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Lancaster Teen Wanted For Shooting On Mill Street: Police Lancaster Teen Wanted For Shooting On Mill Street: Police
Lancaster Teen Wanted For Shooting On Mill Street: Police An 18-year-old man is wanted for his involvement in a shooting in Lancaster City, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Norman Coleman has been charged with carrying a firearm without a license, persons not to possess firearms, and discharging a firearm, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. The charges stem from a shooting that injured two minors in the 300 block of Mill Street on Oct. 25, authorities said. Investigators have identified Coleman as one of the individuals involved in the incident. His current whereabouts are unknown, and police are actively searching for him, …

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PA Teen Found After Nearly 4 Months-Long Search: Police PA Teen Found After Nearly 4 Months-Long Search: Police
PA Teen Found After Nearly 4 Months-Long Search: Police A Lancaster teen reported missing in late July has been found, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 10:30 a.m. Wilbert Blose, 15, of Lancaster had last been seen on the 200 block of College Ave on July 29, sparking a months-long search, according to the release.  Details about his appearance or recovery were not released.  Police thanked the public for their help in locating Blose safely.

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PA Mom Charged For Giving Kids Guns, Teen Son Charged In Cousin's Murder PA Mom Charged For Giving Kids Guns, Teen Son Charged In Cousin's Murder
PA Mom Charged For Giving Kids Guns, Teen Son Charged In Cousin's Murder A Lancaster County mother is accused of giving her teenage sons access to guns used in a September shootout, police announced on Friday, Nov. 15. One of those sons has also been charged in his cousin's murder.  Brandi Whisman, 42, of New Providence, was arraigned Tuesday, Nov. 14, on charges of endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors. Investigators said she gave her sons permission to take the guns whenever they wanted, providing a key and telling them where the firearms were located. Her sons, Joshua Whisman, 16, and Alexander Whisman, 18, are accused of firing …

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Shots Fired Into 5-Year-Old's Bedroom, Lancaster Police Say Shots Fired Into 5-Year-Old's Bedroom, Lancaster Police Say
Shots Fired Into 5-Year-Old's Bedroom, Lancaster Police Say A 5-year-old was awoken early Friday morning, Sept. 27, when bullets shot into their bedroom, Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced later in the day.  Officers were called to a report of shots fired in the 500 block of Juniata Street around 2:25 a.m. They found "multiple shell casings and one live round of ammunition after canvassing the area," as written in the release.  A witness told police they heard multiple gunshots and saw two men running toward Stevens Avenue. A resident on South Anne Street "provided evidence that at least one bullet penetrated their 5-year-old’…

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Central PA Landlord Charged With Rape: Police Central PA Landlord Charged With Rape: Police
Central PA Landlord Charged With Rape: Police A Lancaster City landlord has turned himself over to the police on charges related to a rape investigation, police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 24.  C. Michael Rohrbach, 76, "was acting in the capacity of a landlord/property manager during the reported assault," in Oct. 2018, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police stated in the release and as dated in the court docket. The police investigation began when the victim came forward in June 2024.  Rohrbach was charged with the following according to his court docket: Felony Rape Forcible Compulsion. Felony Sexual Assault. Misdemeanor In…

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'You'll Die Today' Suspect Said Before Man Got Mysterious '7-Inch Laceration': Lancaster Police 'You'll Die Today' Suspect Said Before Man Got Mysterious '7-Inch Laceration': Lancaster Police
'You'll Die Today' Suspect Said Before Man Got Mysterious '7-Inch Laceration': Lancaster Police A convicted felon has been arrested in connection with a mysterious slice across a man's neck, Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced at 8:22 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6.  Syeen Yadullah Hill, 44 of Lititz, has been charged with the following on the following according to his latest court docket: Felony Criminal Attempt - Criminal Homicide. Felony Aggravated Assault - Attempts to cause Serious Bodily Injury or causes injury with extreme indifference. Misdemeanor Recklessly Endangering Another Person. Misdemeanor Possession of an Instrument of Crime with Intent. Misdemeanor T…

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Mugshot Released Of Stabbing Homicide Suspect, Sex Offender: Lancaster PD Mugshot Released Of Stabbing Homicide Suspect, Sex Offender: Lancaster PD
Mugshot Released Of Stabbing Homicide Suspect, Sex Offender: Lancaster PD Someone who was stabbed and rushed to Lancaster General Hospital has died, and police announced the following morning that the suspect is already in custody. Wilfredo Rodriguez, a 44-year-old registered sex offender living on Ann Street in Lancaster, convicted of sexually assaulting a minor, according to the state registry — has been charged with the following for allegedly stabbing someone to death, as detailed in his latest court docket: Homicide Murder Of The First Degree. Homicide Murder Of The Second Degree. Felony Murder Of The Third Degree. Felony Robbery-Inflict Serious Bodily Inju…

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Mentally Ill Lancaster Man Gets Prison Sentence For Attacks On Officials Mentally Ill Lancaster Man Gets Prison Sentence For Attacks On Officials
Mentally Ill Lancaster Man Gets Prison Sentence For Attacks On Officials A former high school quarterback has struggled with his mental health since he was 19-years-old; he has been in and out of the prison system ever since. Now, he has pleaded guilty to multiple assaults while in a "psychotic state," public records show and the Lancaster District Attorney's Office announced on June 27.  Jamail Robertson, 27 of Lancaster, was once a QB and DB on J.P. McCaskey's Varsity football team, according to his 2014 MaxPreps profile. On Thursday morning, Judge Margaret Miller sentenced him to return to prison after being sentenced to 2 ¼ to 5 years for assaulting…

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Holiday Inn Worker ID'd After Fatal Fall Into Hole: Lancaster Officials Holiday Inn Worker ID'd After Fatal Fall Into Hole: Lancaster Officials
Holiday Inn Worker ID'd After Fatal Fall Into Hole: Lancaster Officials A fall into a open grate hole has left a worker dead at a Pennsylvania Holdiay Inn on Sunday, officials say.  Alexei Rodriguez-Balceiro, 42 of the 430 block of East King Street in Lancaster, died at 3:20 p.m. following multiple attempts to save his life after he was pulled unconcious from an air vent shaft, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police and the County Coroner's Office announced on Monday. The Lancaster City Bureau of Fire was called to the hotel located at 26 East Chestnut Street in Lancaster at 2:53 p.m. on June 9, according to a release by the police.  The hotel…

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