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Lancaster County, PA

Lancaster County Man's Disappearance Is 'Suspicious': State Police Lancaster County Man's Disappearance Is 'Suspicious': State Police
Lancaster County Man's Disappearance Is 'Suspicious': State Police A Lancaster County man with ties to Maryland is missing, say Pennsylvania State Police.  Matthew Whisman was last seen at the end of March at an East Drumore Township home, according to troopers. Authorities said the circumstances of his disappearance are "suspicious in nature."  He was reported missing on Wednesday, July 3.  Whisman is described as a 5-foot-8, 145-pound white Hispanic man with brown hair.  Anyone who spots him or has information is asked to call PSP's Lancaster Station at 717-299-7650.
Woman Wanted For Stealing $7.7K Out Of MD Captured In PA, Police Say Woman Wanted For Stealing $7.7K Out Of MD Captured In PA, Police Say
Woman Wanted For Stealing $7.7K Out Of MD Captured In PA, Police Say A 55-year-old woman wanted out of Maryland for felony theft and malicious property destruction was has been arrested in Pennsylvania. Quarryville, PA police got a tip on June 6 that Lisa Marie Phillips was on the 100 block of Groffdale Drive in Oak Bottom Village, the office said. She had been wanted by the Carroll County Sheriff's Office for felony theft of $7,705 and malicious destruction of property.  QPD officers responded to the area, immediately found Phillips and arrested her. Phillips was subsequently charged with one one additional count of Fugitive from Justice (M) by t…
Well-Known Meat Butchering Shop Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal Well-Known Meat Butchering Shop Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Well-Known Meat Butchering Shop Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal 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. …
High Maryland Man Who Killed Pennsylvania Teacher, Mom of 2, Sentenced: DA High Maryland Man Who Killed Pennsylvania Teacher, Mom of 2, Sentenced: DA
High Maryland Man Who Killed Pennsylvania Teacher, Mom of 2, 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…
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…
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…
UPS Driver Used Job To Creepily Stalk Victims In PA: Authorities UPS Driver Used Job To Creepily Stalk Victims In PA: Authorities
UPS Driver Used Job To Creepily Stalk Victims In PA: Authorities A 52-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to time behind bars in part for using his job as a UPS driver to stalk his victims in a disturbing way, authorities said. Thomas F. Wainman Jr., of Lititz, was found guilty by a jury of stalking his neighbors in multiple incidents spanning from May to December 2020, according to a release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Wainman shined spotlights into the victim’s home, peered through their windows, watched them while they were out at their pool, and followed the victims after seeing them at a gas station, the DA's Office …
3.8 Million Pennsylvania Birds Hit With Avian Flu, 19K Linked To Duck Meat Farm 3.8 Million Pennsylvania Birds Hit With Avian Flu, 19K Linked To Duck Meat Farm
3.8 Million Pennsylvania Birds Hit With Avian Flu, 19K Linked To Duck Meat Farm A total of 3.8 million birds have been affected by an outbreak of avian flu in Pennsylvania as of Monday, May 2, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced. More cases were linked to a seventh commercial farm described only as a "duck meat bird facility" in Lancaster County, with the outbreak having been reported late last month, the USDA said. More than 19,300 birds at the facility were depopulated, according to a chart on the USDA website. Most of the cases in Pennsylvania were reported in flocks of commercial table egg layers, totaling about 3,450,100, according to USDA da…
Ex-Con Caught On Camera Shooting Man Dead At PA Nightclub Arrested: Police Ex-Con Caught On Camera Shooting Man Dead At PA Nightclub Arrested: Police
Ex-Con Caught On Camera Shooting Man Dead At PA Nightclub Arrested: Police A previously convicted felony who killed a 25-year-old outside a central Pennsylvania nightclub has been arrested, according to an updated release by police. Tyler Jamel Wilson, 28, of Columbia, was wanted for the shooting death of Jatavis D. Scott at Club23 in Manheim  Saturday, Mar. 19 around 1:23 a.m., area police say. Officers were first called to the club for a reported fight but arrived to find “spent shell casings” and fresh blood spatter on the parking lot, according to the release. Police soon learned that one person had been taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds and later…
Father-Son Duo From PA Surprised To See Their Drone Footage In Super Bowl Commercial Father-Son Duo From PA Surprised To See Their Drone Footage In Super Bowl Commercial
Father-Son Duo From PA Surprised To See Their Drone Footage In Super Bowl Commercial The commercials are a Super Bowl favorite that unites fans rooting for different teams, and this year Pennsylvania viewers caught a glimpse of their home state in one such ad. The new Mercedes-EQS commercial included a clip of the Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Susquehanna River between Wrightsville and Columbia, Pennsylvania, according to the 717 Drone Guys' Facebook page. The 717 Drone Guys — Nathan, 16, and Eric Wenger — are a father-son duo in Lancaster County that has been making drone footage of the Keystone state and has it available for professionals to purchase for several ye…
PA Parents Sue Over Child Scarred From Dog Attack While Trick-Or-Treating: Complaint PA Parents Sue Over Child Scarred From Dog Attack While Trick-Or-Treating: Complaint
PA Parents Sue Over Child Scarred From Dog Attack While Trick-Or-Treating: Complaint A central Pennsylvania child was allegedly attacked by a neighbor's dog while trick-or-treating, according to a lawsuit filed by the child's parents. Ashley and Jesus Zarate say their child suffered injuries while trick-or-treating at their neighbor Beth Bachman' home, according to a lawsuit filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County on Jan. 18. Zarates took their daughter A.Z. trick-or-treating at Bachman's home in the 100 block of East Pine Street in Ephrata but they claim no one answered the door instead-- as they walked away, she let her dog outside on Oct. 31, 2021, accordi…
Serial Groper With Sexual Disorder Violates Megan’s Law In Pennsylvania: Reports Serial Groper With Sexual Disorder Violates Megan’s Law In Pennsylvania: Reports
Serial Groper With Sexual Disorder Violates Megan’s Law In Pennsylvania: Reports A Pennsylvania man diagnosed with a sexual disorder in which he rubs his genitals on a non-consenting person has been charged with violating Megan’s Law as a sexual offender, police said. Shawn Michael Henson, 30, of Lancaster County, was paroled in 2013 after serving 10 months in Lancaster County prison for groping three women last year– including elderly women– in 2012, as LancasterOnline reported at the time. During his parole hearing, County Judge Howard Knisely required Henson to report his whereabouts to state police for the rest of his life, the outlet reported. State police cont…
PA Dad Who Brought Gun To Fistfight Over Snapchat Post Heading To Prison: DA PA Dad Who Brought Gun To Fistfight Over Snapchat Post Heading To Prison: DA
PA Dad Who Brought Gun To Fistfight Over Snapchat Post Heading To Prison: DA A Pennsylvania father has been sentenced to serve up to seven years in prison for his role– of bring a gun to a fistfight, turned shooting– that all started as an argument on Snapchat, authorities announced on Friday. Mark Ivie Sr., 44, of Ephrata, pleaded nolo contendre, meaning he has accepted conviction but is not admitted guilt, to a felony charge of criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and a misdemeanor of simple assault in a negotiated guilty plea, leading to a three-and-a-half to seven-year sentence, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney’s office…