Find Your Daily Voice
Tags
Follow
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Neighbors
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Events
Traffic
Legal
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Follow
Find Your Daily Voice
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Neighbors
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Events
Traffic
Legal
Real Estate
Readers Choice
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2025 Cantata Media
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Person Shot At Dollar Tree In Harrisburg, Say Police
A person was shot at a Harrisburg area Dollar Tree on Tuesday night, say police. Swatara Township police were called to a reported shooting at the store located at 3243 Paxton Street at around 8:19 p.m. The victim was transported to a local hospital by a civilian. An initial investigation found that the shooting followed a verbal altercation between a store employee and the victim. All parties involved in this shooting have been identified and interviewed. Police believe there is no further danger to the public as a result of this incident. An investigation into this shooting is…
Lower Paxton, PA
News
New Details Released In PA Murder-Suicide That Left 3 Kids Without Their Mom
A Pennsylvania man who shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself in front of the couple's infant daughter apparently had a long history of domestic violence, a news report says. Elizabeth Wise of Swatara earlier this year reported being punched in the ribs and abdomen earlier this year by her husband, Brian Womelsdorf, but wanted to make the relationship work, PennLive reports. Court-ordered counseling and anger management classes, she thought, would help, the outlet says. But early Saturday morning, Wise was shot multiple times by her husband after calling 9-1-1 reporting only her …
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Swatara PD Heard Baby Crying, Found 3 Children In Home During Murder-Suicide
New details have come out about Friday's murder-suicide in Dauphin County, say Swatara Township police. The police arrived in 600 block of Mohn Street at 12:08 a.m., less than 10 minutes after receiving a call about a domestic disturbance in the area. Officers forced their way into the home when no one answered the door but they could "hear a baby crying." When police arrived on the scene Elizabeth Wise, 36, was lying dead on the couch from a gunshot wound and Brian Womelsdorf, 42, was lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his head, according to the police. Officers and Life Team EM…
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Swatara Twp. Police Ask For Public's Help Investigating Shots Fired Near Church
Shoots were fired near a church in Swatara Township on Friday, according to area police. Police were called to a report of shots fired near St. Catherine Loubre Church on Francis L. Cadden Parkway near Rutherford Street around 8 a.m. No witnesses have come forward and no victims have been identified. Swatara Township Police are requesting the public's assistance with obtaining information on this incident. If you were in this area at the time of the reported shots fired and observed anything suspicious please contact an Officer at 717-564-2550 or Detective Gartland through email a…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
Harrisburg Woman Charged With Strangulation After Assaulting Woman In Cumberland County
A woman has been charged for strangling another woman during a fight on Monday, according to police in Upper Allen Township. Pamela Baumgartner, 29 of Harrisburg, assaulted a woman--strangling her-- and destroying property in the first block of Andes Drive around 5 p.m. Baumgartner fled the scene on foot but police issued a warrant for her arrest, and with the assistance of the Swatara Township Police she was apprehended. She is facing multiple assault charges including strangulation. In lieu of $18,000 in bail she was held in Cumberland County prison. Her preliminary hearing had n…
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Know
Them
? Police Seek Dirt Bike, ATV Riders Who Fled From Swatara Officer
Authorities in Swatara are turning to the public in identifying unauthorized ATVs and a dirt bike who failed to stop for police. An officer patrolling along the 3800 block of Derry Street tried stopping the eastbound motorists on around 5 p.m. on April 8, local police said. "These individuals failed to stop for Police and fled north bound on East Park Drive before leaving the Township," the department said in a release. Anyone who can positively identify of any of the individuals above is urged to contact Swatara Township Police at 717-564-2550, Officer Zwigart through his email at r…
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Driver Charged With Attempted Homicide After Stabbing Passenger In Harrisburg, Police Say
A 57-year-old man was charged with attempted homicide after stabbing the passenger of his vehicle with a knife Thursday in what Swatara Township police are calling a domestic incident. Police responded to the Harrisburg Hospital around 10:15 a.m., where the victim arrived with stab wounds, police said. An investigation found that the victim was heading westbound on Derry Street in a car with Warren Mayo in Harrisburg, when Mayo assaulted the victim with a knife, Swatara police said. The victim was able to get out of the vehicle and flag down another driver for help, authorities said. The …
Brentwood, NY
News
Former LI Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student On School Trip, Police Say
A 28-year-old former Bethpage High School teacher who was fired after being arrested for having "sexually charged" text conversations with a student, has been charged for having sex with the student while on a school trip. Joseph A. Gallagher, 28, of Smithtown, was arrested after Swatara Township Police on Friday, Oct. 4, in Pennsylvania, after police learned Gallagher had sex with a student who was in the area for a school trip, the department said. The former teacher had been arrested in June by Nassau County Police after school officials learned of ongoing “sexually charged text co…
