead and one wounded as well as caused three area schools into lockdowns, Allegheny County officials announced on March 2, 2023.  McKeesport police were called to a report of gunfire near the 50 building of Crawford Village around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, according to the release.  Three men were found with gunshot wounds: 22-year-old Jerred Duncan of Turtle Creek was pronounced deceased on scene and 30-year-old Jordan Eubanksof McKeesport was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounce…
Kindergartner Struck Dead At School Bus Stop In Westmoreland County, Mom Says Kindergartner Struck Dead At School Bus Stop In Westmoreland County, Mom Says
Kindergartner Struck Dead At School Bus Stop In Westmoreland County, Mom Says Six-year-old Aria Woznick has died at a Pittsburgh hospital hours after being struck by a car while waiting for her school bus, her mother Amanda told Daily Voice.  Aria was struck when walking with six other children, and was struck in the 400 block of Fayette Street in North Belle Vernon when crossing the street around 8:10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, authorities confirmed.  She was unresponsive when EMS arrived, according to the fire department. It is not immediately clear if the driver stayed on the scene, but the fire officials and dispatch believe they did. "She was life-flighted…
Active Shooter In York Closes Highway, School (DEVELOPING) Active Shooter In York Closes Highway, School (DEVELOPING)
Active Shooter In York Closes Highway, School (Developing) Shots fired at a furniture store have led to an active shooter alert in central York County, authorities say. Approximately 20 shoots were fired inside of Price Busters in the 1900 block of Industrial Highway in Springettsbury Township around 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, but the shooter fled the store on foot and police were called to canvas the area, authorities and witnesses told Daily Voice.  No injuries were reported but Springettsbury Township police officers remain in the area as the search for the shooter continues. The highway has been closed  between Memory Lane and Nort…
Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say
Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say A 52-year-old convicted rapist snuck into a Penn State University bathroom and filmed a student's "genitalia" on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Registered sex offender Mark Alonzo Williams also assaulted the student after he confronted him about the phone in  HUB-Robeson Center bathroom, Penn State University police explain in the affidavit of probable cause.  The student was using a bathroom stall on the ground floor of the HUB around 5 p.m. when he saw that Williams was in the stall next to him with “his cell phone positioned…
Missing Red Lion HS Senior Found Dead: Authorities Missing Red Lion HS Senior Found Dead: Authorities
Missing Red Lion HS Senior Found Dead: Authorities A 17-year-old Red Lion student who never returned home from school on Valentine's Day has been found dead, authorities say. Red Lion Area Senior High School student, J. Carson Capik last contacted his family he contacted his parents around 2 p.m. on Feb. 14, police stated in their initial release. Shortly after that, his phone was turned off, York County Regional police say.   He was last seen leaving the school in his father's 2011 black Honda Fit with, according to the release.  The YCRPD was called to his Windsor Township home by his parents who officially reported him as missing at 8…
Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities
Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities Students and staff were rushed to another nearby school after a bomb threat was called into Capital Academy on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, around 7 a.m., authorities say.  Everyone at the school in the 1400 block of Cameron Street was rushed to the nearby Downey School after a bomb was reportedly set to go off by 9 a.m., City of Harrisburg Director of Communications Matt Maisel said in a release around 11:30 a.m. School officials called 911 about the threat at around 7:28 a.m., according to the release.  "Police got to the scene around 7:30 a.m., and a K9 team swept the property …
Carlisle Man Snatched York Girl From Bus Stop To Film Sex, Police Say Carlisle Man Snatched York Girl From Bus Stop To Film Sex, Police Say
Carlisle Man Snatched York Girl From Bus Stop To Film Sex, Police Say A Carlisle man took a 14-year-old girl straight from a school bus stop to his house to have sex, something he had done before at area hotels— and filmed it, the police graphically detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Brandon Allen Suchonick, 37, first met the young teen using Snapchat and sent the girl nude images of himself at the start of what appears to be a case of grooming, based on the affidavit.  The York County School of Technology student was first discovered missing by the school which alerted the police. The school security cameras saw her leave the bus a…