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Lebanon Chief Detective Charged With DUI Nearly 3X Limit In Lancaster Lebanon Chief Detective Charged With DUI Nearly 3X Limit In Lancaster
Lebanon Chief Detective Charged With DUI Nearly 3X Limit In Lancaster The Chief Detective for Lebanon County has been charged with driving under the influence according court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 31.  Jonathan C. Hess was "driving erratically" on Route 72 in Lancaster County on Saturday, Oct. 5 when Manheim Borough Police pulled him over, according to the affidavit of probable cause.  Lancaster County Wide Communications Dispatched told officers, he "hit a divider" before swerving into an oncoming traffic, as stated in the affidavit. When officers approached Hess, he had glassy and bloodshot eyes and sm…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lititz Man Sentenced For Fake Frat House Shooting: DA Lititz Man Sentenced For Fake Frat House Shooting: DA
Lititz Man Sentenced For Fake Frat House Shooting: DA A 20-year-old Lititz man will be spending at least 18 months behind bars for shooting a fake gun during a frat party for Millersville University students, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 15.  Donovan Leigh Cruz, of the 200 block of South Spruce Street, was sentenced by Judge Margaret Miller to serve 18 to 36 months in state prison and two years on probation after pleading guilty to breaking into a Millersville University fraternity home and firing a replica handgun in February, the DA detailed. This was part of a negotiated guilty plea sub…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fatal Toy Shop Crash Launches 2 Fundraisers For The Central PA Community Fatal Toy Shop Crash Launches 2 Fundraisers For The Central PA Community
Fatal Toy Shop Crash Launches 2 Fundraisers For The Central PA Community The Central Pennsylvania community is rallying for two families after a crash into a toy shop.  Eusebio Forestier fondly known as Tio Cuco, 68, of Harrisburg, was using a mobility scooter when he was struck by a vehicle, in the 300 block of North Second Street in Harrisburg around 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, as Daily Voice previously reported and as explained in a GoFundMe launched to help Tio Coco's family.  The business that was struck was The Treasure Trove Toy Store, owned by Jennifer & Jason Crocenzi of Enola. It had only opened this second location in Dec. 2023. It was freshly pa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'My Son Killed My Roommate' PA Teen Sentenced For Homicide: DA 'My Son Killed My Roommate' PA Teen Sentenced For Homicide: DA
'My Son Killed My Roommate' PA Teen Sentenced For Homicide: DA A 19-year-old has been sentenced for killing his dad's roommate, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 1.  Brian Deante Gray "just snapped" and beat his dad's roommate 68-year-old Michael Xavier Pfender to death on Monday, Dec. 12, 2023, his father told police according to the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice.  Gray was sentenced to serve 15 to 40 years in state prison after pleading guilty to the third-degree murder Before Judge Jeffrey Conrad on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Gray and Pfender had been drinking and hanging…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Couple Convicted Of Raping Unconscious Woman: Cumberland County DA Couple Convicted Of Raping Unconscious Woman: Cumberland County DA
Couple Convicted Of Raping Unconscious Woman: Cumberland County DA A Cumberland County couple has been convicted in the sexual attack on an unconscious woman, authorities said. Paul Wasser was found guilty on Monday, Aug. 26 of Rape of an Unconscious Person, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Sexual Assault, Conspiracy to Sexual Assault, Indecent Assault, and Conspiracy to Indecent Assault.  His co-defendant, Kelly Prosser, was convicted of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Rape of an Unconscious Person, Conspiracy to Sexual Assault, and Indecent Assault.  These charges were filed in February 2023 after the victim reported that she ha…

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by Jon Craig
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High Woman Punches Cop In Manheim Township, Police Say High Woman Punches Cop In Manheim Township, Police Say
High Woman Punches Cop In Manheim Township, Police Say A 37-year-old woman has been charged for allegedly punching a police officer while drunk and high, according to a release by the Manheim Township police on Tuesday, Aug. 6.  Kathleen Joanna Russell, was confronted by an officer after "Two 911 calls were placed by residents of a neighborhood, reporting a female sitting in a vehicle that was parked haphazardly, waving her arms around, and yelling," in the 2000 block of Wynfield Drive on July 29, as stated in the release.  The officer came over to her car on a "welfare check" and "immediately smelled a strong odor of an alcoholi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Infant Among 8 Hospitalized After Horse-Buggy Crash Involving DUI: PSP Infant Among 8 Hospitalized After Horse-Buggy Crash Involving DUI: PSP
Infant Among 8 Hospitalized After Horse-Buggy Crash Involving DUI: PSP A 5-month-old infant and seven other Amish people were hospitalized after being rear-ended by an allegedly drunk and high driving, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, July 22.  James Leo Walkergoutal, 27 of West Chester, was found "under the influence of alcohol and drugs" when he rear-ended the horse and buggy, Pennsylvania State Police Lancaster Trooper James Grothey wrote in the release.  Walkgoutal had been driving his Toyota Prius east on Lincoln High East/US Route 30 when he struck the horse-and-buggy just west of Slaymaker Hill Road, Paradise Township, …

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Dance Moms' Star Charged With DUI In PA: Affidavit 'Dance Moms' Star Charged With DUI In PA: Affidavit
'Dance Moms' Star Charged With DUI In PA: Affidavit A former "Dance Moms" star has been charged in Pennsylvania for allegedly driving drunk, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Christina "Christi" Lukasiak, 47, of Mars, PA, whose daughter, Chloe Lukasiak, starred on Lifetime's hit show "Dance Moms", was charged by Murrysville Police with a misdemeanor DUI at 5:39 p.m. on June 27, her latest court docket shows.  The reality star was found by officers in her black 2018 Audi Q7 crashed into a tree with a telephone pole hanging over her car off of Logan Ferry Road, as Patrolman Ross Welshons detailed in the affidavit…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Struck Pedestrian Charged In Lititz: Police Struck Pedestrian Charged In Lititz: Police
Struck Pedestrian Charged In Lititz: Police A pedestrian has been charged after they were struck crossing a street in Lititz, police announced on July 10, 2024.  On Independence Day, a man "entered the roadway into the path of an oncoming vehicle, traveling southbound on South Broad Street, resulting in a collision between the vehicle and the pedestrian," the police stated in the release.  The crash happened near the intersection of South Broad Street/PA Route 501 and West Lemon Street around 9:01 p.m., according to police in Lititz.  There are two marked crosswalks at that intersection, as seen on Google Maps, b…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
While Yelling 'About The Devil' Levittown Woman Stabs Mother: Affidavit While Yelling 'About The Devil' Levittown Woman Stabs Mother: Affidavit
While Yelling 'About The Devil' Levittown Woman Stabs Mother: Affidavit A woman in Levittown who was supposedly screaming about Lucfier is accused of stabbing her mother, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice.  Emily Ann Rizzo, 32, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and related misdemeanors, court records show.  The police were called to an Ivy Hill Road home on Tuesday, July 2 for a reported stabbing, according to the criminal complaint. They arrived to find Rizzo "face down yelling about the devil and Lucifer on the bed," according to the complaint.  Officers had to "drag her from the bed by her feet" t…

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by Mac Bullock
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Minnesota Vikings Rookie CB Khyree Jackson Killed In Maryland Crash: State Police Minnesota Vikings Rookie CB Khyree Jackson Killed In Maryland Crash: State Police
Minnesota Vikings Rookie CB Khyree Jackson Killed In Maryland Crash: State Police Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson was among three killed in a crash on Saturday morning in his hometown in Prince George's County, according to state police. The 24-year-old Wise High School graduate was the front seat passenger in a Dodge Charger shortly after 3 a.m. on July 6 when it was involved in a crash in Upper Marlboro. The Minnesota Vikings later confirmed the grim news of Jackson's death with a statement posted on social media. We are devastated by the news of Khyree Jackson’s death following an overnight car accident.Our thoughts are with Khyree’s family, fri…

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by Zak Failla