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Two Killed In Crash On US Route 222 In Central PA: Police Two Killed In Crash On US Route 222 In Central PA: Police
Two Killed In Crash On US Route 222 In Central PA: Police Two people have died— one of which is possibly an infant— following a crash involving a tractor-trailer on US Route 222 on Tuesday, Sept. 27, authorities say.  The crash happened between Exit: I-76 turnpike/PA 272 – PA Turnpike/Denver and Exit: US 322 – Blue Ball, according to PennDOT. The East Cocalico Township police were called to the crash on 222 South in the area of mile marker 43.2, according to a release by the department.  Upon arrival, officers found a commercial truck was stopped on the right shoulder and a Hyundai sedan was on the left shoulder of the highway. "Initial investi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Gambling Pennsylvania Mom Leaves Infant In Car: Police Gambling Pennsylvania Mom Leaves Infant In Car: Police
Gambling Pennsylvania Mom Leaves Infant In Car: Police A 36-year-old mom from Lititz was seen gambling on a skill machine in a convenience store while her infant was out of sight in the car in the parking lot, Ephrata police say. Melissa Louise Heyman, had left her 1-year-old in her car for nearly an hour while she gambled inside the store located  in the 500 block of West Main Street, Ephrata Borough on September 7, 2022 at 9:51 a.m., according to area police. A witness advised police of Heyman's behavior and "through witness statements and surveillance video, police determined that Heyman was gambling for 48 minutes while a one-year-old …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Central PA Dealer Wanted In Victim's 2020 Overdose Death: Lehigh DA Central PA Dealer Wanted In Victim's 2020 Overdose Death: Lehigh DA
Central PA Dealer Wanted In Victim's 2020 Overdose Death: Lehigh DA An arrest warrant has been obtained for a 29-year-old woman accused of providing the drugs that killed a 30-year-old man in 2020, various news outlets say citing the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. Natalia Hellriegel, of Ephrata and Catasauqua, was charged this week with drug delivery resulting in death and related offenses regarding the overdose death of Dominic Anthony, of Lehigh Township, the DA's office reportedly said in a release. Anthony and Hellriegel appear to be friends on Facebook, where Hellriegel announced just days before her arrest warrant that she's been clean…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA Man Attacks Hospital Workers: Police PA Man Attacks Hospital Workers: Police
PA Man Attacks Hospital Workers: Police A 21-year-old man from Ephrata attacked hospital workers and scratched at them, police allege. Damon M. Ruoss, was an emergency room patient at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, August 9, according to a release by the Ephrata police department.  For an unknown reason Ruoss allegedly assaulted four hospital employees. "One victim was punched in the face and scratched, another victim was scratched and two other victims were spit on by Ruoss," police say.  He also damaged a hospital room by punching the drywall, according to the release. He has been …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Child Under 13-Years-Old Assaulted, Attacker Wanted By PA State Police Child Under 13-Years-Old Assaulted, Attacker Wanted By PA State Police
Child Under 13-Years-Old Assaulted, Attacker Wanted By PA State Police The not-so-young 45-year-old Terri Young is wanted for endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated assault of a child less than the age of 13, according to Pennsylvania state police. Young was notified of the felony warrant for his arrest but refused to turn himself in, police say. He has been spotted multiple times in Lancaster County— in Denver, Ephrata and Lititz— since June 5, and was last seen in Leola on Tuesday, June, 14, police say. Anyone who spots You or has information on his whereabouts is asked to call 717-865-2194.

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by Jillian Pikora
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Amish Women Hospitalized, Horse Killed In Central PA Crash: Police Amish Women Hospitalized, Horse Killed In Central PA Crash: Police
Amish Women Hospitalized, Horse Killed In Central PA Crash: Police Three women have been hospitalized and a horse has died after a car crash involving a horse drawn wagon and a car on Saturday, May 21, police say. East Lampeter Township police were called to the crash in the 500 block of Musser School Road in Leola around 9:30 a.m., according to a release by the department. The driver of a red 2015 Volkswagen Golf, Margaret Robinson, 86, of Ephrata, was traveling westbound when she struck a horse that was pulling a wagon in the eastbound lanes, police say. After the initial crash the car, horse, and wagon continued into a field, according to the release. …

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Woman Secretly Ordered $1,500 In Food Using Friend's Debit Card For Months PA Woman Secretly Ordered $1,500 In Food Using Friend's Debit Card For Months
PA Woman Secretly Ordered $1,500 In Food Using Friend's Debit Card For Months A 28-year-old Pennsylvania woman was arrested for using an acquaintance's debit card stored on her phone to order more than $1,500 worth of food for months, authorities said. Maranda L. Kachel made the orders using the stored card number between January and March 2022, Ephrata police said. She was charged with access device fraud, police said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Harry Potter Star Rupert Grint Spotted During Magical Engagement Photo Session In Pennsylvania Harry Potter Star Rupert Grint Spotted During Magical Engagement Photo Session In Pennsylvania
Harry Potter Star Rupert Grint Spotted During Magical Engagement Photo Session In Pennsylvania Love is as magical as Harry Potter, but it was still a surprise for one Pennsylvania couple when the actor who famously starred as Potter's best friend Ron Weasley, Rupert Grint, was spotted during their engagement photo session. Local photographer Lauren Bliss was in downtown Lancaster photographing Morgan Black and Ryan Mihoci when they spotted Grint walking around the square with his wife, Georgia Groome, and their young daughter around at about 5 p.m on Wednesday, Apr. 13, according to multiple media outlets. Grint posed for a photo with the couple before heading to dinner at the Shot …

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Man On Meth Slams Into Police Vehicles With Child In His Car: Police PA Man On Meth Slams Into Police Vehicles With Child In His Car: Police
PA Man On Meth Slams Into Police Vehicles With Child In His Car: Police A Pennsylvania man on methamphetamines— with a child in his vehicle— slammed into police vehicles while fleeing from them on Thursday night, according to a release by the police. West Earl township police were made aware of a driver fleeing from Northern Lancaster Regional police on Mar. 3 just after 9 p.m., West Earl Township public information officer Jordan Byrnes says. The driver, Trevor Lamont McNeil, 31, of Ephrata, was wanted on a warrant issued on Mar. 3 for failure to appear in relation to his 2020 conviction of disorderly conduct hazardous/physical offense, according to court reco…

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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…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Held In PA Prison For Felony Robbery Found Dead In Cell Man Held In PA Prison For Felony Robbery Found Dead In Cell
Man Held In PA Prison For Felony Robbery Found Dead In Cell An inmate at a Pennsylvania Prison was found dead in his cell last week, according to a release by county officials. Paul William Reardon, 35, of Ephrata, was found unresponsive in his cell during a routine check on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 11:46 a.m., according to the release. Prison staff conducted CPR, utilized an AED and called 911, as stated in the release. Lancaster City fire and EMS personnel arrived and conducted lifesaving, before he was taken to Lancaster General Hospital, the release states. Reardon was pronounced deceased by Lancaster General Hospital medical staff on Saturday,…

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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…

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by Jillian Pikora