Charles Thompson

1 day ago | pennlive.com | Charles Thompson

CARLISLE BARRACKS - Controversy-stoking U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a ringing endorsement of the Trump Administration’s defense policies at the U.S. Army War College here Wednesday morning. He did not, at least publicly, address recent revelations of his own broadcasts of military information on commercial messaging applications that, Hegseth critics say, showed a lack of judgment that rises to a fireable offense.

2 days ago | pennlive.com | Charles Thompson

Updated: Apr. 22, 2025, 5:39 p.m.|Published: Apr. 22, 2025, 5:34 p.m.Jared Crawford, of Mount Holly Springs, was sentenced to six-and-a-half to 13 years in state prison. A Mount Holly Springs man was sent to state prison for at least six-and-a-half years Tuesday for sexually molesting a teen girl. Jared G. Crawford, 48, of the first block of East Street, had pleaded guilty to four felony sex assault and related counts last August.

6 days ago | pennlive.com | Juliette Rihl |Charles Thompson

In an erratic 911 call, the suspect in the arson attack at the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence rattled off perceived injustices he believed Josh Shapiro committed against the suspect’s daughters, Palestinian people and the alleged killing of someone he identified only as “Manny.”That’s according to an audio recording of a 911 call that took place around 2:50 a.m. Sunday and lasted 1 minute and 12 seconds. Dauphin County released the audio of the call on Friday.

6 days ago | pennlive.com | Charles Thompson

Accused arsonist Cody Balmer called Dauphin County’s emergency dispatch center at 2:50 a.m. Sunday morning to take responsibility for the firebombing of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence. Prior to ending that call, according to Pennsylvania State police, Balmer said, “You all know where to find me. I’m not hiding. And I will confess to everything that I had done.”And yet...

1 week ago | pennlive.com | Charles Thompson

Cody Balmer’s last, hectic week as a face in the crowd began, innocently enough, with a visit to church. In actuality, those who know him best say, Balmer had been increasingly off for several months, having stopped taking prescribed meds for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.