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Woman Wanted For Stealing $7.7K Out Of MD Captured In PA, Police Say Woman Wanted For Stealing $7.7K Out Of MD Captured In PA, Police Say
Woman Wanted For Stealing $7.7K Out Of MD Captured In PA, Police Say A 55-year-old woman wanted out of Maryland for felony theft and malicious property destruction was has been arrested in Pennsylvania. Quarryville, PA police got a tip on June 6 that Lisa Marie Phillips was on the 100 block of Groffdale Drive in Oak Bottom Village, the office said. She had been wanted by the Carroll County Sheriff's Office for felony theft of $7,705 and malicious destruction of property.  QPD officers responded to the area, immediately found Phillips and arrested her. Phillips was subsequently charged with one one additional count of Fugitive from Justice (M) by t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Central PA Dad, Business Owner Killed In Motorcycle Crash: Coroner Central PA Dad, Business Owner Killed In Motorcycle Crash: Coroner
Joe Sheesley Jr., 44 of Gap, Killed In Salisbury Twp. Crash A 44-year-old Central Pennsylvania Dad has died following a motorcycle crash, the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office announced on Thursday, June 13.  Joseph "Joe" Sheesley Jr., 44 of Gap, died at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital at 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11, according to the coroner's release.  Joe had been riding his motorcycle at the intersection of Limeville Road and County Line Road when he collided with a van around 3:30 p.m., as detailed in the release.  An autopsy has been scheduled and the cause and manner of death are pending the res…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Amish Toddler ID'd By Family After Fatal Lancaster Farm Accident Amish Toddler ID'd By Family After Fatal Lancaster Farm Accident
Amish Toddler Benjamin S. Blank Killed In Farm Accident A 3-year-old Amish boy has died following an incident on his family's farm on Tuesday night, Lancaster County Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber announced on June 5. Benjamin S. Blank “had been in a farming-related accident involving a piece of ventilation machinery for [a] barn," Chief Deputy Coroner Bieber stated in the release and according to his obituary.  The incident happened at his home on the 280 block of Bell Road in Christiana, Colerain Township around 8 p.m. on June 4, as detailed in the release. Benjamin was pronounced dead in the front yard at 9:18 p.m. by the coroner. His…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lancaster Jehovah's Witness Elder Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Children Lancaster Jehovah's Witness Elder Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Children
Norman Aviles-Garriga Guilty Of Child Sex Abuse One of several Jehovah's Witnesses accused of child sexual abuse has been convicted, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office announced on Thursday, June 6.  Norman Aviles-Garriga, 44 of Lancaster County, molested at least three young children between the ages of five and ten, as Daily Voice previously reported. Aviles-Garriga's status as an elder in his congregation helped him gain the trust of many parents and afforded him access to their children, as initially noted. The abuse happened between 1999 and 2003 in Lancaster City, Attorney General Michelle Henry explained in this update…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Women Stole $16K During 'Organized' Retail Thefts In Berks, Lancaster Co.: Police Women Stole $16K During 'Organized' Retail Thefts In Berks, Lancaster Co.: Police
Women Stole $16K During 'Organized' Retail Thefts In Berks, Lancaster Co.: Police Three suspects are wanted in connection with a string of retail thefts, police say.  Across multiple incidents in Cumru Township and Lancaster County, authorities said three women stole at least $16,000 in merchandise. One of the women distracted the employees while the others stole the goods, according to investigators.  Authorities say they are targeting cosmetics and skin care products from pharmacies including CVS and Walgreens. They drive a light-colored Toyota Sienna.  Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Alert Berks at 1-877-373-9913 or s…

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by Mac Bullock
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Dump Truck Crashes Into Amish Family's Bird-In-Hand Home Dump Truck Crashes Into Amish Family's Bird-In-Hand Home
Dump Truck Crashes Into Amish Family's Bird-In-Hand Home An Amish family's home was struck by a dump truck on Thursday morning, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.  The truck's cab's front right tire appears to have blown out based on photos shared by Daniel Stoltzfus who also witnessed the crash.  He wrote the following in part in a social media post: "I heard something and looked up. The truck went between the tree and the house." The incident happened near the intersection of Snakehill and Stormstown roads in Upper Leacock Township at the border between Leola and Bird-In-Hand around 7:34 a.m. on June 6. …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lititz Dad-To-Be Sentenced For Repeatedly Abusing Toddler Until Leg Broke Lititz Dad-To-Be Sentenced For Repeatedly Abusing Toddler Until Leg Broke
Child Abuser Tim Freint Sentenced After Pregnancy Announced A mere two days before a child abuser was sentenced for breaking a toddler's leg and leaving bruises on "nearly every surface of this child’s body" as  Lancaster County Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Ponessa said  — he took to social media to announce that he and his wife are expecting a baby girl.  Timofey "Tim" Igor Freint, 30 of the 2200 block of Furnace Hills Pike in Lititz, pleaded guilty in March 2024 to Felony Aggravated Assault, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Misdemeanor Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Felony Aggravated Assault of Victim Less…

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by Jillian Pikora
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30-Year-Old York Mom Killed In US Rt 30 Crash ID'd: Lancaster Coroner 30-Year-Old York Mom Killed In US Rt 30 Crash ID'd: Lancaster Coroner
Dayanara Santiago, 30-Year-Old Mom, Killed In Crash A 30-year-old mom woman is dead following a multiple-vehicle crash involving entrapment that closed all lanes of US Route 30 East in part of Lancaster County, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 4.  Dayanara Santiago most recently lived in the 200 block of South Duke Street of York City, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber. Her cause of death was Multiple Traumatic Injuries and the manner ruled Accidental.  The crash involved a tractor-trailer with someone inside the cab entrapped with injuries, PennDOT spokesperson David Thompson told Daily Voice. Dayanara was in a passenger v…

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by Jillian Pikora
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HIT-RUN: Bicyclist Struck By SUV In Lititz, Police Say HIT-RUN: Bicyclist Struck By SUV In Lititz, Police Say
Hit-run: Bicyclist Struck By SUV In Lititz, Police Say A bicyclist was the victim of a hit-and-run on Tuesday, June 4, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said.  NLCRPD Officers were called to the scene of the hit-and-run at Woodcrest Avenue and Millport Road in the area of Rohrer's Quarry in Lititz sometime before 10:30 a.m., department officials detailed in the release. The vehicle that hit the bicyclist and fled is described as follows by the police: "a white SUV body type that continued towards the Quarry from Woodcrest, this vehicle should have passenger side damage specifically to the mirror." The bicyclist was taken in an…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Columbia Convict Sentenced For Fatally Shooting Mississippi Man At Manheim Night: DA Columbia Convict Sentenced For Fatally Shooting Mississippi Man At Manheim Night: DA
Tyler Wilson Sentenced For Killing Jatavis Devonte Scott Club23 may have closed nearly a year ago, but a deadly shooting at the Lancaster County nightclub will never be forgotten by a Mississippi family.  Jatavis Devonte Scott, 25 of Mound Bayou, MS, died at Lancaster General Hospital on March 19 not long after he was shot by Tyler Jamel Wilson, now 29 of Columbia, PA, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced. Wilson was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, according to the Lancaster DA's office.  Wilson "was found guilty by [a] jury of third-degree murder, persons not to posse…

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by Jillian Pikora
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LanCo Driver Was More Than 2X Legal Limit In Crash That Sent Passenger Into Surgery: Cops LanCo Driver Was More Than 2X Legal Limit In Crash That Sent Passenger Into Surgery: Cops
LanCo Driver Was More Than 2X Legal Limit In Crash That Sent Passenger Into Surgery: Cops A Lancaster County man was more than twice the legal limit in a crash that sent his passenger into emergency surgery earlier this month, police said. James Giuca, 37, of Denver, had a blood alcohol level of .184% when he lost control negotiating a curve on East Swartzville Road on May 13 around 2:25 a.m., East Cocalico Township police said. Giuca's vehicle struck a tree, requiring his passenger be extricated from the vehicle and rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. Giuca was charged with aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, DUI, and issued a summary traffic violation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Swollen, Bruised Victim Prompts Investigation Of PA Caregiver, Police Say Swollen, Bruised Victim Prompts Investigation Of PA Caregiver, Police Say
Swollen, Bruised Victim Prompts Investigation Of PA Caregiver, Police Say Warrants have been issued for the arrest of a 59-year-old Lancaster County woman accused of abusing a care-dependent victim of an assisted living facility she had been working at, police said. Lori Van Ingen, of Mountville, became the center of an investigation on Jan. 3, when police learned that a care-dependent resident of an assisted living facility had come to the emergency room with bruising and swelling to her head, face, jaw, and ankle, around 9:55 p.m., Lititz police said. The victim also had tenderness in her abdomen, and one of her eyes had been swollen shut. Authorities learned t…

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by Cecilia Levine