Teen Points Gun At Store Employee, Threatens To Kill Him Over Tobacco In Chambersburg: Police
A teenage suspect is accused of pointing a gun at a store employee and threatening to kill him after demanding tobacco products at a Chambersburg business, police announced on Friday, Jan. 2.
The incident happened around 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, when a male entered a store at 103 S. Main St., showed a firearm to the employee behind the counter, and demanded tobacco products, according to Chambersburg Police.
When the employee refused, the suspect threatened to kill him, police said.
The teen left the store on foot without receiving anything and fled southbound on South Main Street f…
Boiling Springs Man With 14 Convictions Gets Nearly Decade In Prison For Homemade Rifle: ICE
A Pennsylvania man with a long criminal record, including convictions for indecent assault and multiple DUIs, will spend nearly a decade in federal prison for illegally manufacturing a firearm, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 1.
Philip Shearer, 49, of Harrisburg — previously of Boiling Springs, Enola, Mechanicsburg, and Chambersburg according to public records — admitted to possessing an unregistered short-barrel rifle along with more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, several high-capacity magazines, night vision goggles, and a ghillie suit, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the …
Hospital Patient Accused Of Assaulting Nurse, Security Guards At Chambersburg Hospital: Police
A hospital patient is accused of violently attacking a nurse and two security officers during a disturbance at Chambersburg Hospital, local police announced on Friday, July 25.
Oscar Lopez-Marquez, 23, of Chambersburg, was arrested after officers were dispatched to 112 North Seventh Street around 8:34 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, according to the Chambersburg Police Department.
Hospital security told officers that Lopez-Marquez was a patient at the time and had turned aggressive, assaulting a nurse and two security officers during the incident.
He was charged with the following, court docume…
Lucky Strike: $2.7M Winning Cash 5 Ticket Sold At Chambersburg Sheetz
Someone is waking up a multi-millionaire after buying a winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket in Chambersburg, officials announced Monday, July 14.
The ticket matched all five numbers — 11, 13, 19, 31, 41 — in the Friday, July 11 drawing, scoring a jackpot worth $2,774,353 before taxes, the PA Lottery said.
It was sold at the Sheetz located at 5346 Greenvillage Road, which earns a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket.
So far, no one has claimed the massive prize.
Winners remain anonymous until their tickets are validated and claimed. The Pennsylvania Lottery encourage…
South Carolina Pastor Wanted In Chambersburg Child Sex Assault: Affidavit
A South Carolina pastor is accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl during a church trip to Pennsylvania and trying to buy her silence with $100, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.
William Franklin Galbreath, 57, of Salem, South Carolina, has been charged with felony aggravated indecent assault without consent, felony corruption of minors, misdemeanor indecent assault without consent, and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of children, authorities explained.
The alleged abuse occurred on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, at a home on Hammond Drive in Chambersburg where Galbreath and …
Man Hunts Down Victim, Traps Them At Chambersburg Police Station: Officials
A Chambersburg man hunted down his victim, followed them across town, and trapped them in the police station parking lot before officers intervened, authorities said.
Marvin Duran, 41, allegedly stalked the victim throughout the borough on Sunday, March 2, until they drove to the police station at 116 S. Second St. for help, police said. But when they arrived, Duran used his vehicle to repeatedly block them from leaving, according to investigators.
A Chambersburg officer returning to the station witnessed the terrifying scene unfold and immediately took action, police said.
Duran was a…
