3 juveniles flee stolen vehicle in Dauphin County before one assaults, injures Pennsylvania trooper, police say
YORK COUNTY NATIVE SUMMER BRITCHER ON THE LUGE WGAL NEWS 8 TODAY STARTS NOW. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. 5:00 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH. TODAY ON MATT BARCARO I’M KATELYN SMITH. REGINA IS WATCHING OUR ROADS FOR US THIS MORNING AND CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRISTINE FERREIRA IS HERE WITH OUR WARM-UP AND NOT JUST TODAY. I GOT A PEEK AT THAT TEN DAY. IT’S LOOKING GOOD. YEAH, IT’S GOING TO GET A LITTLE TOASTIER NEXT WEEK COMPARED TO WHAT WE’VE SEEN LATELY. BUT I’LL TELL YOU WHAT, TODAY IT’S GOING TO BE WINDY, SO THAT WILL PUT A CHILL IN THE AIR. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN BOUNCING AROUND 41 IN LEBANON, 29 IN LANCASTER, 34 IN HARRISBURG AND 38 IN YORK. BUT THEY SHOULD BE SETTLING IN THE 30S LATER TODAY. HERE’S OUR WIND SPEEDS PICKING UP. WE SHOULD SEE THOSE DOUBLE DIGIT WIND SPEEDS THIS AFTERNOON, AND THAT WILL PUT A BIT OF A CHILL IN THE AIR WITH TEMPERATURES HOLDING IN THE UPPER 30S LATER, IT’S GOING TO FEEL LIKE THE UPPER 20S, BUT WE CAN TAKE THAT, RIGHT? WE CAN HANDLE THAT. THAT’S NOTHING. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. IT’S 459. EVERYBODY, IF YOU ARE HEADING OUT RIGHT NOW, WANTED TO SHOW YOU IT’S LOOKING GOOD ACROSS THE VALLEY. NO ISSUES AT THIS HOUR. NO CRASHES OR INCIDENTS THAT WILL SLOW YOU DOWN. AND HOPEFULLY YOU’RE FEELING GOOD ON THIS WEDNESDAY. YESTERDAY, I THOUGHT IT WAS WEDNESDAY. TODAY I’M THINKING THAT IT’S TUESDAY. I’M ALL OVER THE PLACE, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU ARE DOING GOOD. THIS MORNING I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A PEEK OUTSIDE. THIS IS THE SOUTH BRIDGE I 83. THERE LOOKING INTO HARRISBURG IN DAUPHIN COUNTY. THEY’RE BUSY ON THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING. AND IF YOU’RE DRIVING OUT HARRISBURG TO CAMP HILL, FIVE MINUTE DRIVE THERE, 20 MINUTES IF YOU’RE HEADED TO CARLISLE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND HARRISBURG TO HERSHEY IS A 14 MINUTE DRIVE. WE’LL HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN A LANCASTER TOYOTA TRAFFIC REPORT. SO LET’S GET TO THE BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT. IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF TODAY, SHOW ANCHOR SAVANNAH GUTHRIE’S MOTHER, NANCY. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE SHE WAS TAKEN FROM HER HOME, THE PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT A MAN HAS BEEN DETAINED FOR QUESTIONING. THIS IS HOURS AFTER THE FBI RELEASED THAT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. LET’S GO OVER TO REGINA ON. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, MATT AND KATELYN. SO SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES SAY THE MAN WAS DETAINED DURING A TRAFFIC STOP THAT’S SOUTH OF TUCSON, ARIZONA. AND RIGHT NOW, IT’S NOT CLEAR IF THIS IS THE SAME PERSON THAT WAS CAPTURED ON THAT VIDEO. THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO THAT WE ALL WATCHED THERE RELEASED BY THE FBI. AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS HERE BLACK AND WHITE SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE SHOWING A MASKED PERSON THERE OUTSIDE OF GUTHRIE’S HOME THE MORNING THAT SHE WENT MISSING. AND THE PERSON APPEARS TO TOUCH THE CAMERA THAT WE JUST SAW, AND THEN LATER WALK AWAY AND RIP UP A PLANT AND HOLD IT UP OVER THE CAMERA. FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL SAYS THE VIDEO SHOWS THE PERSON WAS ARMED. THE FBI SAYS THE VIDEO WAS PULLED FROM BACK END SYSTEMS, WHAT THEY’RE CALLING IT AFTER DAYS OF TRYING TO UNCOVER LOST OR CORRUPTED FILES, COUNTY AND FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS WERE ALSO WORKING ON THIS CASE FOR HOURS OVERNIGHT IN RIO RICO, ABOUT AN HOUR SOUTH OF TUCSON. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS STORY, LET YOU KNOW ANYTHING NEW WE HEAR FROM INVESTIGATORS. KATELYN. THANK YOU. REGINA. BACK HERE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, THE CITY OF HARRISBURG IS SET TO TALK ABOUT AN ORDINANCE OUTLINING ITS POSITION ON WORKING WITH ICE. THE NEW ORDINANCE WAS READ AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT, BUT WILL BE TALKED ABOUT AT ITS NEXT MEETING. RIGHT NOW, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES MUST REPORT SOMEONE WANTED BY A FEDERAL AGENCY. IF OFFICERS COME ACROSS THAT PERSON DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. POLICE ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO HELP ICE OFFICIALS IF THEY ARE IN DANGER. BUT OUTSIDE OF THOSE CASES, HARRISBURG IS NOT REQUIRED TO HELP ICE. AND THAT’S SOMETHING THIS NEW ORDINANCE STRESSES, NOT VOLUNTEERING INFORMATION. WE ARE NOT ENFORCING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, AND WE’RE NOT TRYING TO ARREST PEOPLE BASED OFF OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. THAT’S NOT THE JOB OR THE ROLE OF THE CITY. AND WE’RE NOT TRYING TO STEP INTO THAT ROLE. SHE IS THE COUNCIL’S PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR AND SAYS SHE BELIEVES ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS SUPPORT PASSING THE ORDINANCE, THOUGH A FINAL DECISION WILL COME AFTER SEVERAL MORE PUBLIC MEETINGS. THE NEXT MEETING IS SET FOR TUESDAY EVENING AT 530. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LANCASTER SAYS IT IS SHORT. NEARLY $10 MILLION BECAUSE OF WHAT IT’S CALLING A SALARY SOFTWARE GLITCH. THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THE SALARIES OF 83 EMPLOYEES WERE CALCULATED AS ZERO FOR LAST SCHOOL YEAR. HE SAYS DURING AN AUDIT LAST MONTH, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICED THE MISTAKE. THE DISTRICT HASN’T NAMED ANY SPECIFIC EXPENSES OR PROGRAMS THAT COULD GET CUT TO MAKE UP FOR THAT MONEY, BUT IT DOES SAY THAT THE 83 EMPLOYEES WOULD NOT BE CUT. BECAUSE OF THIS. THE DISTRICT ALSO DOESN’T KNOW IF IT WILL NEED A TAX INCREASE, BUT SAYS IT’S HOPING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM IN ONE YEAR THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE WORK OF OUR BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION. OUR COMMUNITY CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL RESOLVE THIS MATTER RESPONSIBLY AND KEEP OUR DISTRICT ON SOLID FINANCIAL FOOTING FOR YEARS TO COME. THE DISTRICT SAYS IT IS WORKING WITH THE SOFTWARE COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENED AND MAKE SURE IT DOESN’T HAPPEN AGAIN. NEWS 8 REACHED OUT TO THE SOFTWARE COMPANY FOR COMMENT, BUT WE HAVEN’T HEARD BACK. ALSO IN LANCASTER, LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL ADDED A NEW MEMBER. THE COUNCIL VOTED TO CONFIRM CHERYL HOLLAND JONES TO FILL THE SEAT THAT WAS LEFT EMPTY BY NOW. MAYOR JAMIE ARROYO HOLLAND JONES PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS LANCASTER CITY TREASURER FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SHE WAS SWORN IN RIGHT AFTER THE VOTE AND TOOK HER SEAT ON CITY COUNCIL FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING LAST NIGHT. WE NOW KNOW IT WAS AN E-BIKE THAT CAUSED YESTERDAY MORNING’S ROWHOME FIRE IN LANCASTER. ACCORDING TO CITY FIREFIGHTERS. THEY SAY THAT FIRE SENT ONE PERSON TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT SO FAR WE HAVE NOT HEARD HOW THAT PERSON IS DOING NOW. A NEIGHBOR SHARED THAT VIDEO THAT YOU’RE SEEING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN THERE, SHOWING THE FLAMES SHOOTING OUT OF THAT HOME. THIS IS ON WEST KING STREET NEAR SOUTH MARY STREET. CREWS SAY THE FIRE STARTED AROUND 130 YESTERDAY MORNING ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE HOME. IT DID DAMAGE THE HOME WHERE IT STARTED AND THEN ALSO CAUSED SOME SMOKE DAMAGE TO NEIGHBORING HOMES. BATTALION CHIEF JASON GREER SAYS THE SMOKE DETECTORS DID DO THEIR JOB AND WOKE UP THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE. FOUR PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOME AFTER A FIRE IN CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN COUNTY. THIS WAS YESTERDAY EVENING ON SOUTH AVENUE AND STANLEY. STANLEY AVENUE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THEY PUT THIS FIRE OUT WITHIN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. SO A QUICK ONE THERE ESTIMATES THE DAMAGE ABOUT $75,000. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE WEST EARL TOWNSHIP MANAGER IN LANCASTER COUNTY IS HOPING TO REOPEN THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE SEVEN, 72 AND LOCUST STREET TOMORROW, WHICH WOULD BE A DAY EARLIER THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED. WE’RE GIVING YOU A LIVE LOOK AT THAT SCENE, AS WE HAVE HAVE BEEN FOR MORE THAN A WEEK NOW, AS WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FILLING IN THAT SINKHOLE. THE MANAGER SAYS THE STORM WATER WORK IS FINISHED THERE, FOLLOWING A WATER MAIN BREAK, WHICH HAPPENED AS THE SINKHOLE FORMED. THE TOWNSHIP HOPES TO HAVE THAT ROAD PAVED AT THE END OF TODAY. THAT SINKHOLE OPENED UP LAST WEEK. IT IS 505 RIGHT NOW. LET’S TURN TO THE WEATHER. AND CHRISTINE. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A COUPLE DEGREES MAKES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S COLD AND WINTER, WHEN IT’S NOT AS COLD. YOU REALLY FEEL IT WHEN YOU STEP OUTSIDE, YOU KNOW, YOU THINK 32. IT’S COLD. YEAH, BUT IT’S WARM. YEAH. IT DOESN’T STING. IT DOESN’T BURN. IT’S WARM COMPARED TO WHAT WE’VE BEEN DEALING WITH. HERE’S A LOOK AT OUR STORM TEAM RADAR NETWORK. WE’VE HAD A COLD FRONT THAT WE’RE TRACKING THAT CAME THROUGH OVERNIGHT. IT’S NOW OFF TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST. WE ARE GOING TO WINDY CONDITIONS BEHIND THAT FRONT TODAY. SO THE WIND WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST, SUSTAINED ABOUT 25, SOME GUSTS TO 35. BUT AS FAR AS WE GO RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES LOOKING GOOD. 34 IN HARRISBURG, 40 IN CHAMBERSBURG WE HAVE TEMPERATURES NEAR 40 IN PARTS OF ADAMS COUNTY AND EVEN IN LEBANON COUNTY. SO IT DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE THIS MORNING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE THAT’S GOING TO BRING SOME OF THAT WARMER AIR DOWN TO THE SURFACE. BUT NOTICE WIND SPEEDS ARE PICKING UP. AND THAT’S GOING TO BE OUR STORY TODAY. WE HAVE WIND SPEEDS SUSTAINED UP TO 25MPH. AT TIMES. THOSE GUSTS TO 35MPH. HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER PLANNER, THOUGH. WE’LL START WITH INCREASING CLOUDS THIS MORNING, SEEING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS HOLDING IN THE 30S. THEN THIS EVENING SOME CLEARING AGAIN. IT’S GOING TO FEEL LIKE THE 20S WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S BECAUSE OF THE WIND. BUT LIKE MATT SAID YOU KNOW WE CAN HANDLE THAT AFTER WHAT WE’VE BEEN THROUGH. SO WINDS WON’T BE AS HARSH AS OVER THE WEEKEND. AND CERTAINLY THE TEMPERATURES WON’T BE EITHER. BACK TO YOU. LET’S GET BACK TO OUR OLYMPICS COVERAGE THIS MORNING AS WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK FROM MILAN TEAM USA WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM. THEY BEAT CANADA YESTERDAY AND THE MEN HAVE THEIR FIRST GAME OF THE OLYMPICS TOMORROW AGAINST LATVIA. AND RIGHT HERE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, THERE ARE MANY ATHLETES DREAMING OF ONE DAY REACHING THAT STAGE AND ALREADY MAYBE TRAINING FOR IT. YEAH. LET’S GO TO NEWS EIGHT’S. GABRIEL THOMAS IS LIVE IN DERRY TOWNSHIP WITH A LOOK AT WHAT SOME OF THESE HOCKEY PLAYERS GO THROUGH, HOW THEY TRAIN TO HOPEFULLY ONE DAY MAYBE GET TO THE OLYMPICS. GOOD MORNING GABRIELLE. GOOD MORNING, MATT AND CAITLIN. THAT’S RIGHT. WELL, PLAYERS OF THE HERSHEY CUBS HOCKEY TEAM HERE IN DERRY TOWNSHIP ARE DREAMING OF ONE DAY BEING ON THE OLYMPIC STAGE. AND LOOK, I THINK THEY GOT A GOOD CHANCE. THEY’RE PLAYING NOW. AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY’RE DOING A PRETTY DECENT JOB. YOU KNOW, MONDAY WHEN WE WERE OUT HERE, I DIDN’T REALLY KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT FIGURE SKATING. SO WE’LL SEE HOW MUCH I KNOW ABOUT HOCKEY. NOW I HAVE BRADY JOINING ME THIS MORNING. HE’S THE COACH OF THE TEAM. WHAT IS THE TYPICAL DAY LOOK LIKE TO TRAIN THESE GUYS? WELL THE PLAYERS WILL GET HERE IN THE EARLY MORNING OR LATE MORNING. WE USUALLY HAVE A 90 MINUTE PRACTICE. THEY TAKE A SHORT BREAK AND THEN SOME DAYS THEY’LL HIT THE GYM AND WORK OUT, AND THEN OTHER DAYS WE’LL DO VIDEO WORK. NOW ALSO LEARNED THAT A LOT OF THE PLAYERS THAT YOU ALL TRAIN, 16 TO 20 YEARS OLD ARE FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. CAN YOU SPEAK MORE ABOUT THAT, HOW THEY COME FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, AND JUST TO KIND OF GET MORE TRAINING RIGHT HERE IN HERSHEY, OF COURSE. SO WE HAVE A GREAT SCOUT TEAM THAT HELPS RECRUIT PLAYERS. WE HAVE A LOT OF PLAYERS FROM CANADA. WE HAVE OTHER PLAYERS FROM EUROPE, SUCH AS COUNTRIES AS FRANCE AND POLAND. AND IN THE PAST, SWITZERLAND AND FINLAND, TO NAME A FEW. THEY JUST WANT TO GET BETTER. AND FORTUNATELY FOR US, THERE’S A LOT OF GREAT OPPORTUNITIES IN NORTH AMERICA FOR THEM TO ADVANCE OUR GAME. BRADY. THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WATCH THE HOCKEY GAME, THE MEN’S WILL HAVE THEIR GAME TOMORROW. WGAL IS YOUR HOME TO TUNE IN. WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE SCHEDULE ON OUR WEBSITE WGAL.COM REPORTING LIVE HERE IN DERRY TOWNSHIP. I’M GABRIELLE THOMAS, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. HOCKEY, RIGHT. ESPECIALLY AT THIS HOUR. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, GABRIELLE. WELL, YORK COUNTY NATIVE SUMMER BRITCHER. SHE FINISHED 14TH OVERALL IN THE WOMEN’S SINGLES LUGE. WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING HER JOURNEY EVERY STEP OF THE WAY BECAUSE SHE’S FROM GLENROCK, AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, IN YORK COUNTY. AND 14TH IS HER BEST SINGLES FINISH IN ALL OF HER FOUR OLYMPICS. SHE HAS NOW COMPETED IN. SO CONGRATS TO HER AND ESPECIALLY A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO ONE OF HER TEAMMATES. ASHLEY ROBINSON ACTUALLY TOOK HOME THE BRONZE. GREAT TO SEE USA TAKING THE PODIUM THERE IN THE LAWN. NOW FOR TEAM USA MIXED DOUBLES CURLING TEAM MADE HISTORY AT THE GAMES YESTERDAY, WINNING SILVER. COREY AND COREY DROPKIN THE QUARRIES. THEY KNEW THAT THEY WOULD AT LEAST WIN ONE MEDAL, MAKING HISTORY BECAUSE THEY MADE IT TO THE GOLD MEDAL MATCH, SO THEY WERE GUARANTEED A MEDAL NO MATTER HOW IT FINISHED AGAINST SWEDEN. THEY CAME JUST SHORT THOUGH OF THE GOLD. STILL, THOUGH, MAKING HISTORY FOR TEAM USA AND YOU CAN HEAR FROM THE COREY’S THIS MORNING. THEY’LL BE ON THE TODAY SHOW TALKING ABOUT THEIR HISTORIC RUN THERE IN CORTINA. YOU CAN HEAR FROM THEM RIGHT AFTER NEWS EIGHT TODAY. SUCH A BACK AND FORTH DURING THAT MATCH. LET’S TAKE YOU TO MEN’S FIGURE SKATING, WHERE AMERICAN GOLD MEDAL FAVORITE ILIA MALININ IS LEADING THE PACK. HE ALREADY HAS THAT GOLD FROM THE TEAM COMPETITION. NOW THE INDIVIDUAL EVENT YESTERDAY STARTED WITH THE SHORT PROGRAM. IT WAS AMAZING. IF YOU WATCHED, YOU KNOW THAT LANDED THAT BACKFLIP PERFECTLY ON TWO FEET THERE. MELANIN IS IN THE LEAD HEADING INTO THE FREE SKATE FINAL. THAT IS FRIDAY AT 1:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, AND YOU CAN WATCH THAT AS WELL RIGHT HERE ON WGAL. AND OUR OLYMPIC COVERAGE CONTINUES ON WGAL.COM. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE OLYMPICS, WE’VE GOT THE SCHEDULE THERE. WE’VE GOT UPDATES ON ALL THE ATHLETES, ESPECIALLY THE ONES WITH PENNSYLVANIA TIES. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THAT RIGHT ON WGAL.COM. THE GAMES HAVE BEEN SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH. WE HOPE YOU’RE ENJOYING IT HERE ON WGAL AS WELL. LET’S SHOW YOU THE CURRENT MEDAL COUNT. NORWAY, ALWAYS DOMINANT IN THE WINTER OLYMPICS, THEY HAVE THE MOST RIGHT NOW WITH 12 MEDALS, FOLLOWED BY ITALY AND JAPAN. TEAM USA H
3 juveniles flee stolen vehicle in Dauphin County before one assaults, injures Pennsylvania trooper, police say
Updated: 6:23 AM EST Feb 11, 2026
Three juveniles fled from a stolen vehicle, with one of them assaulting a trooper in Dauphin County, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.Troopers said they conducted a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle in the 700 block of South 21st Street in Harrisburg around 1:20 p.m. on Jan. 20. Three juvenile males who were inside the vehicle fled the scene on foot, according to police. Investigators said two were apprehended shortly afterward, and one was found to be carrying a gun. The third juvenile was pursued by a member of the Pennsylvania State Police Incident Reaction Team (IRT), according to police. After closing the distance on the suspect, officials said the juvenile then started a physical altercation and injured the trooper. The suspect was then taken into custody. Police said that juvenile allegations have been filed for all three suspects. Officials did not release their identities. Stay with WGAL for updates as we learn more. See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at https://www.wgal.com/upload.
HARRISBURG, Pa. —
Three juveniles fled from a stolen vehicle, with one of them assaulting a trooper in Dauphin County, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.
Troopers said they conducted a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle in the 700 block of South 21st Street in Harrisburg around 1:20 p.m. on Jan. 20.
Three juvenile males who were inside the vehicle fled the scene on foot, according to police.
Investigators said two were apprehended shortly afterward, and one was found to be carrying a gun.
The third juvenile was pursued by a member of the Pennsylvania State Police Incident Reaction Team (IRT), according to police.
After closing the distance on the suspect, officials said the juvenile then started a physical altercation and injured the trooper.
The suspect was then taken into custody.
Police said that juvenile allegations have been filed for all three suspects. Officials did not release their identities.
Stay with WGAL for updates as we learn more.
See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at https://www.wgal.com/upload.