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Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Galvinell Meat Company In Conowingo Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Galvinell Meat Company In Conowingo
Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Galvinell Meat Company In Conowingo A two-alarm blaze destroyed a well-known Maryland meat butchering shop and caused upwards of $2.5 million in damages, officials say. Fire crews were called at approximately 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning to the Galvinell Meat Company in Cecil County, where there was a reported fire with flames showing through the roof and smoke billowing through the air on Ragan Road in Conowingo. Multiple fire departments, including around 50 firefighters from Cecil, Harford, Lancaster, and Chester counties, responded to the two-alarm blaze, helping to bring the flames under control in just over an hour. …

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by Zak Failla
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High Cecil County Man Who Killed Pennsylvania Teacher, Mom, Sentenced: DA High Cecil County Man Who Killed Pennsylvania Teacher, Mom, Sentenced: DA
High Cecil County Man Who Killed Pennsylvania Teacher, Mom, Sentenced: DA A Maryland man has been sentenced after killing a teacher on her way to school and seriously injuring her daughter while he was driving high on marijuana and speeding at over 100 miles per hour from Pennsylvania State Police, authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 16. Christopher Pineda-Gasca, 21 of the 200 block of Wheatley Street, North East, MD, was sentenced to 16 to 32 years in prison by Lancaster County by Judge Dennis Reinaker on Oct.  27, the district attorney's office detailed.  He had pleaded guilty to charges of third-degree murder, homicide by vehicle while DUI, aggravated ass…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police
Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police A convicted felon wanted in three states was arrested during a domestic assault in Pennsylvania on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, according to police. Perez Estavon James, 31, of Hagerstown, MD, was found in a home in the 300 block of Locust Street, Columbia Borough, PA — the scene of the domestic assault, according to a release by area police.  "The investigation resulted in Perez Estavon James being placed under arrest," the police said.  For this incident, James was charged with persons not to possess a firearm, intimidation of a witness, criminal mischief, terroristic threats, trespa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Overdue Rent Led To Homicide Of MD Man On PA Highway: DA Overdue Rent Led To Homicide Of MD Man On PA Highway: DA
Overdue Rent Led To Homicide Of MD Man On PA Highway: DA An overdue rent payment is believed to have motivated a Maryland man to kill his passenger while traveling on a highway in Pennsylvania, according to a release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday, July 18, 2023.  Miguel Vazquez-Ruiz, 54, of Baltimore, was found shot to death on U.S. 222 South, in Brecknock Township Lancaster County near the Berks County line at mile marker 48.6 at 7:07 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, according to Pennsylvania State Police.  An autopsy performed by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office revealed he sustained five gunshot wou…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Baltimore Man Found Shot To Death On PA Highway: PSP Baltimore Man Found Shot To Death On PA Highway: PSP
Baltimore Man Found Shot To Death On PA Highway: PSP A 54-year-old Baltimore man has been identified after he was found shot to death along US 222 on April 23, 2023, in Lancaster County.  Miguel Vazquez-Ruiz's death was ruled a homicide by the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. His body was found on U.S. 222 South, in Brecknock Township Lancaster County on Sunday near the Berks County line at mile marker 48.6, according to Pennsylvania State Police.  Investigators are looking for dash cam video or any witnesses who observed suspicious activity in the area, between the hours of 4:00 am and 7:00 am. PSP is also requesting that any b…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Parole, Probation Officer From Delaware Admits To Downloading Child Porn In Pennsylvania: DA Parole, Probation Officer From Delaware Admits To Downloading Child Porn In Pennsylvania: DA
Parole, Probation Officer From Delaware Admits To Downloading Child Porn In Pennsylvania: DA A Lancaster County Probation and Parole officer was arrested on child pornography-related charges on Friday, Oct. 28, the County District Attorney's office announced on Monday, Oct. 31.  Deric Paul Lilly, 45, previously of the 300 block of W. Charlotte Street in Manor Township, but now living in Delaware, was charged with four felony counts of possessing child pornography and two felony counts of criminal use of a communication facility.  Detectives in Lancaster County had received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding an account that was used…

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by Jillian Pikora