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Schools
Complications From Sickle Cell Caused Central PA Teen's Death: Coroner
The Dauphin County Coroner has released the autopsy results following the sudden and controversial death of 16-year-old Justin Johnson. Justin Johnson died from "complications of sickle cell disease [...] after falling unconscious at his home along Bianca Way in Lower Paxton Twp. Friday night," as stated in a release from Dauphin County Coroner's Office shared by the County Press Secretary Diane McNaughton. In addition to Justin's known condition of sickle cell, the coroner "also identified cardiomyopathy as another significant condition." His "manner of death has been rule…
Police & Fire
Search For Missing Boy Ends In Tragedy For PA Family: Police
The search for a missing child came to a tragic end on Monday, April 29 in one Chester County town. Officials were called to a Kennett Township home on the 600 block of Chandler Mill Road around 2:45 p.m. for reports of a missing 5-year-old boy who had autism, local police said. The child was find amid a widespread search involving multiple agencies, face down in a neighbor's pond, police said. Officers dove into the pond and rescued the boy, starting life-saving measures immediately. Despite all efforts, the boy was pronounced dead at Dupont Hospital, police said.
Police & Fire
Maryland Domestic Murder Suspect Apprehended In Pennsylvania, Police Say
A suspect was apprehended in Pennsylvania hours after an apparent homicide victim was found in Washington County in Maryland over the weekend, officials say. Hagerstown resident Cleo Hermon Brown, 50, was apprehended in Harrisburg late on Sunday afternoon in connection to the death of Renee Elizabeth Shoemaker, authorities announced. At approximately 10:30 a.m. on April 28, officers from the Hagerstown Police Department were called to conduct a welfare check in the 400 block of McDowell Avenue, where they found Shoemaker's body in the home she shared with Brown. According to inv…
Police & Fire
Trailer Catches Fire In Bensalem, One Taken To Hospital: Officials
One resident was taken to the hospital for observation after a fire at a Bensalem trailer park, according to authorities. The blaze broke out at Top of the Ridge trailer park, 1446 Gibson Road, on Sunday morning, April 28, said Bensalem Fire Rescue. The trailer was badly damaged before firefighters extinguished the flames. Red Cross is assisting the resident and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, officials added.
Schools
Timeline Of Events Before Central PA Teen's Sudden Death Released By Police
Following 16-year-old Justin Johnson's sudden death, an investigation was launched, and three days later the Lower Paxton Township police released their version of the timeline of events leading up to his passing. Central Dauphin High School 10th grade student Justin Johnson died at Hershey Medical Center on April 26, as Daily Voice previously reported. Although the school noted social media posts claiming "racial insensitivity" could be a factor as of 5 p.m. on Monday, April 29, the police don't believe that is the case. **UPDATE: The County Coroner has ruled Justin Johnson's …
Police & Fire
Burglar Used Screwdriver To Break Into Philly Apartments: Police
Authorities are searching for the suspect in a break-in at a Philadelphia apartment complex last Tuesday, April 23. The pictured man used a screwdriver to unlock the door of a building on the 1100 block of North Hope Street, city police said. Suspect footage PhiladelphiaPolice Once inside, investigators said he took residents' items from the basement storage unit. Anyone with information should call 215-686-8477 or submit a tip online.
Police & Fire
Car Explodes In Philly Impound Lot, Arson Investigation Launched: State Police
Troopers suspect a car at a state police impound lot was intentionally set on fire early Monday morning, April 29. It happened at the Troop K headquarters, 2201 Belmont Avenue, around 3:50 a.m. State police heard an explosion and rushed to the lot to find a vehicle on fire, they said in a release. "Through investigation, it was determined access was gained into the secured area and an accelerant was used to set a car on fire," troopers said. Philadelphia Fire Department was called to the scene and is assisting PSP with the investigation, officials told Dail…
Police & Fire
$10K In 10 Minutes: Thieves Steal Thousands In Merchandise From Chesco CVS
State police are investigating the robbery of a Chester County drug store last Thursday, April 25. Two women walked into the 857 W. Baltimore Pike CVS in West Grove around 6 p.m., investigators said. They took about $10,000 in "high-end cosmetics and skincare products," according to troopers. A third woman may have been an accomplice but "did not appear to steal anything on surveillance," authorities said. Police believe the group has robbed multiple Pennsylvania CVS locations. They have been seen in a silver Toyota Siena minivan with a missing front wheel cover on the driver's…
News
Northeast Philly Lotto Player Wins 'Treasure Hunt' Game
A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Northeast Philadelphia must split their $138,457 prize, according to state gaming reps. The lucky winner matched all five balls pulled in the Friday, April 26 drawing for the Treasure Hunt game — but so did a player in Butler County, lotto officials said. Both players will receive a $69,228.50 prize. The Philly ticket was sold at BP/Dunkin’ Donuts, 4046 Woodhaven Road. Winners are not known until they claim their prize and their ticket is validated. Winners have up to one year from the drawing date to claim their priz…
Police & Fire
Pottstown Priest Charged With Stealing Parish Funds: Troopers
A Catholic priest in South Coventry Township is charged with theft and related counts, according to state police. Lawrence Frances Kozak Jr., 51, of Clifton Heights, was released after posting $250,000 unsecured bail, court records show. Troopers allege Kozak took funds from St. Thomas More Parish at 2101 Pottstown Pike. 6abc reports he's accused of spending more than $40,000 improperly, including on cell phone games Pokemon GO and Candy Crush. A spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia issued a statement Monday, April 29: Father Lawrence Koz…
Schools
'Racial Insensitivity' Possibly Linked To PA Teen's Sudden Death, School Officials Say
A 10th-grade student is dead and Central Dauphin School District officials have noted that his race might have been a factor. The district has identified Justin Johnson as the 16-year-old boy found suffering from cardiac arrest at his home in the 3000 block of Bianca Way in Lower Paxton Township at approximately 9:55 p.m. on April 26, 2024, as detailed by the police. Justin was taken "to the Hershey Medical Center where he later died," the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police stated in the release. **UPDATE: The County Coroner has ruled Justin Johnson's death as "natura…
Police & Fire
'Nightmare': PA Exec Among Americans Facing 12 Years In Prison For Ammo Discovery In Caribbean
A 31-year-old EMT from Virginia became the most recent American arrested in British territory when authorities found ammunition in his luggage, police said. Tyler Wenrich, who works for the Powhatan Volunteer Rescue Squad, according to his Facebook page, traveled to Grand Turk on a cruise ship and, while going through a security checkpoint, was found with ammunition, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force said. According to CBS News, police found two bullets in Wenrich's backpack on Saturday, April 20 as he prepared to board a cruise ship. Wenrich appeared before a Grand Turk…
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