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Grieving Family Of PA Attorney Dead By Suicide Raises Staggering Amount Of Money Grieving Family Of PA Attorney Dead By Suicide Raises Staggering Amount Of Money
Grieving Family Of PA Attorney Dead By Suicide Raises Staggering Amount Of Money An accomplished lawyer who was "beacon of kindness and generosity" has passed away, but where his light once shone, his community has started a fire. More than $21,000 had been raised in less than 24 hours on a GoFundMe for the family of William "Bill" J. Zee, 50, who was born in New Jersey and had been living in Lititz. A UPenn PhD candidate and former assistant dean at Rutgers University, and a beloved father, Bill was found dead in the PA Game Land located near US 322 and Pumping Station Road in Elizabeth Township, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber as Daily Voi…

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UPenn PhD Candidate, Lawyer, Dad Found Dead In PA State Game Lands UPenn PhD Candidate, Lawyer, Dad Found Dead In PA State Game Lands
UPenn PhD Candidate, Lawyer, Dad Found Dead In PA State Game Lands A UPenn PhD candidate and accomplished lawyer who once served as an assistant dean at Rutgers University was found dead in Pennsylvania State Game Lands, the Lancaster County Coroner's office and his family announced on Monday, Sept. 23.  UPDATE: Grieving Family Of Attorney Bill Zee Dead By Suicide Raises Staggering Amount Of Money William "Bill" J. Zee, 50, on Front Street in Lititz was found dead in the PA Game Land located near US 322 and Pumping Station Road in Elizabeth Township, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:38 …

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Second Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Over Two Days: Authorities Second Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Over Two Days: Authorities
Second Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Over Two Days: Authorities A second man has been found dead in Pennsylvania over the weekend, police announced on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 22. The second man was found during a search for a missing man from Lititz, according to the local police.  The search began around 8:25 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, as detailed in the release. "During the course of the investigation that evening, the LBPD gained information suggesting the male could be in the area of the State Game Lands located in Elizabeth Township," as stated by the police. With the assistance of Middle Creek Search and Rescue, Pennsylvania State Police, PA…

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Lebanon Man ID'd After Fatal Lititz Crash On Rt 322: Lancaster Co. Coroner Lebanon Man ID'd After Fatal Lititz Crash On Rt 322: Lancaster Co. Coroner
Lebanon Man ID'd After Fatal Lititz Crash On Rt 322: Lancaster Co. Coroner A 68-year-old Lebanon County man has been identified following a crash on Route 322 on Friday, Lancaster County Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber told Daily Voice.  Michael Halupa of the 220 block of Black Oak Road died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash into a tree at the intersection of Route 322 and Pumping Station Road in Lititz, Elizabeth Township at 2:56 p.m. on Feb. 23,  Chief Deputy Coroner Bieber detailed. Following an autopsy at the Lancaster County Forensic Center, his cause of death was determined to be multiple traumatic injuries, and his manner of death was ruled …

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Reading Man ID'd As Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash Victim: Coroner Reading Man ID'd As Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash Victim: Coroner
Reading Man ID'd As Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash Victim: Coroner The man killed in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lancaster County on Saturday, Nov. 5 has been identified, authorities say.  The crash involving a pickup truck and a car happened in the eastbound lanes of the turnpike in Elizabeth Township around noon, police and the coroner stated in releases.  75-year-old Lawrence Adams of Reading was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Lancaster County coroner's office.  The sedan rear-ended the truck, causing the sedan to hit a concrete barrier, according to Pennsylvania state police.  The truck rolled over …

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'Like What You See?' Public Masturbating Good Samaritan Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police 'Like What You See?' Public Masturbating Good Samaritan Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police
'Like What You See?' Public Masturbating Good Samaritan Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police A Good Samaritan helping a stranger with car trouble became a predator when they suddenly began masturbating, according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police. The man pictured helped a woman jump her car at Esbenshade's Garden Center located on East 28th Division Highway in Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County at 5:40 p.m. on July 22, Pennsylvania state police Troop J at Lancaster Station explain. After getting the vehicle started, the woman approached the passenger side window of the man's vehicle and saw he had taken out his penis and was stroking himself, "in a masturbating fashi…

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Police Nab Man Wanted For 5 Robberies Across Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties Police Nab Man Wanted For 5 Robberies Across Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties
Police Nab Man Wanted For 5 Robberies Across Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties An 18-year-old man was arrested in connection with five robberies across Berks, Lancaster, and Lebanon counties, authorities said. Hezekiah S. Gingerich's latest stop was the Turkey Hill store on New Holland Road in Brecknock Township (Berks County), where he robbed a person at gunpoint around 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, local police said.  The Narvon man had robbed the same store on May 18, along with stores in Robeson Township (Berks County), Elizabeth Township (Lancaster County), and Cornwall Borough (Lebanon County), police said. A Brecknock Township police off…

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Pilot Suffers ‘Life-Threatening Injuries’ In Plane Crash In Western PA: Authorities Pilot Suffers ‘Life-Threatening Injuries’ In Plane Crash In Western PA: Authorities
Pilot Suffers ‘Life-Threatening Injuries’ In Plane Crash In Western PA: Authorities A pilot is in critical condition following a plane crash in western Pennsylvania, authorities say. Emergency crews were to the crash on Skillet Hill Road, off Route 136— less than a mile from Rostraver Airport— around 6:52 p.m. on Friday, May 27, a Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety supervisor told TribLive.  The plane not heading toward Rostraver, but was expected to land at Finleyville Airport in northern Washington County, executive director Gabe Monzoof of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority, which operates Rostraver Airport, told the outlet. The single-engine air…

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Shooting-Pursuit Injures PA State Trooper On I-76 Shooting-Pursuit Injures PA State Trooper On I-76
Shooting-Pursuit Injures PA State Trooper On I-76 Details have been released in a shooting-pursuit on Interstate 76 in Lancaster County that hospitalized a Pennsylvania State Trooper on Friday, April 15. Two troopers pulled over two SUVs, one black and one white, around 11:35 p.m. near mile maker 273.2 east in Elizabeth Township, Trooper Kevin Kochka said. One SUV pulled over onto the shoulder and the other one directly behind the trooper's vehicle in the right lane of travel. At that time, one trooper approached the black SUV, which was stopped directly behind their patrol vehicle and the other trooper approached the white SUV. …

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$1.4M Of Fentanyl Seized From Man In Record PA Drug Bust, AG Says $1.4M Of Fentanyl Seized From Man In Record PA Drug Bust, AG Says
$1.4M Of Fentanyl Seized From Man In Record PA Drug Bust, AG Says One of the largest drug busts in the history of Pennsylvania was announced by Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Thursday. Domonique Taylor, 37, had his home on Moody Street in Pittsburgh’s Braddock neighborhood searched as part of an investigation five police departments were assisting in since Aug. 2021. The warranted search led to the discovery of multiple drugs, guns, vehicles, and more than $545,000 in cash on Mar. 11, according to the release and court records. Taylor is a convicted felon who is barred from owning a gun. Here’s a more detailed list of what investigators found: A…

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Child Finds Gun In Gas Station Bathroom, PA State Police Say Child Finds Gun In Gas Station Bathroom, PA State Police Say
Child Finds Gun In Gas Station Bathroom, PA State Police Say A child found a gun in a gas station convenience store bathroom, according to Pennsylvania state police. The child found the gun in the bathroom of a Turkey Hill located at 5 West 28th Division Highway in Elizabeth Township, on Thursday around 6:30 p.m., according to a statement released by police. The child turned the gun over to the store clerk who called police, per the release. The gun was a Heckler & Koch HK Model VP9SK, serial number 2320209636 and it is valued at $1000, according to police. A 37-year-old man from Newmanstown was identified as the owner of the gun, police sa…

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