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Ex-BF Killed Mount Joy Teen, Mom In PA Attack Before Suicide: DA (UPDATE) Ex-BF Killed Mount Joy Teen, Mom In PA Attack Before Suicide: DA (UPDATE)
Ex-BF Killed Mount Joy Teen, Mom In PA Attack Before Suicide: DA (Update) The ex-boyfriend of a Mount Joy teen shot and killed her mother before abducting her, leading police on a high-speed chase that ended with him fatally shooting her and then himself, authorities announced on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. The Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office has concluded its review of the kidnapping and fatal shooting of 19-year-old Gabriella "Gabby" Morgan and her mother, Kimberly Day-Miller, by 21-year-old Ricky Shannon of Altoona on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. An investigation by Pennsylvania State Police, along with forensic findings and extensive video evidence, confir…

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Lacaster County Man Fatally Struck By Amtrak Train Had History In Mental Health Court Program Lacaster County Man Fatally Struck By Amtrak Train Had History In Mental Health Court Program
Lacaster County Man Fatally Struck By Amtrak Train Had History In Mental Health Court Program A Columbia man was killed after being struck by an Amtrak train in West Donegal Township on New Year’s Day, the Lancaster County Coroner announced on Thursday, Jan. 2. Alex Fitzgibbon, 34, a Mount Joy native, died from multiple traumatic injuries after the incident near the tracks on Wednesday, Jan. 1. He was transported to Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:22 p.m., according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. His death was ruled an accident following an autopsy on Thursday, Jan. 2. In 2019, Fitzgibbon was convicted of charges stemming from…

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Elizabethtown Man ID'd In 12-Year Cold Case Through Genetic Genealogy: Coroner Elizabethtown Man ID'd In 12-Year Cold Case Through Genetic Genealogy: Coroner
Elizabethtown Man ID'd In 12-Year Cold Case Through Genetic Genealogy: Coroner The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office has identified skeletal remains discovered in a wooded area of West Donegal Township in 2012 as Mitchell L. Mendelson of Elizabethtown, officials announced. The remains were found by a hunter on November 1, 2012, near Cemetery Road, according to a release from the coroner's office. Mendelson, 60, had retired from Red Rose Transit Authority in Lancaster and moved to Elizabethtown in 2011. The identification was made through genetic genealogy and mitochondrial DNA analysis, a breakthrough that came more than a decade after the remains were recovered. F…

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Sex Offender Shot Dead By US Marshals Trying To Serve Warrant For Elizabethtown Rape: DA Sex Offender Shot Dead By US Marshals Trying To Serve Warrant For Elizabethtown Rape: DA
Shane Kelec Shot Dead By US Marshals In Elizabethtown: DA A man wanted on charges in connection with a violent rape in Elizabethtown Borough was shot dead in what the Lancaster County District Attorney's office is calling "an officer-involved shooting" on Thursday afternoon.  Shane Robert Kelec, 38 of the 1700 block of Stone Mill Road, Lancaster was wanted on rape and aggravated assault, among other changes for the terrifying incident that happened in the 900 block of Hedgewyck Lane, Elizabethtown, as detailed in the DA's original release. He had a firearm on him when members of the United States Marshals’ Eastern District Violent Crime…

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Burglar Doesn't Make 'Best' Employee Stealing $14K In Merch From PA Nordstrom: Police Burglar Doesn't Make 'Best' Employee Stealing $14K In Merch From PA Nordstrom: Police
Burglar Doesn't Make 'Best' Employee Stealing $14K In Merch From PA Nordstrom: Police A convicted burglar with a history of driving under the influence and drug use was working at Nordstrom North East Fulfillment Center— that is until he stole $14,000 in merchandise, authorities say and court records detail. The person at Nordstrom who took a chance and hired the 46-year-old former convict, Anthony Best, probably wasn't having the "best" day when he was caught stealing the merchandise from the warehouse located at 30 Distribution Drive in Lancaster, as detailed in the police release.  Certain not the center's "best" employee, Best was arrested on Feb. 24 at 11…

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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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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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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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Elizabethtown Teenager ID'd As Victim Of Fiery Weekend Crash, Authorities Say Elizabethtown Teenager ID'd As Victim Of Fiery Weekend Crash, Authorities Say
Elizabethtown Teenager ID'd As Victim Of Fiery Weekend Crash, Authorities Say The victim who died in a fiery crash over the weekend— who police said was unrecognizable and unidentifiable— has been identified as a central Pennsylvania teenager, authorities say. Colby Hall, 17, of Elizabethtown, died in the crash on the 700 block of Amosite Road in West Donegal Township last Friday night, WGAL News 8 reports citing the Lancaster County coroner. Daily Voice has reached out to coroner for further information but did not immediately hear back.  Hall’s mother posted a comment on Daily Voice's original article shared in a Facebook Group, confirming the victim was in fac…

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Fiery Crash In Lancaster Leaves Fatal Victim Unrecognizable, Police Say Fiery Crash In Lancaster Leaves Fatal Victim Unrecognizable, Police Say
Fiery Crash In Lancaster Leaves Fatal Victim Unrecognizable, Police Say Update: The crash victim has been identified by authorities as a local teenager, you can read more here. Original: One person is dead after fiery crash in Lancaster County on Friday night, according to police. Northwest Regional police were called to the crash in the 700 block of Amosite Road in West Donegal Township, around 11:35 p.m., according to a statement released by police. Officers were unable to douse the flames quickly enough to determine if there was someone in the car before it was fully engulfed. The Elizabethtown Fire Department arrived shortly after and extinguished th…

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PA Trooper Killed Dad In Murder-Suicide, Authorities Say PA Trooper Killed Dad In Murder-Suicide, Authorities Say
PA Trooper Killed Dad In Murder-Suicide, Authorities Say A man shot and killed his father with a crossbow before taking his own life on Wednesday, according to Northwest Regional Police. Wesley Frey Jr., 31, shot his father Wesley Frey Sr., 61, in the chest with a crossbow around at a home on the 1200 block of Wissler Lane around 9 p.m. A family member witnessed who shooting, fled from the scene and contacted police. When police arrived, Frey Jr. had barricaded himself in a bedroom on the second floor. Pennsylvania state police and numerous other police department were called to the scene to assist in forming a perimeter around the home. Neigh…

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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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