York, PA
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Former Escapee Who Failed To Show Up To Court Will Face Up To 14 Years In PA Prison: DA Former Escapee Who Failed To Show Up To Court Will Face Up To 14 Years In PA Prison: DA Former Escapee Who Failed To Show Up To Court Will Face Up To 14 Years In PA Prison: DA
Former Escapee Who Failed To Show Up To Court Will Face Up To 14 Years In PA Prison: DA A central Pennsylvania man is on the run-- again. Dwayne H. Yates, 37, of Harrisburg, was convicted for the felony charge of illegal possession of a firearm on Thursday, according to a release by the Dauphin County district attorney’s office. He texted his attorney “moments before opening statements” that he was not going to be in attendance, according to the DA. In his absence and after only 30 short minutes of deliberation, Yates was sentenced to 84-168 months or 7 to 14 years in state prison on Tuesday morning, according to the release. “The evidence against Yates was overwhelming,…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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Prisoner Captured Nearly 1 Week After Escaping Custody Prisoner Captured Nearly 1 Week After Escaping Custody Prisoner Captured Nearly 1 Week After Escaping Custody
Prisoner Captured Nearly 1 Week After Escaping Custody UPDATE: Autum Flowers was taken back into custody on Nov. 28, according to Dauphin County officials. UPDATE: Autum Flowers was taken into custody today.Police received information that led to an arrest in Harrisburg. https://t.co/Qad58DAPAd — Dauphin County (@DauphinCounty) November 28, 2021 ORIGINAL: A reward is being offered for a woman who escaped custody while being treated at Harrisburg Hospital, according to an official Dauphin County release. Police are searching for Autum Flowers, 34, Columbia, Lancaster County, who escaped while under the watchful eye of two Dauphin County pr…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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Coroner IDs Pedestrian Struck Dead Near Central PA Medical Center Coroner IDs Pedestrian Struck Dead Near Central PA Medical Center Coroner IDs Pedestrian Struck Dead Near Central PA Medical Center
Coroner IDs Pedestrian Struck Dead Near Central PA Medical Center The pedestrian who died in a crash on Harrisburg Pike on Monday has been identified. Richard Bakaric, 63, of Harrisburg, has been identified as the pedestrian fatally struck in Lower Swatara Township, reports PennLive citing the Dauphin County spokesman Brett Hambright. Bakaric's death has been ruled accidental as a result of multiple traumatic injuries, the county spokesman told the outlet. He was hit by an eastbound passenger vehicle traveling along Route 230 West Harrisburg Pike at the intersection of Rosedale Avenue in Lower Swatara Township near a medical center and an airport around …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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19-Year-Old Dauphin County Inmate’s Death Ruled Accidental 19-Year-Old Dauphin County Inmate’s Death Ruled Accidental 19-Year-Old Dauphin County Inmate’s Death Ruled Accidental
19-Year-Old Dauphin County Inmate’s Death Ruled Accidental Months after an inmate’s death, the Dauphin County district attorney’s office has ruled an inmate’s death accidental. KeJuan Cooke was found unresponsive by his cellmate on March 31, as Daily Voice reported. Cooke's cellmate called for help and prison staff performed CPR, authorities said. The inmate was transported to UPMC Harrisburg where he was declared dead shortly afterwards, as Daily Voice reported. An autopsy performed by Dr. Wayne K. Ross found that Cookie died of complications of bowel inflammation -- colitis and short bowel syndrome, according to Chardo. The manner of death wa…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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2 Charged In Central PA Boy's Fentanyl OD Death, Police Say 2 Charged In Central PA Boy's Fentanyl OD Death, Police Say 2 Charged In Central PA Boy's Fentanyl OD Death, Police Say
2 Charged In Central PA Boy's Fentanyl OD Death, Police Say A 48-year-old Harrisburg man has been charged with providing the drugs that a 14-year-old boy overdosed and died using at a Central Pennsylvania hotel, according to local police and PennLive. Susquehannah police responded to Red Roof Inn on Corporate Circle on reports of the juvenile's suspicious death around 12:30 a.m. Oct. 29, authorities said. Court records obtained by PennLive say the boy was identified only as H.B., and had purchased fentanyl for Cheyenne McGuinness, 23. She apparently allowed H.B. to be with her in the hotel when he used the fentanyl, overdosed and died, the outlet s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Paxton, PA
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Central PA Woman Killed In Jeep Accident 'Changed The World' Central PA Woman Killed In Jeep Accident 'Changed The World' Central PA Woman Killed In Jeep Accident 'Changed The World'
Central PA Woman Killed In Jeep Accident 'Changed The World' She changed the world.  She was an exemplary public servant. She was the best motivator. These are just a few of the ways that Kathy Teopfer Possinger was being remembered. The 44-year-old Harrisburg resident was identified by PennLive as the woman killed after being pinned between her own Jeep and her house. She and two men were using her Jeep Wrangler to remove a large shrub from the front of her home on the 300 block of Hamilton Street in Harrisburg Friday, PennLive previously reported citing Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo. Chardo said the incident was "clearly accidenta…

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by Nicole Acosta
Lancaster, PA
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Dating App Nightmare Becomes Reality For Woman Raped By PA Man, Jury Says Dating App Nightmare Becomes Reality For Woman Raped By PA Man, Jury Says Dating App Nightmare Becomes Reality For Woman Raped By PA Man, Jury Says
Dating App Nightmare Becomes Reality For Woman Raped By PA Man, Jury Says A woman's worst nightmare became reality when a man she met on a dating app made unwanted advances and then raped her, authorities in Pennsylvania say. Thomas Wilton, 57, of Landisville, Lancaster County, was convicted for his crimes by a jury in Dauphin County on Tuesday. Wilton and the woman he met on Zoosk, a dating app, and texted for several weeks before meeting for dinner at the Arooga’s in Hummelstown on Oct. 7, 2019, according to a statement released by the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office After the date, the pair walked to the 41-year-old woman's car together because it w…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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Ex-Con Trucker Who Sexually Assaulted NJ Woman After PA Crash Gets 20 Years Ex-Con Trucker Who Sexually Assaulted NJ Woman After PA Crash Gets 20 Years Ex-Con Trucker Who Sexually Assaulted NJ Woman After PA Crash Gets 20 Years
Ex-Con Trucker Who Sexually Assaulted NJ Woman After PA Crash Gets 20 Years A 41-year-old North Carolina truck driver who sexually assaulted a New Jersey woman cleaning out her car moments after a Pennsylvania crash was sentenced to up 20 years in prison, authorities said. Demetrice Herron approached the woman getting items out of her disabled car in a remote lot behind a garage after the crash on Oct. 19, 2018, the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office said. After making small talk, Herron pushed the woman into the wrecked car and sexually assaulted her, authorities said. The victim returned to New Jersey where she obtained medical treatment resulting in …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Paxton, PA
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SHOOTING INVESTIGATION: 1 Injured By Gunfire In Harrisburg SHOOTING INVESTIGATION: 1 Injured By Gunfire In Harrisburg SHOOTING INVESTIGATION: 1 Injured By Gunfire In Harrisburg
Shooting Investigation: 1 Injured By Gunfire In Harrisburg One person was shooting in Harrisburg on Saturday, according to Swatara Township police. Swatara Township Police Department responded to a report of a person who had been shot at the Rutters located at 8210 Derry Street around 12:40 a.m. Upon arrival, Officers located the individual who had been shot. LifeTeam EMS also responded, providing treatment at the scene and transporting the victim to an area hospital. An investigation determined the shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Waterford at Summit View Apartment complex, 8301 Presidents Drive. All parties involved in the sh…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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Boy, 7, Drowns In Central PA Hotel Pool Boy, 7, Drowns In Central PA Hotel Pool Boy, 7, Drowns In Central PA Hotel Pool
Boy, 7, Drowns In Central PA Hotel Pool A 7-year-old boy has drowned at a central Pennsylvania hotel, according to police. Crews were called to the Red Lion Hotel at 4751 Lindle Road for a reported drowning on Wednesday shortly before 10 p.m. When emergency crews arrived, they found an unconscious boy who had already been removed from the pool. Life saving efforts were initiated by the rescuers prior to the crews arrival. Police, Fire and EMS responders provided additional emergency care to the child who later died at the Penn State Hershey University Hospital. The Swatara Township Police, Dauphin County Coroner's Offi…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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PD ID Store Employee Who Shot Customer At Harrisburg Area Dollar Tree PD ID Store Employee Who Shot Customer At Harrisburg Area Dollar Tree PD ID Store Employee Who Shot Customer At Harrisburg Area Dollar Tree
PD ID Store Employee Who Shot Customer At Harrisburg Area Dollar Tree A Dollar Tree employee has been charged after shooting a customer at the Swatara Township location on Tuesday. Police have charged Mykel Eugene George, 21 of Harrisburg, in connection with the shooting in the 3200 block of Paxton Street just before 8:30 p.m., say Swatara Township police. George had an argument with the customer and followed the victim out of the store-- shooting them one time. The victim remains in the hospital, recovering. George is charged with the following: F1 Aggravated Assault - Attempts to cause serious bodily injury or causes injury with extreme indifference M2 …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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Person Shot At Dollar Tree In Harrisburg, Say Police Person Shot At Dollar Tree In Harrisburg, Say Police Person Shot At Dollar Tree In Harrisburg, Say Police
Person Shot At Dollar Tree In Harrisburg, Say Police A person was shot at a Harrisburg area Dollar Tree on Tuesday night, say police. Swatara Township police were called to a reported shooting at the store located at 3243 Paxton Street at around 8:19 p.m. The victim was transported to a local hospital by a civilian. An initial investigation found that the shooting followed a verbal altercation between a store employee and the victim. All parties involved in this shooting have been identified and interviewed. Police believe there is no further danger to the public as a result of this incident. An investigation into this shooting is…

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by Jillian Pikora