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One Suspect Jailed, One Still at Large in E-Town Drug Death

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on September 27, 2018September 26, 2018

One man is jailed without bail and a second remained at large days after facing a felony charge for the drugrelated death of a woman in an Elizabethtown apartment in March. Elizabethtown police announced on Monday, Sept. 24, that Dustin David Gilbert, 27, and Stanford D. Gilbert Jr., 50, both of no fixed address, were […]

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East Donegal Traffic Stop Leads Police To 331 Grams of Methamphetamine

Dan Robrish Posted on September 27, 2018September 26, 2018

A police officer stopped a driver in East Donegal Township for not having properly working taillights and ended up with a felony arrest. The traffic stop happened at 2:19 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13 at the intersection of Long Lane and River Road. Susquhanna Regional Police said Adam Michael Lawson, 33, of Reading was found […]

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Man Charged in Teen’s Slaying Arraigned; Details Revealed

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on August 23, 2018August 23, 2018

The man accused of fatally beating a teenager in Elizabethtown Community Park has been arraigned and is due in court for a preliminary hearing at 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 24, court records show. David Mikeal Skalla, 24, of Oak Knoll Estates in Conewago Township, Dauphin County, was arraigned Monday, Aug. 20, on charges of […]

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Elizabethtown Police File Two Homicide Charges Days Apart

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on August 16, 2018August 15, 2018

Elizabethtown police have filed criminal homicide charges against two defendants in unrelated cases just days apart. David Mikeal Skalla, 24, of Elizabethtown was charged with criminal homicide and aggravated assault on Friday, Aug. 10, the same day that victim Blake John Shearer, 16, of Bainbridge, died at Hershey Medical Center. Police allege that Skalla attacked […]

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Prayer Vigil Held for Teen Who Died After Attack in Park

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on August 10, 2018August 10, 2018

Hundreds of people gathered in Elizabethtown Community Park for a candlelight prayer vigil following the death of a teenage boy from injuries he sustained when he was assaulted in the same park days earlier. Blake John Shearer, 16, of Bainbridge, died the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 10, at Hershey Medical Center. He had been attacked […]

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Police Chief: Photo on Social Media Isn’t of Assault Suspect

Dan Robrish Posted on August 9, 2018August 10, 2018

A photo being circulated on social media that is purported to be the suspect in the assault of a teenager is really a picture of someone with no involvement in the case at all, police said. A 16-year-old boy from Bainbridge was severely beaten in Elizabethtown Community Park on Monday, Aug. 6. Police said a […]

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Conoy, East Donegal, Marietta in Talks Over Cost of Police Protection

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate, Nicole E. Matthews/Special to the Advocate Posted on May 10, 2018

Negotiations between the three municipalities served by the Susquehanna Regional Police Department about how the cost of running the department should be shared have led to concerns that Conoy Township might pull out of the regional police force, but the chairman of Conoy Township’s supervisors emphasized that the township is committed to maintaining 24-hour police […]

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Shooting Defendant Accused of Taking Gun in Burglary

Dan Robrish Posted on May 3, 2018May 2, 2018

An East Donegal Township man already accused of attempted murder in a Dauphin County shooting is now accused of stealing a gun from a house in Elizabethtown. The crimes are not believed to be related. Elizabethtown Police Detective Matthew T. Shuey said the gun stolen in Elizabethtown is not believed to have been used in […]

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Reward Offered For Information About Downtown Hit-Run

Dan Robrish Posted on May 3, 2018May 2, 2018

A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered by Lancaster City/County Crime Stoppers for information about a hitand- run crash in downtown Elizabethtown that left a pedestrian severely injured. The victim was crossing West High Street at Market Street at about 9:25 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, when he was struck by a vehicle. […]

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Adult, 3 Juveniles Charged in Burglary At Trop Gun Shop

Dan Robrish Posted on April 19, 2018April 18, 2018

A Harrisburg man and three male juveniles from Harrisburg are accused of breaking in to the Trop Gun Shop in February and taking 16 guns. Police announced on Monday, April 16, that Tarahjay Mykell Ross has been charged, but remained at large. Police said on Wednesday, April 18, that Ross had turned himself in. Court […]