PA Mom's Lies Force Infant's Unnecessary Surgery: Police PA Mom's Lies Force Infant's Unnecessary Surgery: Police
PA Mom's Lies Force Infant's Unnecessary Surgery: Police An infant underwent an "extensive in-patient hospitalization period lasting over 20 days as well as a gastrostomy tube being surgically placed into the child’s stomach" due to false claims by their mom, police announced on Friday, July 7, 2023. Briana Byers, 25, of Lancaster, "had been inventing symptoms and exaggerating normal behavior which led to significant over-hospitalization and medical treatment of her child," City police stated in the release. The police first learned of this possible Munchausen syndrome by proxy case by a Childline report in May 2023. An investigation was launche…
Gas Leak Shutters Penn Square In Lancaster: Police (UPDATE) Gas Leak Shutters Penn Square In Lancaster: Police (UPDATE)
Gas Leak Shutters Penn Square In Lancaster: Police (Update) A gas leak closed Penn Square in Lancaster on Friday, July 7, 2023.  All vehicle traffic at Penn Square was diverted north onto Queen Street, according to a post by the Lancaster Bureau of Police.  The leak appears to have involved a boiler in the area of East King and North Duke streets in the City, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.  "No foot traffic (was) allowed in 100 Block East King," police said.  UGI has cleared the scene, according to the police and dispatch.
PA's 'Tim Allen' Who Killed Woman, Shot 3 People Arrested: Police PA's 'Tim Allen' Who Killed Woman, Shot 3 People Arrested: Police
PA's 'Tim Allen' Who Killed Woman, Shot 3 People Arrested: Police Tim Allen has been arrested for homicide, police announced on Monday. The 20-year-old Timothy "Tim" Allen of Lancaster— who shares the same name as the Home Improvement and The Santa Clause star— turned himself over to the Lancaster City police at the station at 1:40 p.m. on June 26, 2023.  Amdrella Cartel, 27, of Lancaster, was among the three people shot in the 600 block of North Plum Street just before 3 a.m. on June 17, 2023— she died at the scene, police said. Lancaster, PA June 17, 2023--Lancaster City Bureau Police responded to a shooting on the 600 block of North Plum Street..…
PA Dad Of 3 Who Killed Wife, Burned House Down Learns His Fate: DA PA Dad Of 3 Who Killed Wife, Burned House Down Learns His Fate: DA
PA Dad Of 3 Who Killed Wife, Burned House Down Learns His Fate: DA "He lied since day one," Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Ponessa said of Carlos Montalvo-Rivera.  The 55-year-old Lancaster liar who concocted a wild story "that intruders broke into the home, killed his wife, and set fire to it out of retaliation for the victim’s brother, who had cooperated with the DEA in an unrelated case," was sentenced on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, according to a release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's office.  Montalvo-Rivera has been sentenced to "life in prison – plus 20 years – for deliberately setting fire to his family’s home a…
Tornado, Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Issued In Central PA: NWS Tornado, Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Issued In Central PA: NWS
Tornado, Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Issued In Central PA: NWS UPDATE: The warnings expired at 11:30 a.m., according to NWS. ORIGINAL:  A Tornado Warning has been issued in Lancaster County. A storm system capable of tornados and straight-line wind damage was over Quarryville at 10:49 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. The warning was still in place at 11:15 a.m. "Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Little Britain, Christiana, White Horse, Kirkwood and Georgetown," NWS said. Quarter size hail is also possible in the area.  The NWS offers the following advice: Move to a basement or an interi…
Car Full Of Drugs Impounded After Lancaster Man Flees: Police Car Full Of Drugs Impounded After Lancaster Man Flees: Police
Car Full Of Drugs Impounded After Lancaster Man Flees: Police A car full of drugs was impounded following a police chase and months later the driver was found, Highspire Borough police announced on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.  Jose Hiram Burgos-Garcia, 28, of Lancaster (and of York according to court records) was arrested on June 2, 2023, according to the police release.  On March 19, he was spotted driving a car with a plate that was not issued to it, the police explained.  When officers tried to stop Burgos-Garcia, he sped off and ultimately eluded the police. The officers later found the vehicle— which contained drugs and drug pa…
Treat Williams, PA College Football Player Turned Actor, Dies In Motorcycle Crash Treat Williams, PA College Football Player Turned Actor, Dies In Motorcycle Crash
Treat Williams, PA College Football Player Turned Actor, Dies In Motorcycle Crash Actor Treat Williams — who got his start on a college stage in Lancaster, PA — died in a motorcycle crash in Vermont on Monday, June 12, authorities said. He was 71 years old. According to Vermont State Police, Williams died when a southbound 2008 Honda Element driven by Ryan M. Koss, 35, of Pownal, Vermont, attempted to turn left into a parking lot. State police said an initial investigation indicates the Element stopped, signaled a left turn, and then turned into the path of a northbound 1986 Honda VT700c motorcycle operated by Williams. "Williams was unable to avoid a collision and wa…
Woman Bank Robber With Gun Sought By PA State Police Woman Bank Robber With Gun Sought By PA State Police
Woman Bank Robber With Gun Sought By PA State Police A woman who claimed to have a gun robbed a Lancaster bank on Thursday, June 8, 2023.  Pennsylvania State Police were called to the Truist Bank located at 790 Route 41, Salisbury Township around 1:30 p.m. and arrived to find the alarm blaring, according to the PSP release. The bank employee accosted by the robber says the woman handed her a note claiming she had a gun and demanding an a named amount in $50s and $100s, as detailed in the release.  The police have released the following description of the robber; Black, between the ages of 20 to 40 years old, approxim…
14-Year-Old Missing In Central PA: Police 14-Year-Old Missing In Central PA: Police
14-Year-Old Missing In Central PA: Police A 14-year-old girl has been missing since Tuesday, police say.  Janel Tavarez of Lancaster, was reported missing at 12:25 p.m. on June 6, 2023, according to the police.  Additional information was not shared.  Anyone who knows where Tavarez' might be is asked to call 717-735-3300 or submit a tip online.
NJ Native ID'd After Deadly Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 30 In PA: Coroner NJ Native ID'd After Deadly Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 30 In PA: Coroner
NJ Native ID'd After Deadly Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 30 In PA: Coroner A 45-year-old New Jersey native has been identified as the man killed in a three-vehicle crash on US Route 30 in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.  Hassan Burgess Folkes originally from Camden, NJ but most recently from Lancaster, PA died at the scene of the York County crash near the Wrightsville exit at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2023, according to the York County Coroner. Hassan was driving west on Rt. 30 when he lost control for an unknown reason, crossing the median, slamming into two other vehicles, and his vehicle landed on its roof in the e…
985K+ Fentanyl Pills, Child Porn Found In New Mexico Human Trafficker's Storage Unit In PA: DA 985K+ Fentanyl Pills, Child Porn Found In New Mexico Human Trafficker's Storage Unit In PA: DA
985K+ Fentanyl Pills, Child Porn Found In New Mexico Human Trafficker's Storage Unit In PA: DA A convicted human trafficker from New Mexico has been linked to a Lancaster County storage unit with nearly 1,000 fentanyl pills, an illegal firearm, and a cellphone full of child pornography, according to the county's District attorney's office. Martin Alvarado Jr., 33, most recently of Lancaster, PA, previously Las Cruces, NM, was on probation after a negotiated guilty plea in 2022 for Intentional Possession of a Controlled Substance by a Person Not Registered for a Lancaster offense at the time when the items were found in a storage unit in his name in the 1500 block of Cloister…
PA Husband Killed, Wife In Coma Following Crash The Day After Her Brother Died PA Husband Killed, Wife In Coma Following Crash The Day After Her Brother Died
PA Husband Killed, Wife In Coma Following Crash The Day After Her Brother Died Jessica Hiestand-Schwanger is a two-time cancer survivor, who is now in a coma after a deadly motorcycle— which killed her husband— the day after her brother died.  Jessica, 43, and her husband 44-year-old Christopher "Chris" Coolidge of Manheim were found in a driveway in the 700 block of Woodcrest Avenue in Stevens, PA on Saturday, May 27, 2023, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. The couple was traveling westbound on the avenue when they left the road for an unknown reason and drove through "mulch, shrubbery, and landscape rocks" crashing into a mailbox on…