Updated: 2:23 PM EDT May 24, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa. A suspect in a 2017 homicide in Harrisburg has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in Texas, according to Harrisburg Police.
Justin Baez-Ramos was captured by members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Houston, police say. He is wanted for the Dec. 5, 2017 murder of 22-year-old Jorge Guillen Jr., who was killed in a shooting in the area of S. 16th and Berryhill streets, according to police.
Baez-Ramos was extradited back to Pennsylvania and is awaiting arraignment on charges of murder and possession with intent to deliver in relation to the case, police say.
Mental health initiative in Dauphin County helps keep people out of prison
Before the initiative, people with mental illness were spending more time in prison compared to those without mental illness. Author: Chelsea Koerbler (FOX43) Updated: 7:21 PM EDT May 20, 2021
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. In Dauphin County, the way officials are dealing with people with severe mental health illness has been nationally recognized. Through a program implemented over the last few years, they ve been able to significantly cut down on the amount of people being held in the county prison. mental illness is not a crime, said Dauphin County Commissioner George Hartwick when speaking about the county s Stepping Up program.
Outdoor concert gives Harrisburg a chance to ‘celebrate our kids in a positive light’
Updated 10:45 PM;
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It was one week ago when Milton “Tim” Taylor got the potentially life-changing phone call that his son and another family member had been shot while walking down the street in Harrisburg.
Taylor’s son, 14-year-old Tylin “Lil’ Tim” Allen, suffered a minor injury to his wrist, while their cousin was shot in the leg, he said. But both were OK.
This allowed Allen to perform at Sunday’s Bandshell 717 Showcase at Reservoir Park, which started at 1:00 p.m. and was scheduled until at least 7:30 p.m. More than 10 artists performed throughout the day, while Harrisburg businesses set up booths around the park and kids enjoyed a bouncy house.
Here are three ways Black Lives Matter protests changed America | PennLive Editorial
Updated Apr 30, 2021;
One year after the Black Lives Matter protests: what did they achieve? A year after people in Pennsylvania and all over the country took to the streets to protest the murder of George Floyd, has anything changed?
Those are the questions PennLive posed to activists and law enforcement officials last week. And the answer was a resounding yes.
Protesters such as political activist Shavonnia Corbin-Johnson and Kevin Maxson, with Voice for the Voiceless, say the protests mattered, and those who shouted against racism in town squares should be proud of what they achieved. We agree. And what may be surprising, so do officials such as Harrisburg Police Commissioner Thomas C. Carter, Carlisle Mayor Tim Scott and Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo. They all shared their thoughts last week on PennLive’s “Black Lives Matter: One Year Later” webinar that was broadcast li