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Harrisburg, PA
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Woman Killed After Truck Overturns On I-81: PA State Police Harrisburg Woman Killed After Truck Overturns On I-81: PA State Police Harrisburg
Woman Killed After Truck Overturns On I-81: PA State Police Harrisburg A woman was killed when her truck overturned along Interstate 81 in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 11. Carol A. Lopez, 56, of Schuylkill Haven, was driving a 2015 Mack Granite truck northbound near mile marker 78.9 at 2:38 p.m. when the vehicle suffered a mechanical failure in the front right tire, according to investigators. The truck veered sharply to the right, struck a guide rail, climbed the embankment, and overturned before coming to rest, troopers said. Lopez was entrapped, and fire and EMS crews attempted life-saving mea…

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by Jillian Pikora
Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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Penn State Student Preetika Sahi, 21, ID'd As Woman Found In Susquehanna River: Coroner Penn State Student Preetika Sahi, 21, ID'd As Woman Found In Susquehanna River: Coroner
Penn State Student Preetika Sahi, 21, ID'd As Woman Found In Susquehanna River: Coroner A Penn State student who drowned in the Susquehanna River has been identified as Preetika Sahi, the Dauphin County Coroner’s Office confirmed on Wednesday, Aug. 6.  Preetika Sahi, 21, of Middletown, was found in a shallow part of the Susquehanna River near the 700 block of Water Street in Royalton Borough on Friday morning, the coroner said. An investigation began when Pennsylvania State Police requested assistance at 8:25 a.m. for a possible river search. Crews responded to the Canal Lock Boat Launch on River Road in Londonderry Township. A PSP helicopter spotted Sahi near the shoreline. …

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by Jillian Pikora
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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4-Year-Old With Conshohocked Ties Killed In DUI Crash, Suspect Arrested: Harrisburg Police 4-Year-Old With Conshohocked Ties Killed In DUI Crash, Suspect Arrested: Harrisburg Police
4-Year-Old With Conshohocked Ties Killed In DUI Crash, Suspect Arrested: Harrisburg Police A 55-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the Harrisburg crash that killed 4-year-old Brynley “Bryn” Eliza Kropnick in November 2024, authorities announced. Mary Kaye Flatley was taken into custody on Monday, March 10, 2025, and charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI, homicide by vehicle, DUI: controlled substance - schedule 1, recklessly endangering another person, driving at a safe speed, and prohibiting text-based communications, according to Harrisburg Police. The crash occurred on Nov. 8, 2024, at the U.S. Route 22/322 interchange with Interstate 81. The …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Dad's Accused Killer Caught: Harrisburg Police (UPDATE) Dad's Accused Killer Caught: Harrisburg Police (UPDATE)
Dad's Accused Killer Caught: Harrisburg Police (Update) A 23-year-old has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a Harrisburg dad on Saturday, authorities announced on Jan. 29.  Anthony K. Williams of Harrisburg was arrested at 8 a.m. on Monday for the murder of Daniel "Dan Lau" Maldonado, 33, also of Harrisburg, city police detailed in a release that evening. Dan was found by police responding to a report of "shots fired" in the 400 block of Crescent Street around 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 27, as stated in the initial police release.  Arriving officers found him "suffering from gunshot wounds," so he was taken to UPMC Harri…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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Child Rapist Found Hanging In Dauphin County Prison Cell ID'd: Officials Child Rapist Found Hanging In Dauphin County Prison Cell ID'd: Officials
Child Rapist Found Hanging In Dauphin County Prison Cell ID'd: Officials A registered sex offender awaiting a preliminary hearing in a child pornography case has been found dead in his cell at the Dauphin County Prison, officials told Daily Voice on Monday night. Christopher Keith Phy, 38, most recently of the 7800 block of Manor Drive, West Hanover Township, Harrisburg, died from what prison officials are calling an "apparent suicide," as stated in the release from the Dauphin County Prison emailed to Daily Voice by Dauphin County Communications Director Jennifer Fitch.  A fellow inmate found Phy hanging in an empty cell – which was used as a bat…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Teen ID'd After Deadly Crash Injuring Officer: PA State Police (UPDATE) Teen ID'd After Deadly Crash Injuring Officer: PA State Police (UPDATE)
Teen ID'd After Deadly Crash Injuring Officer: PA State Police (Update) An 18-year-old boy is dead, two teenage girls were injured, and the teenage driver is on the loose after a crash involving a police officer early on Tuesday morning, Pennsylvania State Police say.  An 18-year-old boy driving a 2000 white Mercury Sable collided with an occupied Harrisburg City Police SUV at the intersection of Holly and 19th streets at 12:34 a.m. on Oct. 3, according to the release by the State Police.  Marion Holmes, 18, of Harrisburg, has been identified as the front-seat passenger who died at the scene and the Dauphin County Coroner has notified his family, troo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Human Remains ID'd As Missing PA Grandpa: Officials Human Remains ID'd As Missing PA Grandpa: Officials
Human Remains ID'd As Missing PA Grandpa: Officials A beloved 73-year-old grandfather has been identified as the human remains children found in a Central Pennsylvania park, officials announced on Friday.  Robert Turner of Highspire was identified by "circumstantial evidence" after failed attempts to make a DNA profile, according to Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick in a statement by county officials on Sept. 8, 2023.  Robert had been reported missing by his family on May 7, 2019.  Robert Turner is STILL MISSING in PENNSYLVANIA since May... Posted by Missing Persons Cases Network on Monday, May 27, 2019 Children fishing and playing…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Inmate Dies Day Before Christmas At Dauphin County Prison Inmate Dies Day Before Christmas At Dauphin County Prison
Inmate Dies Day Before Christmas At Dauphin County Prison An inmate at the Dauphin County Prison died overnight Saturday, Dec. 24, officials said. Richard A. Carter, 63, had a medical emergency shortly after midnight, prompting prison and medical staff to respond and administer life-sustaining treatment, including CPR and an AED, Dauphin County Spokesman Brett Hambright said. He was pronounced dead Saturday at 12:54 a.m. Carter was booked into the prison on Dec. 20 on a contempt charge, with bail set at $10,000. He had a preexisting medical condition which required medication. He did not have a cellmate. A review of video evidence indic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Paxton, PA
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4 Die Trapped In House Fire In Dauphin County 4 Die Trapped In House Fire In Dauphin County
4 Die Trapped In House Fire In Dauphin County Four people have died while trapped inside a home during a fire, according to authorities at the scene. Two men and two children died, according to the Dauphin County Coroner. Fire crews were called to a home in Steelton when a passer-by noticed the fire on Friday around 6:15 a.m.  Crews arrived at the scene and found the second floor of the home in the 400 block of South Front Street in Steelton on fire. Possible entrapment was called into Emergency Dispatch Services, and rescue attempts were made, but ultimately four people perished. The first floor of the building has a convenien…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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Harrisburg Man, 34, Shooting At Neighbors Killed By State Police, Authorities Say Harrisburg Man, 34, Shooting At Neighbors Killed By State Police, Authorities Say
Harrisburg Man, 34, Shooting At Neighbors Killed By State Police, Authorities Say The Dauphin county coroner was called after Pennsylvania State police shot and killed a suspect, according to police. Mitchell James Schuller, 34, was shooting into his Harrisburg neighbors' homes starting around 5 a.m. on Tuesday, as Daily Voice previously reported. Schuller was killed when he refused to drop his gun and continued shooting on the 7000 block of Fishing Creek Valley Road, authorities said. HARRISBURG: pic.twitter.com/cKGn6zxzsY — Trooper Megan Ammerman (@PSPTroopHPIO) July 20, 2021 At least two people were injured by Schuller, police said. An investigation into this i…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
LAWSUIT: Wife Of Dauphin County Inmate Who Died Of Suicide Suing Prison LAWSUIT: Wife Of Dauphin County Inmate Who Died Of Suicide Suing Prison
Lawsuit: Wife Of Dauphin County Inmate Who Died Of Suicide Suing Prison The wife of a former inmate of the Dauphin County Prison who alleged that her husband had hired a hit man to kill her is suing the prison for her husband's suicide while in their custody.  Linda Macauley on Monday filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Middle District Court in Harrisburg against the prisons, seeking more than $150,000 in damages. Macauley claims her husband was supposed to be monitored every 15 minutes following threats of self-harm. On March 21, 2019, he had been left unattended for 29 minutes before he was declared deceased by the Dauphin County Coroner at 4:03 a.m.  Ac…

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by Jillian Pikora