Dauphin
CRIME & SAFETY
Woman killed in Dauphin County motorcycle crash
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A motorcycle crash Wednesday on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Dauphin County has left one person dead, State Police say. According to the crash report from State Police, 49-year-old Kimberly Toliver of New Jersey was riding a 2023 Honda Rebel and traveling west in Londonderry Township on I-76 when she crashed. State […]
Harrisburg police search for missing 34-year-old
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WHP) — Harrisburg police are searching for a missing man. Officers received reports on Monday, May 6 that 34-year-old Jordan Brown was missing, according to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police. Police say Brown is a 5'7" Black man with a medium build, brown eyes and short...
Police seek help identifying suspected e-bike thief in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Harrisburg Police are looking for help in identifying a suspected e-bike thief. According to police, the suspected theft occurred around 3 p.m. Saturday on the 2700 block of Agate Street. The victim reported they were shopping at a local store when an unknown man approached and asked the victim to buy some items for him.
Tractor-trailer crash closing multiple lanes of US 22/322 in Dauphin County
A tractor-trailer crashed into a concrete barrier on US 22/322 east near Dauphin on Tuesday night, closing all eastbound lanes and one westbound lane as of 7:30 p.m. The crash happened around 6:55 p.m., according to PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. The tractor-trailer is blocking the eastbound lanes while debris from...
Hitman gets life sentence
HARRISBURG, Penn. — An appeals court in Pennsylvania upheld the life sentence of a criminal defendant who committed a hired murder when he shot and killed the romantic partner of his client’s former paramour. He says certain witness testimony should not have been admitted and that his due process rights were violated, but these arguments are meritless.
'Be careful homie': Man charged in Franklin County overdose death warned victim
A Harrisburg man charged with selling the drugs that killed a Franklin County man sent texts warning him to not do too much and to have Narcan on hand in case he overdosed, according to court documents. Daquan Woods, 27, was charged this week with drug delivery resulting in death...
Cumberland County man admits to assaulting his baby out of anger
A Hampden Township man has pleaded guilty to abusing his two-month-old daughter last year. Nicholas Beers, 26, of Hampden Township, pleaded guilty to one felony count of aggravated assault of a child younger than 13 years of age at a pretrial conference in April. Beers was home alone with the...
Man Tells Troopers He Gave Chase Because He Didn't Want A Ticket
Man Tells Troopers He Gave Chase Because He Didn't Want A Ticket. (Harrisburg, PA) -- State police say a Philadelphia man was doing a hundred-and-forty miles-per-hour when he was pulled over on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Court records show 25-year-old Schnyder Levasseur told troopers he gave chase because he didn't want a ticket for having a loud exhaust system. State police were able to arrest him after he crashed near Exit 247 for Harrisburg after failing to navigate the curve on the exit ramp. Levasseur is being held in the Dauphin County Prison on over ten traffic violations as well as charges of evading officers.
Pa. lawmakers working on bill to expand body cameras for wildlife officers
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Lawmakers in Harrisburg are working on legislation that would give more game wardens and waterways officers the choice to wear a body camera while on duty. “It's a neutral, objective witness to the occurrences [that happen]," said Jason Raup, assistant counsel for the Pennsylvania Game Commission. "What statements were made, what actions were taken.”
Pennsylvania woman paralyzed after jumping from burning house
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman is paralyzed after jumping from a burning house in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, over the weekend. Lynn Croman severed her spinal cord while trying to escape a house fire on Saturday and is paralyzed from the abdomen down, according to a GoFundMe page created by the woman's cousin and Penn Live.CBS 21 reported that crews were called to the fire on North Second Street in Steelton at around 5 a.m. on Saturday. Two residents and two firefighters were injured in the blaze, the TV station reported. The cause of the fire has not been determined. To escape from the fire, Croman jumped from a third-story window and hit the roof on the second floor before hitting the ground, the GoFundMe page said. Her roommate was also injured in the fire. In total, five families were displaced because of the fire, CBS 21 reported.
Family member of Steelton duplex fire victim talks about a long road to recovery
It's been several days since a Dauphin County duplex fire in Steelton injured four people and displaced several households. A family member of one of the victims was open to speaking with News 8. On Tuesday night, Lynn Croman is intubated in the intensive care unit, unaware that her life...
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