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Adams County Man Charged After Nearly $50,000 in Counterfeit Cash Found in Storage Unit
State Police have charged 56-year-old Jeffrey Hammond following the discovery of nearly $50,000 in counterfeit money in an Adams County storage unit. The fake cash was found in a unit located along Hanover Road in Mount Pleasant Township, which previously belonged to Hammond. The counterfeit money came to light on...
Report: Gettysburg Times publisher suspended while facing indictment for mail theft
The publisher of the Gettysburg Times was suspended after notifying the paper that he was facing imminent indictment on federal mail theft charges, according to a report in the newspaper. Harry Hartman, the Times' publisher, was suspended after informing the newspaper's parent company, Sample News Group, that he was facing the imminent indictment...
RoadRage: Christopher, Michelle Skaggs Charged Police Say
Christopher "Chris" Clinton Skaggs and Michelle (Naugle) Skaggs previously of Shippensburg but most recently of Orrstown have been charged with disorderly conduct Title 18 5503(a)(4), according to the police release. Officers were sent to the intersection of Rowe Road and West King Street in Shippensburg Borough, Franklin County after Cumberland...
Hanover business owner files lawsuit against police chief, borough regarding enforcement of 1861 Pa. law
HANOVER, Pa. (WHTM) — A business in Hanover has filed a lawsuit against the borough and its police chief, claiming that an old Pennsylvania law has been detrimental to keeping the establishment open. The lawsuit filed on Aug. 19 by the owner of The Serpant’s Key Shoppe & Sanctuary...
PA Attorney General Announces Takedown of Large-Scale Organized Retail Theft Ring
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that five individuals have been charged in connection with a significant organized retail theft operation that targeted multiple stores across nine counties…
Shippensburg man acquitted in major animal cruelty case
UPDATE: This post was updated at 11:56 p.m. Friday with some insights from one of the jurors who sat in on the Orndorff case. A Shippensburg-area man who saw more than 400 animals seized from his property three years ago was found not guilty of animal cruelty charges Friday after a week-long trial the defense at times sought to portray as a prosecution of a little-known corner of agribusiness.
Highspire man will serve up to 5 years in prison for role in scheme to defraud Central PA banks, customers out of more than $2 million
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Central Pennsylvania man will serve up to five years in state prison and pay $800,000 in restitution for his role in a scheme to defraud multiple financial institutions and their customers out of more than $2 million, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced Friday. Tyreese...
Boy who went missing while kayaking was not wearing life jacket, officials say
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The 10-year-old boy who went missing while kayaking on the Yellow Breeches Creek in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, earlier this month was not wearing a life jacket, investigators said. The body of Matthew Coffroth Jr. was found four days after he went missing while kayaking with three adults and three other children. CBS affiliate WHP-TV reported on Thursday that the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission determined the boy was not wearing a life jacket while on the water. Coffroth, who was alone in his kayak, went missing on Aug. 10 after going under the water and not coming back up....
Midstate organization seeing increase in domestic violence cases
PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) – According to the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, in 2023, 119 people died from domestic violence. It’s a 14% increase from the previous year. “I think our numbers go up every year, which is unfortunate,” said Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties direct...
Crash with injuries reported on Broadway in Hanover, York County
HANOVER, Pa. — A crash with injuries has been reported on Broadway near Witmer Avenue in Hanover. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. The severity of the injuries has not been confirmed at this time. Broadway has been shut down at Hollywood Avenue. It has not been...
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