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PA Man Used Elderly Victim's $124K While Facing Child Rape Charges: Police
An East Earl man is accused of financial exploitation of an elderly victim and multiple counts of child sexual assault, according to East Earl Township police.
Christopher Todd Zweifel, 58, is facing an array of charges, including financial exploitation, child rape, and indecent assault, after investigations revealed alleged crimes spanning from 2019 to 2024, police announced Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.
The most recent investigation revealed Zweifel allegedly stole $124,091.55 from an elderly victim between Oct. 6, 2022, and Aug. 5, 2024. Police say Zweifel used the stolen funds for personal exp…
Inmate Dies After Hospital Release By Prison In PA: Officials
A Lancaster County inmate receiving medical care at Lancaster General Health Penn Medicine has died after being released from custody, prison officials announced Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.
Robert Phillip Kreider, 58, of Conestoga, was reported as having difficulty breathing at Lancaster County Prison around 5:57 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, according to a media alert from the prison.
Medical staff examined Kreider before calling 9-1-1, officials said. Emergency medical services transported him to Lancaster General Health Penn Medicine, and his family was notified of his hospitalizatio…
Cousin, 2 Men Charged After Remains Of PA Man Who 'Suspiciously' Disappeared Found In MD
The remains of a 25-year-old man who has been missing from Pennsylvania since March 2024 have been found and Maryland, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 18. Three men — including his 18-year-old cousin — have been charged with his murder.
Matthew "Matty" Whisman, of Lancaster's body was recovered from the Conowingo Creek in Cecil County, MD on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, PA State Police explained. This was just one day after they updated the missing person case to include a $2,000 reward offer, as Daily Voice reported.
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Accused PA Incestuous Child Rapist Arrested In VA: Police
An accused child rapist who appears to have been on the run, was captured in Virginia, New Holland police announced on Thursday, Sept. 19.
Jeffrey Alan Smith, 45, of New Holland, was charged by Officer Halstead with the following felonies: Rape of a Child, Statutory Sexual Assault, Aggravated Indecent Assault, Indecent Assault of a Minor under 13 (two counts), Corruption of Minors (two counts), Incest of Minors, Unlawful Contact with Minors (two counts) and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse.
The police began investigating following a referral by Lancaster County Children and Yout…
Lititz Man Accused Of Raping 2 Foster Child Over 12 Years — Including 4-Year-Old
The Pennsylvania State Police are concerned an accused child rapist may have more victims.
Frank Breneman, 71 of Lititz, is accused of raping and sexually assaulting two children for 12 years beginning when they were 4 and 11 years old, PSP Troop J announced on Thursday, June 6.
He was arrested by the PSP Criminal Investigation Unit on charges of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, statutory sexual assault, and indecent assault of a child on Wednesday, June 5, according to the release.
His two preliminary arraignment…
Fentanyl Drug Bust: Pipeline From Philadelphia To Lancaster Closed, DA Says
Charges filed in a drug bust that has halted the "Philadelphia to Lancaster fentanyl pipeline," District Attorney Heather Adams announced on Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Louis Angel Cruz, 42 of the 600 block of S. Ann Street, Lancaster; Michael Beck, 41 of the first block of Crystal Drive, Manheim; and Heather Wagner, 30 of the first block of Crystal Drive, Manheim; were all charged on Oct. 31 in connection with an organized drug operation running from Philadelphia to Lancaster, the District Attorney's office detailed in a release.
The Drug Task Force and Lancaster City Bureau of Police be…
PA Man Rapes GF's Daughters Daily For Years: DA
Every day, for a minimum of three years, a Pennsylvania man raped two young children, according to a release by the Lebanon County District Attorney's Office on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.
Steve Junior Jacobs, 37, of Hummelstown, is accused of raping his ex-girlfriend's daughters daily from the time they were 6 and 9 years old until they were 10 and 12 years old respectively, according to a release by the DA.
Jacobs has been charged with 42 offenses (30 in one case, and 12 in the other) including multiple counts of Rape of a Child, Statutory Sexual Assault, Aggravated Indecent Assault…
PA Son Kills Mom Over Purse, Crashing While Fleeing In Her Stolen Car, Police Say
A 26-year-old Lancaster County man confessed on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, to the police that he strangled his mom during a fight over her purse, then took her keys out of her purse, stole her car and fled, police say.
Many friends of 62-year-old Lois Gift thought her absence from events she regularly attended was very odd so they called the Ephrata police and requested a welfare check on Monday, March 20, 2023— that's when her body was discovered at her home on Grant Road in Adamstown, according to the police release following the confession.
The coroner determined her cause of death…
NJ Native Bites Multiple Officers Over $6 Theft At PA Walmart: Police
A $6 shoplifting incident at a Pennsylvania Walmart that sent five police officers on a foot chase— two were bitten by the suspect, according to a police release on Tuesday, January 10.
Rygo Alexander Kingsley, 23, currently of Lancaster, PA, and native to North Brunswick, NJ, was acting "suspicious" at the Walmart located at 2030 Fruitville Pike on Nov. 29, 2022, authorities say.
Manheim Township police were called to the store as part of the "on-going investigation against him for retail theft," as stated in the release by the department.
The person who called the police knew Kingsley an…
