CRIME & SAFETY
Arrest made in fatal Harrisburg grocery store shooting
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– The suspected gunman from a fatal Harrisburg grocery store shooting has been arrested, according to police. Jerome Coleman Jr., 31, was arrested Friday and charged with murder and possession of a firearm prohibited, Harrisburg Police said. The deadly shooting at Antonio Grocery on the 2200 block of North 6th Street happened around […]
Fraud charges filed against man last seen with missing woman Tracy Scanlon
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — New court documents show a convicted murderer was the last person to see 54-year-old Tracy Scanlon in Dauphin County before she disappeared back in February. Police also say 59-year-old Anthony Proctor was seen on camera using her state benefits card on Feb. 15, days after...
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 police investigating shooting that injured 16-year-old
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Harrisburg police are investigating a shooting in the Hall Manor community. According to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police, on Wednesday, May 8 around 8 p.m., officers responded to Hall Manor for a report of shots fired. At the scene, officers located a 16-year-old victim suffering from...
Harrisburg woman’s appeal of her first-degree murder conviction denied
WILLIAMSPORT — A federal judge has denied the appeal of a Harrisburg woman who is serving life in prison for killing her boyfriend in 2019 by running over him with her minivan. U.S. Middle District Judge Julia K. Munley ruled Thursday she could not review the constitutional claims raised...
Local residents weigh-in on West Shore SD phone scam
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — It’s a parent’s nightmare—their child being kidnapped. One parent in the West Shore School District thought this nightmare was playing out, but it was actually a scam. With recent technological advancements, scam calls have begun to blur the lines between real...
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