PA Man Who Paid Undercover Officer For Sex With 12-Year-Old Gets Prison Time PA Man Who Paid Undercover Officer For Sex With 12-Year-Old Gets Prison Time
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 (…
PA Dad Of 3 Who Killed Wife, Burned House Down Learns His Fate: DA PA Dad Of 3 Who Killed Wife, Burned House Down Learns His Fate: DA
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…
Lancaster Caregiver Who Gave Baby 'Lasting Medical Issues' Learns Her Fate: DA Lancaster Caregiver Who Gave Baby 'Lasting Medical Issues' Learns Her Fate: DA
Lancaster Caregiver Who Gave Baby 'Lasting Medical Issues' Learns Her Fate: DA A Lancaster woman has been sentenced nearly two years after a 3-month-old infant was found barely breathing, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. Kayla Tucker, 34, of the 500 block of N. Plum Street, pleaded guilty on Oct. 6, 2022, to three felony counts of aggravated assault and a felony count of endangering the welfare of children, according to an updated release by the Lancaster District Attorney's Office on Thursday, May 25, 2023.  The boy was originally found barely conscious and having trouble breathing in the 500 block of North Plum Street at approximately…
Lancaster Man Last Seen In Delaware County Found, Police Say (UPDATE) Lancaster Man Last Seen In Delaware County Found, Police Say (UPDATE)
Lancaster Man Last Seen In Delaware County Found, Police Say (Update) 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…
Convict Nabbed For Deadly Shooting In Front Of School In Lancaster, Police Say (UPDATE) Convict Nabbed For Deadly Shooting In Front Of School In Lancaster, Police Say (UPDATE)
Convict Nabbed For Deadly Shooting In Front Of School In Lancaster, Police Say (Update) A 68-year-old man was shot dead outside of an elementary school on Monday, May 1, 2023, and his alleged killer was caught on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, authorities say. Israel Lugo, of Lancaster, died of multiple gunshot wounds and his manner of death has been ruled a homicide, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. Edwin Ulysses Concepcion, a 22-year-old convict who completed six months of probation for driving under the influence on April 20, 2023, was identified as the suspected kill of Lugo on Tuesday, May 2, Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced the following day.  …
3 Children, Dead Mom Abandoned When Dad Commits Arson In Fake Home-Invasion In PA, DA Says 3 Children, Dead Mom Abandoned When Dad Commits Arson In Fake Home-Invasion In PA, DA Says
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…
Homeless Man Sexually Abused Child While On Probation, Lancaster Police Say Homeless Man Sexually Abused Child While On Probation, Lancaster Police Say
Homeless Man Sexually Abused Child While On Probation, Lancaster Police Say A 42-year-old homeless man is being sought by police after sexually assaulting a child multiple times, according to the Lancaster County Crime Stoppers. James Edward Bell Jr. has a criminal record of hazardous conduct and driving under the influence, the latter of which he was convict of in York County in Sept. 2022 and was serving six month probation during the first rape of a child happened, in Feb. 2023, as detailed in court records. For the repeated child sex abuse Bell has been charged with: Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child Aggravated Indecent Assault of a Child Un…
Man Who Punched LanCo. Emergency Worker Wanted By Police Man Who Punched LanCo. Emergency Worker Wanted By Police
Man Who Punched LanCo. Emergency Worker Wanted By Police A man punched an emergency roadside crew worker in the face multiple times, authorities announced on March 15, 2023.  The worker's emergency vehicle was supposedly blocking the roadway when the man was trying to pass near the 600 block of South Plum Street in Lancaster on July 22, 2022, Lancaster County Crime Stoppers explained in the release.  But instead of waiting, he got out of his silver 1997 or 1998 Toytota RAV4 and punched the worker multiple times causing injuries, and then took the worker's phone and damaged it, presumably so they could not call for help, although that wa…
UPDATE Two 'Expected To Survive' Following Serious Crash In Lancaster, Police Say UPDATE Two 'Expected To Survive' Following Serious Crash In Lancaster, Police Say
Update Two 'Expected To Survive' Following Serious Crash In Lancaster, Police Say Two elderly people are expected to survive after reportedly being in critical condition— one with "life-threatening injuries"— following a "serious crash"  in Lancaster on Wednesday, Jan. 4, city police announced in an updated release the following afternoon. Officers were called to the two-vehicle crash in the 300 block of N. Plum Street around 6 p.m. Upon arrival, they discovered the struck vehicle was unoccupied and Lancaster City fire department personnel were extricating the trapped pair from the occupied vehicle.  Both persons were taken to a local hospital, according …
Two Teens Found With Crack, Guns 'With Intent To Sell' In Central Pennsyvania Police Say Two Teens Found With Crack, Guns 'With Intent To Sell' In Central Pennsyvania Police Say
Two Teens Found With Crack, Guns 'With Intent To Sell' In Central Pennsyvania Police Say Two 17-year-old boys were found with guns and crack cocaine during a traffic stop in central Pennsylvania on Wed., Dec. 7, authorities say.  Officers Harry Valverde and Colin Costello noticed a traffic violation and pulled over a car with two adults and two teens in the 500 block of Woodward Street at 10:16 p.m., according to a release by the Lancaster City Bureau of police on Friday, Dec. 9.  Since both boys arrested are minors their names are not being released.  One is a resident of the 800 block of Manor Street; he has been charged with four felonies as fo…
70 Shots Fired Near Central PA Barber Shop: Police 70 Shots Fired Near Central PA Barber Shop: Police
70 Shots Fired Near Central PA Barber Shop: Police Approximately 70 shots were fired into a barber shop in Lancaster city on Nov. 2022 at 2:09 a.m., police say.  The Lancaster City Bureau of police was called to the DC Dior Cuts 648 East Walnut Street in Lancaster city for reports of gunshots in the area.  Officers located approximately 70 spent shell casings at the scene with a significant number of shots causing damage to the barbershop. No injuries have been reported, according to the police release. There have been no arrests and no suspects have been identified.  "This incident does not appear to be random and there i…
Back Stabbing Leaves Man Seriously Injured, Stabber Remains At-Large In Central PA: Police Back Stabbing Leaves Man Seriously Injured, Stabber Remains At-Large In Central PA: Police
Back Stabbing Leaves Man Seriously Injured, Stabber Remains At-Large In Central PA: Police A literal back-stabber is on the loose in central Pennsylvania after seriously injuring a man on Tuesday, Oct. 18, authorities say.  The stabbing happened in the 1200 block of Union Street in Lancaster around 10:33 a.m., City police say.  Upon arrival, officers located found the wounded man "suffering from multiple apparent stab wounds to his back," police say.  His injuries are serious, but non-life-threatening although he remains in an area hospital his condition is stable according to the police.  Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division of the Lancaster…