Student claims hunger as defense for theft
SHIPPENSBURG – A man who allegedly stole a sandwich from Sheetz told police he was “hungry and needed to eat.” Shippensburg Police were called to Sheetz fer a retail theft 3:38 a.m. Friday. Blaise...
View ArticleFire marshal confirms arson started mobile home fire Sunday
By AMBER SOUTH @ShipNewsGirl SHIPPENSBURG TOWNSHIP — Arson is responsible for a mobile home fire that occurred around 6 a.m. Sunday in the 100 block of Valley Drive. Fire marshals with Pennsylvania...
View ArticleShippensburg police incidents
WANTED: Shippensburg Police picked up Kyle Golter, 21, on warrants out of Adams County on March 11. Golter was seen in the parking lot of McDonald’s and fled on foot. He ran through several back yards...
View ArticleAid gathers for 2 Shippensburg area families whose homes burned
By AMBER SOUTH @ShipNewsGirl SHIPPENSBURG — Two families whose homes were destroyed by a recent fire are getting financial help from both neighbors and strangers. Country Side Village, off Baltimore...
View ArticleEast Burd Street resident assaulted with baton
SHIPPENSBURG – Police are looking for five men who assaulted residents of an East Burd Street home March 15. Shippensburg Police said the suspects entered the residence around 1:40 a.m. and assaulted...
View ArticleBenjamin A. Brewer allegedly enters Shippensburg home; requests calm
SHIPPENSBURG — A 19-year-old Philadelphia man was charged after he allegedly entered a home where he did not know the residents but advised them to “stay calm.” Benjamin A. Brewer allegedly entered 7...
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Shippensburg Police Department brings on new part-time officers, restarts...
New part-time Shippensburg Police officer John W. Tart is sworn in recently by Magisterial District Judge H. Anthony Adams. Magisterial District Judge Todd Williams, left, recently swore in Malynda...
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Shippensburg Police get bicycle patrols rolling again
By AMBER SOUTH @ShipNewsGirl SHIPPENSBURG — As the snow melts away, Shippensburg residents can expect to see some borough police officers rolling around on two wheels instead of four. Shippensburg...
View ArticlePassenger injured in joyride through Newburg field
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP – A Newburg woman was taken to Milton S. Hershey Medical Center after she was injured in a late-night joyride through a field. According to Pennsylvania State Police at Carlisle,...
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Shippensburg’s Vigilant Hose Company honors members for their service
By THERESA HELWIG For Public Opinion SHIPPENSBURG — Vigilant Hose Company, Shippensburg, celebrated its 42nd Annual Awards Banquet on March 23 in which members were honored with their service to the...
View Article‘Child’s Dream’ promotes recruiting youth into Shippensburg Fire Department
SHIPPENSBURG — The 16th Annual Shippensburg Fire Departments Child’s Dream will be hosted at Vigilant Hose Company on June 9. The program is a joint effort between all three Shippensburg fire stations...
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Shippensburg couple loses home to fire
SHIPPENSBURG — A Shippensburg couple nearly lost everything Tuesday in house fire at 299 Roxbury Road. Fire gutted a home around 6 a.m. this morning at 299 Roxbury Road, Shippensburg. (Public Opinion,...
View ArticlePlans underway to make boro police first responder to 911 calls at township...
By AMBER SOUTH @ShipNewsGirl SHIPPENSBURG — Plans are underway to give borough police primary jurisdiction over emergency incidents at an elementary school in a neighboring township. Shippensburg...
View ArticlePolice: Man who broke into building too drunk to find his way out
SHIPPENSBURG – A Mechanicsburg man was arrested after police said he was too intoxicated to find his way out of a Shippensburg building where he was trespassing. Pennsylvania State Police, Carlisle,...
View ArticleFEMA awards $143,244 in grants to Shippensburg Fire Department
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded $143,244 in grants to the...
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Grant will help Shippensburg EMS keep crew safe, improve communications
By AMBER SOUTH @ShipNewsGirl Shippensburg Area Emergency Medical Services will use a $143,244 grant to keep its members safer and improve communications. The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded...
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Naked woman damages items, yells at employees at Walmart
SHIPPENSBURG TOWNSHIP — A woman was arrested Sunday for walking around Walmart naked, damaging items and yelling at employees. Jessica Lynn Weitkamp, 28, Shippensburg, showed up at the store nude,...
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Man tries to buy beer with fake ID
Shippensburg Police are looking for the man who tried to buy beer with a fake ID. An image of the fake ID provided by Shippensburg Police Police said the man tried to buy a case of beer from Gabler’s...
View ArticleTruck driver taken to Chambersburg Hospital after I-81 crash
The driver of a tractor trailer on Interstate 81 has been taken to Chambersburg Hospital after he crashed into the highway median near Exit 29 at around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to state...
View ArticleSuspicous package found near Burd Run pavilion
Shippensburg University said there was no danger found after a suspicions package was reported near a pavilion overnight. Shippensburg University issued an alert around 1:20 a.m. Friday after a...
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