Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
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Wanted Bicyclist On Crack Cocaine Arrested Easter Sunday, Camp Hill Police Say Wanted Bicyclist On Crack Cocaine Arrested Easter Sunday, Camp Hill Police Say
Wanted Bicyclist On Crack Cocaine Arrested Easter Sunday, Camp Hill Police Say A bicyclist making traffic violations was stopped by officers and discovered to be high on crack cocaine, Camp Hill police announced on April 1. The unidentified 28-year-old male cyclist from Dillsburg was pulled over by Camp Hill Police for a traffic stop "after vehicle code violations were observed at the intersection of North 33rd Street and Walnut Street," on Easter Sunday, March 31 at 11:04 p.m., as detailed in the release. Officers soon discovered the bicyclist was wanted on "multiple active arrest warrants, including a bench warrant out of the York County Sheriff's Office related to …

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by Jillian Pikora
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
Convicted Felon Puts Corrections Officer In Chokehold At Cumberland County Prison, Police Say Convicted Felon Puts Corrections Officer In Chokehold At Cumberland County Prison, Police Say
Convicted Felon Puts Corrections Officer In Chokehold At Cumberland County Prison, Police Say A 30-year-old convicted felon — in his third prison in six months — is facing new charges after putting a corrections officer in a chokehold, the police announced on Tuesday, April 2.  Justin Miles Bookwalter of Huntingdon is accused of placing "the Corrections Officer in a headlock, while in the headlock the Corrections Officer was unable to breathe," the Middlesex Township police stated in the release.  This incident happened at Cumberland County Prison on March 27, 2024.  This is Bookwalter's third county prison stay since Oct. 31, 2023. He was previously in Huntingd…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
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Wanted Felon Who Escaped After 8 Days In Prison Turns Herself In: Cumberland County Sheriff Wanted Felon Who Escaped After 8 Days In Prison Turns Herself In: Cumberland County Sheriff
Wanted Felon Who Escaped After 8 Days In Prison Turns Herself In: Cumberland County Sheriff After just eight days in Pennsylvania prison, a woman escaped, but less than a week later she turned herself in, authorities announced on Friday, March 15.  Timberly Smith, 27 of Duncannon, escaped the Cumberland County Prison during a release for two hours to renew her Pennsylvania ID card at the Carlisle PennDOT Driver License Center located at 950 Walnut Bottom Road on Saturday, according to the county's sheriff's office. Smith had been taken a plea deal for her third felony for driving under the influence of drugs on Jan. 4, 2024, but after two days into her one-year…

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Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
NY Man Wanted In Maryland Captured In Pennsylvania, Police Say NY Man Wanted In Maryland Captured In Pennsylvania, Police Say
NY Man Wanted In Maryland Captured In Pennsylvania, Police Say A fugitive was captured in Pennsylvania early Wednesday morning. The unnamed man has a Rochester, NY address, a South Carolina driver's license, and was wanted on a warrant in Maryland, the Camp Hill police explained. An officer with the CHPD pulled the man over for a traffic violation at 12:48 a.m. on March 13. During the traffic stop, the officer learn the man's license was suspended and that he was also a fugitive in Maryland. After the warrant was confirmed he was arrested and held in the Cumberland County Prison.  Additional information about the man or this situation was unava…

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Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
Mom On Drugs Injures 3-Week-Old Infant During 'Incident' In Enola: Police Mom On Drugs Injures 3-Week-Old Infant During 'Incident' In Enola: Police
Mom On Drugs Injures 3-Week-Old Infant During 'Incident' In Enola: Police A 35-year-old mom with criminal records in five Pennsylvania counties is behind bars again for allegedly injuring her 3-week-old infant while high on drugs, East Pennsboro Police explained in a release on Wednesday, Feb. 21.  Chynna-Blu Nagle, originally of Milroy but most recently of Enola, was found "on controlled substances and was attempting to care for her 3-week-old child," at 7:37 a.m. on Feb. 15, as stated in the police release.  Officers had been called to a "medical incident" in the 200 block of South Enola Drive, Enola. Arriving officers soon "determined the 3-week-old …

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Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
Drunk 68-Year-Old Bicyclist Arrested Following Central PA Crash: Police Drunk 68-Year-Old Bicyclist Arrested Following Central PA Crash: Police
Drunk 68-Year-Old Bicyclist Arrested Following Central PA Crash: Police A 68-year-old man — with a record of driving under the influence was supposedly caught doing it again — this time on a bicycle, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Andrew Joseph Dawson Jr. was found lying in the 100 block of Erford Road, Camp Hil on Nov. 16, according to a release by the East Pennsboro Police.  Officers were called to the reported bicycle accident but found Dawson appearing " to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage" at 11:01 p.m., as stated in the release. The Camp Hill man was arrested and taken to Cumberland County Prison for chemical testing, th…

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Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
Women Called 304+ Times By Stalker Ex-BF, Police In Central PA Say Women Called 304+ Times By Stalker Ex-BF, Police In Central PA Say
Women Called 304+ Times By Stalker Ex-BF, Police In Central PA Say A woman received hundreds of phone calls in under two hours from her stalking ex-boyfriend, police alleged in an announcement on Monday, Nov. 6.  Omar Gaines, 45 of Carlisle, was arrested the day after the incident "near the victim's residence," the Carlisle police said.  Officers were called to a reported break-in at Gaines' ex-girlfriend's home in the 300 block of North East Street, Carlisle at 11:39 on Oct. 30.  During the police investigation, they learned that Gaines had arrived at her home at 5:07 a.m. "and remained for over (an) hour pacing back and forth near the sid…

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Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
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Girl Sexually Assaulted By Central PA Man, Police Say Girl Sexually Assaulted By Central PA Man, Police Say
Girl Sexually Assaulted By Central PA Man, Police Say A 30-year-old New Cumberland man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl multiple times, police announced on Oct. 9.  Joseph Scott Summy of the 200 block of Twelfth Street was arrested Monday in connection with the assaults that supposedly happened in August.  The assault was reported to the New Cumberland Borough Police Department in September.   Summy was arrested on the following charges on Oct. 6: Two felony counts of corruption of minors Four misdemeanor counts of indecent assault. He remains in the Cumberland County Prison with his…

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Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
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PA 'Asian' Massage Parlor Raid Turns Human Trafficking Ring Bust: DA PA 'Asian' Massage Parlor Raid Turns Human Trafficking Ring Bust: DA
PA 'Asian' Massage Parlor Raid Turns Human Trafficking Ring Bust: DA A 12-agency joint investigation has led to the downfall of a large-scale human trafficking ring across three Central Pennsylvania counties, authorities announced on Friday, Sept. 1. The sex and human trafficking ring was broken up by a year-long operation: Closed2Trafficking, which targeted 10 massage parlors in York, Dauphin, and Cumberland counties. District Attorney Sean McCormack released the following statement on the operation: “Since we began these operations targeting sex buyers who drive the demand for commercial sex, we have arrested 45 individuals. Every single dollar that …

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Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
PA Convict Slashes Roommate In Chest, Neck With Kitchen Knife, Police Say PA Convict Slashes Roommate In Chest, Neck With Kitchen Knife, Police Say
PA Convict Slashes Roommate In Chest, Neck With Kitchen Knife, Police Say A roommate was slashed across his neck and chest by a man supposedly on drugs just before midnight on Sunday, authorities announced the following day. Lee Allen Payne was in front of his home in the 100 block of North Pitt Street, Carlisle when the police arrived at 11:55 p.m. on Aug. 27, the department detailed in the release.  The Carlisle PD was called by Payne's roommate due to his "drug activity," as stated in the release.  The 46-year-old "attacked the caller with a large kitchen knife in the apartment after an argument," the roommate told officers. Officers saw "several s…

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Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
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Drunk Central PA Prostitute Nabbed After Bike Fall: Police Drunk Central PA Prostitute Nabbed After Bike Fall: Police
Drunk Central PA Prostitute Nabbed After Bike Fall: Police A bicyclist and convicted prostitute has been charged after she was seen falling off her bicycle in Carlisle, police announced on Thursday, June 15, 2023.  Jennifer Anna Maschmeyer, 53, was spotted falling off of her bicycle in the 100 block of North Pitt Street on June 1, 2023, the police said.  The observing police officers "suspected (her) to be manifestly under the control of alcohol or a controlled substance," as stated in the release.  Maschmeyer was arrested and charged with Public Drunkenness, according to the police.  She was searched before being taken to Cum…

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Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
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Hollywoodesque Crime Spree Lands PA Woman Jail Time: DA Hollywoodesque Crime Spree Lands PA Woman Jail Time: DA
Hollywoodesque Crime Spree Lands PA Woman Jail Time: DA A 41-year-old woman has learned her fate after admitting to a crime spree that reads like the plot of a Hollywood movie. The Central Pennsylvanian who stole two cars, drove with a revoked license, threatened her friend, crashed a car into a barn, caused a fire, abandoned a dog, sent police on an over 100 mph chase, and faked a medical issue to attack police in an attempt to escape— has learned her fate, according to a release by the Cumberland County District Attnory Sean M. McCormack.  Chontelle Melissa Shirk, pleaded guilty and her sentence was imposed on June 13, 2023, the DA said and co…

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