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Rt 72 Closes As Injury Reported At Manheim Business Fire (DEVELOPING) Rt 72 Closes As Injury Reported At Manheim Business Fire (DEVELOPING)
Rt 72 Closes As Injury Reported At Manheim Business Fire (Developing) Multiple fire departments are on the scene of a blaze at a business on Route 72, the Northern Lancaster Regional Police announced on Thursday morning.  The fire broke out in the 300 block of South Main Street/Rt. 72 in Penn Township, Manheim at 10:20 a.m., according to Lancaster Countywide Communications.  Rt. 72 has closed in both directions between Fruitville Pike and East Sun Hill Road until the fire is contained, NLCRPD explained, adding, "please follow orders from the Fire Police who are directing traffic." As of 10:43 a.m. police said, one person had suffered mino…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Driver Escapes Pick-Up Truck Crash Into Pond In Lititz: Police Driver Escapes Pick-Up Truck Crash Into Pond In Lititz: Police
Driver Escapes Pick-Up Truck Crash Into Pond In Lititz: Police A driver escaped after their pick-up truck crashed into a pond on Tuesday afternoon, Northern Lancaster Regional Police announced.  Details about the crash have not been released but somehow the driver, and their pick-up, ended up in a retention pond along West Millport Road in Warwick Township on Jan. 2. "The driver was able to exit the vehicle with assistance and will be treated by responding EMS crews," NLCRPD said. Officers remained on the scene as of 2:25 p.m. The accident remains under investigation. Anyone with information "related to this accident" is asked by police to call …

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DNA Matches Lititz 18-Year-Old To Rape Of 15-Year-Old Girl: Police DNA Matches Lititz 18-Year-Old To Rape Of 15-Year-Old Girl: Police
DNA Matches Lititz 18-Year-Old To Rape Of 15-Year-Old Girl: Police A Lititz teen has been charged in connection with the rape of a younger teenage girl, Northern Lancaster Regional Police announced on Jan. 1, 2024.  Elyas Ryan Hoag, 18, was identified as the suspect through evidence including a DNA match, according to the police.  NLCRPD detectives began their investigation into the incident after the 15-year-old girl's rape in the first block of Apple Hill Drive Warwick Township was reported at 12:48 a.m. on April 11, 2023. The DNA samples and additional evidence was reviewed the caseby Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office and the …

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Police & Fire
Trolley Fire Forces Evacuation At PA Dairy Farm: Police Trolley Fire Forces Evacuation At PA Dairy Farm: Police
Trolley Fire Forces Evacuation At PA Dairy Farm: Police Nearly two dozen passengers were on a tour trolley that caught fire on Thursday, police announced on Monday.  A Kreider Dairy Farms Tour Trolley was loaded up with passengers when the driver, a farm employee, noticed a malfunctioning problem causing a fire in the trolley's engine compartment while driving in the 1200 block of Lancaster Road, the Northern Lancaster Regional Police explained in a release on Aug. 28.  The driver stopped the trolley near Park Hill Drive and safely evacuated all the passengers before the emergency crews arrived around 3:15 p.m. on Aug. 24, according to…

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PA 'Single-Dad' Nabbed For Child Sexual Abuse, Child Porn: Police PA 'Single-Dad' Nabbed For Child Sexual Abuse, Child Porn: Police
PA 'Single-Dad' Nabbed For Child Sexual Abuse, Child Porn: Police A self-described "single father that works hard for his son" has been arrested for child abuse and possession of child porn. Scott Allen Bess, 45, of the 900 Block of Lititz Pike, Warwick Township, has been under investigation on suspicions of possessing child porn for months, according to Northern Lancaster Regional police detectives. He was arrested for four felonies: sexual abuse of children, child pornography, and two counts of criminal use of a communication facility, police say and court records confirm. He was released from the Lancaster County Prison on $100,000 in bail the same …

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Schools
Student Injured In Elementary School Bus Crash Caught On Dashcam In Central PA: Police Student Injured In Elementary School Bus Crash Caught On Dashcam In Central PA: Police
Student Injured In Elementary School Bus Crash Caught On Dashcam In Central PA: Police Two people were injured— including a student— in a central Pennsylvania crash involving a school bus, police say. The school bus driver, Alison Kauffman, 74, of the 2300 block of the Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, “entered into the intersection without proper clearance while attempting to turn left from Hollow Drive onto Graystone Road,” police say. The unlawful turn of the bus— caused it to hit a 2018 Honda Civic, driven by John A. Eder, 64, of the 1600 block of Colonial Manor, Lancaster, who suffered a minor injury in the crash, according to the Northern Lancaster Regional police. Thir…

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PA Man On Meth Slams Into Police Vehicles With Child In His Car: Police PA Man On Meth Slams Into Police Vehicles With Child In His Car: Police
PA Man On Meth Slams Into Police Vehicles With Child In His Car: Police A Pennsylvania man on methamphetamines— with a child in his vehicle— slammed into police vehicles while fleeing from them on Thursday night, according to a release by the police. West Earl township police were made aware of a driver fleeing from Northern Lancaster Regional police on Mar. 3 just after 9 p.m., West Earl Township public information officer Jordan Byrnes says. The driver, Trevor Lamont McNeil, 31, of Ephrata, was wanted on a warrant issued on Mar. 3 for failure to appear in relation to his 2020 conviction of disorderly conduct hazardous/physical offense, according to court reco…

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Schools
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Central PA Elementary School Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Central PA Elementary School
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Central PA Elementary School A gas leak at an elementary lead to an emergency evacuation on Thursday morning, according to a release by police. Northern Lancaster Regional Police helped evacuate Doe Run Elementary School in Penn Township following a reported gas leak at approximately 9:47 a.m., according to a release by police.  The school, located at 281 Doe Run Road, "required evacuation due to a reported gas leak and existing environmental conditions within the building," as stated in the release. The police helped with traffic control as the students and staff were safely relocated to the middle school. N…

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Police & Fire
Lancaster Man Arrested For Cycling With BAC 3X Legal Limit Lancaster Man Arrested For Cycling With BAC 3X Legal Limit
Lancaster Man Arrested For Cycling With BAC 3X Legal Limit A Lancaster man is facing two DUI charges for cycling with a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit, according to Northern Lancaster Regional police. Titus Zimmerman Hoover, 59 was riding a pedalcycle in the 1900 block of West Main Street in Clay Township when police were called to the area for reports of “a pedalcycle swerving all over the road in the area of Weaver Nut Company,” say area police. Hoover was found to be extremely intoxicated and was arrested at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday. A chemical test later showed blood alcohol concentration was 0.279%--more than three ti…

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by Jillian Pikora