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Maryland Native Dies In Pennsylvania Prison Days After Arrest, Sparking Outrage Maryland Native Dies In Pennsylvania Prison Days After Arrest, Sparking Outrage
Maryland Native Dies In Pennsylvania Prison Days After Arrest, Sparking Outrage Another life lost behind bars. Chaz Lowery, 26, originally from Baltimore, Maryland, previously of Waynesboro, and most recently living in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was found dead in his Lancaster County Prison cell just two days after his arrest, reigniting concerns over inmate treatment, excessive bail, and systemic failures within the local justice system. Now, activists and grieving families are demanding answers. Lowery, who was listed as homeless in recent court records, was jailed on March 13 for drug possession charges in Ephrata Borough and held on $40,000 bail—an amount advocate…

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Inmate Found Dead In Pennsylvania Prison Just Days After Arrest Inmate Found Dead In Pennsylvania Prison Just Days After Arrest
Inmate Found Dead In Pennsylvania Prison Just Days After Arrest A 26-year-old inmate was found dead in his Lancaster County Prison cell just two days after being booked on drug charges, officials announced on Monday, March 17. Chaz Lowery, whose most recent court record lists him as homeless, was discovered unresponsive during a routine cell check at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, according to prison officials. Staff immediately attempted CPR and called 911, but despite desperate life-saving efforts by Lancaster City Fire and EMS personnel, Lowery was pronounced dead at the scene. There was no outward indication of trauma or foul play, but authorities…

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Overdosed PA Mom Smothers Infant Son To Death: Affidavit Overdosed PA Mom Smothers Infant Son To Death: Affidavit
Overdosed PA Mom Smothers Infant Son To Death: Affidavit A 3-month-old boy suffocated by his mom while she was passed out after ingesting crack cocaine, Lancaster police detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Luz L. Saez, 32, of the  500 block of Lime Street in Lancaster, smoked the crack to “stay awake”, according to an affidavit of probable cause, but grandma found the infant under his mom on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The infant's death was later ruled an accident from asphyxia due to co-sleeping, according to the coroner. A crack pipe and crack cocaine were found by investigators searching Saez’s bedro…

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FOUND! PA Teen Last Seen Getting Off Greyhound In Texas Family Says FOUND! PA Teen Last Seen Getting Off Greyhound In Texas Family Says
Found! PA Teen Last Seen Getting Off Greyhound In Texas Family Says A 16-year-old girl who left her Central Pennsylvania high school and was not seen for days — reappeared on a surveillance camera at a Greyhound bus station in Texas — only to disappear again, according to her mom and police. Weeks later she has been found, police announced on Sunday, Oct. 13.  "Aniesha Allen was located safely in Greenville, TX,"  the Lancaster police wrote in an updated release.  She was found at 4:57 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, police said.  They added that: "This is still an active investigation. If anyone has information about this case, please contact us at 717-735-3300 …

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Coloring Books NOT Bomb Cancel Drag Queen Story Hour In Lancaster, Officials Coloring Books NOT Bomb Cancel Drag Queen Story Hour In Lancaster, Officials
Coloring Books NOT Bomb Cancel Drag Queen Story Hour In Lancaster, Officials An unmarked box of coloring books led the Lancaster Public Library to cancel a story hour scheduled for Saturday with a "professional drag entertainer" city officials told Daily Voice.  Christopher Paul Paolini known by the stage name of Miss Amie Vanité had been facing pushback from the Lancaster County commissioners about the children's Drag Queen Story Hour scheduled at the library.  A GoFundMe was launched to help the library after the commissioners threatened to pull public funding.  View this post on Instagram …

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Teen 'Intentionally Rams' Police Cruiser 2X, Drives Backwards During Wild Chase In PA Teen 'Intentionally Rams' Police Cruiser 2X, Drives Backwards During Wild Chase In PA
Teen 'Intentionally Rams' Police Cruiser 2X, Drives Backwards During Wild Chase In PA A teenage boy "intentionally rammed" a police cruiser two times, and "drove backward" during a wild chase— involving guns and drugs—in Lancaster, city police say.  It all started when Officer Yoder of the Lancaster City police spotted the boy driving a vehicle with a broken light at 777 Manor Street around 5:16 p.m. on Saturday, August 27, according to a release by the police department.  Rather than stopping, the boy "intentionally rammed Officer Yoder’s cruiser to exit the parking lot during the stop. The juvenile suspect then backed out onto Manor Street and intentionally ramme…

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Armed Bystander Shot Teen Gunman At Lancaster's Park City Mall, Police Say Armed Bystander Shot Teen Gunman At Lancaster's Park City Mall, Police Say
Armed Bystander Shot Teen Gunman At Lancaster's Park City Mall, Police Say As the investigation into the shooting at Park City Center continues, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police have released new information on exactly what happened in the mall on Sunday around 2:30 p.m. Police believe there was a fight between two men who knew each other, and at least one of the men had a concealed weapon. As the men fought over the gun, others joined in the fight, according to a statement released by police on Monday. Gunshots were fired and hit someone involved with the fight. Police have identified the armed suspect as a 16-year-old Lancaster City resident. An uninvo…

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Head Of Dismembered 'Cadaver Doll' Dad Found In PA Freezer Head Of Dismembered 'Cadaver Doll' Dad Found In PA Freezer
Head Of Dismembered 'Cadaver Doll' Dad Found In PA Freezer What was first reported as a suspicious death, has been revealed to be a disturbing murder. Donald Lawrence Meshey Jr., 32, of Lancaster was arrested on Wednesday after admitting to police that he stabbed and Dismembered his father, according to Lancaster city police. Police were called to a welfare check at 202 West Strawberry Street on Wednesday at 8:51 a.m. The woman that made the call said she was "concerned for the welfare of family members at the residence, after one of the residents, Donald Meshey Jr., told her that there was a cadaver in one of the beds in the home and there was a …

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Bomb Threat Made To Office of Pennsylvania District Judge Bomb Threat Made To Office of Pennsylvania District Judge
Bomb Threat Made To Office of Pennsylvania District Judge A state judge's office was evacuated after a bomb threat was made on Wednesday morning, say police. Magisterial District Judge Russell’s staff received a threat by phone to his office at 609 East Main Street around 9:25 a.m., according to Ephrata Borough police. The building houses both the MDJ office and The Shopping News-- both were evacuated. Police cleared the building with the assistance of a Lancaster City Police explosive detection K-9. The building was reoccupied at 1:00 p.m. There's no word on any suspects, motives or arrests.

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