The bullet passed through his right hand and struck him in the right leg. The boy was taken to Carlisle Hospital for treatment. Thief maces himself A thief in Carlisle apparently fled after accidentally spraying himself with a chemical irritant. A check of the vehicle revealed nothing missing. However, police say it appears the thief accidentally sprayed himself with a chemical irritant from a dispenser built into a flashlight.
Police believe the thief then fled.
Many municipalities and school districts exempt senior citizens, students and some others from paying their per capita taxes. The county also had exempted those people from its per capita tax, following the lead of the local taxing bodies. That will change beginning next year, county officials said this morning. County Solicitor Horace Johnson said the county has no legal authority to exempt individuals over a certain age or students from paying the tax. The only legal way to exempt a resident from paying the tax is to use an income-based standard, Johnson advised the board.