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Body Recovered Of Quarryville Boater Missing In Susquehanna River: Official Body Recovered Of Quarryville Boater Missing In Susquehanna River: Official
Body Recovered Of Quarryville Boater Missing In Susquehanna River: Official The body of a 39-year-old dad who went missing after a boating accident on the Susquehanna River on Thursday night, Aug. 15, was found on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 17, officials announced.  Brian Pierce, 39, of Quarryville, was boating with two friends near the Muddy Creek boat launch in Drumore Township when the boat malfunctioned, drifted, and struck a rock bed, Pennsylvania state Police Lancaster Trooper Schatzmann detailed in the release.  Pierce attempted to swim back to the shore, but midway back he "experienced difficulty" and witnesses lost sight of him, Schatzmann wrote in…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Unconscious Man Rescued From Roof In Lancaster County: Officials (PHOTOS) Unconscious Man Rescued From Roof In Lancaster County: Officials (PHOTOS)
Unconscious Man Rescued From Roof In Lancaster County: Officials (Photos) Multiple fire companies worked together to rescue an unconscious man from the roof of a home on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14, the Witmer Fire Protective Association announced later that day.  The elderly man was found "not alert, stuck on top of a roof of a mobile home, and unable to get down," as stated in the release.  Members of Lafayette, Witmer, and Ronks fire companies, as well as Lancaster EMS, worked together to get the man down safely. It's unclear why the man was on the roof. 

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by Jillian Pikora
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$10K Reward Offered After 43 Guns Stolen In 2 PA Masked Burglaries: ATF $10K Reward Offered After 43 Guns Stolen In 2 PA Masked Burglaries: ATF
$10K Reward Offered After 43 Guns Stolen In 2 PA Masked Burglaries: ATF Multiple agencies are investigating after 43 guns were stolen in two burglaries of the same Lancaster firearms shop, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Philadelphia Field Division accounted on Wednesday, Aug. 14.  A $10,000 reward is being offered by the ATF and the National Shooting Sports Foundation for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the theft of firearms from Jones Firearms, LLC, a federal firearm licensee, as explained in the release.  The burglaries and thefts happened at Jones Firearms, LLC located at 2200 …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Crash Victim Found Lying Dead In Road, Lancaster County Coroner Says Crash Victim Found Lying Dead In Road, Lancaster County Coroner Says
Crash Victim Found Lying Dead In Road, Lancaster County Coroner Says A 33-year-old man was found lying on the road Sunday morning, Aug. 11, the Lancaster County Coroner announced the following day. Alexis Garcia-Burgos, of the 700 block of King Street, Lancaster, PA was pronounced dead at the scene of the two-vehicle crash at 8:15 a.m., as detailed in the coroner's release. Emergency crews were first called the crash called to the scene of a crash at the intersection of Columbia Avenue and Centerville Road in East Hempfield Township around 6:30 a.m. and the coroner was called at 7:41 a.m. The other person involved in the crash was injured, author…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Sex Offender Slashes Woman's Face In Lancaster Street, Police Say Sex Offender Slashes Woman's Face In Lancaster Street, Police Say
Sex Offender Slashes Woman's Face In Lancaster Street, Police Say A woman was slashed across her face on Wednesday night, Aug. 7, Lancaster City police announced the following day.  Victor Manuel Sanchez, 62, of Lancaster, appeared to be attempting to stab the woman "possibly beat a female with a knife in the 100 block of N. Queen St." around 9:40 p.m., the police stated in the release.  The woman "sustained a slash on her face after Sanchez struck her with the blade of his knife," police said. She was located by the police but her condition was not shared publicly. Sanchez was located and charged with two counts of aggravated assault, accordin…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'You'll Die Today' Suspect Said Before Man Got Mysterious '7-Inch Laceration': Lancaster Police 'You'll Die Today' Suspect Said Before Man Got Mysterious '7-Inch Laceration': Lancaster Police
'You'll Die Today' Suspect Said Before Man Got Mysterious '7-Inch Laceration': Lancaster Police A convicted felon has been arrested in connection with a mysterious slice across a man's neck, Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced at 8:22 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6.  Syeen Yadullah Hill, 44 of Lititz, has been charged with the following on the following according to his latest court docket: Felony Criminal Attempt - Criminal Homicide. Felony Aggravated Assault - Attempts to cause Serious Bodily Injury or causes injury with extreme indifference. Misdemeanor Recklessly Endangering Another Person. Misdemeanor Possession of an Instrument of Crime with Intent. Misdemeanor T…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Historic One-Room Amish School House Catches Fire: Lancaster Co. Disptach (DEVELOPING) Historic One-Room Amish School House Catches Fire: Lancaster Co. Disptach (DEVELOPING)
Historic One-Room Amish School House Catches Fire: Lancaster Co. Disptach (Developing) A historical one-school house caught fire on Friday night, Aug. 2, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.  The call to 911 about the fire at the Bunker Hill School/Strasburg Township Municipal Building came into LCWC at 7:35 p.m., dispatchers told Daily Voice.  Emergency crews were called to the blaze at the intersection of Shaub, Deiter, and Bunker Hill roads in Strasburg Township. The fire broke out in the one-room schoolhouse but additional information was not immediately available.  No injuries had been reported as of 9 p.m. Lancaster History wrot…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PSP Corporal Shot After Crime Spree, According To New Details From Police PSP Corporal Shot After Crime Spree, According To New Details From Police
PSP Corporal Shot After Crime Spree, According To New Details From Police Four people have been arrested in connection with a crime spree that ended when a Pennsylvania State Police corporal shot in Lancaster County, police announced on Wednesday, July 31.  After a crime spree over the month of July 2024, the below four suspects were arrested on the following charges, East Hempfield Township police detailed in a release: Alfredo Maldonado-Gonzalez Jr., 41 of Lancaster, was charged with felony robbery, felony burglary, felony theft by unlawful taking, felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor unlawful restraint, misdemeanor possession of instruments of crime, m…

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WANTED: Man Who Uses Crowbar To Steal From Fruit Stand, Police Say WANTED: Man Who Uses Crowbar To Steal From Fruit Stand, Police Say
Wanted: Man Who Uses Crowbar To Steal From Fruit Stand, Police Say A man who used a crowbar to steal from a money box inside a roadside food stand is wanted by police, East Lampeter Township Police announced on Tuesday, July 30.  The theft happened at 133 Buckwalter Road in Lancaster on July 23, as detailed in the release.  They explained the incident as follows: "The pictured subject was involved in breaking into a money box and removing the contents. The male had a crowbar and forcefully pried the money box open. He was operating a Chevrolet Spark or Sonic." The police are asking the public for help locating the man. Anyone who knows the…

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by Jillian Pikora
Sports
Cheer For These 35 Pennsylvania Athletes Representing Team USA At Paris Olympics Cheer For These 35 Pennsylvania Athletes Representing Team USA At Paris Olympics
Cheer For These 35 Pennsylvania Athletes Representing Team USA At Paris Olympics We're days away from the Paris Olympics, and several of Pennsylvania fittest and most athletic residents will be there. A whopping 35 athletes from Pennsylvania have qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold when events kick off Friday, July 26. They are: David Abrahams, of Havertown: Para Swimming Justin Best, of Kennett Square: Rowing Kahleah Copper, of Philadelphia: Basketball Emma Deberdine, of Millersville: Field Hockey Brooke Debredine, of Millersville: Field Hockey Casey Eichfeld, of Drums: Canoe/Kayak Phia Gladieux, of Oley: Field Hockey Michael G…

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Suspect Arrested For Shooting Pennsylvania State Police Corporal: Troopers Suspect Arrested For Shooting Pennsylvania State Police Corporal: Troopers
Suspect Arrested For Shooting Pennsylvania State Police Corporal: Troopers A Pennsylvania State Police Corporal was shot while conducting a warranted in Lancaster on Wednesday, July 24, PSP Troop J PIO James Grothey announced. The shooting happened when Troop J's Criminal Investigation Unit was conducting a search "pertaining to an ongoing armed robbery investigation and was to be executed on multiple storage units" at 629 East Fulton Street in Lancaster City at 6:19 a.m., Grothey detailed in a release. Before beginning the search, "After Troopers announced their presence and intentions to execute a search warrant," Grothey explained in an upda…

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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