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Stabbing Outside Lancaster Islamic Center Leads To Attempted Homicide Charges: Police
Police have arrested and charged a 32-year-old man in the stabbing outside of a Lancaster Islamic Center.
Abdul Rashid, 32, has been charged with attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and possessing instruments of crime following a double stabbing outside the Islamic Center on the 200 block of North Queen Street, according to Lancaster City Police.
Officers were called to the scene around 9:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 30, 2025, for a report of a stabbing. When they arrived, they found two adult men with non-life-threatening injuries, police s…
Juveniles ‘Playing Pranks’ Killed Federally Convicted Bank Robber In PA: DA
Two juveniles who were "playing pranks" on Matthew Hill, a federally convicted bank robber, fatally stabbed him during a struggle inside a Lancaster home, but no charges will be filed, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, March 6.
Hill, 40, was stabbed in the chest during an altercation inside a home on the first block of West Farnum Street on Jan. 24, according to prosecutors. Investigators determined the stabbing was accidental, and the juvenile responsible will not face charges, authorities said.
Hill had been drinking at a bar earlier that evening an…
Man Stabs Girlfriend In Back, Found Dead In PA Creek Days Later(Update)
A domestic dispute turned violent when a Bethlehem man stabbed his girlfriend with a pocketknife, only to be found dead days later in Jordan Creek, Lehigh County authorities revealed on Tuesday, Dec. 31.
Daniel Leibensperger, 34, was cooking up more than trouble when he attacked his girlfriend in the kitchen of their Emmaus apartment on Wednesday, Dec. 18, police said.
Officers were called to the 600 block of Minor Street around 6:30 p.m. for an assault, only to discover the woman lying in agony with the knife still lodged in her back—handle and all, authorities said.
The victim recounte…
'I’m Going To Kill You Today,' PA Mom Tells Family Before Stabbing Daughter: Police
A Warminster mother threatened to kill her family and stabbed her adult daughter during an altercation at their apartment, police announced on Friday, Dec. 27.
Rebecca Ann Watson, 46, was arrested after police responded to Rosewood Court Apartments at 345 E County Line Road, Warminster Township, for a reported stabbing around 11:01 a.m., authorities said.
Upon arrival, officers found Victim #1, who identified Watson as her mother and claimed she was stabbed by her. Police observed a two-inch stab wound on the victim's left arm, according to the release. She was transported to a local hospit…
Lititz Dad Stabbed In Neck By Son, DA's Office Says
A West Lampeter Township man accused of stabbing his father in the neck, causing life-threatening injuries, waived his preliminary hearing this week, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office said.
Russell Woodrow Adams-Nicholls, 44, of the 300 block of Crestline Drive, is charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault for attacking his 80-year-old father at a Lititz residence, investigators announced.
The violent incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at a home in the 600 block of Chatham Way. The victim suffered a single stab wound to the neck, resulting in signif…
