PRESS RELEASES
The City of Harrisburg and the Office of Mayor Stephen R. Reed provides news information from time to time to all media outlets. For further news information, contact Randy King at 717.255.3040.
Recent Press Releases
Nov 17 2006
GUN BUY-BACK PROGRAM BEGINS SATURDAY AT RECLAIM THE STREETS
MINISTRY - $100 PER WEAPON OFFERED IN EFFORT TO REDUCE GUN
VIOLENCE
State Representative Ron Buxton(103rd), Mayor Stephen R. and Reclaim The Streets Ministries President William Jones, Jr., today reminded city residents that a gun buy-back program will begin this Saturday, November 18, at the Reclaim The Streets Ministry at N. 18th and State Streets. Persons turning in working firearms will receive a $100 Visa cash card which is redeemable at virtually any location.
Nov 15 2006
STATEMENT OF MAYOR REED ON CITY BUDGET CRISIS
“For each of the past eighteen years, the City of Harrisburg received the Certificate for Achievement of Excellence in Financial Reporting. It is the highest award in the nation for financial reporting and accounting.
Nov 15 2006
POLICE INVESTIGATE BABY INJURY AND SEPARATE POSSIBLE DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH; SUSPECTS ALSO SOUGHT IN SUNDAY ROBBERY THAT LEFT VICTIM SERIOUSLY INJURED
Mayor Stephen R. Reed today said city police are investigating a suspicious death that occurred on Monday involving a possible drug overdose, and are also looking into a case involving an 11-month old child in critical condition at Hershey Medical Center. Police are also looking for two suspects in the robbery of a man in the Uptown on Sunday evening.
Nov 13 2006
SHOOTER SOUGHT IN WEEKEND KILLING; SEPARATE SUSPECTS SOUGHT IN SEPARATE FRIDAY KIDNAPPING CASE & POSSIBLE RAPE THIS MORNING
Mayor Stephen R. Reed today said city police are searching for a 24-year old Swatara Township man in connection with the weekend shooting of five persons, one of whom died later at Hershey Medical Center. Police are also seeking two separate suspects in a weekend kidnapping case and a separate possible rape that occurred overnight.
Nov 13 2006
CITY HOLIDAY PARADE KICKS-OFF THE REGION’S HOLIDAY SEASON – SATURDAY NOVEMBER 18 AT 10:00 A.M.
Mayor Stephen R. Reed today invited residents and visitors from throughout the midstate to the City of Harrisburg’s 2006 Holiday Parade, set to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 18, 2006, in downtown. The popular annual holiday tradition kicks-off the Hanukkah-Christmas-Kwanzaa-New Year’s Eve Season for the Greater Harrisburg Region and is one of the largest of any holiday parades in the region throughout the year.
Nov 11 2006
1 KILLED, 5 INJURED IN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING AT ROEBUCK’S BAR
Mayor Stephen R. Reed this afternoon reported that one person is dead and five others, including four wounded by gunfire, were injured during an early morning shooting in front of Roebuck’s Bar near N. 6th and Harris Streets. Police are currently looking for at least one suspect.
Nov 10 2006
SHOOTER IN CUSTODY, ONE INJURED BY GUNFIRE P
Mayor Stephen R. Reed today reported that a York woman was shot once in the abdomen by accident at a home in the 2100 block of N. 4th Street, Harrisburg, at 10:05 p.m. last night.
Nov 7 2006
100 BLOCK OF CHESTNUT ST. TO CLOSE FOR HELICOPTER REPAIR ON HBG. HOSP
Mayor Stephen R. Reed this afternoon said that the 100 block of Chestnut Street will be closed to traffic beginning at 2 p.m. this afternoon to allow for the construction of a crane involved in work on a helicopter stuck atop Harrisburg Hospital.
Nov 7 2006
CITY FLEET BEGINS USING BIOFUELS; REDUCING COSTS, POLLUTION AND FOREIGN FUEL NEEDS
Mayor Stephen R. Reed today announced that the City of Harrisburg has begun using biodiesel fuel in its fleet of diesel-run vehicles. The new fuel mixture will save money for the city on fuel purchases and provides a cleaner, non-foreign fuel supply source that is grown locally.
Nov 6 2006
WOMAN CHARGED IN APRIL INFANT DEATH; OTHERS ARRESTED IN SEPARATE GUN & DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUSPECT CAUGHT; STRAWBERRY SQ. FIRE ACCIDENTAL
Mayor Stephen R. Reed today announced that city police have charged Cassandra S. Vaden in the April 24, 2006 suspicious death of 4 yr. old Breonna Canales at the M.W. Smith Homes. Police have also arrested four other persons following separate criminal incidents in the city over the weekend.
Nov 3 2006
M&T BANK PARTNERS WITH CITY OF HARRISBURG FOR ITS FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR TO PRESENT NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION
Mayor Stephen R. Reed today announced that M&T Bank would once again partner with the city in presenting the popular M&T Bank New Year’s Eve Celebration. This marks the fifth consecutive year of a partnership between The City of Harrisburg and M&T Bank. The midstate’s most popular New Year’s Eve Celebration includes live entertainment, fireworks and children’s entertainment.
Nov 3 2006
15-YR. OLD ARRESTED FOR THURSDAY CARJACKING
Mayor Stephen R. Reed today announced that city police have arrested a 15-year old juvenile for a carjacking that occurred yesterday afternoon in the Uptown area. A suspect has also been arrested for an October 16 mugging that occurred on South Allison Hill.
Nov 1 2006
HARRISBURG RECEIVES TOP RATING IN STATE FOR REDUCING FLOOD RISKS; FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUMS REDUCED BY 20% FOR CITIZENS, BUSINESSES
Citizens and businesses who own property in the City of Harrisburg can now receive a 20% reduction in flood insurance premium costs as a result of the fourth -- and latest – upgrade in the city’s rating under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood insurance program.
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