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PA Teen Found After Nearly 4 Months-Long Search: Police
A Lancaster teen reported missing in late July has been found, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 10:30 a.m. Wilbert Blose, 15, of Lancaster had last been seen on the 200 block of College Ave on July 29, sparking a months-long search, according to the release. Details about his appearance or recovery were not released. Police thanked the public for their help in locating Blose safely.
Police & Fire
PA Mom Charged For Giving Kids Guns, Teen Son Charged In Cousin's Murder
A Lancaster County mother is accused of giving her teenage sons access to guns used in a September shootout, police announced on Friday, Nov. 15. One of those sons has also been charged in his cousin's murder. Brandi Whisman, 42, of New Providence, was arraigned Tuesday, Nov. 14, on charges of endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors. Investigators said she gave her sons permission to take the guns whenever they wanted, providing a key and telling them where the firearms were located. Her sons, Joshua Whisman, 16, and Alexander Whisman, 18, are accused of firing …
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Holiday Inn Worker ID'd After Fatal Fall Into Hole: Lancaster Officials
A fall into a open grate hole has left a worker dead at a Pennsylvania Holdiay Inn on Sunday, officials say. Alexei Rodriguez-Balceiro, 42 of the 430 block of East King Street in Lancaster, died at 3:20 p.m. following multiple attempts to save his life after he was pulled unconcious from an air vent shaft, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police and the County Coroner's Office announced on Monday. The Lancaster City Bureau of Fire was called to the hotel located at 26 East Chestnut Street in Lancaster at 2:53 p.m. on June 9, according to a release by the police. The hotel…
Obituaries
Lancaster Mounted Police Horse Featured In Children's Book Dies Of Cushing's Disease
A beloved police horse featured in numerous magazines and a children's book, has died from Cushing's Disease, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced on Monday, April 8. The Lancaster Mounted Police Horse, Liam, was a Clydesdale Hackney Cross born in Toronto in 2001, where he worked as a carriage horse before financial constraints lead the previous caretaker to part ways. Liam joined the force in 2005 and was paired with Officer Eric Lukacs in 2007 through his retirement on April 29th, 2023. Officer Eric Lukacs and his partner, mounted police force horse, Liam. Lancaster Bu…
Lifestyle
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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PA Man Who Killed Teen At Sunoco Gets Life In Prison 'Plus', DA Says
A man is going to spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing a teenager at a Sunoco over an unpaid phone bill, the Lancaster District Attorney's office announced on Friday, Jan. 26. Carlos Almanzar-Torres, now 23, who brutally killed Damian Santiago, 19, at the Sunoco located at 111 West Orange Street around 10 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 11, 2022. He was sentenced on Jan. 23 after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder and two counts of recklessly endangering another person. “We are here for the actions of an angry man,” prosecuting Assistant District Attorney CJ Rest…
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Man Admits To Filming Child Rapes In Multiple Counties, Lancaster DA Says
A man has admitted to raping a child in his care and filming it, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announce on Monday, Jan. 8. On Wednesday, Jan. 3, Arturo Aleman, 47, of the 100 block of Green Street, Lancaster, admitted to raping a child in his care in Lancaster and Berks counties from 2016 through 2022. When the girl was just 14 years old she "disclosed the abuse to Lancaster City Bureau of Police Detective Jessica Higgins, who began her investigation in Oct. 2022," the DA explained. The abuse happened from when the girl was approximately 8 years old…
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Cause Of Death Revealed After Inmate Dies Following Birthday In Lancaster County Prison
The morning after a man's 54th birthday he was found unresponsive and died at the Lancaster County Prison — his cause of death has now been revealed, officials announced on Friday morning. Michael James Owens was found unresponsive lying in bed in his prison cell by staff during a routine check around 10 a.m. January 4 — the day after his birthday, officials explained and court records show. Officials released the following statement about his death reading in part as follows: "Prison staff conducted CPR, utilized an AED and called 911. Lancaster City Fire personnel and EMS perso…
Police & Fire
Incest, Rape Of Child Among 50+ Charges Filed Against NY Man By PA Police
After several children told police in Pennsylvania that a New York man had been sexually abusing them for years — this week an arrest was made, according to a release on Friday, Nov. 17. Dennis Martinez, 38 of Brooklyn, NY, was taken into custody in New York City on Monday, Nov. 14, 2023, Lancaster City Bureau of Police detailed in a release. The Lancaster police had been investigating Martinez since Oct. 2022, after being notified that three children in Lancaster City had suffered "abuse [that] occurred over an extended period of time, at least several years," th…
Police & Fire
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…
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Lancaster Teen Missing For Weeks Sought By Police
A 17-year-old boy has been missing since Set. 27, and the Lancaster City Bureau of Police is asking the public for help finding him. Kalil Harrell was last seen in sweatpants and a gray hoodie. He is described as being 5'9", 140 lbs with brown eyes and short curly black hair. "There is a possibility that Kalil could be in the Philadelphia area," police say. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bureau of Police | Lancaster City, PA (@lancaster.police) Anyone with information on Kalil Harrell's whereabouts is asked to call the Lanca…
Police & Fire
'Armed, Dangerous' Murder Suspect Turns Himself Over To Police In Central PA
A Central Pennsylvania man wanted in connection with a weekend killing has turned himself over to authorities, according to an updated release on Tuesday. Terrance McCain, 37, was wanted for criminal homicide following the shooting on the 900 block of S. Duke Street around 1:20 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 in Lancaster, police said. Along with his attorney, he turned himself over to the police at Lancaster City Police Station at 12:25 p.m. on Oct. 3, the police announced about an hour later. The man who was shot was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Saturday, the…
Police & Fire
PA Man Who Paid Undercover Officer For Sex With 12-Year-Old Gets Prison Time
A 69-year-old man who paid an undercover officer $400 and then an additional $50 for unprotected sex will be spending time behind bars, authorities in Pennsylvania announced. Jeffrey Fralich, of Lititz, pleaded guilty to five third-degree felonies and one second-degree felony for agreeing to pay for sex with a minor.on Friday, June 30, authorities in Lancaster County said. Fralich was sentenced to 1½ to 5 years in prison plus five years of probation, following the 2022 sting, by Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker. Lancaster County District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force (…
Police & Fire
PA Dad Of 3 Who Killed Wife, Burned House Down Learns His Fate: DA
"He lied since day one," Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Ponessa said of Carlos Montalvo-Rivera. The 55-year-old Lancaster liar who concocted a wild story "that intruders broke into the home, killed his wife, and set fire to it out of retaliation for the victim’s brother, who had cooperated with the DEA in an unrelated case," was sentenced on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, according to a release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's office. Montalvo-Rivera has been sentenced to "life in prison – plus 20 years – for deliberately setting fire to his family’s home a…
Police & Fire
Lancaster Man Last Seen In Delaware County Found, Police Say (
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UPDATE: Dereje Waldemariam, 29, of Lancaster, was located at 12:32 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2023, city police announced around 2:30 p.m. ORIGINAL: A 29-year-old man with a "mental health diagnosis" has been missing since May 8, 2023 and is considered an endangered missing person, police say. Dereje Waldemariam of Lancaster City was last seen in Media, Delaware County, according to an announced by the Lancaster City Bureau of Police late on Wednesday, May 10. Waldemariam has diagnosed with mental health issues, the police said. He has a shaved haircut, unlike the photo of him, acc…
Police & Fire
3 Children, Dead Mom Abandoned When Dad Commits Arson In Fake Home-Invasion In PA, DA Says
"He lied since day one," Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Ponessa said of Carlos Montalvo-Rivera. The 55-year-old Lancaster liar had concocted a wild story "that intruders broke into the home, killed his wife, and set fire to it out of retaliation for the victim’s brother, who had cooperated with the DEA in an unrelated case," according to a release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office on Friday, April 7, 2023. Really, he started the blaze to cover up a murder that he himself had committed, authorities said. Montalvo-Rivera's lies started on the night of t…
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2X Teens Caught With Cocaine, Stolen Guns On Same Day In Central PA: Police
After two teens jumped out of a car during a chase, police kept an eye out for them, but ended up finding a different teen with a stolen gun and drugs, police say. Less than 30 minutes after a teen "intentionally rammed" a police cruiser two times during a chase that ended with the discovery of two stolen guns and cocaine, police were searching for two other teens that jumped out of his car during the pursuit in Lancaster City. Officer Hamby spotted a teen who matched "the description of one of the fleeing occupants walking on Crystal Street... clutching his waistband as if he w…
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Man Who Lured, Raped Girls Nabbed At PA Mall In Undercover Sting: Police
An 18-year-old man who started online relationships with three girls under the age of 15 and raped at least one of them, was caught in a police sting at a Pennsylvania mall, according to a release by police. Lancaster City Bureau of police began investigating Robert Jesus Medina Jr., of Lancaster, after receiving a tip about "his sexual relationships with numerous young girls" in September 2021. Investigators found Medina had or attempted to engage in sexual relationships with three different girls between the ages of 12 and 14-years-old, Lancaster City police stated in the release. Detect…
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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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Central PA Man Who Raped 5-Year-Old Caught On Video Uploaded To Google Drive: DA
A central Pennsylvania man is heading to prison after videos and photos of him raping a 5-year-old surfaced on a Google Drive, according to the Lancaster County district attorney's office. John F. Henry, 37, of the 400 block of Pearl Street in Lancaster, was sentenced to serve 37 ½ to 76 years in prison after pleading guilty to 15 charges including rape of a child by Lancaster County Judge Donald Totaro on Dec. 29, according to the release. Henry not only raped and sexually assaulted the young child but used his personal email to upload the images and videos to Google Drive and Google Phot…
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Former PA Police Officer Sent Sexually Explicit Videos Using Facebook Messenger: DA
A former police officer has been charged after he sent sexually explicit videos through Facebook Messenger, authorities say. Jayson Joe Drouillard, 43, of Mountville, sent two lewd and sexually explicit videos of himself to the victim via Facebook Messenger on Dec. 4, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Drouillard was previously employed as a police officer with the Lancaster City Bureau of Police but was not employed in this position at the time of this incident, according to the DA. Lancaster City Bureau of Police were called to a report of harassm…
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Teen Boy Slapped With 61 Charges For Lancaster Park City Center Mall Shooting, DA Says
A 16-year-old boy is facing 61 charges in last weekend's shooting at Park City Center. Jeremiahs Josiah-Alberto Sanchez, of Lancaster, fired a gun stolen out of Lebanon County in Sunday's incident, the District Attorney's office said. Sergio Vargas, 30, Elijah Deliz,18, and three other men were involved with the fight that led up to the shooting, but none were charged, authorities said. Josiah-Alberto Sanchez was charged as an adult with the following: Two counts of criminal attempted homicide. Three counts of aggravated assault. 52 counts of recklessly endangering another p…
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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…
Police & Fire
PA Man Points Police To His Killer Moments Before Death, Police Say
One man is dead and another has been charged after a brawl in Lancaster on Wednesday, according to the Lancaster City bureau of police. Police were dispatched for a report of a stabbing at 505 Pearl Street just before 7 a.m. The officers arrived to find Brandon Schweers, 36, of the 500 block of Pearl Street in Lancaster, with visible injuries to his head and knee, as well as having difficulty breathing. Prior to being taken to the hospital, Schweers told the officers that Aaron Robertson was the person who attacked with a knife and pepper spray. During their investigation the officers …
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Woman Arrested In CA 14 Years After Tossing Newborn Daughter Into Garbage In PA
Years of investigation and DNA evidence have led to the arrest of an Indiana woman who police believe left her newborn daughter in a dumpster in Lancaster in 2007. Tara Indrakosit Brazzle, 44, of Valparaiso, Indiana (formerly of Lancaster, Pennsylvania), was arrested in California for the 2007 infanticide by asphyxiation of a newborn baby girl, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office. UPDATE: Brazzle has been convicted and sentenced. You can read the updated report here. ORIGIAL REPORT: The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office and the Lancaster City Burea…
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