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'Angel Of Lancaster' Exploited Hundreds Of PennDOT Customers In Bribery Scheme 'Angel Of Lancaster' Exploited Hundreds Of PennDOT Customers In Bribery Scheme
'Angel Of Lancaster' Exploited Hundreds Of PennDOT Customers In Bribery Scheme A self-proclaimed "Angel of Lancaster" exploited hundreds of Spanish-speaking PennDOT customers, coercing at least 35 victims into paying for answers on driver’s license tests, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams announced on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. Angelo Carrion, 68, of West Lampeter Township, admitted to accepting bribes and tampering with public records while working as a Driver License Examiner Assistant at PennDOT centers in East Hempfield and East Lampeter townships between April 2021 and May 2022, according to the DA’s office. Carrion was sentenced to seven years of prob…

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Woman Fleeing 100 MPH+ Crashes Outside Pennsylvania State Police Barracks Woman Fleeing 100 MPH+ Crashes Outside Pennsylvania State Police Barracks
Woman Fleeing 100 MPH+ Crashes Outside Pennsylvania State Police Barracks A 30-year-old woman was going over 100 miles per hour when she crashed her car outside a Pennsylvania State Police Barracks, troopers announced in a release on Friday, Feb. 16. Katlyn Ann Dippner of Kinzers was spotted making numerous traffic violations and possibly driving under the influence near US 30 East/Lincoln Highway and Old Philadelphia Pike at 5:34 p.m. on Feb. 6, PSP Trooper Wagner detailed in the release.  When Wagner attempted to pull her over, she sped off going over 100 MPH, according to the release. She drove in and out of multiple lanes and into oncoming traffic&n…

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Homicide Attempt Lands 2 Teens Adult Charges In Lancaster: Police Homicide Attempt Lands 2 Teens Adult Charges In Lancaster: Police
Homicide Attempt Lands 2 Teens Adult Charges In Lancaster: Police Two Lancaster County teens have been arrested following an attempted homicide, the police announced on Thursday, Sept. 14.  Omar Naheem Jackson, 17, of Leola was arrested on Wednesday and Nazier Vega, 16, of Lancaster was arrested on Thursday, in connection with a shooting in the 300 block of Greenland Drive, Lancaster, on Tuesday, according to East Lampeter police.  At 4:58 p.m. on Sept. 12, the police received reports "that a Black male subject had fired multiple shots from a handgun and was last observed running westbound. The immediate scene was secured, a perimeter was establ…

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Speeding Man High On THC Kills Lititz Woman In Crash, Police Say Speeding Man High On THC Kills Lititz Woman In Crash, Police Say
Speeding Man High On THC Kills Lititz Woman In Crash, Police Say A 29-year-old man was high on THC with drug paraphernalia in his car when he went 25 miles per hour above the speed limit striking another vehicle— seriously injuring the driver and killing her passenger, authorities announced on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.  The high driver, William R. Vaughan-Geib, of South Oakmont Street Lancaster, was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with injuries following the deadly crash in the 2100 block of New Holland Pike in East Lampeter Township on Dec. 29, 2022 at 12:40 p.m., according to area police.  Police arrived at the scene to find f…

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Irate Woman Scratches, Spits In Face Of Police Officer Issuing Speeding Ticket In PA Irate Woman Scratches, Spits In Face Of Police Officer Issuing Speeding Ticket In PA
Irate Woman Scratches, Spits In Face Of Police Officer Issuing Speeding Ticket In PA An irate woman damaged police equipment after she scratched and spit in the face of a police officer who was issuing her a ticket around 6:30 a.m. on Friday, June 3, authorities say.   Elizabeth Jackson, 41, of Lafayette Street in Lancaster, was stopped driving 69 mph in a 35 mph zone in a blue 2021 Subaru Forrester in the 1900 block of Lincoln Highway East, according to a release by East Lampeter Township police. When Officer Auerback informed her of that she was being stopped for speeding, she began "yelling profanities at the Officer," police say. Jackson grabbed her driver's …

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