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Police & Fire
Woman Stabbed To Death In Lancaster ID'd By Coroner (
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A woman is dead following a triple stabbing in Lancaster County, the coroner announced on Monday, Nov. 4. Carmen Martinez-Silva, 50, was found dead in the yard of her home in the 2900 block of Dell Lane, according to the coroner's release. First responders were called to the home located near Travelo Drive in East Hempfield Township at 1:40 p.m., according to LCWC dispatch logs. "EMS transported two individuals to Lancaster General Hospital for lacerations. A third victim succumbed to their injuries on scene," the East Hempfield Township police wrote in a release shortly before 6 p.…
News
Cause, Manner Of Death Released For PA Fire Police Captain: Coroner
A Fire Police captain who has been missing since Thursday afternoon, Oct. 17 was found dead over the weekend, details were released by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office on Monday, Nov. 4. Tony Bortner, 51, of Windsor's cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and the manner was suicide, the coroner explained in the updated release. The Laurel Fire Company in Windsor Fire Police Captain's red 2008 Subaru Forester with the PA license plate "LKX9294" was found at Lock 12 in Lower Chanceford Township by State Troopers on Saturday, Oct. 19, Pennsylvania State Police previous…
News
Fatal Officer Involved Shooting At Elizabethtown Police Station: Lanco DA
An unidentified man was shot dead by an officer at a police station in Elizabethtown early Sunday morning, Nov. 3, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams announced later in the day. The man showed up at the Northwest Regional Police Department on Elizabethtown Road in Elizabethtown at 1:43 a.m. Lancaster County Wide Communications told the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. He was armed with a handgun. We know an officer shot him, but the details were not immediately available. "This investigation is in its initial stages and additional information will be released…
News
Missing Pennsylvania Fire Police Captain Found Dead: Coroner
A Fire Police captain who has been missing since Thursday afternoon, Oct. 17 has been found dead, the Lancaster County Coroner's Office announced on Saturday, Nov. 2 The Laurel Fire Company in Windsor Fire Police Captain Tony Bortner's red 2008 Subaru Forester with the PA license plate "LKX9294" was found at Lock 12 in Lower Chanceford Township by State Troopers on Saturday, Oct. 19, Pennsylvania State Police previously informed Daily Voice. Bortner "had no contact with anyone," the company wrote adding that "This [was] very out of character for Tony." The Lancaster County Coroner's office…
Politics
Voter Registration Forms Under Investigation In PA Tied To Arizona Company: Authorities
Some suspicious voter registration forms that are under investigation in Pennsylvania have been tied to an Arizona company, authorities said. About 30 irregular forms that were turned over to Monroe County District Attorney Mike Mancuso to investigate turned out to be fraudulent, according to a post on the district attorney's Facebook page. Posted by Monroe County Office of the District Attorney on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 Several of the voter registration applications and mail ballot request forms were determined to be fraudulent because they weren't authorized by…
News
Jehovah's Witness Elder Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Children: PA AG
One of several Jehovah's Witnesses accused of child sexual abuse has been convicted, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office announced on Friday, Oct. 1. Norman Aviles-Garriga, 44 of Lancaster County, molested at least three young children between the ages of five and ten, as Daily Voice previously reported. He has been sentenced to 11.5 to 23 years in prison for the sexual abuse, Attorney General Michelle Henry explained in an updated release. Aviles-Garriga's status as an elder in his congregation helped him gain the trust of many parents and afforded him access to their …
Politics
'Suspicious' Voter Registration Forms In PA County Under Investigation: DA
Some suspicious voter registration forms in Berks County are under investigation, according to District Attorney John Adams. "I want to be clear, these are voter registration forms — people's applications to vote," Adams said in a phone call with Daily Voice on Friday, Nov. 11. "These are not ballots." Adams confirmed that his office is investigating the suspicious forms, but he couldn't confirm the number or other details of the case. The Berks County Board of Elections referred about 1,300 suspicious voter registration forms to the district attorney's office on Thursday, Oct. 31, a …
News
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…
Politics
PA City Has 3K+ Undeliverable Or Flawed Ballots That May Not Get Counted: Officials
Philadelphia has almost 3,500 mail-in and absentee ballots with issues that could keep them from being counted as of Wednesday, Oct. 30, according to the City Commissioners. These ballots either came with unverifiable identification or are otherwise undeliverable or potentially flawed to the point that they can't be counted in the Tuesday, Nov. 5 General Election, a news release issued by the Philadelphia City Commissioners states. For a full list of the ballots in question, click here. Unverifiable identification issues come from voters whose identification couldn't be verified, according…
Politics
Hundreds Of Forged Voter Registration Found In 2.5K Questionable Applications: Lancaster DA
The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office has found hundreds of fraudulent voter registration applications while continuing to investigate the 2,500 applications dropped off at the county Board of Elections. Election workers initially noticed the irregularities before the applications had been processed and notified the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office, as Daily Voice previously reported. Detectives quickly noticed "fraud indicators" such as "incorrect and non-existent addresses, false personal identification information, as well as false names and incorrect social security…
Traffic
Flipped Equipment Closes Rt 222 Ramp In South Central PA (
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Equipment rolled off a trailer at an ramp entering Route 222 ramp in Lancaster County on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 29, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation' 511PA traffic cameras. The equipment flipped over at the ramp to Route 222 South from Route 322 in Ephrata Township around 12 p.m., as shown on 511PA. The ramp closure is causing delays on Route 322. Check back here for possible updates.
Police & Fire
Flames Shoot Out Chimney Of Lancaster County Home (
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Flames shot out of a chimney in Lancaster County early Monday morning, Oct. 28, fire officials announced. The chimney fire broke out in the 200 block of Center Road in East Drumore Township at 5:42 a.m. while Robert Fulton Fire Company crews were already assisting the Quarryville Fire Company on the scene of a four acre wood fire, officials explained. Robert Fulton Truck 57 and Rescue 57 responded from station, and Engine 574 freed up from the woods fire also went to the scene. Truck 57 arrived to find fire from the chimney, contained to the flue with no extension. The 57 and 89 cre…
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