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Camp Hill credit union board member tricked elderly woman out of retirement savings: feds

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By Christine Vendel Verified
| Penn Live Patriot-News Verified
Crime Published: Aug. 25, 2026, 2:20 p.m. A Camp Hill credit union board member used his position to defraud an elderly woman out of more than $1 million that he then used to buy a hunting lodge in Kentucky, according to a federal grand jury. The grand jury indicted William D. Brenner, 62, of Dover, earlier this month on charges of wire fraud and unlawful monetary transactions. Brenner served on the board of the Susquehanna Valley Federal Credit Union in Camp Hill from 2016 to 2022.
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Pa. man jailed for threat against Trump in response to Cumberland County GOP text blast

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By Christine Vendel Verified
| MSN Verified
A volunteer for the Cumberland County Republican Committee on Saturday sent a text message blast to registered voters listing political talking points and advice on how to get mail-in ballots. At least one of those voters didn't appreciate the text and decided to write a message back, according to police. The five-sentence reply landed the Pittsburgh man in the Cumberland County jail Monday, unable to pay $500,000 cash bail. That's because police said the messages from Richard M.
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Woman hauling 45 animals in a moving van charged after pug dies from heat stroke

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By Christine Vendel Verified
| Penn Live Patriot-News Verified
Crime Updated: Aug. 21, 2026, 1:52 p.m. |Published: Aug. 21, 2026, 1:39 p.m. A woman hauling 17 dogs, 13 cats, 12 birds and more animals in a rented moving van from New York to Oklahoma was charged with causing the death of a pug from heat stroke. Selma T. Kizil, 57, told police she was moving her animal rescue operation from Long Island, New York to Oklahoma City this week when she noticed the pug named Joey in distress. Joey was among 45 animals in the van.
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