Lower Paxton, PA
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PA Hit-Run Drunk Driver Caught Changing Tire After Striking Bicyclist: Police PA Hit-Run Drunk Driver Caught Changing Tire After Striking Bicyclist: Police
PA Hit-Run Drunk Driver Caught Changing Tire After Striking Bicyclist: Police A bicyclist in a bright yellow jacket was struck in broad daylight by a drunk driver on Monday, police say. Lower Paxton police were called to a bicyclist struck in the 6700 block of Allentown Boulevard around 5 p.m. Feb. 28, according to the department's release. Upon arrival, officers learned it was a hit-and-run, but we're also told by witnesses that the fleeing vehicle was damaged along the passenger side of its front bumper, the release shows. Witnesses went on to tell police that the car left its lane and struck the back of the bicycle. Not only was the cyclist wearing a bright yell…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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PA Woman Attempted To Kill 3 Year Old Child Police Say PA Woman Attempted To Kill 3 Year Old Child Police Say
PA Woman Attempted To Kill 3 Year Old Child Police Say A 22-year-old woman who allegedly choked and beat a 3-year-old child has been arrested and charged with attempted homicide, according to a release by police. The Harrisburg Bureau of police were called to an incident of child abuse at a home in the 500 block of South 17th Street on Thursday, Feb. 24 shortly before 10 a.m., police say. Police found a 3-year-old child assaulted by Mary Hawkins, the release shows. The child was taken to Hershey Medical Center for medical treatment and is expected to make a full recovery, police say.  Mary Hawkins has been charged with Criminal Attempt H…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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PA Dad Shook 5 Month Old Infant: Police PA Dad Shook 5 Month Old Infant: Police
PA Dad Shook 5 Month Old Infant: Police A Pennsylvania father has been arrested and charged in connection with shaking his own infant, according to a release by the police. The Middletown Borough Police received a call in reference to a 5-week-old child suffering from severe head trauma, which was later determined to have been caused by the child being shaken and “severely traumatized,” the police say. The child's father; Kurtis Allen Lamka, 26, of Steelton, was interviewed and arrested on the afternoon of Feb. 7, according to the release. Lamka has an older-aged child according to his social media. The whereabouts of the two…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Family Torn Apart By Gunman Released After Violating PFA Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Family Torn Apart By Gunman Released After Violating PFA
Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Family Torn Apart By Gunman Released After Violating PFA Two 6 and 7-year-old sisters are orphaned after their uncle shot and killed their parents and critically injured their aunt at their grandmother's Harrisburg home earlier this week, shortly after being freed from prison for child molestation and sexual assault. Meredith Greene and Tyler Thames were shot and killed by Gregory Gerrod Greene Jr. at the home of Greene's mother, former City Councilwoman Sandra Reid, around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9, police said. Greene— who was released from prison for raping a child in 2016 after serving four years— also stabbed his young nieces during the a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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Support Surges For Family Of 12 Year Old Twin Killed In DUI Crash In Pennsylvania Support Surges For Family Of 12 Year Old Twin Killed In DUI Crash In Pennsylvania
Support Surges For Family Of 12 Year Old Twin Killed In DUI Crash In Pennsylvania A community is rallying for the family of a 12-year-old boy who died as a result of a single-vehicle crash where the driver is thought to have been driving under the influence, according to police. Colby Crumlich, 12, of Swatara Township, was identified as the victim by his family on a verified GoFundMe campaign page. He died at a local hospital from injuries relating to the crash that occurred in the 700 block of Keckler Road on Saturday around 3:40 p.m., according to a release by the police. It is unclear which, if any of his siblings were in the vehicle but everyone in the vehicle wa…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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12 Year Old Boy Killed In Central PA DUI Single Vehicle Crash: Police 12 Year Old Boy Killed In Central PA DUI Single Vehicle Crash: Police
12 Year Old Boy Killed In Central PA DUI Single Vehicle Crash: Police A 12-year-old boy has died as a result of a single-vehicle crash where the driver is thought to have been driving under the influence, according to police. Swatara Township police were called to a report of a vehicle into a ditch in the 700 block of Keckler Road on Saturday around 3:40 p.m., according to a release by the police. Upon arrival police found "a serious accident scene involving a single vehicle with multiple occupants," as written in the release. All of the occupants were transported to a local hospital— where the 12-year-old boy died from his injuries, police say.  …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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Man With Sword, Fake Gun Assaults PA Mini-Market Owner Man With Sword, Fake Gun Assaults PA Mini-Market Owner
Man With Sword, Fake Gun Assaults PA Mini-Market Owner A man armed with a sword and a fake gun assaulted a small business owner during an attempted robbery, according to the police. Megnath Khadka, 24, of Ohio, has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at Fresh Mini-Mart located at 2805 Market Street Road l in Penbrook, according.to area police. Khadka entered the store and demanded money while armed with a sword and gun-- the latter of which was later revealed to be fake, according to the police. During the course of the robbery, Khadka assaulted the store owner, according to the release by police. He was apprehended the day after…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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Man Arrested For Murder Following Shooting Outside Central PA Bar Man Arrested For Murder Following Shooting Outside Central PA Bar
Man Arrested For Murder Following Shooting Outside Central PA Bar A man in central Pennsylvania has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting outside a bar. Xavier "Junior" King, 32, of Susquehanna Township, was shot dead outside of Bill's Cafe, located in the 2300 block of Derry Street in the Allison Hill neighborhood of Harrisburg, on Sunday at approximately 8 p.m., according to a release by police. Shawn Cornell Davenport Jr., 34, of Harrisburg, was arrested on Ivy Lane in Harrisburg on Tuesday at approximately 9 p.m., according to the police. Davenport has been charged with the following, according to court documents: H1 Murder …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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PA Man Jumps Out Of Moving Vehicle During High Speed Chase From State Police PA Man Jumps Out Of Moving Vehicle During High Speed Chase From State Police
PA Man Jumps Out Of Moving Vehicle During High Speed Chase From State Police A car slammed into a central Pennsylvania business after the driver jumped out of it during a police chase on Saturday, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Darryl "DJ" Edward Royal Jr., 32, of Middletown, jumped out of a moving vehicle, continuing to run away-- while the car slammed into a local business, according to Pennsylvania state police. Police initially attempted a traffic stop of a dark blue 2004 Honda Pilot PA license LRX2021 operated by Royal along Interstate 283 in Swatara Township on Jan. 15 at approximately 1:15 a.m., according to the release. Instead of sto…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
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PA Man Nabbed For Sexual Extortion, Stalking: Police PA Man Nabbed For Sexual Extortion, Stalking: Police
PA Man Nabbed For Sexual Extortion, Stalking: Police A Pennsylvania man stalked and sexually extorted someone, according to a release by police. Jonathan Jafeth Serrano, 21, of Lancaster, repeatedly contacted the victim demanding to meet with them and when they refused he threatened to disseminate photographs of the victim in a state of nudity and/or videos of the victim performing sexual acts, according to the release by Manheim Township police. The threats and brief stalking occured in 300 block Kentshire Drive Aug. 21-22, according to the release. A warrant was Issued for his arrest on Aug. 23rd, according to police. He was arrested by …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Registered PA Sex Offender, Dive Coach Busted After Looking At Child Porn At Work: Reports Registered PA Sex Offender, Dive Coach Busted After Looking At Child Porn At Work: Reports
Registered PA Sex Offender, Dive Coach Busted After Looking At Child Porn At Work: Reports A registered sex offender and former Pennsylvania high school dive coach faces new sex crime charges after police in Dauphin County arrested him for looking at child pornography on a work computer, authorities said. Patrick Eugene Fatta pleaded guilty to felony child pornography and misdemeanor indecent assault on a child in Lancaster County in 2015, according to public court records. The former Hempfield and Manheim Township dive coach never faced any jail time for the crimes, and was released on parole in 2017, according to PennLive. Then, on Dec. 6, police executed a search warrant at a…

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by Nicole Acosta
Vineland, NJ
Schools
Mom Charged For Pouring Bleach On Child, Punching Parent: Report Mom Charged For Pouring Bleach On Child, Punching Parent: Report
Mom Charged For Pouring Bleach On Child, Punching Parent: Report The mom who publicly poured bleach on someone else's child outside of a middle school has been arrested, according to a report by PennLive. Marlaina Lucas, 30, has been charged with simple assault for punching the same child’s mother in the face in a fight following the bleach pouring incident, the outlet reports citing a criminal complaint filed by police. Police were called to intervene in a brawl between parents and students outside Rowland Academy located at 1842 Derry Street on Monday around 3:30 p.m., the outlet reports citing police. Lucas was held overnight in the Dauphin County …

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