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Man Killed By Police In Nursing Home Shooting Identified: York DA Man Killed By Police In Nursing Home Shooting Identified: York DA
Man Killed By Police In Nursing Home Shooting Identified: York DA A man who was shot dead by a police officer inside a Central Pennsylvania nursing home has been identified and details leading up to his death have been released by the York County Coroner's and District Attorney Dave Sunday's offices on Friday afternoon. Zachariah Alexander White, 32 from out of the state but temporarily residing in York, was shot dead at Rest Haven Nursing Home at 1050 South George Street in Spring Garden Township at 12:48 p.m. on May 2, according to the York County Department of Emergency Services, PSP, the coroner, and the DA.  At a press conference, District Attor…
Man, 20, Charged With Killing 8-Month-Old Infant: York County DA Man, 20, Charged With Killing 8-Month-Old Infant: York County DA
Man, 20, Charged With Killing 8-Month-Old Infant: York County DA A 20-year-old man has been charged in connection with an infanticide, the York County District Attorney Dave Sunday announced on March 14.  Sean Michael Deibert, Jr., 20, of York City has been charged with two felonies for Criminal Homicide and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, the DA said and court records confirmed. The charges stem from the death investigation into the passing of 8-month-old infant J.D. on Feb. 7, 2023, according to the release.  These charges come after the conclusion of the investigation by the York City Police Department, York County District Attorne…
Man Shot By Officers ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police Man Shot By Officers ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police
Man Shot By Officers ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police A 34-year-old man has been identified after being fatally shot by an officer, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday. Payden Sells was shooting at the police when they returned fire killing him on Feb. 23, Trooper James Grothey detailed in a release. PSP York Troopers were called to assist area police with "domestic incident" in the 600 block of Colonial Avenue in Spring Garden Township at approximately 11:17 p.m., Grothey explained. Troopers soon learned that the caller to 911 had "reported that there was an actor on scene with multiple firearms, attempting to gain …
Video Lands Teen Adult Charges For Stabbing, PA State Police Say Video Lands Teen Adult Charges For Stabbing, PA State Police Say
Video Lands Teen Adult Charges For Stabbing, PA State Police Say A 16-year-old boy has been charged as an adult after being caught on video stabbing a 17-year-old boy during a fight, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday.  Isaac Mason Blinke reportedly stabbed the older teen around 7:04 p.m. in the 200 block of West Broadway in Red Lion, PSP detailed in a release.  When first responders arrived at the reported assault "the 17-year-old victim was found with a stab wound in his torso," the state police said. The teen told the police, they had been in a had been in a fight when Isaac "brandished a knife and stabbed him in …
6,320 Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Mushrooms Seized In Massive Drug Bust 6,320 Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Mushrooms Seized In Massive Drug Bust
6,320 Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Mushrooms Seized In Massive Drug Bust A two-year-long investigation has led to the arrest of 37 people from Pennsylvania and Maryland, the York County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday.  The York County Drug Task Force and the Hanover Borough Police Department began the investigation in Nov. 2021, following the arrest of Billy Austin Norris who was allegedly caught delivering cocaine.  The investigation uncovered a large network of illegal narcotics trafficking of Pennsylvanians and Maryland in southeast York County. The following people were caught in this investigation and charged as stated, per the…
Lawn Mower Driver Chokes Officer Gets Bullet In Neck, PSP York Says Lawn Mower Driver Chokes Officer Gets Bullet In Neck, PSP York Says
Lawn Mower Driver Chokes Officer Gets Bullet In Neck, PSP York Says A 38-year-old Hanover man on a John Deere riding mower led police on a chase and ended up shot in the neck, Pennsylvania State Police say.  The shooting happened in the 6400 block of Pamadeva Road in Heidelberg Township a just after midnight on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, PSP said.  A man was riding a lawn mower using a pipe or bat to destroy property when Northern York County Regional Police Department officers arrived for a call to a "domestic-incident," according to the PSP release and emergency dispatch.  The man attempted to flee by driving the mower into t…
Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine, Ghost Guns, Cash Found In York Home Leads To Four Arrests: Authorities Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine, Ghost Guns, Cash Found In York Home Leads To Four Arrests: Authorities
Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine, Ghost Guns, Cash Found In York Home Leads To Four Arrests: Authorities Four men have been arrested after drugs, cash, and ghost guns were seized from a central Pennsylvania home, police announced on Friday, Sept. 23. The items were found when members of the York City Police Violence Intervention Unit, York City Spec-Ops Division, York County District Attorney’s office, and the York County Drug Task Force were executing a search warrant for fugitive Matthew Hughes at a home located 1120 Stone Gate Drive on Sept. 21, according to the release.  Officers seized the following items: Approximately 21 grams of marijuana. Approximately 62 grams of meth. Approxi…
Maryland Man Kills Mom, Child In Mass Stabbing In Pennsylvania: Authorities Maryland Man Kills Mom, Child In Mass Stabbing In Pennsylvania: Authorities
Maryland Man Kills Mom, Child In Mass Stabbing In Pennsylvania: Authorities A mass stabbing at a home in York has left a 34-year-old woman and a 5-year-old child dead on Monday, August 22, authorities say. Pennsylvania state police were called to the stabbing in Firebox Court, Hopewell Township,  at 7:19 p.m. according to a release the following morning. Local police and state troopers arrived to find multiple people had been stabbed and dispatchers initially said this was a "mass casualty" incident. In total, four people were hurt—Jacqueline Fousek, 63, and Joseph Fousek, 28, both of Stewartstown were seriously hurt, so they were treated at the scene and rus…
PA Ex-Con Who Raped Children Charged With 115 Felonies: Police PA Ex-Con Who Raped Children Charged With 115 Felonies: Police
PA Ex-Con Who Raped Children Charged With 115 Felonies: Police A 22-year-old former convict who is accused of raping children— among other child sex abuse offenses— has been charged with 115 felonies in York County, police say. Isaiah John Metz of North 16th Street in Harrisburg, was arrested following a police investigation in the first block of Winding Hill Drive in Goldsboro on Wednesday, March 30, according to a release by the Newberry Township police department. Metz has been charged with the following according to court documents: Rape of a Child Under 13 (three counts) Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child (two counts) Aggravated…
PA Man Accused Of Raping Girls As Young As 8 In Hotel Enters Guilty Plea: DA PA Man Accused Of Raping Girls As Young As 8 In Hotel Enters Guilty Plea: DA
PA Man Accused Of Raping Girls As Young As 8 In Hotel Enters Guilty Plea: DA A Pennsylvania man has entered a guilty plea for raping two young girls in at their homes and a local hotel, according to the York County district attorney’s office. Ramon Antonio Zaragoza, 38, of the 300 block of West Poplar Street in York City, entered the plea on Nov. 30, according to court documents. He was accused by the girls, who were then 12 and 14 years old, of sexually assaulting them within the last four years, as York Daily Record reported in 2020 citing multiple affidavits. Zaragoza was accused of numerous sexual assaults by the two girls who told authorities he threatened …
Mom Of Kidnapped Girls Murdered By Dad Files Complaint Against York Area Regional Police Chief Mom Of Kidnapped Girls Murdered By Dad Files Complaint Against York Area Regional Police Chief
Mom Of Kidnapped Girls Murdered By Dad Files Complaint Against York Area Regional Police Chief The mother of two young girls who were kidnapped, taken across state lines to Maryland and were found shot dead in a quadruple murder-suicide, has filed a private criminal complaint against the chief of York area regional police, area officials announced. Marisa Ayala Vicosa asked the police for help after she was held captive, drugged and raped by her estranged husband, a former Baltimore County police officer, Robert Vicosa, York County district attorney Dave Sunday said at a press conference. After Marisa Vicosa was freed-- under the guise of gathering supplies, Robert Vicosa along …
PA Gov. Tom Wolf Made 'Honest Mistake' When He Violated PA Election Code, Authorities Say PA Gov. Tom Wolf Made 'Honest Mistake' When He Violated PA Election Code, Authorities Say
PA Gov. Tom Wolf Made 'Honest Mistake' When He Violated PA Election Code, Authorities Say Gov. Tom Wolf appears to have mistakenly violated Pennsylvania election code when he had his wife drop off his mail-in ballot, authorities say. Gov. Wolf, a democratic in his final term in office, admitted the error saying he voted "a couple weeks ago" by mail and that first lady Frances Wolf delivered it on his behalf, on KDKA radio on Tuesday morning. Mail-in or absentee ballots must be delivered in person by the voter to the appropriate county board of election or mailed-in and received before Election day 8 p.m., according to Pennsylvania election code.  The only exception to this …
Teenager Shot During Police Involved Shooting In Central PA Teenager Shot During Police Involved Shooting In Central PA
Teenager Shot During Police Involved Shooting In Central PA A 15-year-old has been hospitalized following a shooting between a suspect and police in central Pennsylvania, according to police. York City police were called into serving and spotted a shooting in progress in the 800 block of East King Street in York on Thursday around 8:20 a.m. The officer intervened, returning fire that was directed towards one of the shooters who subsequently fled the scene, police said in a statement. A teenage boy, who was an innocent bystander, was shot. Police did not clarify who shot the boy. The officer provided treatment until emergency medical services arri…
'Sexually Violent Predator' Who Raped Teen Hundreds Of Times Gets 132+ Years In PA Prison 'Sexually Violent Predator' Who Raped Teen Hundreds Of Times Gets 132+ Years In PA Prison
'Sexually Violent Predator' Who Raped Teen Hundreds Of Times Gets 132+ Years In PA Prison A man found guilty of raping a 13-year-old hundreds times has been sentenced, according to the York County District Attorney's office. Donshay Lamar Calhoun, 40, of Lower Windsor Township, has been sentenced for 66.25 to 132.50 years in a Pennsylvania State Correctional Instution. Calhoun was found to be a "Sexually Violent Predator," according the District Attorney's Office. The charges stem from investigation into allegations filed by the victim in 2019. She was 13 and 14 when Calhoun sexually assaulted and raped her, "possibly several hundred times," as the original arrest warrant stat…
Trio Pleads Guilty To Murder Committed As Teens In York County Trio Pleads Guilty To Murder Committed As Teens In York County
Trio Pleads Guilty To Murder Committed As Teens In York County Three York County residents have pleaded guilty for a murder they committed as teenagers, according to the York County District Attorney's Office. Tysheem Santiago, 21, Montrice Gibson, 28, and Dazanie Gibson, 20, have all enter guilty pleas for their rolls in the death of Stefen Simmons, 20, on Jan. 6,  2019. Simmons was shot in the front yard of a home along Oriole Circle in Chanceford Township, York County around 11:40 p.m. Montrice and Simmons were in a car when Santiago approached with a gun and demanded money from Simmons, accordin to Pennsylvania State Police. Santiago pulled Si…
Couple Arrested In York Sting Operation Yielding Ghost Guns, Fentanyl, Illegal Marijuana Plants Couple Arrested In York Sting Operation Yielding Ghost Guns, Fentanyl, Illegal Marijuana Plants
Couple Arrested In York Sting Operation Yielding Ghost Guns, Fentanyl, Illegal Marijuana Plants A couple in York has been arrested after a three-week long sting operation found guns and drugs in Manchester Township, according to the York County district attorney's office. Gabriel Rosario-Ruiz, age 31, and his girlfriend Latima Backus, age 34, were arrested at their home located at 999 Rosebud Court on Tuesday, according to the DA. Police obtained a warrant to search the home and arrest Rosario-Ruiz, after undercover police purchased fentanyl from him multiple times over a three weeks. When police entered the home, the couple was locked in the bathroom on the second floor. Police foun…
PA Teen Tells TikTok She Was Bullied Before Hand Sanitizer Attack That Sent Peer To Hospital PA Teen Tells TikTok She Was Bullied Before Hand Sanitizer Attack That Sent Peer To Hospital
PA Teen Tells TikTok She Was Bullied Before Hand Sanitizer Attack That Sent Peer To Hospital A student at Eastern York High School took to TikTok to defend herself in a hand sanitizer attack that sent her classmate to the hospital. A 16-year-old student left her assigned classroom area and entered other classroom without permission and sprayed hand sanitizer in the direction of other students around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, according to a statement by Lower Windsor Township Police Chief David J. Arnold. One student was evaluated by the school nurse and was later hospitalized for additional treatment, according to HBG100. The alleged victim's condition was unknown. The school's admini…