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Steelton Victim ID'd, Homicide Suspect Arrested By US Marshals In Harrisburg: Officials Steelton Victim ID'd, Homicide Suspect Arrested By US Marshals In Harrisburg: Officials
Steelton Victim ID'd, Homicide Suspect Arrested By US Marshals In Harrisburg: Officials The victim of a deadly shooting has been identified and his alleged killer has been arrested, officials told Daily Voice Monday morning.  Willie Elbert Ford, 38 of Steelton, died at a local hospital after being found by officers suffering multiple gunshot wounds around 2 a.m. on Feb. 22, officials detailed on Feb. 26.  Ford's cause of death was gunshot wounds to the body and the manner was homicide, according to the Dauphin County Coroner's Office.  The police were initially called to a report of shots fired in the 1500 block of Vernon Street, near Vernon Stre…

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Man Shot In Face In Harrisburg, Police Say Man Shot In Face In Harrisburg, Police Say
Man Shot In Face In Harrisburg, Police Say A man has been shot in the face and his attempted killer is being sought by the police following a 3 a.m. shooting on Friday, May 26, 2023, Harrisburg Bureau of Police announced around 4 p.m. that same day.  Michael E. Watlington is wanted in connection with the "life-threatening" shooting in the first block of Disbrow Street, according to police.  When Harrisburg officers arrived they found the victim suffered from "a life-threatening gunshot wound to the face" and "immediately rushed (him) to a local hospital for emergency medical treatment," as stated in the police release.&nbs…

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'Long Argument' Ends With Deadly Lebanon Shooting: Police 'Long Argument' Ends With Deadly Lebanon Shooting: Police
'Long Argument' Ends With Deadly Lebanon Shooting: Police A “long and ongoing argument” between two men came to its deadly conclusion on Thursday, March 9, 2023, authorities announced the following day.  Jean Ortiz-Rivera, 30, of Lebanon, was in the 900 block of Lehman Street shot just before 5 p.m. and was taken to a Dauphin County hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to area police. His autopsy is scheduled for Saturday in Lehigh County, Lebanon City police said. Juan D. Rodriguez, 31, also of Lebanon, was identified as the shooter by both witnesses and surveillance camera footage, according to the police release.  He ha…

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by Jillian Pikora
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22-Year-Old York County Man Admits To Owning 'Self-Made Guns', Oxy., Selling THC: USDOJ 22-Year-Old York County Man Admits To Owning 'Self-Made Guns', Oxy., Selling THC: USDOJ
22-Year-Old York County Man Admits To Owning 'Self-Made Guns', Oxy., Selling THC: Usdoj A 22-year-old York County man is heading to prison after he admitted to selling drugs from his home, according to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Waylon Hutcheson pleaded guilty on Oct. 26, 2021, to possession with intent to distribute marijuana and receipt or possession of a firearm made in violation of the National Firearms Act, according to the release.  The Red Lion man was sentenced to one year in prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses on Oct. 24, 2022, as stated in the release.  The charges stem fro…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Three Men Convicted In Murderous PA Drug Trafficking Ring Three Men Convicted In Murderous PA Drug Trafficking Ring
Three Men Convicted In Murderous PA Drug Trafficking Ring Three men were convicted on multiple charges for their roles in a murderous drug trafficking ring operating in Berks County, authorities said. Jesus Feliciano-Trinidad, 33, Dewayne Quinones, 29, and Mayco Alvarez-Jackson, 25, all of Reading, were found guilty at trial of murder, kidnapping, drug distribution, and firearms offenses, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero and Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams announced on Thursday, Oct. 20. The organization was responsible for multiple homicides, kidnappings, and conspiracies to kidnap in 2017 and 2018, including a q…

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by Nicole Acosta