Police ID Speeding Driver, 25, Killed In Head-On Crash With Tour Bus In Lancaster County Police ID Speeding Driver, 25, Killed In Head-On Crash With Tour Bus In Lancaster County
Police ID Speeding Driver, 25, Killed In Head-On Crash With Tour Bus In Lancaster County Police have identified the 25-year-old sedan driver who died in a crash with a tour bus in Lancaster County early Thursday, Oct. 26. Louis Marotto, of New Holland, was heading north on Hollander Road at a high rate of speed in a Nissan sedan when she swerved into the southbound lane and struck the tour bus head-on, around 2:50 a.m. in Leacock Township on Thursday, Oct. 26, Pennsylvania State Police said. The tour bus operator was not injured, PSP said, and Marotto was pronounced dead at 4:05 a.m., of multiple blunt force trauma, the coroner said.
Wiretap Catches Philadelphia Man Who Used Alias During Assault, Police Say Wiretap Catches Philadelphia Man Who Used Alias During Assault, Police Say
Wiretap Catches Philadelphia Man Who Used Alias During Assault, Police Say A wiretap helped police identify Nhan H. Nguyen also known as Tommy Louboutin, following a sexual assault, police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 25. A woman was sexually assaulted in the first block of North Chruch Street in Quarryville on Aug. 4, the police explained.  The assault happened following a date with a man known to her as "Tommy Louboutin." Evidence from the assault was found in the woman's bedroom. The Quarryville Police continued to investigate the assault and over the next few weeks, they discovered "Louboutin's" true identity was Nhan H. Nguyen of Philadelphia. The poli…
Nearly 50 Years Later Cold Case Killing Of Central PA Newly Wed Solved: DA Nearly 50 Years Later Cold Case Killing Of Central PA Newly Wed Solved: DA
Nearly 50 Years Later Cold Case Killing Of Central PA Newly Wed Solved: DA In 1975 a 19-year-old newlywed was brutally murdered, but thanks to DNA evidence her alleged killer has been revealed, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams announced. Lancaster County's oldest cold case homicide was that of Lindy Sue Biechler whose "life was brutally taken away from her 46 years ago in the sanctity of her own home," DA Adams said.  David Vincent Sinopoli, now 69 of the 300 block of Faulkner Drive, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, aggravated assault, and burglary in connection with Biechler's death on Thursday, Oct. 19.  His plea comes …
'Fearful' NJ Attacker Sentenced In Golf Club Beatdown That Left PA Victim With Brain Injury 'Fearful' NJ Attacker Sentenced In Golf Club Beatdown That Left PA Victim With Brain Injury
'Fearful' NJ Attacker Sentenced In Golf Club Beatdown That Left PA Victim With Brain Injury A New Jersey man said he was acting out of fear when he attacked a Pennsylvania woman with a golf club leaving her with a traumatic brain injury, authorities said. Aiven Rosario, 26, of the 100 block of Park Avenue in East Orange, was sentenced to up to nine years in prison in connection with the March 6 attack in Lancaster County, PA, according to Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams. Rosario followed the woman into a parking lot in the 1400 block of Millport Road, West Lampeter Township around 9:52 p.m. on March 6, as detailed in the release from the Lancaster C…
Drunk PA Dad On Cocaine, THC Sentenced For Killing Son In Crash: DA Drunk PA Dad On Cocaine, THC Sentenced For Killing Son In Crash: DA
Drunk PA Dad On Cocaine, THC Sentenced For Killing Son In Crash: DA A Central Pennsylvania father has been sentenced to serve several years behind bars for a DUI homicide that killed his son, authorities announced on Oct. 16. Larry K. Rapp, 64, of the 200 block of E. Front Streetman, admitted to being drunk and high while driving a white Ford Bronco and striking three trees— killing his 41-year-old son Chad Rapp on Prospect Road, in West Hempfield Township at approximately 1:17 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams detailed in an updated release on Monday.  The police arrived and found the Bronco with "heavy front-end d…
Legionnaires' Outbreak Probe Continues In Lancaster: County Officials Legionnaires' Outbreak Probe Continues In Lancaster: County Officials
Legionnaires' Outbreak Probe Continues In Lancaster: County Officials A bacteria that can cause the deadly lung disease – commonly known as Legionnaires' – has been found six more times since officials learned of an infected inmate in Pennsylvania. Lancaster County Prison was notified that a former inmate tested positive at a State County Institution for Legionnaires' Disease also known as Legionella Pneumonia on Friday, Aug. 11.  A probe of the prison was launched on Aug. 21, and trace amounts of Legionella were found in a sink "within the cell where the inmate resided within the prison’s Medical Housing Unit," Lancaster County Commissioners O…
Child Hospitalized Following DUI Crash In Lititz: Police Child Hospitalized Following DUI Crash In Lititz: Police
Child Hospitalized Following DUI Crash In Lititz: Police A child was hospitalized following a crash involving a drunk driver, police announced of Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Dalia Alder-Galarza was driving a Lexus SUV on Lititz Pike (State Route 501) with two children— one was "not properly secured," when the crash happened at 6:55 p.m. on July 19, the Northern Lancaster County Regional police said. She had been traveling north when she attempted to merge into the right lane to pass another vehicle, a Subaru Forester— but instead, she struck it and lost control of her SUV, according to the police.  Her SUV soon exited the road and struck a l…
Convicted Hacker Steals $2 Million From Pennsylvania Banks: AG Convicted Hacker Steals $2 Million From Pennsylvania Banks: AG
Convicted Hacker Steals $2 Million From Pennsylvania Banks: AG Two men stole approximately $2 million from banks by impersonating employees and customers – something one of them had experience doing before, authorities say.  According to the Office of the Attorney General, investigators found that the young men allegedly targeted financial institutions and consumers in Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, and York Counties. Carl A. Gonzalez, 19, of Highspire, was arrested Thursday and arraigned. His bail was set at $10,000. Tyreese Lewis, 22, of Harrisburg, was recently arrested in Los Angeles and arraigned in Dauphin County. He is being held wit…
Aerosmith Frontman Steven Tyler Spotted In Unlikely PA Store Ahead Of Concert (PHOTOS) Aerosmith Frontman Steven Tyler Spotted In Unlikely PA Store Ahead Of Concert (PHOTOS)
Aerosmith Frontman Steven Tyler Spotted In Unlikely PA Store Ahead Of Concert (Photos) Just shy of two weeks before Aerosmith's upcoming Philadelphia concert, the band's frontman was spotted in Pennsylvania — at a hardware store of all places. Steven Tyler dropped by Bomberger's Ace Hardware, currently decorated in Ace Buckets as part of the company's national Children's Hospital Network fundraiser. Ace stores across the country participated in our Miracle Bucket Display Contest to benefit Children's Miracle Network... Posted by Ace Hardware on Monday, August 14, 2023 Doriann O'Connell, a mom of 10 and a huge fan of Aerosmith didn't 'Want To Miss A Thing' and rushed to t…
Jackpot Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania Jackpot Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania
Jackpot Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania Are you a winner? Someone in Lancaster County is $600,000 richer (before taxes), according to the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission. A jackpot-winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket sold at the Sheetz, 4010 Columbia Avenue, Columbia, for the Saturday, Aug. 12 drawing. The store will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winning ticket matched all five balls drawn with the following numbers 13-16-27-30-32. More than 14,900 other Cash 5 tickets also won prizes in the drawing. Players are reminded to check every ticket, every time. Any prizes won on any game must be claim…
Triple Twister Touch Down: Tornadoes Confirmed By NWS In Pennsylvania Triple Twister Touch Down: Tornadoes Confirmed By NWS In Pennsylvania
Triple Twister Touch Down: Tornadoes Confirmed By NWS In Pennsylvania Three tornadoes have been confirmed to have touched down in Central Pennsylvania on Monday, Aug. 7, the National Weather Service confirmed on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.  According to NWS, the first tornado started near the south side of North Church Street in Black Rock around 5:02 p.m. and ended around 5:05 p.m. near Glenville Road. The EF1 tornado's 105 MPH winds damaged trees along its 75-yard path, NWS explained. There was also property damage reported due to the falling trees, such as a collapsed outbuilding and a fallen roof on Glenville Road.  The second to…
Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police
Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police A convicted felon wanted in three states was arrested during a domestic assault in Pennsylvania on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, according to police. Perez Estavon James, 31, of Hagerstown, MD, was found in a home in the 300 block of Locust Street, Columbia Borough, PA — the scene of the domestic assault, according to a release by area police.  "The investigation resulted in Perez Estavon James being placed under arrest," the police said.  For this incident, James was charged with persons not to possess a firearm, intimidation of a witness, criminal mischief, terroristic threats, trespa…