10-Year-Old Stabs Dollar Tree Employee Multiple Times During Attempted Robbery, Police Say
Police say the child was armed with a fixed-blade knife, demanded money and stabbed an employee multiple times before store workers detained him.
- On Monday, a 10-year-old boy was detained after allegedly stabbing an employee multiple times during an armed robbery at a Dauphin County Dollar Tree, according to the Swatara Township Police Department.
- Swatara Township police determined the child entered the Paxton Street store with a fixed-blade knife, threatened an employee, and demanded money before staff intervened to subdue him.
- During the struggle to disarm the boy, he stabbed one employee multiple times, requiring the worker to receive medical treatment, police reported.
- Authorities charged the boy with robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and possessing an instrument of crime following the incident in Harrisburg.
- The child is currently held in a secure detention facility awaiting court proceedings while the Police Department continues its investigation into the matter.
23 Articles
23 Articles
Police: 10-year-old stabs worker in robbery attempt at Dauphin Co. Dollar Tree
A 10-year-old boy was arrested, police said, after being tackled by workers at a Swatara Township Dollar Tree during a robbery attempt at knifepoint. Police said the incident happened on Monday, June 29, 2026, at about 5:06 p.m. at a Dollar Tree store located along the 3200 block of Paxton Street in Swatara Township, in Dauphin County — near Harrisburg. During this incident, officials said, a 10-year-old boy entered the store and brandished a fi…
10-year-old stabbed Dauphin County store clerk during robbery: police
A 10-year-old boy was charged after robbing a Swatara Township Dollar Tree at knifepoint and stabbing an employee who tried to stop him Monday evening, according to police. Swatara Township Police responded at about 5 p.m. to an armed robbery at the Dollar Tree at 3243 Paxton Street.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 87% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
