Gettysburg, PA
Police & Fire
NYPD Impersonator With Pick Axe, Ghost Gun Caught Going 94 MPH By PA State Police NYPD Impersonator With Pick Axe, Ghost Gun Caught Going 94 MPH By PA State Police
Nypd Impersonator With Pick Axe, Ghost Gun Caught Going 94 MPH By PA State Police A convicted felon in a Jeep outfitted with red and blue lights has been apprehended in South Central Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 28.  Johnny Lee Jackson Jr., 55, of Berwick, was driving a 2020 Jeep he had modified with red and blue flashing police-style lights when was pulled over, at 5:19 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg detailed in a release. He was reportedly going 94 miles per hour in a marked 65 MPH zone at 146 US 15 South in Straban Township. During the traffic stop the troopers made numerous unusual discoveries, as stated …

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by Jillian Pikora
Gettysburg, PA
Traffic
Pedestrian Struck In South Central PA (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Struck In South Central PA (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Struck In South Central PA (Developing) Someone was struck by a vehicle in South Central Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon, authorities say. The pedestrian or bicyclist was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Heidlersburg and Old Harrisburg roads in Tyrone Township just before 2 p.m. on Nov. 8, according to Adams County Emergency dispatchers.  Multiple EMS, and fire companies from Biglerville, York Springs, Heidlersburg, and Gettysburg, as well as state police have responded to the incident.  Details are limited at this time as this is a developing story, so check back here for updates. 

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by Jillian Pikora
Gettysburg, PA
News
Kevin Bacon Comments On Namesake Pig's Footloose Antics In Pennsylvania (UPDATE) Kevin Bacon Comments On Namesake Pig's Footloose Antics In Pennsylvania (UPDATE)
Kevin Bacon Comments On Namesake Pig's Footloose Antics In Pennsylvania (Update) Gettysburg Kevin was found on Halloween, the Rumbaugh family announced on Facebook, but not before the famous actor he was named after remarked on his disappearance! Today around noon my husband and I walked outside to do a survey of the woods and look for Kevin. After two steps... Posted by Bring Kevin Bacon Home on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 The portly pig that had gone "Hollowman" and disappeared— similar to the way his namesake, actor Kevin Bacon did in the popular film— returned around noon on Oct. 31.  The star we are all six degrees of separation from, Kevin Bacon, took to Meta'…

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by Jillian Pikora
Gettysburg, PA
Obituaries
Man ID'd After Deadly Crash Into UPS Semi, Utility Pole In South Central PA Man ID'd After Deadly Crash Into UPS Semi, Utility Pole In South Central PA
Man ID'd After Deadly Crash Into UPS Semi, Utility Pole In South Central PA A 24-year-old man has been identified as the driver who died at Gettysburg Hospital following a serious crash on Thursday, authorities announced over the weekend. Michael Peterson Jr., originally of Hanover, most recently of Gettysburg, died from multiple blunt force trauma following a two-vehicle crash on Thursday, according to the Adam's County coroner's officer. The deadly crash happened along Route 116/Hanover Road in Mount Pleasant Township around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, the Pennsylvania State Police explained. Peterson Jr. had "failed to stop at a stop sign" and his white 20…

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by Jillian Pikora
Paramus, NJ
News
Paramus Motor Cop's Viral Ride Revs TikTok Paramus Motor Cop's Viral Ride Revs TikTok
Paramus Motor Cop's Viral Ride Revs TikTok Don Lamborn and Brian Linden both thought they were good motorcycle riders — until they took a technical class. "I thought I had experience and knew how to ride," said Lamborn, who works at Colledge Tire & Auto in Kennett Square, PA. "Then I took a class and figured out I didn't really know how to ride all that well." "When I rode prior to going through advanced training, I thought I knew how to ride," Linden, a Paramus police lieutenant, said separately. "What I found out was that I knew next to nothing." Look at them now. Linden and Lamborn took home first place in the partner ride…

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by Sam Barron
York, PA
Police & Fire
6,320 Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Mushrooms Seized In Massive Drug Bust 6,320 Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Mushrooms Seized In Massive Drug Bust
6,320 Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Mushrooms Seized In Massive Drug Bust A two-year-long investigation has led to the arrest of 37 people from Pennsylvania and Maryland, the York County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday.  The York County Drug Task Force and the Hanover Borough Police Department began the investigation in Nov. 2021, following the arrest of Billy Austin Norris who was allegedly caught delivering cocaine.  The investigation uncovered a large network of illegal narcotics trafficking of Pennsylvanians and Maryland in southeast York County. The following people were caught in this investigation and charged as stated, per the…

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by Jillian Pikora
Gettysburg, PA
Police & Fire
Man Caught Masturbating At 7-Eleven In Gettysburg, Police Say Man Caught Masturbating At 7-Eleven In Gettysburg, Police Say
Man Caught Masturbating At 7-Eleven In Gettysburg, Police Say A 67-year-old man was caught pleasuring himself in a vehicle parked at a Gettysburg 7-Eleven, police say.  A witness to Kenneth Gordon's masturbation called the police to the 7-Eleven on Chambersburg Street at approximately 10:24 p.m. on Oct. 7, according to a Gettysburg Police release on Monday, Oct. 9.  When officers arrived, they met with two witnesses who directed them to "a Black male in the passenger seat of a black sedan in the lot." Gordon identified himself to the officers as "Larry Williams of Gettysburg," the police said. The officers were not able to verify that iden…

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by Jillian Pikora
York, PA
Police & Fire
PA Man Who Escaped Police Custody While In Hospital, Captured In SC PA Man Who Escaped Police Custody While In Hospital, Captured In SC
PA Man Who Escaped Police Custody While In Hospital, Captured In SC A man who fled from a Pennsylvania hospital while under guard of police has been recaptured in South Carolina, police announced on Oct. 3.  Ishan Shamere Phinn, 27, has been charged with escape, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, and resisting arrest after fleeing from the hospital, court records show. He was arrested on a warrant out of Gettysburg in connection with false identification to police in March, and a theft and drug incident that also led to Phinn endangering the welfare of children while acting as a parenting or guardian back in January and February…

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by Jillian Pikora
Gettysburg, PA
Police & Fire
Appaloosa Horse Hit By Stray Bullet, PA State Police Say Appaloosa Horse Hit By Stray Bullet, PA State Police Say
Appaloosa Horse Hit By Stray Bullet, PA State Police Say A house and a beloved horse were hit by a stray bullet hit a horse on Sunday, the  Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Troopers were initially called to investigation damage from "an errant bullet" to a home on Shrivers Corner Road in Butler Township, Gettysburg around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. When the troopers arrived and began to investigate they discovered an Appaloosa horse named Which Way Willie had also been shot. The horse was hit in the right nostril and injured, the police explained.  In addition to the horse, the victims of this crime are its human…

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by Jillian Pikora
Gettysburg, PA
Schools
College Student MedEvac'd After Struck By Car In Central PA: Police College Student MedEvac'd After Struck By Car In Central PA: Police
College Student MedEvac'd After Struck By Car In Central PA: Police An 18-year-old girl has been hospitalized after being struck in a crosswalk in Gettysburg, police announced on Friday.  The Gettysburg College Student was crossing Washington Street at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue around 11 a.m. on Aug. 25.  A 78-year-old Gettysburg resident driving a 2008 Toyota van was traveling west on Lincoln Ave and attempted to turn south onto North Washington St. "The van struck the pedestrian who was reported to be in the crosswalk," the police said.  Another driver was stopped at the intersection and later told police that they waived the girl…

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by Jillian Pikora
Gettysburg, PA
Police & Fire
PA Transgender Sex Offender Joins 'Most Wanted' List: Sheriff PA Transgender Sex Offender Joins 'Most Wanted' List: Sheriff
PA Transgender Sex Offender Joins 'Most Wanted' List: Sheriff A convicted sex offender, who is a biological female but now identifies as male, is wanted by police, according to a release on Aug. 14, 2023. Sarah Katilyn Bartlett of Gettysburg was convicted on January 22, 2016, of "solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct," according to the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law registry.  The offense date was 2015, and at the time Sarah identified as female and sometimes used the name Sarah Morreale as well as multiple spelling variations of her given name, according to the registry. As of June 26, 2023, Sarah was placed on 3…

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by Jillian Pikora
Gettysburg, PA
Obituaries
PA Man ID'd After Helicopter Entangled In Wires Crashes On Ohio Highway PA Man ID'd After Helicopter Entangled In Wires Crashes On Ohio Highway
PA Man ID'd After Helicopter Entangled In Wires Crashes On Ohio Highway A 36-year-old Pennsylvania pilot is dead after his helicopter struck power lines, lost control, and crashed in a field near an Ohio highway on Saturday afternoon, authorities say.  Isaac Lee Santos, of Gettysburg, was flying a Bell 206L-4 helicopter over East Possum Road near Interstate 70 by mile marker 58 when his helicopter became entangled in power lines just outside Springfield around 12:10 p.m. on July 29, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The helicopter owned by Helicopter Applicators Inc. of Gettysburg was found in a cornfield the National Transportation Safety Board told…

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by Jillian Pikora