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Central Pa. woman doing yard work dies after tree falls on her: police

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A Franklin County woman was trying to get yard work done over the weekend when a falling tree killed her, Pennsylvania State Police said. Tammy Smith, 42, of Chambersburg, died between about 3 p.m. and 4:52 p.m. Saturday on the 2800 block of Woodstock Road in Greene Township, according to state police.   Continue reading … Read more

Central Pa. high school dismissed early after threat made: police

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Students at a York County high school were dismissed from class early Thursday after a threat was made toward the school, police say. The threat involved Dallastown Area High School and students were sent home early as a precaution, according to a York County Regional Police Department release that came out at 2:49 p.m.   … Read more

Central Pa. doctor charged with indecent assault of patient: state police

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A Lancaster County doctor has been charged with indecent assault after Pennsylvania State Police say he inappropriately touched a patient during an office visit. According to a statement from state police, troopers charged Vladimir Iakomi, 64, after a report from one of his patients that she had been assaulted on Sept. 30 during a visit … Read more

Central Pa. sex offender on the loose, armed and dangerous: sheriff

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A Perry County man is at large after failing to appear at his sentencing hearing on child sexual abuse charges, authorities said. Barry A. Bostwick, 60, of Rye Township, should be considered armed and dangerous, the Perry County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday. The Pennsylvania Sexual Offender Assessment Board also said Bostwick is a sexually violent … Read more

Police search for several suspects after 7 cars stolen from Philadelphia garage

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 An investigation is underway after multiple cars were stolen from a garage in Philadelphia on Sunday. It happened on the 2900 block of Arch Street near 30th Street Station in the University City neighborhood. Action News learned that several thieves broke into a lock box where the car keys were stored and got away with … Read more

Former CEO of central Pa. company embezzled millions: police

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Police say the former CEO of a telecommunications company stole over $4 million from the business by funneling money into personal accounts and unrelated businesses he was also involved in. William “Bill” Hynes, 51, of York, served as the CEO of United Fiber & Data, LLC (UFD) – a company aiming to build and manage a fiber … Read more

State Police begin wearing body cameras as part of a $40M pilot program in south-central Pa.

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The Pennsylvania State Police have started a body-camera pilot program in south-central Pennsylvania, a long-awaited move that came less than two months after a fatal police shooting of a Glen Mills car enthusiast on I-95 in Philadelphia. Approximately 43 state troopers at Troop H in Carlisle began wearing body cameras late last month, State Police … Read more

Manhunt Continues for ‘Survivalist’ Murder Suspect Who Escaped Jail

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A manhunt continued on Sunday for a murder suspect who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail late on Thursday using bedsheets he tied together to climb down from the roof, officials said. Pennsylvania State Police said that Michael Burham, who escaped from the Warren County Jail, could be hiding in the steep, rugged wilderness near the … Read more

1 trooper killed, 1 critically wounded in central Pennsylvania

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Officials are expressing shock and sadness at the death of one state trooper and the critical wounding of another hours apart in central Pennsylvania over the weekend. Police in Juniata County said a man engaged troopers at about 12:45 p.m. Saturday near the Lewistown barracks and shot one trooper, who was taken to a hospital … Read more

Man killed by police in Berks County was wanted for homicides, arson and shootings

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Investigators say the man who was shot and killed by officers in Wyomissing, Berks County was also wanted for several shootings and a recent arson case. Lillian Smith says her 52-year-old brother Steven Smith and his girlfriend, 56-year-old Tabitha Price, were both killed on Monday night at a motel in Gloucester City, New Jersey. The … Read more

Central Pa. woman charged with hitting state police horse

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A woman was taken into custody after state troopers say she interfered with an arrest and struck a state police horse in Indiana County as college-age revelers were celebrating “IU Patty’s Day.” According to a report from Pennsylvania State Police, New Kensington woman, Gabriela Rae Kerston, 20, was charged with a felony count of police … Read more