CRIME & SAFETY
Man With Mental Health Diagnoses Missing Over Week, Harrisburg Police Say
A 34-year-old Black man, Jordan Brown, was first reported as missing to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police on Monday, May 6. He was last seen wearing dark pants, a dark-colored polo shirt, and white shoes and walking towards Division Street from North 4th Street, the police explained. He is described...
Lynn Croman Paralyzed, In ICU After Steelton Fire
The fire broke out at a duplex converted into apartments in the 100 block of North Second Street around 5 a.m. on May 11, Dauphin County emergency dispatch. Details about the firefighters' injuries were not immediately available when Daily Voice reached out to officials on Monday morning. We do know...
Car thieves crash stolen vehicle into Dover dealership showroom, police investigating
YORK COUNTY, PA. (WHP) — Northern York County Regional Police responded to Thorton Automotive at 3:52 a.m. to investigate a reported burglary. Police state that two suspects entered the Dover township automotive dealership lot on May 13 and broke into a white Chevy Camaro. With video surveillance support, police...
Community cleans up crime-plagued neighborhood following fatal shooting
HARRISBURG, Pa. — When it comes to cleaning up his neighborhood, Richard Brown isn’t slowing down. “It’s drug-infested," said Brown, who is CEO of M.U.S.T. (Men United Standing Together) in Harrisburg. "People using drugs in and out of these houses…the whole nine yards.”. Crime in the...
Cause of structure fire in Dauphin County under investigation
STEELTON, Pa. — Emergency dispatch says crews were called to a house fire in Dauphin County early Saturday morning. The fire was in the area of North 2nd and Pine Streets in Steelton. No injuries have been reported at this time. Traffic on North Front Street and Pine Street...
Single-vehicle crash on Route 15 in Lower Allen Drive
LOWER ALLEN, Pa. — A single-vehicle crash happened on Route 15 southbound near Exit SR2047 in Lower Allen Drive in Camp Hill, Cumberland County around 8:15 p.m. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. As of 8:50 p.m., there is a small lane restriction. According to the Cumberland...
1 person injured in N.J. house explosion
At least one person has been injured in a house explosion that occurred early Monday morning in New Jersey. Police said that the explosion happened at a house located along the 6200 block of Battle Lane in Commercial Township, Cumberland County, at a little before 5 a.m. At least one...
‘I got loud exhaust:’ Driver charged, leads 140mph high-speed chase on Pennsylvania Turnpike
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A high-speed chase on the Pennsylvania Turnpike over the weekend ended in the Harrisburg area when the driver crashed, according to Troopers. Schnyder Levasseur, 25, of Philadelphia, told State Police “I got loud exhaust” and “I didn’t want a ticket” when he was being taken into custody after the high-speed chase […]
Car that struck York Co. dealership was reportedly being stolen, worker says
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Police responded Monday morning after a vehicle crashed into a car dealership in Dover, according to emergency dispatchers. Dispatch received reports around 3:50 a.m. of the crash at the Thornton Automotive dealership on the 3000 block of Carlisle Road. Though police have yet to...
Trucker fell asleep at wheel in leadup to wreck that killed 3 PA workers, authorities say
A truck driver fell asleep at the wheel before striking a construction vehicle and killing three workers on the shoulder of a Pennsylvania highway in April, authorities said Friday. Pennsylvania State Police said the 24-year-old driver from Roxbury, Massachusetts fell asleep on Interstate 83, about 8 miles south of Harrisburg...
Harrisburg residents, groups host clean up to deter violence, address blight
A group of Harrisburg residents are hoping that a little cleaning up will go a long way toward making the community safer. Harrisburg City Council member Lamont Jones on Monday led a group of volunteers in cleaning up trash in an area of Uptown that has recently experienced increased violence and neglect.
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