Lower Paxton, PA
News
Burning Pile Of Trash Found At Target In Central PA
A burning pile of trash was dumped from a trash truck at the Target parking lot in Swatara Township on Monday, April 3, 2023. Swatara 91 was called to the reported trash truck fire at 4600 High Pointe Commons at 4:39 a.m., according to the department. Responding crews found the truck had dumped the load after it ignited inside of the truck. "Units arrived with a pile of trash on fire in the lot and extinguished with no extension to the vehicle," the department said. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire was not released.
Lower Paxton, PA
Schools
Children Charged For Making Threats Against Central PA Schools: Police
Multiple children have been charged in connection with threats made against the Steelton-Highspire School District and the Rowland Academy on March 20, 2023, police say. The Swatara Township Police Department received a report after someone spotted the social media they made. The children are believed to between the ages of 13 and 18 years old since most social media sites have a minimum age requirement, but it is not confirmed and it is possible the juveniles lied about their ages to use the unnamed site. "Officers and Detectives immediately began working with school dis…
Lower Paxton, PA
News
6 Adults Arrested In Connection With Shooting Of 2 Children ln Central PA Police Say
Six adults have been charged and arrested in connection with the "serious" shooting of two young childing in central Pennsylvania on Aug. 11, 2022, police say. Swatara Township police were called to a report of shots fired at a home in the 4900 block of Cumberland Street at 11:50 p.m., according to a release by the department. "Upon arrival officers discovered that unknown assailant(s) had fired multiple rounds into the home from the vicinity of the street," police say. A 4-year-old and 6-year-old "received serious injuries and were transported to a local hospital," as stated in the …
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Reward Offered For 2 Armed Men Who Robbed Central Pennsylvania 7-11: Police
Two men are wanted in connection with an armed robbery in central Pennsylvania on Sunday, September 18, police say. The two men pictured robbed the 7-11 convenience store located at 4811 Derry Street in Swatara Township at approximately 5:35 p.m., the Swatara Township police allege. The men entered the store and one of them "aimed a black semi-automatic handgun at the clerk while demanding cash from the register," police say. After the clerk handed over the undisclosed amount of cash, the suspects fled the area on foot, according to the police. The Dauphin County Crimestoppers is off…
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Road Rage Shooter At-Large, Man Hurt In Central Pennsylvania: Police
A man was hurt in a road rage shooting in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. The Swatara Township Police were called to a "road rage incident" that "resulted in gunshots" along Route 322 East around 10:24 a.m. on August 25, 2022, according to a release from the department. The man had been heading east down Hummelstown Hill when he switched to the right lane, and "shortly after doing so four rounds were shot into his van," police say. At least one of the rounds hit the man, according to the police. The man told the police the reported the suspect's vehicle to b…
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Walmart Shooter Nabbed Fleeing In Harrisburg: Police
One person was hurt in a shooting inside a central Pennsylvania Walmart on Sunday, August 21, 2022, police say. The Dauphin County 911 center began receiving calls of a shooting inside the Walmart located at 6535 Grayson Road in Swatara Township at 5:17 p.m., according to a release by township police. Officers from multiple townships responded. Upon arrival, Swatara officers located the victim and quickly found that the suspected shooter has fled the scene. Through an investigation, police determined the suspected shooting was Luis David Jose, 27, of Ivy Lane in Harrisburg…
Lower Paxton, PA
News
4-Year-Old, 6-Year-Old Children In 'Serious Condition' Following Central PA Shooting Police Say
Two children are in "serious condition" after they were shot in central Pennsylvania on Thursday, August 11, police say. Swatara Township police were called to a report of shots fired at a home in the 4900 block of Cumberland Street at 11:50 p.m., according to a release by the department. "Upon arrival officers discovered that unknown assailant(s) had fired multiple rounds into the home from the vicinity of the street," police say. The two young victims "received serious injuries and were transported to a local hospital," as stated in the release. Swatara officers and detective…
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Two Dogs Died In Central PA House Fire
Two dogs died in an explosive house fire in central Pennsylvania, on Monday, July 25, authorities say. A fire crew was called to the scene of a house on fire in the 7100 Block of Chambershill Road around 2 p.m., Middletown Volunteer Fire Department said. Ammunition in the home reportedly caused the explosions witnesses and neighbors heard, according to dispatchers. No injuries were reported but two dogs died at the scene, according to Swatara Township fire officials. It remains unclear how the fire began.
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Man With Rifle Nabbed In NJ Crash While Fleeing In Stole Car From PA Burglary: Police
A central Pennsylvania man has been arrested in New Jersey after he was car crash in a stolen vehicle following a burglary of his neighbor's home, police say. Allen Vasquez of the 7800 block of Clearfield Street in Swatara Township, Pennsylvania, broke into his neighbor's home in the 7600 block of the same street around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, police allege. Vasquez was spotted on a neighbor's security camera entering the home with a rifle as pictured. "Vasquez took personal property and keys to the victim's vehicle that was parked outside," police say. He was in a car in New Jer…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
16-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing From Central PA Home: Police
A 16-year-old boy has gone missing from his central Pennsylvania home, police say. Jahmere Wright has been missing from his home in the 500 block of Eisenhower Boulevard in Swatara Township since June 24, according to a release by township police department. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Swatara Township Police department at 717-564-2550 or the Dauphin County 911 center.
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Injuries Reported At Fire Engine Crash In Central PA (
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Injuries have been reported at the scene of a crash involving a fire engine in central Pennsylvania. Swatara Township police were called to "an injury accident involving a Susquehanna Township Fire-Rescue Engine and an SUV" at Highland and Harrisburg streets at 9:06 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, according to a release by the department. The intersection remains closed as of 1 p.m. Swatara Township Police with the assistance of the Dauphin County Accident Reconstruction Team continue to investigate this crash. Anyone with information or who witnessed the crash is asked to contact the Swatara T…
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Man In 'Critical Condition' After Central PA Shooting: Police
A man has been hospitalized and is in critical condition following a shooting in central Pennsylvania just before 3 a.m. on Sunday, June 5, police say. Swatara Township police were called to the early morning shooting in the 1100 block of Amber Lane. Officers arrived to find a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The officers jumped into action offering emergency medical care to the man as they secured the scene. The man was taken to a local trauma center where he is now listed in critical— but stable— condition, according to a release by the police. "All persons involved in this…
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