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Girl Riding Bicycle Struck By Mom With Preschooler In Car: West Lampeter PD
A mom driving her 4-year-old daughter struck a girl on a bicycle leaving her with "severe head injuries," the West Lampeter Township Police announced on Friday afternoon. The young bicyclist was struck at the intersection of Wiker and Frances avenues around 6:40 p.m., the police detailed in the release. The girl had been riding her bike without a helmet going north on Frances Avenue, investigators explained. When she crossed Wiker Avenue she collided with a 27-year-old mom's silver Nissan Rogue with her young daughter as a passenger. The police noted, "There were no repor…
Police & Fire
Timothy Barker Convicted Of Raping Child For Years
A Pennsylvania man has been convicted of rape charges after a two-day trial and 30 minutes of jury deliberations this week, authorities announced. Timothy Barker, 48, of Leola, was between the age of 40 and 44 at the time of the abuse, which began in 2018 when Barker was in a caregiving role to the victim, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office said. Barker told the victim he wanted to “teach her how to use her body correctly," according to the DA's office. The victim disclosed the abuse when she was 17 and was interviewed in 2023 by the Lancaster County Children’s Alliance af…
Police & Fire
Barricaded Gunman Strangled Someone Before Standoff In Central PA: Police
A 53-year-old gunman seriously assaulted someone before he barricaded himself in his home and fired two shots on Monday, police announced the following afternoon. Scott Richard Golicher "was transported to the East Lampeter Township Police Department and later transferred to a local hospital by ambulance for evaluation before being released," as stated in the police release. The township was called to his home in the 100 block of Crest Avenue at 11:19 p.m. on Sept. 25, 2023, as detailed in the release. When officers arrived they attempted to speak with occupants of the home when…
Police & Fire
PA Man Struck In Marked Crosswalk ID'd: Police
A 74-year-old man has been identified after he died at a hospital after being struck in a Central Pennsylvania crosswalk, police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Tar Pee Tu of Charles Road in Lancaster, was struck in the crosswalk in the first block of Pitney Road in Lancaster at approximately 11:13 p.m. on Sept. 2, the East Lampeter Township Police Department detailed in a release. The southbound striking vehicle was a gray 2009 Acura TSX driven by 34-year-old Luis Petrilli-Rivera, of South Ann Street in Lancaster, the police explained. He remained on the scene.&nbs…
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Crash With Tree-Trimming Wood Chipper In Lancaster County: Authorities
A 33-year-old man has died following a crash with a tree-trimming truck towing a wood chipper in Lancaster County, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. The crash that killed Jesse Drobnak happened in the 1000 block of Beaver Valley Pike, West Lampeter Township just before 3:45 p.m. on Monday, according to West Lampeter Township Police and the county coroner's office. Drobnak was driving a maroon Honda SUV pulling a small trailer heading south on Beaver Valley Pike/State Route 222, the police explained. When he was "just south of the intersection of Penn Grant Road, the Honda…
News
Delaware Woman Dies, Two Hurt Following Mercedes Collision In Lancaster County: Police
A woman has died and two others were injured after two Mercedes collided in Lancaster County on Sunday, March 26, 2023, authorities say. A dark colored Mercedes SUV was driving south on Eshelman Mill Road while a tan Mercedes sedan was driving east on Locust Lane, then the two vehicles collided at the intersection, but exactly how was unclear, according to the West Lampeter Township police. First responders were called to the scene at 5:10 p.m., according to the release. The two women in the sedan were transported to LGH Penn Medicine— where the unnamed 81-year-old driver…
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Convict Set Himself On Fire In PA Courtroom, Police Say
A 38-year-old man being arraigned for a misdemeanor charge set himself on fire in the courtroom when he learned he was going to be held in the County Prison for a probation violation, police explained in a release on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Stanley Tord Walden, of Willow Street, was at Magisterial District Judge William Benner's office for the arraignment on the terroristic threats charge with his family when he learned his probation officer had issued a detainer and he would be heading to Lancaster County Prison on Tuesday 21 March 2023, according to the release by West Lampeter Township …
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Girl Repeatedly Raped By Lancaster County Man With Chester County Criminal Past: Authorities
A 41-year-old man raped a girl under the age of 13 years old multiple times over the course of nine months, authorities announced on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Anthony Charles Lawrence Jr, of Coatsville, is accused of raping the girl multiple times between alleged September 2021 and June of 2022, according to the West Lampeter Township police. Detective Sgt Heinly conducted an investigation and "ultimately received approval from the Lancaster County District Attorney's Special Victims Unit to file charges against Lawrence" in front of Magisterial District Judge William E. Benner Jr…
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17-Year-Old Student Secretly Recorded Her Teachers In Lancaster County, Police Say
A 17-year-old girl allegedly secretly recorded her teachers, authorities say. The unnamed student supposedly made the recording of her teachers at Lancaster County Career & Technology Center at 1730 Hans Herr Dr, Willow Street in October. The student has been charged with third-degree felonies for interception, disclosure or use of wire, electronic or oral communications and criminal use of a communication facility, West Lampeter Township police setail in the release. She was arrested and formally charged on Nov. 15, according to the police release. Th…
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Beloved Dad Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer In Central PA ID'd
The 51-year-old man killed in a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer in central Pennsylvania early in the morning on Tuesday, Oct. 11 has been identified, authorities say. Brian Lee Allison, of Willow Street, died at the scene of the crash, according to Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni and his family. Emergency crews were called to a reported crash involving entrapment at the intersection of 272 South (Willow Street Pike) and 741 (Long Lane) just before 1 a.m,., West Lampeter Township police say. Upon arrival, crews found a 2003 silver Chevy TrailBlazer which w…
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Man Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer In Central Pennsylvania: Police
A 51-year-old man died at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer in central Pennsylvania early in the morning on Tuesday, Oct. 11, authorities say. Emergency crews were called to a reported crash involving entrapment at the intersection of 272 South (Willow Street Pike) and 741 (Long Lane) just before 1 a.m,., West Lampeter Township police say. Upon arrival, crews found a 2003 silver Chevy TrailBlazer which was heavily damaged, and the driver of that vehicle was trapped in the driver’s compartment— the driver was later pronounced dead by the Lancaster Coun…
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PA Pedestrian Killed In Hit-Run: Police
A 43-year-old man has died after he was hit by a car on Wednesday, Apr. 27, police say. First responders were called to a report of an unconscious man in the 1800 block of Rock ale Road around 7 a.m., according to West Lampeter Township police. Upon arrival police found a man with "serious head injuries" and a damaged scooter nearby, but no vehicles were in the area, township police say. The man's injuries were critical, and Samuel S. King of Houser Road, Lancaster, was pronounced dead at the scene by the county coroner's office. After spending the majority of the day investigating this d…
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GOT HIM! Man Who Threatened To Bomb PA Bank Arrested: Police
A 30-year-old man has been arrested for threatening to blow up a bank during an attempted robbery last week in central Pennsylvania, according to local police. Collin Robert Shaab of Conestoga, has been arrested for attempted robbery of the Fulton Bank branch located in the 2400 block of Willow Street on Monday, Mar. 14 at 4:55 p.m., West Lampeter Township police announced a week later. Shaab pulled up to the drive-thru window and handed the teller a note indicating he had a bomb and demanded money, police allege. He was identified thanks to the public sharing surveillance images of the …
News
Missing PA Woman Found Dead: Police
NEW UPDATE: The community is rallying together to support the family of Jennifer Lynn Herr, you can read more about it here. UPDATE: Officers from West Lampeter Township Police and search and rescue personnel located Jennifer Herr deceased in the Lancaster County Central Park on Nov. 2 in the late evening hours, police said in a release on Wednesday morning. The circumstances surrounding her death are still being investigated and no further information is being released at this time, according to the release. ORIGINAL: A missing endangered person alert has been issued for a Lancaster Cou…
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Missing PA Woman Found Dead: Police
UPDATE: The community is rallying together to support the family of Jennifer Lynn Herr, you can read more about it here. Officers from West Lampeter Township Police and search and rescue personnel located Jennifer Herr dead in the Lancaster County Central Park on Nov. 2 in the late evening hours, police said in a release on Wednesday morning. The circumstances surrounding her death are still being investigated and no further information is being released at this time, according to the release. ORIGINAL: A missing endangered person alert has been issued for a Lancaster County woman. Polic…
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