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8-Year-Old Pedestrian Seriously Hurt In Pennsylvania Crash: Troopers 8-Year-Old Pedestrian Seriously Hurt In Pennsylvania Crash: Troopers
8-Year-Old Pedestrian Seriously Hurt In Pennsylvania Crash: Troopers State police are investigating the Lower Oxford Crash that sent an 8-year-old boy to the hospital on Monday, April 28, according to a release.  Troopers said the victim was struck near 251 Conner Road around 7 a.m. and seriously injured.  Investigators believe the unnamed 20-year-old driver was under the influence of drugs, according to the police report. He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Matthew Seavey and taken to the Chester County Prison, authorities said.  Conner Road was shut down for three hours while police worked the scene.  This is the second…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Complications From Sickle Cell Caused Central PA Teen's Death: Coroner Complications From Sickle Cell Caused Central PA Teen's Death: Coroner
Complications From Sickle Cell Caused Central PA Teen's Death: Coroner The Dauphin County Coroner has released the autopsy results following the sudden and controversial death of 16-year-old Justin Johnson. Justin Johnson died from "complications of sickle cell disease [...] after falling unconscious at his home along Bianca Way in Lower Paxton Twp. Friday night," as stated in a release from Dauphin County Coroner's Office shared by the County Press Secretary Diane McNaughton.  In addition to Justin's known condition of sickle cell, the coroner "also identified cardiomyopathy as another significant condition." His "manner of death has been ruled natural," as …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Search For Missing Boy Ends In Tragedy For PA Family: Police Search For Missing Boy Ends In Tragedy For PA Family: Police
Search For Missing Boy Ends In Tragedy For PA Family: Police The search for a missing child came to a tragic end on Monday, April 29 in one Chester County town. Officials were called to a Kennett Township home on the 600 block of Chandler Mill Road around 2:45 p.m. for reports of a missing 5-year-old boy who had autism, local police said. The child was find amid a widespread search involving multiple agencies, face down in a neighbor's pond, police said. Officers dove into the pond and rescued the boy, starting life-saving measures immediately.  Despite all efforts, the boy was pronounced dead at Dupont Hospital, police said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
2nd Woman ID'd After Fatal Head-On Crash In West Manchester Twp.: Coroner 2nd Woman ID'd After Fatal Head-On Crash In West Manchester Twp.: Coroner
Nancy Hoover Killed In West Manchester Township Crash A second woman has died in connection with a head-on crash in West Manchester Township, authorities announced on Saturday, April 27.  Daily Voice originally reported that Deborah "Deb" Davis of York Haven was killed after crossing over the double-yellow line and striking another vehicle head-on at 1918 Carlisle Road at 10:56 a.m. on March 27, West Manchester Township police detailed in a release.  The York City couple found trapped in the vehicle she struck in the other vehicle were freed and taken to WellSpan York hospital, which is where 72-year-old Nancy Hoover died from "…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maryland Domestic Murder Suspect Apprehended In Pennsylvania, Police Say Maryland Domestic Murder Suspect Apprehended In Pennsylvania, Police Say
Maryland Domestic Murder Suspect Apprehended In Pennsylvania, Police Say A suspect was apprehended in Pennsylvania hours after an apparent homicide victim was found in Washington County in Maryland over the weekend, officials say. Hagerstown resident Cleo Hermon Brown, 50, was apprehended in Harrisburg late on Sunday afternoon in connection to the death of Renee Elizabeth Shoemaker, authorities announced.  At approximately 10:30 a.m. on April 28, officers from the Hagerstown Police Department were called to conduct a welfare check in the 400 block of McDowell Avenue, where they found Shoemaker's body in the home she shared with Brown. According to inv…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Timeline Of Events Before Central PA Teen's Sudden Death Released By Police Timeline Of Events Before Central PA Teen's Sudden Death Released By Police
Timeline Of Events Before Central PA Teen's Sudden Death Released By Police Following 16-year-old Justin Johnson's sudden death, an investigation was launched, and three days later the Lower Paxton Township police released their version of the timeline of events leading up to his passing.  Central Dauphin High School 10th grade student Justin Johnson died at Hershey Medical Center on April 26, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Although the school noted social media posts claiming "racial insensitivity" could be a factor as of 5 p.m. on Monday, April 29, the police don't believe that is the case. **UPDATE: The County Coroner has ruled Justin Johnson's death as "…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Veteran, PA Business Owner ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Coroner Veteran, PA Business Owner ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Coroner
Tim Rymer Dies In Dillsburg Crash: Coroner A motorcyclist has been identified as a veteran and Gettysburg business owner, after his name was released by the York County Coroner's Office on Monday evening. Tim Rymer, 60 of the first block of White Oak Lane in Newberry Township, died at the scene of the crash at Old York and Blair Hollow roads in Carroll Township at 5:48 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, according to Coroner Pam Gay.  Around 5:17 p.m., he had been traveling south on Old York Road when he struck a large piece of wood in the roadway, lost control, so the bike "went down" on its right side and Tim struck his head on the road — "…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
'Racial Insensitivity' Possibly Linked To Central PA Teen's Sudden Death, School Officials Say 'Racial Insensitivity' Possibly Linked To Central PA Teen's Sudden Death, School Officials Say
'Racial Insensitivity' Possibly Linked To Central PA Teen's Sudden Death, School Officials Say A 10th-grade student is dead and Central Dauphin School District officials have noted that his race might have been a factor.  The district has identified Justin Johnson as the 16-year-old boy found suffering from cardiac arrest at his home in the 3000 block of Bianca Way in Lower Paxton Township at approximately 9:55 p.m. on April 26, 2024, as detailed by the police.  Justin was taken "to the Hershey Medical Center where he later died," the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police stated in the release.  **UPDATE: The County Coroner has ruled Justin Johnson's death as "natural"; click here …

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Nightmare': PA Exec Among Americans Facing 12 Years In Prison For Ammo Discovery In Caribbean 'Nightmare': PA Exec Among Americans Facing 12 Years In Prison For Ammo Discovery In Caribbean
'Nightmare': PA Exec Among Americans Facing 12 Years In Prison For Ammo Discovery In Caribbean A 31-year-old EMT from Virginia became the most recent American arrested in British territory when authorities found ammunition in his luggage, police said. Tyler Wenrich, who works for the Powhatan Volunteer Rescue Squad, according to his Facebook page, traveled to Grand Turk on a cruise ship and, while going through a security checkpoint, was found with ammunition, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force said. According to CBS News, police found two bullets in Wenrich's backpack on Saturday, April 20 as he prepared to board a cruise ship. Wenrich appeared before a Grand Turk…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Car Struck By Bullet On I-83, PA State Police Say Car Struck By Bullet On I-83, PA State Police Say
Car Struck By Bullet On I-83, PA State Police Say A bullet shot through a vehicle travelling on Interstate 83 on Sunday afternoon, the Pennsylvania State Police in York County announced on Monday morning. The bullet entered the rear windshield and struck the rear view mirror before becoming lodged in the front window, Trooper James Grothey explained in the release. PSP received a report "a vehicle being damaged while traveling on Interstate 83" at 4:39 p.m. on April 28, as stated in the release. The vehicle had been traveling on I-83 south near mile marker 18.8, Springettsbury Township, when it was shot, troopers determined. "No occupant…

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by Jillian Pikora
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77-Year-Old Dies Weeks After Schuylkill County Fire: Coroner 77-Year-Old Dies Weeks After Schuylkill County Fire: Coroner
77-Year-Old Dies Weeks After Schuylkill County Fire: Coroner A man rescued from a house fire in Minersville has died from his injuries, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a release.  Mario Ramirez, 77, suffered burns across more than a third of his body in the North 2nd Street blaze on April 14, officials said.  He died from complications at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest on Sunday, April 28, according to the Coroner's Office. The manner of death was accidental.  In addition to the Coroner's Office, Minersville police are investigating. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Charming Life Ends In Horror For PA Family At Center Of Double Murder Charming Life Ends In Horror For PA Family At Center Of Double Murder
Charming Life Ends In Horror For PA Family At Center Of Double Murder What started as a dispute over dinner ended in horror for one Pennsylvania family, who appeared to lead an otherwise charming life on social media. Roger Lee Hanks has been charged with two counts of felony homicide and other murder charges after killing his wife, Judith, 75, and daughter, Emily, 37, over a "basic dispute" at the dinner table on Thursday, April 25, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Judith's Instagram page portrays a very different life from the events that unfolded in their East Marlborough Township home on Thursday evening, April 25. With lipstick on her lips or a gl…

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by Cecilia Levine