Swatara Township
CRIME & SAFETY
Body Found On Harrisburg Street In Broad Daylight
Responding officers found the man dead on Ethel Street around 2:45 p.m., police said. "The circumstances surrounding the male's death is still under investigation," police said in a news release. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Harrisburg Police, at 717-558-6900. Tips and information can also...
Crash with injuries reported on State Street in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A crash was reported on State Street in Harrisburg. It was reported at the intersection of State Street and North 13th Street. Emergency crews are responding to the scene. Injuries have been reported but have not been confirmed by WGAL at this time. Click the video...
>>Police Calling Death Of Harrisburg Man Suspicious
>Police Calling Death Of Harrisburg Man Suspicious. (Harrisburg, PA) -- The Harrisburg Bureau of Police is investigating a suspicious death over the weekend. Officers responded to a home in the 16-hundred block of Ethel Street before 3 o'clock Friday afternoon. The name of the male victim hasn't been released. Investigators are asking anyone with any information to contact them.
Dauphin County police investigating 'significant amount' of buried cocaine
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — Police in Dauphin County are investigating after a large bundle of cocaine was found buried in the ground. According to the Lower Swatara Township Police Department, officers were dispatched to Riverview Drive in Middletown on May 18 after a resident located a suspicious item buried in the ground while doing yard work.
Victim restrained during robbery in Dauphin County: police
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Officers with the Lower Swatara Police Department are currently investigating a robbery that happened earlier this week. According to a press release, on May 14th around 5:53pm, officers met with the victim of the robbery in the Hollywood Trailer Park in the first block of Mic Nan Drive.
Police called to a shooting in Dauphin County
STEELTON, Pa. — Emergency dispatch confirms police were called to the scene of a shooting in Dauphin County Saturday afternoon. They say the shooting was in the 900 block of Wood Street in Steelton. There is no word on the victim's condition. Steelton Police are investigating.
44-year-old Palmyra sentenced to serve 45 months in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot
A 44-year-old Palmyra man will serve more than three years and seven months in federal prison for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Leo Brent Bozell IV, 44, was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge John D. Bates to 45 months in prison, three months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $4,729 in restitution. Bates found Bozell guilty of 10 charges, including four felonies, on Sept. 8, 2023.
Police prepare to enforce new state law aimed to curb distracted driving
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — Don’t pick up that phone!. That’s the message police officers like LuAnna Brook are giving drivers. “In 2022, there were over 3,300 deaths associated [with] distracted driving, and those are the only ones reported as distracted driving,” Brook said. Officer Brook has...
>>Man Drowned At Sherman Creek Sunday
(Dellville, PA) -- One person is dead after he drowned at Sherman Creek Sunday morning. Harrisburg Water Rescue, State Police, and other agencies responded to the area around 8 a.m. A boat carrying at least two men overturned after a crash on the water. The second victim was taken to a local hospital where they were treated for undisclosed injuries.
Burglar restrains resident, steals vehicle at Lower Swatara trailer park
LOWER SWATARA TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) – Police in Dauphin County are investigating a robbery in which they say the suspects broke into a home and restrained the resident. Lower Swatara Township Police said they were called to the Hollywood Trailer Park around 6 p.m. Tuesday. There, they were told...
Family worries adopted son’s Dauphin County mom will attack again | Column
The story made international news in August: A Dauphin County woman took a nearly four-hour Lyft ride to Kennedy Township, then sprayed bullets at the foster family caring for her biological 2-year-old son. Mercifully no one was hurt, and the assailant was quickly subdued. I only found out later that...
Police: Dover man set ex's car on fire in Hanover, asked if she "liked the camp fire"
A Dover man has been charged after allegedly attempting to set his ex-girlfriend's car on fire in Hanover last year, according to court records. Hector Padilla, 23, of Dover, is charged with a felony count of reckless burning, along with misdemeanor counts of stalking, criminal mischief, harassment and prowling. The...
Car dealership thefts with similar MOs, police are investigating
In less than two weeks, there have been car thefts in York and Adams counties following similar methods. The first on April 26 where two cars, a 2024 Chevy Corvette Stingray and a 2018 yellow convertible Camaro ZL1, were stolen from the Renn Kirby Chevrolet. The general manager at Renn...
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