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Ex-BF Kills Teen, Mom; Wounds Dad, Sister In PA Attack: Family Ex-BF Kills Teen, Mom; Wounds Dad, Sister In PA Attack: Family
Ex-BF Kills Teen, Mom; Wounds Dad, Sister In PA Attack: Family The ex-boyfriend of a Mount Joy teen is accused of driving nearly two hours to her family’s home after receiving a Protection From Abuse order, fatally shooting her mother and injuring her, her stepfather, and younger sister in a late-night attack, according to the victims' family. Four family members were shot in a Mount Joy apartment by 21-year-old Ricky Shannon on Friday, Nov. 8, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Shannon allegedly drove nearly two hours after receiving a Protection From Abuse order to commit the attack, the victims’ family shared with Daily Voice. One PFA was fil…

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Politics
2.5K Suspected Fraudulent Voter Registrations Discovered In Lancaster County: Officials 2.5K Suspected Fraudulent Voter Registrations Discovered In Lancaster County: Officials
2.5K Suspected Fraudulent Voter Registrations Discovered In Lancaster County: Officials Three Pennsylvania counties are investigating possible voter registration fraud, as mail-in ballots are rapidly coming in.  Approximately 2,500 voter registrations dropped off at the Lancaster County Board of Elections could be fraudulent, the county commissions and County District Attorney Heather Adams announced at a joint press conference on Friday, Oct. 25. These applications were collected by paid canvassers during the summer at shopping centers, parking lots of grocery stores, other businesses, sidewalks, and parks in Lancaster County.  The registration applicatio…

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Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Fire On PA Rt 283 In Lancaster County Causes Delays: PennDOT Tractor-Trailer Fire On PA Rt 283 In Lancaster County Causes Delays: PennDOT
Tractor-Trailer Fire On PA Rt 283 In Lancaster County Causes Delays: PennDOT A tractor-trailer fire has caused delays on Route 283 on Thursday morning, Oct. 3, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The fire happened in the westbound lanes of PA Rt 283 between Exit: Pa. 772 – Mount Joy/Manheim And Exit: Rheems/Elizabethtown, according toe PennDOT's 511PA. Emergency crews were called to the fire around 8:45 a.m., 511PA shows. Lane restriction was put in place as crews remained on the scene. Delays continued in the area as of 10:40 a.m. The cause of the fire was not shared and no injuries were reported. Check back here for possible updates.

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Police & Fire
Children Living With Bugs, Trash Leads To Mount Joy Parents Arrests: Police Children Living With Bugs, Trash Leads To Mount Joy Parents Arrests: Police
Children Living With Bugs, Trash Leads To Mount Joy Parents Arrests: Police Children found living in deplorable conditions prompted arrests of their parents on Thursday, Sept. 12, Mount Joy police announced.  Morris H. Hayes, Jr., 52, and Jessica E. Hayes, 44, both of the 100 block of South Barbara Street in Mount Joy, were charged with Endangering the Welfare of Children, the police said.  Officers "found an extreme hoarding situation at the property," as stated in the release which detailed the conditions as follows: "the two young children were living in deplorable conditions, rotting food, insect infestation, piles of trash and dirty clothin…

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Convict Sexually Assaults 2 Woman In Elizabethtown Parking Lot, Police Say Convict Sexually Assaults 2 Woman In Elizabethtown Parking Lot, Police Say
Richard J. Copenhaver III Charged In 2 Parking Lot Assaults A convict was found with blood coming from his face in an Elizabethtown parking lot following two sexual assaults, borough police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 10.  Richard J. Copenhaver III, 29, of Mountville, was found in the 200 block of South Market Street in Elizabethtown Borough by Corporal Goshen and Officer John Stewart at 9:10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9, as detailed in a release.  Copenhaver had a "laceration to her nose and was covered in blood," as stated in the release, where police also noted he was "under the influence." Although he was uncooperative and resisted he…

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News
Mount Joy Mom Of 5 Assaults 4 Officers, Child, Police Say Mount Joy Mom Of 5 Assaults 4 Officers, Child, Police Say
Mount Joy Mom Of 5 Assaults 4 Officers, Child, Police Say A 36-year-old self-proclaimed "hard working Mother of 5" allegedly assaulted an adult, a child, and four officers all, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 31, and as stated on the suspect's social media.  Daisha Ilene Ja Giraldo of Mount Joy was supposedly driving home drunk with a child in the car so the child called her father, Officer Sean Clark of the Mount Joy Borough Police Department explained in the affidavit of probable cause. Giraldo reportedly "had struck her several times in the face causing swelling around her eyes," Clark stated in the a…

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Business
PA Peruvian Charcoal Chicken Restaurants Suddenly Reopens 1 Of 4 Locations PA Peruvian Charcoal Chicken Restaurants Suddenly Reopens 1 Of 4 Locations
PA Peruvian Charcoal Chicken Restaurants Suddenly Reopens 1 Of 4 Locations A once extremely popular Peruvian charcoal chicken restaurant with four locations in Lancaster County suddenly shuttered all locations on Friday, July 12, but on Thursday, July 25, they announced the reopening of one of the restaurants.  Originally Frisco's Chicken had the following sign posted on its doors: "Frisco's Fans, it is with a heavy heart that we share that we are closing our doors indefinitely. Although we have elected to close, a group of our team has refused to stop working and will be selling through our inventory until it is gone at our Lancaster and Mount Joy locat…

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Elizabethtown Dad Killed In Mount Joy Motorcycle Crash: Coroner Elizabethtown Dad Killed In Mount Joy Motorcycle Crash: Coroner
Elizabethtown Dad Killed In Mount Joy Motorcycle Crash: Coroner A 28-year-old dad died at the scene of a motorcycle crash with an SUV early on Saturday morning, July 20, the Lancaster County Coroner's office announced in a release on Wednesday, July 24.  Matthew D. "Matt" Ferruzza, originally of Hershey most recently of the 470 block of Rockwood Drive in Elizabethtown, was pronounced dead an hour after the collision at 12:50 a.m. on July 20, the coroner detailed in the release.  The crash happened at 2907 Mt. Gretna Road in Mount Joy at 11:50 p.m. on Friday, July 19, the coroner explained. No autopsy was performed. His accidental death was cau…

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Police & Fire
VFW Employee Steals $2K+ Mount Joy Police Say VFW Employee Steals $2K+ Mount Joy Police Say
VFW Employee Steals $2K+ Mount Joy Police Say A VFW employee "stole over $2,000 in cash and a bottle of unopened whiskey" from her place of work, the Mount Joy Borough of Police announced on Thursday, June 27.  Erica Reene Mays, 38 of Marietta, has been charged with felons for Theft by Unlawful Taking of Movable Property and Theft By Decepition or False Impression following the police investigation into an incident at the Mount Joy VFW on May 25, according to the police and confirmed by court documents.  Mays is a convicted felon who previously served prison time for Manufacture, Deliver, or Posses with the Intent t…

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