Pennsylvania
Person caught on camera tossing dog over fence at Pennsylvania shelter identified
A person caught on camera tossing a dog several feet over a fence at the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society has been identified.
Logan Township police said 39-year-old Erin D. House of Williamsburg will be charged with animal cruelty and corruption of minors, CBS affiliate WTAJ reports.
At the end of March, the no-kill shelter in Blair County shared a video on Facebook asking for help identifying the person caught on surveillance video tossing the dog over the fence and leaving. The video had over 700,000 views.
The humane society wrote on Facebook that the suspect “TOSSED a senior Pitbull over our fence! Tossed her onto CONCRETE where she rolls down the sidewalk!!! It was probably a 5 feet drop, minimum! She spent the night outside ALONE! No food. No water. Nothing. What if she jumped the fence onto a 55mph road???”
Vet staff found the dog, later named Cherry, when they arrived eight hours later. The investigation revealed that Cherry recently had given birth to a puppy, which the humane society took into custody.
The shelter also learned that Cherry, who must have experienced “a pretty significant landing” after she was thrown, dislocated her hip. The injury was “causing intense pain” and she had to have surgery.
Cherry found a foster home where she could recover after her surgery, and after her foster mom fell “madly in love,” she decided to adopt Cherry, the humane society said.
Pennsylvania
Funeral arrangements set for Pa. state trooper shot and killed in Chester County
The funeral arrangements for Corporal Timothy O’Connor, who was shot and killed in Chester County on Sunday, have been announced.
The viewing for O’Connor will be Tuesday, March 17, from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church located at 338 Manor Avenue in Downingtown, Pa., according to the Parkesburg Police Department.
The funeral will be held at the same location on Wednesday, March 18, at 11 a.m., police said.
O’Connor was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Honey Brook on Sunday night. The suspect, Jesse Nathan Elks, took his own life after shooting O’Connor.
O’Connor was a 15-year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police who leaves behind a wife, Casey, and a 6-year-old daughter, according to police.
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Pennsylvania
Fire crews try moving burning barge to shallow water in Delaware Bay
Crews battle blaze on salvage barge in Delaware bay
Crews battled a blaze on a salvage barge in the Delaware Bay Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported. 3/10/26
Delaware, Pennsylvania, and federal agencies have been responding to a barge fire in the Delaware Bay.
The barge, which is carrying salvage metal, is being moved to shallow water so it can be secured, allowing on-scene responders to extinguish the fire and complete salvage operations, according to a March 10 statement from the Delaware Emergency Management Agency.
No injuries have been reported as of 1:15 p.m.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is on scene to perform air monitoring, the statement said.
Responding agencies include the Wilmington Fire Department, Good Will, Leipsic Volunteer, Bowers and South Bowers fire companies. Also there are Delaware State Police, DNREC, New Castle County Office of Emergency Management, Kent County Department of Public Safety, the Delaware Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay.
The Philadelphia Fire Department was enroute.
This is a developing story. Check back with delawareonline.com for more information.
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