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PA Teen Smashes Through Ceiling In Tobacco Hut Heist: Police
A Pennsylvania teen is accused of breaking into a Lancaster business by smashing through the ceiling, police announced Friday, Nov. 15.
Isaac William Powell Lamison, 18, of Emigsville, has been charged with burglary, criminal mischief, and possession of marijuana after breaking into the Tobacco Hut on 1400 Manheim Pike in Lancaster, according to Manheim Township Police.
Officers were dispatched to the Tobacco Hut on Thursday, Nov. 7, after a witness inside the building reported hearing loud banging and scraping sounds. Upon investigation, police found a smashed cinder block near the d…
Vehicle Slams Into Popular PA Farm Market,: Fire Officials
A vehicle caused significant damage after crashing into a farmer's market, officials announced on Friday, Nov. 15.
The crash happened at Garden Gate Farm Market in the 1500 block of Trindle Road, Middlesex Township, on Thursday evening, Nov. 14, 2024, according to the New Kingstown Fire Company.
The crash, which was described as a property damage accident, prompted fire police to close Trindle Road while crews worked to assess the scene. Firefighters deactivated the vehicle and inspected the structural integrity of the farm market building.
“No one was injured,” the fire company wr…
PA Mom Charged For Giving Kids Guns, Teen Son Charged In Cousin's Murder
A Lancaster County mother is accused of giving her teenage sons access to guns used in a September shootout, police announced on Friday, Nov. 15. One of those sons has also been charged in his cousin's murder.
Brandi Whisman, 42, of New Providence, was arraigned Tuesday, Nov. 14, on charges of endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors. Investigators said she gave her sons permission to take the guns whenever they wanted, providing a key and telling them where the firearms were located.
Her sons, Joshua Whisman, 16, and Alexander Whisman, 18, are accused of firing …
Trump Names Ex-sec Chief, PA Native To Replace Damian Williams As Sdny's Top Prosecutor
President-elect Donald Trump is looking to replace Damian Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, with a familiar face from his previous administration who hails from Pennsylvania.
Trump announced on Thursday, Nov. 14 that he would nominate Jay Clayton, who has no experience as a criminal prosecutor, to be the next US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Clayton, age 58, previously served as Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission from May 2017 to December 2020, a role in which Trump wrote he "did an incredible job."
Before that, he…
Road Rage: PA Man Threatens Driver, Smashes Windshield, Police Say
A Denver man allegedly climbed onto a vehicle, smashed its windshield, and threatened the driver in a fit of road rage in Ephrata, police announced on Thursday, Nov. 14.
Sean M. Shoff, 32, was charged following an intense road rage incident in Ephrata, police detailed in the release. The charges stem from an incident at the intersection of North Reading and Schoeneck roads at 1:33 p.m. on Aug. 27.
Shoff, a passenger in a dump truck, reacted aggressively after the truck was struck in the intersection, according to the police. Witnesses told police that Shoff exited the dump truck, clim…
Estate Of PA “Grammy” Sues For Wrongful Death Following Fatal I-81 Crash
The estate of a woman known lovingly as “Grammy” to her family, is suing for her wrongful death after a tragic crash on Interstate 81, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Eileen Beck, 80, who was born and raised in West Orange, New Jersey, and her companion John Sheltman, 79 — both with ties to Selinsgrove but most recently lived in Towada — were in a Subaru Outback, and Lieu Nguyen, 49, of Harrisburg, who was the driver of a Toyota Mini Van — were all pronounced deceased at the scene of "Multiple Traumatic Injuries", Coroner Charles Hall told…
Semi-Pro Football Player Killed In Route 322 Crash In PA: Police
A 27-year-old man from New Jersey was killed in a crash on Route 322 near Hummelstown on Monday, Nov. 11, after his box truck struck the Fiddlers Elbow bridge abutment, police announced.
Zachary J. Bautz, 28, of Maple Shade, NJ, was killed in a crash on Route 322 near Hummelstown when his box truck struck the Fiddlers Elbow bridge abutment, Derry Township police announced on Monday, Nov. 11.
Bautz veered off the westbound lane, hitting a roadside message board, a concrete barrier, and traveling up an embankment before colliding with the bridge abutment at 6:16 a.m., causing the truck …
DNA Matches 13-Year-Old Drugged, Assaulted In Broad Daylight To Columbia Man: Police
A Columbia man is accused of providing marijuana to a 13-year-old girl before allegedly assaulting her, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Nov. 14.
Robert Jeffrey Fink Jr., 42, was charged with multiple offenses, including statutory sexual assault, corruption of minors, and unlawful contact with a minor.
The incident reportedly happened when Fink’s girlfriend left his apartment in the 900 block of Plane Street in Columbia, leaving him alone with the 13-year-old girl on Sept. 9, 2023, according to the affidavit.
The girl later told police that Fink…
