Funeral Details Released For Amish Mother Of 8 Killed In Central PA Farm Tractor Rollover Funeral Details Released For Amish Mother Of 8 Killed In Central PA Farm Tractor Rollover
Funeral Details Released For Amish Mother Of 8 Killed In Central PA Farm Tractor Rollover Members of two Amish families have been identified as the victims of a deadly accidental farm vehicle rollover crash, authorities say.  Katie Ann Stoltzfus, 36, two of her daughters, Mary Etta, 14, and Naomi Rose, 7, all of Brogue, and Caleb Emmanuel Fisher, 9, of Lancaster, all died from blunt force trauma at the scene of the accidental farm tractor rollover crash in the 1100 block of Furnace Road near the intersection at Indian Steps Road in Lower Chanceford Township around 11:15 a.m., on Friday, July 29, according to Pennsylvania state police and the York County coroner's office.&nbs…
100 Animals Including Horses, Sheep, Dogs Rescued From PA Farm After Living In Filth: PSPCA 100 Animals Including Horses, Sheep, Dogs Rescued From PA Farm After Living In Filth: PSPCA
100 Animals Including Horses, Sheep, Dogs Rescued From PA Farm After Living In Filth: Pspca More than 100 animals including horses, ducks, sheep and dogs living in filth were rescued from a farm in Lancaster County Friday, June 24, over concerns for their welfare. Acting on a tip from a Good Samaritan, officers seized 11 dogs, 27 cats, 5 horses, 4 sheep, 1 goat, 2 turkeys, 32 chicks, 4 guinea hens, 6 hens and 8 baby ducks from the property on Pumping Station Road in Quarryville. Concerns in the complaint were confirmed when officers arrived at the property and saw extremely unsanitary conditions inside the property, they said. Officers returned with a search warrant fin…
Mom Corrupts Children Convincing Them To Steal Shoes From PA Thrift Store: Police Mom Corrupts Children Convincing Them To Steal Shoes From PA Thrift Store: Police
Mom Corrupts Children Convincing Them To Steal Shoes From PA Thrift Store: Police A central Pennsylvania mother has been arrested for corrupting her own children by having them steal from a local thrift store, police say. Quarryville police have been investigating the theft of shoes by children at the New Hope Community Closet, located at 128 Townsedge Dr. in East Drumore Township, which happened on May 16, according to a release by the department. Their investigation revealed Koty Lauren Hess, 30, convinced her children, a 9-year-old and a 5-year-old, "to steal shoes from the popular second hand store," police say. She was arrested on charges of Retail Theft, and two …
'Straight Out Of Horror Film': Hatchet-Bearing PA Man Tracked Victim In Cornfield: DA 'Straight Out Of Horror Film': Hatchet-Bearing PA Man Tracked Victim In Cornfield: DA
'Straight Out Of Horror Film': Hatchet-Bearing PA Man Tracked Victim In Cornfield: DA A Pennsylvania man shot, hunted down and hatch chopped a man in such a brutal way that even the district attorney described it as something out of a horror film. Robert Sheets, 34, of Quarryville, shot a man in the chest, leaving him to die, only to return the next day to hunt him down with a hatchet when he realized his victim was still alive, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. “It was 41 hours from the time the defendant picked up the victim until the time he crawled out of the cornfield and found help,” Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Ponessa …
PA Man With AR-15 Beat 2 Police Officers: DA PA Man With AR-15 Beat 2 Police Officers: DA
PA Man With AR-15 Beat 2 Police Officers: DA A central Pennsylvania man has been arrested for beating a police officer during a chase--while having a visible AR-15 firearm, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. The Quarryville police were called to the scene 300 block of West Fourth Street for suspicious activity on Aug. 5, 2020 around 8 p.m., according to a police release at the time. Dispatchers were told that a man had been chasing between the parking lots of the Rite Aid and Good's Store, but when the first officer arrived, they saw a quickly approaching van too. As soon as the officer compl…
Man In Stolen Vehicle Crashes Into Pennsylvania State Police During Pursuit Man In Stolen Vehicle Crashes Into Pennsylvania State Police During Pursuit
Man In Stolen Vehicle Crashes Into Pennsylvania State Police During Pursuit A man led police on a chase in a stolen vehicle-- before crashing into a state police vehicle, according to a release by police. Shane McCracken, 39, of Lancaster, was spotted by an officer with the Quarryville police department who was on patrol near the Turkey Hill located at 265 West State Street Quarryville on Dec. 30 around 8:30 p.m., according to a release by police. The officer looked up the vehicle's license plate and learned it was stolen. When the officer attempted to stop the vehicle, McCracken gave chase onto roadways patrolled by state troopers, who took over the pursuit, acco…
PA Stalker Punches Through Glass To Steal Electric Bicycle: Police PA Stalker Punches Through Glass To Steal Electric Bicycle: Police
PA Stalker Punches Through Glass To Steal Electric Bicycle: Police A 27-year-old Quarryville man wanted for tracking down a woman, punching through a glass door and stealing an electric bicycle has been taken into custody, authorities said. Trouble for Brandon Charles Latcheran began Jan. 7 around 11 p.m. when he showed up uninvited to a home on East Lincoln Avenue in Lititz, trying to find a female visiting a resident, local police said. Before arriving, he sent repeated unwanted text messages to the woman, even after she told him to stop, police said. He tried to force his way into the home through the back door by kicking it and punching the glass pane…
Chester County Man Convicted In Deadly Carjacking Of 31-Year-Old Victim Chester County Man Convicted In Deadly Carjacking Of 31-Year-Old Victim
Chester County Man Convicted In Deadly Carjacking Of 31-Year-Old Victim A Chester County man was found guilty of murdering a 31-year-old Lancaster County man during a carjacking three years ago, authorities said. Hakeem Smith, 33, of Oxford, was convicted on charges of second-degree murder, robbery of a motor vehicle, and related offenses for the shooting death of Samuel Algarin, of Quarryville, in Sept. 2018, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. After spending the evening with his mother and two sons, Algarin picked up his car in a Lower Oxford parking lot to drive back to his mother’s house, authorities said. Investigators say Smi…
Baby Overdoses, Nearly Dies In Central PA: Report Baby Overdoses, Nearly Dies In Central PA: Report
Baby Overdoses, Nearly Dies In Central PA: Report Two Central Pennsylvania residents have been charged in connection with the nearly fatal overdose of a 1-year-old girl, according to state police and court documents. Wesley Aaron Horting, 40, and Brittany Nicole Stotler, 35, of Quarryville in East Drumore Township, were charged on Friday, court documents show. The two found the girl was struggling to breathe in a house on the first block of Ann Place on Aug. 5 around 12 a.m., according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Lancaster Online. The girl was given Naloxone to reverse the overdose while being transported to a hospit…
Mother Of 2 IDd As Driver In Deadly Crash Into Central PA Home, Authorities Say Mother Of 2 IDd As Driver In Deadly Crash Into Central PA Home, Authorities Say
Mother Of 2 IDd As Driver In Deadly Crash Into Central PA Home, Authorities Say A mother of two is dead after crashing into a home in Lancaster County on Sunday, according to police. West Hempfield Township police were called to the crash in the 3200 of Marietta Avenue just before 5 a.m., police said. Stephanie Jo Herr, 30, of Quarryville, was the only occupant in the vehicle, police told LancasterOnline. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, police said. Herr was identified by Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, according to WGAL News 8. Herr’s death was caused by multiple traumatic injuries based on an external exam and her death was ruled a…
Pennsylvania Mother Of 4 Wanted On Felony Warrants Shot Dead By Police In Tennessee Pennsylvania Mother Of 4 Wanted On Felony Warrants Shot Dead By Police In Tennessee
Pennsylvania Mother Of 4 Wanted On Felony Warrants Shot Dead By Police In Tennessee A Pennsylvania woman wanted on a felony warrants was shot dead after a police chase along a highway in Tennessee, according to authorities. Her family and friends, however, are casting doubt on that version of events. Katelyn Lee Harris (also known as Katelyn Lee McColl Honaker), 29, previously of Lancaster and Chester counties, was shot and killed by Sullivan County police on Sunday around 10 p.m. Sullivan County deputies spotted Harris on John B. Dennis Highway in Kingsport, according to police reports. The police knew she was wanted on outstanding felony warrants, so a traffic stop was…
Lancaster County Man Arrested For Horse Torture By Pennsylvania SPCA Lancaster County Man Arrested For Horse Torture By Pennsylvania SPCA
Lancaster County Man Arrested For Horse Torture By Pennsylvania SPCA A Lancaster County man was arrested for torturing a horse on Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, officials said. Mark S. Fisher, 37 of Quarryville, was arrested following an investigation conducted by the PSPCA and the Lancaster District Attorney’s office into an Aug. 30 anonymous tip of animal cruelty. The tip, stating a horse was limping, and possibly had a dislocated leg at a property in Quarryville, was left on a hotline phone to PSPCA’s Humane Law Enforcement team. During the course of the investigation officers found an underweigh…