Gettysburg
CRIME & SAFETY
Firefighters extinguish working house fire in Gettysburg
Adams County firefighters battled a working house fire in Gettysburg Tuesday morning. Firefighters were called to a home on the 100 block of East Middle Street in Gettysburg for a report of a house on fire around 11:18 a.m. on Tuesday morning, according to Adams County dispatch records. When firefighters...
State police issue warrant for man accused of raping child in Adams County
Police issued an arrest warrant for a man they have charged with allegedly raping a child in Adams County, according to court records. Warren Schelhaus, 40, who was identified as an East Berlin resident in 2022 court documents, was charged by Pennsylvania State Police with felony counts of rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, sexual assault, and indecent assault to a child, in court documents filed on Monday, June 24, 2024.
Adams County father charged after infant dies while bed-sharing
ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– An infant in Adams County died while sleeping with his father, who is accused of being on drugs, court documents say. Nicholas Despines, 36, of New Oxford, faces a felony charge of endangering the welfare of a child in the death of his five-month-old son, court docs say. According to a […]
Man 'Killed' Walking To Mailbox, Pennsylvania State Police Say
Troy A. Truax of Waynesboro was in the area of 8556 Hades Church Road, Antrim Township when he was struck by a 2015 Ford driven by Thomas M. Michalsky, 25, of Greencastle, PSP Chambersburg Trooper Antoniette Cross detailed in the release. Michalsky was unharmed but Truax "was killed as a...
Waynesboro man ID’ed after deadly pedestrian crash on Friday
01 July 2024- A Waynesboro man is deceased following a crash around 2:20pm on Friday. Pennsylvania State Police say that Troy A. Truax, 59, was not transported to a hospital following a crash on Hades Church Road. According to PSP, Truax was walking to his mailbox in the area of...
Waynesboro man charged with stealing car and Walmart vest, trying to impersonate employee
02 July 2024- A Waynesboro man is looking at multiple felonies after allegedly going on a drunken excursion at a number of locations around the town. Hector Manuel Aponte Rojas is facing charges of felony theft, felony burglary, and felony criminal trespassing. He failed to post bail of $25,000 and is behind bars in Franklin County Jail.
Waynesboro PD arrest man on domestic abuse, drug sale charges after incident on Saturday morning
01 July 2024- A call initially for a domestic violence case results in multiple felonies, including drug related, for a Waynesboro man. Codie Jonathan Badger is behind bars after failing to post bail of $2,500. He was charged with felony possession with intent to distribute, felony strangulation, and misdemeanor assault.
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