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Man Trapped Under Forklift Rescued At Lancaster Plant: Police Man Trapped Under Forklift Rescued At Lancaster Plant: Police
Man Trapped Under Forklift Rescued At Lancaster Plant: Police Firefighters freed a man trapped under a forklift at a Lancaster manufacturing plant after a terrifying accident early Wednesday morning, Dec. 18, police said. Emergency crews rushed to the Armstrong Plant at 1067 Dillerville Road around 6:34 a.m., after a tow motor overturned, pinning the operator’s leg beneath it, according to Lancaster City Police. With quick action from rescue teams, the man was freed before 7 a.m., dispatch confirmed. He was taken to a hospital with injuries to his leg, which were described as non-life-threatening, police added. The man’s current condition has not…

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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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by Jillian Pikora
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Boy Charged, Gun Seized After Bizarre Incident In Lancaster Neighborhood: PD Boy Charged, Gun Seized After Bizarre Incident In Lancaster Neighborhood: PD
Boy Charged, Gun Seized After Bizarre Incident In Lancaster Neighborhood: PD A boy has been charged and arrested after a neighborhood "disturbance" on Sunday night, Oct 13, the Lancaster City police announced the following day.  Police were called to reports of a man with a gun in the 500 block of Pershing Avenue around 11:30 p.m. When officers arrived they soon learned a neighbor’s dispute had happened and it quickly escalated.  One of the neighbors involved identified the suspect with the gun, the police explained in a release at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 14.  The suspect gave consent to search the home, and police found a gun, according to the rele…

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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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Sleeping Man Shot In Hand, Lancaster Police Say Sleeping Man Shot In Hand, Lancaster Police Say
Sleeping Man Shot In Hand, Lancaster Police Say A stray bullet from a shots fired incident went through a man's home and into his hand while he was sleeping early Saturday morning, Oct. 12, Lancaster City police announced later that day.  Officers were called to the reported shooting in the 300 block of S. Anne Street around 2:30 a.m.  They arrived to find a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his hand, according to the release. He told the police "he was in his bedroom asleep when a bullet traveled through his window and struck him in the hand," police wrote. Multiple shell casings and bullet fragments were collected by of…

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2 Hospitalized After Separate Back Stabbings On Lancaster Streets: Police 2 Hospitalized After Separate Back Stabbings On Lancaster Streets: Police
2 Hospitalized After Separate Back Stabbings On Lancaster Streets: Police Two men were stabbed in the back on Sunday night, Lancaster City Police announced on Monday, July 15.  Marvin Henson has been charged with aggravated assault and Emelidihbette Murphy has been charged with harassment following the second stabbing police explained, although court documents were unavailable as of Monday at 1 p.m. The two men were fighting each other in the 100 block of N. Queen St. around 11:55 p.m. — that's when the victim "attempted to intervene" and "Murphy kicked the victim and Henson punched and then stabbed the victim," as stated in the police release.  A…

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BOMB THREAT: Franklin & Marshall Evacuates, Calls FBI (DEVELOPING) BOMB THREAT: Franklin & Marshall Evacuates, Calls FBI (DEVELOPING)
Bomb Threat: Franklin & Marshall Evacuates, Calls FBI (Developing) A bomb threat prompted an evacuation at Franklin & Marshall College on Thursday, officials told Daily Voice.  The alert about the threat at the college located at 637 College Avenue in Lancaster went out at 10:12 a.m. on July 11, according to the school's Department of Public Safety. The alert read as follows: "Several F&M campus employees received bomb threats via email. As a precaution, the College is moving everyone on campus to safe sites. Authorities are investigating. A notification will be sent when it is safe to return." Daily Voice reached out to F&M and reached …

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Man Beaten Until Seizure, Wanted Columbia Felon Caught In Pursuit: Police Man Beaten Until Seizure, Wanted Columbia Felon Caught In Pursuit: Police
Man Beaten Until Seizure, Wanted Columbia Felon Caught In Pursuit: Police A convict has been arrested after he was seen beating another man until he began to have a seizure in a public park, Lancaster City Police announced on Friday, June 7.  Michael Shaquin Roane, 33 of Columbia Borough, was arrested on misdemeanor charges of Simple Assault and Flight on Foot, the police said and court records confirmed.  The police were called to a report of an assault that ended when a man began having a seizure in Culliton Park around 7:50 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, according to the bureau's release.  The Bureau released the following statement about the situat…

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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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Active Shooter Alert At PA Mall Was Complete Accident: Officials Active Shooter Alert At PA Mall Was Complete Accident: Officials
Active Shooter Alert At PA Mall Was Complete Accident: Officials An active shooter alarm was activated Wednesday, Feb. 14 at a Pennsylvania mall. And it was a complete accident, authorities said. The active shooter alarm was sent out to multiple employees at the Park City Center mall at 8 a.m., Lancaster police said. "A Park City staff member set off the automated alarm system and a message was sent out to multiple employees before it could be turned off," police said in a news release. "The Lancaster City Police can confirm that there was no active shooter incident and the Park City Center is open for business."

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Man Was 16 Years Old When He Shot Teen In Butt, Now He's Heading To Prison Man Was 16 Years Old When He Shot Teen In Butt, Now He's Heading To Prison
Man Was 16 Years Old When He Shot Teen In Butt, Now He's Heading To Prison A Lancaster City man pleaded guilty and was sentenced for a shooting he committed as a 16-year-old, the District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Feb. 13.  Jeffrey Moreau, now 18 of the 300 block of South Prince Street, has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, receiving stolen property, possession of a firearm by a minor, recklessly endangering another person (two counts), and tampering with evidence before being sentenced by Lancaster County Judge Merrill Spahn. The charges were for shooting a 15-year-old boy in the buttock in the 400 block of South Queen S…

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Convicted PA Burglar, Attempting Rape Leaves Shoes At Crime Scene: Police Convicted PA Burglar, Attempting Rape Leaves Shoes At Crime Scene: Police
Convicted PA Burglar, Attempting Rape Leaves Shoes At Crime Scene: Police This is no Cinderella story, but the shoes left behind at a crime scene were a clue helping officials track down their suspect.  Mohamed Camara has waived his right to a preliminary hearing following a horrifying burglar and assault, the Lancaster District Attorney's Office explained and court records confirmed.  Camara of the 500 block of Saint Joseph Street, allegedly broke into a home in the 400 block of Fremont Street and another in the 500 block of Manor St. in Lancaster City in the early morning of Nov. 16, 2023.  At 6:22 a.m. on Fremont Street, a woman — who had fallen back asleep a…

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Lancaster Man Nabbed For Sex Crimes With Child: Authorities Lancaster Man Nabbed For Sex Crimes With Child: Authorities
Lancaster Man Nabbed For Sex Crimes With Child: Authorities UPDATE: Victor Rivera was taken into custody by Lancaster City Police Officers of C Platoon and the Criminal Investigation Division on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 4:05 p.m., according to an updated release on March 15.  ORIGINAL: The man pictured is wanted "for multiple sex crimes against a child" the Lancaster City/County Crime Stoppers announced on Tuesday, March 14.  The man is 56-year-old Victor Rivera, who is charged with the following according to police and confirmed by court records: Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child Aggravated Indecent Assault o…

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