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13-Year-Old Girl Raped By PA Registered Megan’s Law Sex Offender: Affidavit
An Ephrata man, already a lifetime Megan’s Law registrant, is facing charges for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl, subjecting her to repeated abuse over the past two years, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department on Wednesday, Nov. 20, and an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. Michael Christopher Pringle, 60, was arrested after the victim disclosed the assault to her school counselor on Oct. 7. The incident occurred the evening before at a home in Clay Township. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE DISTURBING** Allegations From The Affidavit…
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Police Shoot Accused Robber, Rapist Fleeing Crime Scene: Lancaster DA
A 36-year-old Middletown man who was shot by police while fleeing a robbery scene has been charged with several offenses, authorities said. Christopher Rivera is charged with multiple counts of robbery, rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and sexual assault, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Officers with the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department were dispatched for a “burglary in progress” at the Calm Spa located in Penn Town Shopping Center in the 1200 block of Lancaster Road in Manheim at 8:17 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27. A preliminary re…
Police & Fire
Support Surges For Manheim Mom's Girls As Murder Suspect Husband's Mugshot Is Released
The mugshot of a husband suspected of sexually assaulting and murdering his wife has been released by police as the community rallies for children living in their home on Friday following a three-day manhunt. A mugshot of a bloodied and bruised, Matthew Scott Harrison, 48 of Manheim, originally of Hellam, was shared by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department on Feb. 9. Harrison had been on the run since an 11-year-old child who lives in their home, came back from school to find his wife, Jami Harrison, strangled to death on Monday, Feb. 5, ac…
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Manhunt Ends! Manheim Mom's Suspected Murderer In Custody. Police Say
A manhunt for a husband suspected of sexually assaulting and murdering his wife has ended, police announced on Thursday, Feb. 8 Matthew Scott Harrison, 48 of Manheim, originally of Hellam, was on the run after his wife was found dead by a child on Monday, Feb. 5, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Harrison had been missing for three days when his pick-up was spotted at a hotel in Pittston. He was captured following a stand-off with US Marshal Services Fugitive Task Force at a hotel in Pittston, Luzerne County, PA, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police…
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Child Found Manheim Mom Murdered, Manhunt For Husband Continues: Affidavit
New details have been released about a mom's murder as a manhunt continues for her husband. ***UPDATE: MATTHEW HARRISON Was CAPTURED On Thursday evening, Feb. 8; CLICK HERE TO READ OUR FULL REPORT*** ORIGINAL REPORT: Matthew Scott Harrison, 48 of Manheim, originally of Hellam, is on the run after his wife was found dead by a child on Monday, Feb. 5, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Jami Harrison's daughter told police that her mom and her husband Matthew Harrison argued on Friday, Feb. 2, according to the affidavit of probable cause. Matthew had separated from his wi…
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Virginia Man Mails 'Prank' Pipe Bomb Stuffed Animal To Pennsylvania: Police
A "suspicious package" from Virginia thought to contain a pipe bomb was part of a "prank," police in Pennsylvania announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. The package sent from a VA man was received by a resident in the 5000 block of Martin Avenue, East Petersburg, PA around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2023, according to a release by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. "The package contained a stuffed animal that appeared to have been manipulated to resemble a pipe bomb," the police said, "The recipient had placed the package outside and called the police." The police i…
Obituaries
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…
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Officer Saves Life After Cardiac Event At PA Gym, Police Say
An off-duty police officer saved the life of a person who collapsed due to a cardiac event outside a gym in Ephrata, authorities announced on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department Officer Derek Oleszczuk was working out inside of the gym when he witnessed another patron collapse at Vitality Athletics 350 North Reading Road, according to the release. Oleszczuk immediately started CPR and "assisted with placement and operation of an AED and administered several shocks," until EMS arrived on scene, as stated in the release. EMS continued these lif…
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'Most Wanted' Maryland Man Accused Of Robbing Girl At Gunpoint In PA: Police
A Maryland man is accused of robbing a girl at gunpoint in Pennsylvania, police say. The girl had arranged to meet "an acquaintance to exchange personal property" in the 900 block of Lititz Pike on April 14, at 7:20 p.m., Northern Lancaster County Regional police say. The girl got into their car and "another passenger brandished a handgun and (forcibly) stole the victim's cell phone," police say. She was able to escape unharmed; the driver and suspect fled the scene, but on Monday, May 4, the NLCRPD released the name of the suspect. Jakobi William Frazier, 18, of Cecilton, Maryland, is wa…
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Central PA Man Charged With Aggravated Assault On Child Under 6-Years-Old: Authorities
A 35-year-old man in central Pennsylvania has been charged with aggravated assault of a child less than six-years-old, authorities said. Joshua M. Velazquez, of East Petersberg, also endangered the welfare of the child, which is a third-degree felony, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. On Tuesday, April 5, he was arraigned on the charges and was being held in county jail in lieu of $150,000 bail, records show. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 24.
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Cold Feet? Makeup Artist Charged With Fraud After Skipping Weddings In 5 States But Kept Funds
Imagine it's the day before your wedding. You've planned a beautiful event and you have your perfect hair and makeup look picked out to go with your dream dress-- you have even hired a special makeup and hair artist. Then you receive a message via social media saying that the makeup and hair artist is not coming, the service you have already been paid for will not be refunded, and when you go to respond you are "blocked." That's what happened to 18 women in five states. Holly Ann (Klein) Boyer, 37, registered owner of DBA: Extreme Beauty, located at 2421 Scenic Drive, Manheim in Penn Townsh…
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22-Year-Old Driver Seriously Injured Lancaster County Barn Crash
A 22-year-old woman remained hospitalized with serious injuries Sunday after she crashed into a barn Sunday evening in Lancaster County, authorities said. A GoFundMe page for Shelby Tamara Hummer, of Manheim, was launched with a goal of raising $20,000 Sunday morning. Hummer was behind the wheel of a Toyota Yaris when she struck a barn at 453 Fruitville Pike around 6:15 p.m., Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department said. The 911 caller did not stop to render aid and did not know if anyone was in the vehicle. Hummer was found slumped over the in the driver's seat when pol…
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Police: Lancaster County Couple Falsely Reported Animals Missing That They Abandoned
A couple has been charged with willfully abandoning dogs in East Petersburg, according to local police. Oscar David Ortolaza, 30, and Samantha Johnna Coppe, 28, both of the 6400 block of Hollow Drive were charged on Monday based on findings of an investigation starting in June. The investigation stemmed from two incidences in June where Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department took custody, housed and transported a total of three dogs. Both times the animals were recovered, they were housed at 860 Durlach Rd in Stevens Pennsylvania before eventually being transported by NLCRPD…
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Police: Shots Fired During Child Custody Exchange In Central PA, 2 In Custody
Two people were in custody and one person hospitalized after gunfire broke out during an arranged child custody exchange in Lancaster County, authorities said. Rashaun Taylor and Thalia Ortiz, both of Reading, were arrested shortly after police issued a Be On The Lookout "BOLO" alert Sunday night, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department said. Witnesses told police that Ortiz and Taylor arrived at a home on the 2000 block of Lawnwood Court in East Petersburg sometime around 8:20 p.m., for an arranged child custody exchange, police said. An argument betw…
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