Dauphin County News

State police in Dauphin County are looking for a group of people who they said attacked a child in Halifax. via WGAL

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A former police officer and part-time clown is facing 12 to 35 years in prison in the attempted rape of a Lebanon County teenager.

Thirty-five-year-old Michael Fernsler of Annville will serve that sentence after a 26- to 52-year term for molesting two 4-year-old girls in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, in 2006.

Lebanon County President Judge Robert Eby likens what he heard Wednesday to "the stuff we have seen in horror movies."

Fernsler has been a Shippensburg University police officer and a North Londonderry Township patrolman. And he's appeared before children's groups as Chuckles the Clown. Read more

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It happened just before four o'clock Monday afternoon in the 4600 block of Progress Avenue in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County. via WHP-TV Harrisburg

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Last Update: 5/09 8:03 pm Fishermen made the discovery last night on the Lancaster county side of the river. via WHP-TV Harrisburg

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“At this point, we are looking at all aspects of this and haven't made a decision one way or another”

Police have identified the body found floating in the Susquehanna River near Three Mile Island Thursday. via LancasterOnline

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“This guard was one part of the multiple barriers (that protect TMI)”

A drug and alcohol test performed on a Three Mile Island security guard who was spotted being inattentive to his duties has come back negative, according to an official with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory ... via The York Daily Record

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Police said a robber in Dauphin County chased a clerk from a store and then went back inside to take the money. via WGAL

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“It's like I've been in jail all this time”

Roberto Diaz escaped from prison and spent 20 years on the run. His luck ran out after he took a bicycle ride. via PhillyBurbs.com

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“The great strides made over the past 20 years in reducing accidental childhood injuries by Safe Kids USA, the American injury prevention community, parents and governments is reason for optimism”

The Medical Minute: Safe Kids Week aims to prevent injuries Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Spring and summer is trauma season. via Penn State Live

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“It was tantamount to prosecution-by-headline and we're very encouraged by the fact that the court wants to shine a light on this and get to the bottom of it”

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday ordered a county judge to determine whether the secrecy of a grand jury that recommended perjury charges against a casino owner and a Roman Catholic priest was violated. via Pocono Record

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