Drunk Mom Crashes Car While Driving 4-Year-Old In Camp Hill: Police
A drunk central Pennsylvania mom crashed her vehicle while driving with a 4-year-old child, authorities say.
MaryEllen Frank, 28, of the 1st Block Sussex Avenue, Camp Hill, crash her vehicle at the intersection of West Lisburn Road and Grantham Road on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 2:37 p.m., according to Upper Allen Township police.
"MaryEllen Frank was determined to be under the influence of alcohol," the police say.
Frank was arrested for DUI and transported to Cumberland County Central Booking for processing and arraignment, according to the police.
She has been charged with…
PA Dad Murdered By Convicted Killer Cellmate After Less Than One Month In Prison: Police
A dad of three who was found dead in his prison cell on Wednesday, May 4— after being in prison for less than one month— is now known to have been murdered, and Pennsylvania state police have charged his convicted killer cellmate with his homicide.
David Vaughn Grier, 26, was serving a life sentence for murdering Kierra Johnson in Philadelphia in 2017, court records show.
Joel Vanderpool, 39, of Towanda, was found unresponsive in his cell during staff rounds at State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill on Wednesday, May, 4, according to Superintendent Laurel Harry.
"Emergency personnel w…
Woman, 25, Killed In Central PA Crash ID'd By Coroner
A 25-year-old motorcyclist died at the scene of a crash on Thursday, Apr. 28, according to the coroner’s office.
The motorcyclist was traveling west on Trindle Road when a car traveling east on Trindle Road pulled out in front of her, attempting to make a left turn onto 39th Street, according to the Cumberland County coroner’s office.
Carissa Mecum, of Camp Hill, died at the scene, Cumberland County coroner Charles Hall says.
She was wearing a helmet and died due to “multiple traumatic injuries” police say.
Mecum was not at fault for the crash and the driver of the car did stop, accordin…
PA Couple Sexually Abused Child For Six Years, Police Say
A Pennsylvania couple sexually abused a child under the age of 13 for six years, according to a release by the police.
Upper Allen Police arrested the couple in February following an investigation into multiple reports of child abuse that began in 2015 and continued until 2021, as stated in a release by the department.
Nathaniel Sherwood, 32, of Camp Hill, was charged with felony rape, aggravated indecent assault of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, dissemination of explicit material to a minor, corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of children, as his court dock…
PA Man, 57, Admits To Sexually Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girl, Police Say
A 57-year-old Pennsylvania man has admitted to sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl, police say.
Lower Allen Township police were notified that an 8-year-old girl female "had disclosed during a forensic interview at the Children's Advocacy Center that she had been sexually assaulted," around 12:30 p.m. on Mar. 23, the department stated in a release.
The girl "was able to describe the details of the assault" and identified her assailant as Benjamin Phillip Banks, 57, Camp Hill, police say.
Investigators meet with Banks and during the course of an interview, he "admitted to performing th…
