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Steelton Mayor Declares State Of Emergency After Shooting At Cyrene Lodge Steelton Mayor Declares State Of Emergency After Shooting At Cyrene Lodge
Steelton Mayor Declares State Of Emergency After Shooting At Cyrene Lodge Following a shooting outside the Steelton Elks Lodge, the Mayor has ordered it to close "effective immediately," as stated in a release late on Friday night.  The shooting happened in the 100 block of Frank S. Brown Boulevard just after 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 23, according to the Steelton police. No injuries were reported but "multiple shell casings and projectiles" were found in the area, police said.  The area could be known to some readers as Adams Street, but it was renamed in 2017 in honor of the first Black mayor, police explained at the time. Mayor Brown was "also a member of the Steelton…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Steelton Shooter Tracked Down By The FBI, US Marshals Steelton Shooter Tracked Down By The FBI, US Marshals
Steelton Shooter Tracked Down By The FBI, US Marshals A man who shot some in Steelton on Wednesday, August 24, was arrested on Thursday, September 1, Steelton Borough police say. Melvin Thomas, 43, of the 600 block of North 2nd Street in Steelton, taken into custody in connection "with the assistance of the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service, " police say. The shooting had happened in the 100 block of Frank S. Brown Boulevard/Adams Street around 8:20 p.m., according to the police.  The injured man was transported to a local hospital. Thomas has been charged with three felonies for Possession Of Firearm Prohibited, Aggravat…

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by Jillian Pikora