According to Shippensburg Police, two juvenile drivers were involved in an auto accident at the intersection of Roxbury Road and North Fayette Street on Friday.
Police say a male juvenile was stopped on Roxbury Road waiting to make a left hand turn onto North Fayette Street and was struck in the rear of his vehicle by a female juvenile.
No injuries were reported and the damages done to the vehicles was minimal.
(Incident No. SP-2013-2690)
SHIPPENSBURG — A mother and son from Lebanon both receive charges on Tuesday after a resident reported an intoxicated man asked for directions, was seen walking around Sprint St. and mother threw a bottle of alcohol out a car window, according to the Shippensburg Police Department.
Police report that Derek Cunningham, 20, Lebanon, was charged with public drunkenness, underage drinking and harassment for spitting on an officer, after a citizen told police that a man whom he believed was intoxicated, asked for directions and was later found by police walking in town.
His mother, Barbara Fake, 39, Lebanon, was charged with littering after police saw her throw a bottle of alcohol out the window of the vehicle, according to reports.
Police made contact with his mother, Barbara Fake, inside Orkey’s after a call came in about an individual who asked for directions. Fake was not intoxicated and released.
About an hour later, police were called to Spring Street after a report of an intoxicated male walking around. Prior to police arriving, the male got into a vehicle with a female driver and left the area, police said.
Police witnessed the driver throw a bottle of alcohol out the window and stopped the vehicle that Barbara Fake was driving. She told police that she was taking her son to Roxbury Treatment Center.
Police believe that Fake purchased the alcohol at Orkey’s earlier for her son and according to police, EMS was called and transported Cunningham to the hospital due to his high blood alcohol content of .224 percent.
SHIPPENSBURG — According to Pennsylvania State Police, Carlisle, Stephanie D. Zimmerman, 50, Shippensburg, was placed into custody after neighbors complained of her throwing rocks at their windows and yelling on High Street on Monday around 3 a.m.
She was found by police to be intoxicated by police and taken into custody before being transported to Carlisle Regional Hospital, according to police.
SHIPPENSBURG — According to Shippensburg Police, a Shippensburg woman reported that someone attempted to make entry into her house on East Orange Street Tuesday around 5 p.m.
Anyone with information may contact police at 532-7361.
SHIPPENSBURG — Joshua V. Doyle, 24, Shippensburg, was charged with simple assault and harassment, after he was involved in both a verbal and physical altercation with another male on May 24, according to Shippensburg Police.
At approximately 1 a.m., Doyle and another male became involved in a verbal altercation inside Orkey’s bar, according to police. Doyle was refused further service and left and the other male stayed inside for approximately an hour and left.
Police report that the male was approached by Doyle outside and another altercation ensued and the other man sustained injuries.
SHIPPENSBURG — At 12:30 a.m. Monday, a residence on North Fayette Street reported that they were concerned because their water pressure was very low, according to Shippensburg Police.
After investigation, it was determined a water main break had occurred around the 300 block of North Fayette Street and borough workers were called to locate and fix the problem, according to police.
Once located, the water was shut off, stopping the break and restored pressure.
SHIPPENSBURG — According to Shippensburg Police, Dustin A. Kester, 25, Shippensburg, was arrested Saturday after allegedly assaulting his live-in girlfriend, then refusing to let her leave the room.
Police report that at around 7:45 p.m. at a West King St. residence, Kester allegedly choked and struck his girlfriend, name not released, and when she attempted to flee the bedroom to tend to her 2 and 4-year-old children, whom he allegedly pushed out of the bedroom, Kester would not let her leave the room and allegedly choked and struck her again.
Kester was arrested and charged with two counts of misdemeanor simple assault, misdemeanor false imprisonment, two counts of harassment and was committed to Cumberland County Prison after his $10,000 bail was not posted, according to police.
SHIPPENSBURG – According to the Shippensburg Police Department, on June 15 around 10:25 p.m. on East Garfield Street, Cliffton Carmack, 45, Shippensburg, was issued a non-traffic citation for disorderly conduct after an encounter with police.
An anonymous passerby witnessed Carmack chasing after an 11-year-old girl yelling “I’m going to beat your (expletive) (expletive)” and the girl was screaming for help, according to police.
According to police, when they arrived to investigate, they discovered that the girl was Carmack’s daughter and he had spanked her.
Carmack yelled at police, claiming the witness was not anonymous but one of his neighbors, according to police.
Police warned him to stop yelling and informed him he would be cited for a noise ordinance violation and refused, telling police that his porch was private property.
Police issued Carmack a non-traffic citation for disorderly conduct.
SHIPPENSBURG — Shippensburg Police Department received a report of a theft of a Pennsylvania license plate from a vehicle parked on the 100 block of East Orange Street between 11 p.m. Saturday at 1 p.m. Sunday.
The license plate number is HWG8798.
Anyone with information may contact police at 532-7361 or email police@shippensburg.pa.us. Callers may remain anonymous.
SHIPPENSBURG — According to Shippensburg Police, Nathan M. Fritz, 20, Shippensburg was charged with criminal mischief after he intentionally damaged his brother’s safe sometime between June 17 and June 18, and forced it open, causing heavy damage.
The safe is valued at approximately $100.
SHIPPENSBURG – Borough police are investigating a vehicle arson on East Orange Street.
Police said someone started a fire in a vehicle parked in the 200 block of East Orange Street between noon Friday and 11:45 a.m. Saturday.
The fire caused substantial damage to the vehicle.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police at 532-7361.
SHIPPENSBURG — According to Shippensburg Police, someone spray painted words onto a building in the 300 block of East Neff Avenue on June 24.
Anyone with information may contact Shippensburg Police at 532-7361.
SOUTH NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP – A Shippensburg motorcyclist was flown to Hershey after a crash on I-81 Monday morning.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, Carlisle, Travis L. Sollenberger, 23, was driving between two vehicles trying to pass them near mile marker 32 northbound around 7 a.m. Monday.
Sollenberger failed to clear the vehicles and his Honda Superhawk struck the rear of a Chevy Corvette driven by Daryl Watson, 47, Shippensburg.
The bike went into skid and came to a rest in the center median. Sollenberger was airlifted to Milton S. Hershey Medical Center with undetermined injuries. Watson was not injured.
Shippensburg Fire and EMS, Shippensburg fire police, West Shore Paramedics, Life Lion and Hippensteel’s Towing assisted at the scene.
SHIPPENSBURG — Jake W. Shoemaker, 32, Shippensburg was cited with a non-traffic citation for harassment after being involved in a verbal argument with his wife at their residence on Sunday around 8:37 p.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police, Carlisle.
The argument was over finding the woman’s cell phone and police report that he made a comment that he would “punch her in the face and break her nose” if she found the cell phone.
The woman took her children to the neighbors and reported the incident to police.
SHIPPENSBURG — Shippensburg Police are looking for information regarding vandalism that has taken place at the community center property at 115 North Fayette Street over the past two weeks.
Three windows have been broken at the building between June 25 and Tuesday, according to police.
SHIPPENSBURG – According to Shippensburg Police, someone tried to enter an apartment on East Fort Street at 2:51 a.m. on Sunday. The man, who was unknown to the residents, attempted to enter the door by testing the handle, according to police. When the residents went to the door, he fled.
Police describe the subject as a white male, 5′ 6″, mid 20-30s, black windbreaker, black baseball hat and blond hair, according to police.
Anyone with information may contact police at 532-7676 or http://www.shippd.org.
SHIPPENSBURG — According to Shippensburg Police, William Yohe Jr., 37, Shippensburg was charged with writing bad checks after two incidences in June.
On June 6, police said Yohe deposited check number 515 worth $250 via the Members 1st Shippensburg branch ATM at 401 E. King St. and followed with a cash withdrawal of $210. At the time of the deposit, it was reported by police that Yohe’s account was in the negative and was returned the next say as non-sufficient funds.
On June 11, Yohe deposited check number 516 worth $200 via Members 1st Shippensburg branch ATM, followed by a cash withdrawal of $100, according to police, and it was returned June 17 as non-sufficient funds.
Police report that on June 18, a ten-day demand letter was sent by certified mail and was returned on July 10 as unclaimed.
The total loss is $542.12, according to police.
SHIPPENSBURG — Police are searching for the driver of a dump truck that rear-ended a vehicle three times before fleeing the scene.
Sylvia Henry, Shippensburg, was driving east on West King Street near South Seneca Street when the blue Kenworth dump truck struck her vehicle at 12:40 p.m., according to Shippensburg Police.
The dump truck immediately struck her vehicle for a second time and then again a third time just before the intersection of King and Earl streets, police said.
The third strike caused Henry’s vehicle to turn in a southerly direction and land on the sidewalk along West King Street facing southwest, police said.
The dump truck then continued north on East King Street, police said.
Anyone with information may contact Shippensburg Police at 532-7361 or police@shippensburg.pa.us.
SHIPPENSBURG — A huge fire in downtown Shippensburg more than 100 years ago led to the creation of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association (CVVFA), a regional organization encompassing five states that today continues to assist local firefighters with training and public education initiatives.
From July 31 to Aug. 3, Shippensburg will be the site of CVVFA’s 112th convention — 112 years to the day after that 1901 fire.
Vigilant Hose Co. is hosting the convention to mark two milestones of its own: its 170th anniversary and the one-year anniversary of moving to its new station on Walnut Bottom Road.
A parade featuring more than 40 fire companies will highlight the convention on Aug. 3 at noon. It will start at the intersection of King and Fayette streets, and proceed north on King to the intersection with Prince Street. The reviewing stand will be located in front of Vigilant’s former station at King and Prince.
Awards will be presented after the parade at Shippensburg Township Park on Britton Road.
Portions of North Fayette Street, Springhouse Road, North Seneca Street and West Burd Street will be closed that morning for the parade formation:
• North Fayette Street will be closed from Burd Street to Roxbury Road.
• All of Springhouse Road will be closed.
• North Seneca Street will be closed from Springhouse Road to West Fort Street.
• West Burd Street will be closed in the area of McCune Lumber Co. when the parade moves at noon.
Parade registration and judging will be held in the former Kmart parking lot on Walnut Bottom Road. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m.; judging, by Shamrock Judges, will run from 9-11.
In addition to the parade, the public also is invited to attend the association’s memorial service on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 11 a.m. at Memorial Lutheran Church, 34 E. Orange St.
Sandwiched between those events for CVVFA members will be training sessions, business meetings and a dinner at which officers for the coming year will be installed.
CVVFA was formed following the Boher Furniture factory fire on Aug. 3, 1901, to enhance firefighting efforts in towns along the Cumberland Valley Rail Road. Today it has more than 1,200 individual and organizational members in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Delaware, including state and local fire officials.
CVVFA focuses on firefighter training, fire prevention activities and public safety awareness, having launched its first fire prevention program in 1948. It also works to promote the safety of all emergency responders, including fire police, and facilitate cooperation among its participating state fire associations.
Three men from Shippensburg have served as CVVFA president: H.K. Baxter in 1915, Charles Webb in 1930 and Charles Myers in 1988 and 1992. The group’s convention previously was held in Shippensburg in 1915, 1930 (in honor of the 200th anniversary of the town’s founding) and 1965.
In celebration of Vigilant Hose’s 170th anniversary and move to its new station, R. Wayne Powell, executive director of the National Fire Heritage Center in Emmitsburg, Md., is encouraging fire companies across the region that share, or formerly shared, the Vigilant name to participate in the Aug. 3 parade. Each company that does so will receive a commemorative plaque from CVVFA.
For more details on the parade or other information, contact Charles Myers at 717-658-1372 or Kevin Nehf at 717-372-5477.
SHIPPENSBURG — William Kabrick, 20, Littlestown, was cited with underage drinking at his local school residence on Saturday after police were called to a large noisy party at the East Fort Street address, according to Shippensburg Police.
Police were called around 2:25 a.m. and when police made contact at the location, gave Kabrick a non-traffic citation for underage drinking.