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Elizabethtown Man Dies In Mount Joy After Single-Vehicle Crash: Coroner Elizabethtown Man Dies In Mount Joy After Single-Vehicle Crash: Coroner
Ronald Book, 77, Dies in Mount Joy Single-Vehicle Crash A 77-year-old Elizabethtown man died following a single-vehicle crash in Mount Joy Township, the Lancaster County Coroner's Office announced on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Ronald Book was found deceased in the driver’s seat of a vehicle at 12:58 p.m. along Bellaire Road, according to the coroner's office. The car was discovered on a rocky area off the side of the road with minimal damage. A coroner investigator pronounced Book dead at the scene, the office said. A physical examination revealed no signs of trauma, and an autopsy performed the following day determined the cause of death to be  Ath…

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Gettysburg Man, 72, Killed In Single-Car Crash: State Police Gettysburg Man, 72, Killed In Single-Car Crash: State Police
Gettysburg Man, 72, Killed In Single-Car Crash: State Police A Gettysburg man succumbed to his injuries after crashing in Mount Joy Township on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 13, troopers say.  Larry J. Redding was headed south on Barlow Two Taverns Road around 2:30 p.m. when he lost control of his car near Patterson Road, according to the state police report.  Troopers said Redding's GMC Enovy drifted across the road and hit a mailbox then a tree. The 72-year-old was taken to Gettysburg Hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.  Adams Regional EMS, Alpha Company (Littlestown) EMS, WellSpan Life Flight, and Littlestown Fi…

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Three Crashes Causing Slow Down On PA 283 Three Crashes Causing Slow Down On PA 283
Three Crashes Causing Slow Down On PA 283 Three separate crashes caused a traffic jam along Pennsylvania Route 283 in Lancaster County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The first crash happened in the eastbound lanes at Rissermill Road in Mount Joy Township on March 29, 2023 around 10:20 a.m., according to PennDOT. The second crash, was a single-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes at the Salunga Exit, approximately 10 minutes later.  No one was harmed in the first two crashes, then a few minutes a third crash happened in the same location as the second location, in that situation on person was taken to…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Ex-Wendy's Employee Pulls Gun On Former Co-Workers In Mt. Joy, Police Say Ex-Wendy's Employee Pulls Gun On Former Co-Workers In Mt. Joy, Police Say
Ex-Wendy's Employee Pulls Gun On Former Co-Workers In Mt. Joy, Police Say A former Wendy's employee experiencing homelessness got into a fight with his former co-workers and pulled a gun, authorities say.  Julian Knight, 20, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 30, according to Northwest Regional police. On Sunday, Knight had gone to the restaurant where he used to work located at 1660 South Market Street/PA Route 230 in Mount Joy Township, and got into a "physical altercation with employees," allegedly pointed a gun at the workers before fleeing around 9:16 p.m., the police say.   Knight is also directly tied to an overnight burglary that happened o…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NY Trio Led Police On Two Pursuits After PA Pharmacists Refused To Fill Fake Prescription NY Trio Led Police On Two Pursuits After PA Pharmacists Refused To Fill Fake Prescription
NY Trio Led Police On Two Pursuits After PA Pharmacists Refused To Fill Fake Prescription Three men from New York sent police on a chase in Pennsylvania after they failed to fill a fraudulent prescription, police say. Northwest Regional police received a report of someone trying to fill a fake prescription at Sloan's Norlanco Pharmacy in Mount Joy Township around 7 p.m. Friday, Apr. 1— and it wasn’t an April Fool’s Day prank, as the script was filed several days prior, according to the department’s release. Officers Kris Hart and Dan Gordon responded to the call, approaching the building as one of the suspects were exiting the store. Outside the store, the other two suspects w…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police Hunt For Bikers Who Led Police On Pursuit In Central PA Police Hunt For Bikers Who Led Police On Pursuit In Central PA
Police Hunt For Bikers Who Led Police On Pursuit In Central PA A group of motorcyclists who led police on a chase in Pennsylvania is wanted by state police, according to a release by Adams County Crimestoppers. Four men riding on three motorcycles led Pennsylvania state police in Adams County on a pursuit along Baltimore Pike in Mount Joy Township on Saturday, Mar. 19 around 4:30 p.m., according to the release. Police are trying to identify a group of bikers and a reward is being offered. No additional details are available at this time. Anyone who has any information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Pennsylvania State Police Gettysb…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Man Fatally Slams Car Into Tree, Police Say PA Man Fatally Slams Car Into Tree, Police Say
PA Man Fatally Slams Car Into Tree, Police Say A central Pennsylvania man has died in a single-vehicle crash into a tree, according to police. Timothy S. White, 54, of Palmyra, has been identified as the victim, according to a release by Northwest Regional police. Police were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash with entrapment in the 2700 block of Mount Gretna Road in Mount Joy Township, on Monday at approximately 10:15 a.m., according to the release. White was found dead and is believed to be the driver of the vehicle, according to police. He was driving west when he veered off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree, police…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Gun Accidentally Discharges Injuring 2 At Lancaster County Gun Range Gun Accidentally Discharges Injuring 2 At Lancaster County Gun Range
Gun Accidentally Discharges Injuring 2 At Lancaster County Gun Range Two people were injured when a gun accidentally discarded at a Lancaster County shooting range, according to Emergency Dispatch Services. Emergency Medical Units were called to Trop Gun Retail & Range at 910 North Hanover Street in Mount Joy Township on Tuesday around 1:30 p.m. Two people-- including an 80-year-old man-- were injured by the accidental fire, according to the dispatch supervisor and area police. The status and condition of the shooting victims have not been made public. The reason the gun discharged is unknown. A police investigation is on-going.

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lancaster County House Explosion Ruled Murder-Suicide Lancaster County House Explosion Ruled Murder-Suicide
Lancaster County House Explosion Ruled Murder-Suicide A couple in Mount Joy Township died in an apparent murder-suicide that ended with their home exploding, according to Northwest Regional police. The couple was found dead in their after a home explosion in the 100 block of Waldheim Road in Mount Joy Township June 1, just before 6 p.m. David Preston, 63, and his wife Victoria Preston, 60 were identified as the victims several days later, as Daily Voice previously reported. David Preston was responsible for his wife's medication and police believe he increased the amounts of several medications--including fentanyl-- to toxic levels resulting …

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by Jillian Pikora