VA Man Tased, Accused Of Assaulting Lower Paxton Officer While Trying To Pass Fake Prescription
A man was tased while allegedly fighting police inside a Rite Aid in Lower Paxton, officers announced on Monday, April 21.
Adam Dawit Seyum, 21, of Arlington, Virginia, is accused of trying to pass a fake prescription at the pharmacy in the 4900 block of Jonestown Road, according to a release from the Lower Paxton Bureau of Police.
When officers arrived around the pharmacy area, Seyum allegedly tried to run. He then resisted arrest and physically fought with the officers, who ultimately subdued him using a taser, police said.
One officer was injured during the altercation and treated at a …
Woman Dies By Suicide After Shooting Man, Setting Fires Inside Lower Paxton Home: Cops
A woman killed herself after fatally shooting a man and setting multiple fires inside their Pennsylvania home, authorities said.
Police and firefighters were called to 6524 Fairfax Drive in Lower Paxton around 10:20 a.m. on Sunday, March 30, for a residential fire with possible entrapment, according to the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police.
Inside the burning home, firefighters found Alysse Saucedo, 33, unresponsive in a second-floor hallway. She was pulled from the home but never regained consciousness, police said. A second person, later identified as Gary Gibson, 40, was found …
Central PA Man Impersonates Official, Wiretaps While Stalking: Police
A Harrisburg man is accused of stalking, wiretapping, and impersonating a public servant in a series of alarming incidents, according to Lower Paxton police.
Valedy Ross, 30, of Harrisburg, repeatedly called, texted, and emailed the victim without a legitimate purpose, authorities said in a release. Ross also allegedly placed a recording device inside the victim’s residence, capturing private conversations between the victim and others, police announced on Monday, Dec. 2.
In addition, Ross reportedly contacted the victim’s workplace, claiming to be a public county official, officers stated.…
Three Bus Passengers Dead, Dozens Hurt In Crash On I-81 In Pennsylvania
Three charter bus passengers died in a crash with a passenger car on Interstate 81 in Dauphin County Sunday night, Aug. 6, authorities said.
A Honda CRV was stopped in the right lane of the highway on the southbound side while the bus, carrying between 40 and 50 people, was negotiating a right curve near mile marker 74 in Lower Paxton,, Pennsylvania State Police said.
That's when the bus veered the north side of the highway and went onto the grassy roadside, hit and embankment, and overturned just before 11:50 p.m., PSP said in a release.
The roof of the Val Hool bus struck the back e…
Duo ID'd Following Deadly Central PA Crash
A man and woman following a deadly motorcycle crash on Wednesday, June 29, authorities say.
Kevin Keim, 64, of Lower Paxton, and Christina Swavola, 59, of Harrisburg, were seriously hurt while riding a motorcycle that crashed at the intersection of Alexandra Lane, Crums Mill and Linglestown roads in Lower Paxton Township, according to Dauphin County spokesman Brett Hambright.
The pair was taken to Hershey Medical center where both died from multiple traumatic injuries and their deaths were ruled accidental, Hambright told Daily Voice citing the county coroner's office.
Keim die…
Cases Of 2 Dead Dogs Found Along Lower Paxton Trail Believed To Be Related, Police Say
The body of a dead pit bull was found on a Lower Paxton walking trail nearly a year after a similar incident, authorities said.
Police on March 3 responded to a report of a dead dog on a walking trail, along the 100 block of Oak Park Road, authorities said.
There they found the body of a brown and white, female Pit Bull Terrier.
Nearly a year prior, on April 12, 2020, police were sent to the same area for a deceased light brown, female, adult Pug.
After contacting local animal protection agency and a thorough investigation, the LPTPD believe the cases are related, though officials believ…
