Wednesday, August 15 2012 6:25 PM EDT2012-08-15 22:25:32 GMT
A former Harrisburg man suspected in a 32-year-old Adams County homicide case has been arrested in Puerto Rico.Erasmo "Junior" Cruz, 55, is charged with the August 30, 1980 murder of Nancy Lee PattersonMore >>
A former Harrisburg man suspected in a 32-year-old Adams County homicide case has been arrested in Puerto Rico.More >>
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -
A Harrisburg man has been charged in a 32-year-old homicide case in Adams County.
State police in Gettysburg said they arrested 47-year-old Ruperto Garcia on Monday for the August 30, 1980 murders
of Nancy Lee Patterson and her 17-year-old daughter Deborah.
Garcia is the second man charged in the killings since August, when U.S. Marshals arrested 55-year-old Erasmo "Junior" Cruz in Puerto Rico.
According to investigators, Deborah Patterson had ended a
romantic relationship with Cruz shortly before he and three others went to the Patterson's home in Freedom Township and threw Molotov cocktails into the kitchen as they slept.
The Pattersons,
a friend, and three children ran out of the home to escape
the fire, but the masked men were waiting for them outside. Nancy Patterson
was shot in the back and neck, and Deborah Patterson was shot in the mouth
at close range, authorities said.
Cruz and Garcia are being held in the Adams County Prison without bail on two counts of criminal homicide, as well as charges of arson and burglary. Both have a preliminary hearing scheduled for March 28.
Police said a third suspect is currently in prison on unrelated charges, and a fourth person involved in the killings has since died.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:37 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:37:23 GMT
Democratic voters in Harrisburg have said no to a second term for Mayor Linda Thompson, and have picked Eric Papenfuse to be their mayoral nominee in the November election.More >>
Democratic voters in Harrisburg have said no to a second term for Mayor Linda Thompson, and have picked Eric Papenfuse to be their mayoral nominee in the November election.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 4:52 AM EDT2013-05-22 08:52:49 GMT
Harrisburg City Controller Dan Miller told his supporters that he was overwhelmed by the number of people that showed up at his campaign reception Tuesday night. "This is really nice to see," Miller toldMore >>
Harrisburg City Controller Dan Miller told his supporters that he was overwhelmed by the number of people that showed up at his campaign reception Tuesday night. Miller mingled with the volunteers after the polls had closed at the Heinz-Menaker Senior Center in the uptown section of Harrisburg.More >>
Authorities say a man being sought in the slaying of a college student in northeastern Pennsylvania has been taken into custody in New York state.More >>
Authorities say a man being sought in the slaying of a college student in northeastern Pennsylvania has been taken into custody in New York state.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:57 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:57:43 GMT
Democrat Kevin Schreiber has won a special election to represent York and its surrounding municipalities in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.More >>
Democrat Kevin Schreiber has won a special election to represent York and its surrounding municipalities in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:56 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:56:12 GMT
Harrisburg will have two new city council members next year. Ten democratic candidates were vying for four open seats on council. There were no Republican candidates. Shamaine Daniels, Harrisburg attorneyMore >>
Harrisburg will have two new city council members next year. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:53 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:53:22 GMT
Republican Bill Tully and Democrat Anne Gingrich Cornick will race against each other in November to become judge in Dauphin County's Court of Common Pleas.More >>
Republican Bill Tully and Democrat Anne Gingrich Cornick will race against each other in November to become judge in Dauphin County's Court of Common Pleas.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:50 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:50:22 GMT
York Mayor Kim Bracey has won the Democratic nomination for mayor. Bracey was sworn-in for her first term as mayor in 2010. Unless a candidate received 100 write-in votes on the Republican side, BraceyMore >>
York Mayor Kim Bracey has won the Democratic nomination for mayor.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:48 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:48:50 GMT
Republican voters have nominated Todd Platts as their candidate for judge in York County's Court of Common Pleas, but the former U.S. congressman will face his opponent again in November.More >>
Republican voters have nominated Todd Platts as their candidate for judge in York County's Court of Common Pleas, but the former U.S. congressman will face his opponent again in November.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:17 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:17:29 GMT
Dallastown and Dillsburg both passed referendums tonight to allow alcohol sales within borough limits. Dallastown passed the referendum 57 percent to 43 percent. Dillsburg passed the referendum 64 percentMore >>
Dallastown and Dillsburg both passed referendums tonight to allow alcohol sales within borough limits. More >>
Allegheny County Judge Jack McVay has beaten Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Joseph Waters Jr. for the Democratic nomination for a vacant seat on the state Superior Court.More >>
Allegheny County Judge Jack McVay has beaten Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Joseph Waters Jr. for the Democratic nomination for a vacant seat on the state Superior Court.More >>
Thursday, May 9 2013 10:50 AM EDT2013-05-09 14:50:26 GMT
Interstate 81 is closed in both directions at the 22/322 overpass near Harrisburg, and many other roadways around the city are congested due to a massive fire involving a diesel tanker.More >>
Interstate 81 is closed in both directions at the 22/322 overpass near Harrisburg, and many other roadways around the city are congested due to a massive fire involving a diesel tanker.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:53 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:53:22 GMT
Republican Bill Tully and Democrat Anne Gingrich Cornick will race against each other in November to become judge in Dauphin County's Court of Common Pleas.More >>
Republican Bill Tully and Democrat Anne Gingrich Cornick will race against each other in November to become judge in Dauphin County's Court of Common Pleas.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:56 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:56:12 GMT
Harrisburg will have two new city council members next year. Ten democratic candidates were vying for four open seats on council. There were no Republican candidates. Shamaine Daniels, Harrisburg attorneyMore >>
Harrisburg will have two new city council members next year. More >>
Authorities say a man being sought in the slaying of a college student in northeastern Pennsylvania has been taken into custody in New York state.More >>
Authorities say a man being sought in the slaying of a college student in northeastern Pennsylvania has been taken into custody in New York state.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:12 PM EDT2013-05-21 18:12:56 GMT
Police in Ephrata are investigating a case of alleged child endangerment and animal cruelty.Authorities filed charges against William and Pearl Herman, both 24, as well as 55-year-old Robert Paul HermanMore >>
Police in Ephrata are investigating a case of alleged child endangerment and animal cruelty.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:48 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:48:50 GMT
Republican voters have nominated Todd Platts as their candidate for judge in York County's Court of Common Pleas, but the former U.S. congressman will face his opponent again in November.More >>
Republican voters have nominated Todd Platts as their candidate for judge in York County's Court of Common Pleas, but the former U.S. congressman will face his opponent again in November.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:50 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:50:22 GMT
York Mayor Kim Bracey has won the Democratic nomination for mayor. Bracey was sworn-in for her first term as mayor in 2010. Unless a candidate received 100 write-in votes on the Republican side, BraceyMore >>
York Mayor Kim Bracey has won the Democratic nomination for mayor.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:57 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:57:43 GMT
Democrat Kevin Schreiber has won a special election to represent York and its surrounding municipalities in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.More >>
Democrat Kevin Schreiber has won a special election to represent York and its surrounding municipalities in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.More >>
