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Convicted Child Rapist Who Hid In PA Woods To Dodge Megan’s Law Convicted Convicted Child Rapist Who Hid In PA Woods To Dodge Megan’s Law Convicted
Convicted Child Rapist Who Hid In PA Woods To Dodge Megan’s Law Convicted A convicted child rapist who tried to vanish off the grid to avoid Megan’s Law registration has been found guilty, Lebanon County authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 28. Darren Wallace was convicted of failing to comply with Megan’s Law registration requirements after a jury returned its verdict in just 30 minutes on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, officials said. Wallace had previously followed registration rules but vanished into the woods while homeless in February 2023, failing to report his location as required by law, according to prosecutors. His registration stems from a 2004 convictio…

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Biglerville HS Grad Who ‘Touched Countless Lives’ ID'd After Harrisburg Tent Fire Biglerville HS Grad Who ‘Touched Countless Lives’ ID'd After Harrisburg Tent Fire
Biglerville HS Grad Who ‘Touched Countless Lives’ ID'd After Harrisburg Tent Fire A 53-year-old Harrisburg homeless man who suffered severe burns in a tent fire at a homeless encampment has died, his family announced and the Baltimore County Coroner confirmed to Daily Voice. Alfred Colon, a Biglerville High School graduate originally from Biglerville, was critically injured when his tent caught fire on Thursday, Jan. 16, near the 900 block of South Front Street, according to fire officials. Fellow encampment residents pulled him from the flames, and he was rushed to a local hospital before being airlifted to a burn center in Maryland. Despite the efforts of medical tea…

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Man Dies After Tent Catches Fire At Harrisburg Homeless Encampment: Officials Man Dies After Tent Catches Fire At Harrisburg Homeless Encampment: Officials
Man Dies After Tent Catches Fire At Harrisburg Homeless Encampment: Officials A man has died from injuries sustained after his tent caught fire at a homeless encampment in Harrisburg, fire officials announced. The incident happened around 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, near the 900 block of South Front Street, close to the PennDOT building, according to emergency dispatchers. Harrisburg city firefighters arrived to find the man suffering from severe burns, Fire Chief Brian Enterline said. Residents at the encampment had managed to pull the man from the flames before emergency crews arrived. The man was initially taken to a local hospital and later airlifted to a b…

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Highway Robbery, Assault On Rt 222 In Ephrata: Police Highway Robbery, Assault On Rt 222 In Ephrata: Police
Highway Robbery, Assault On Rt 222 In Ephrata: Police A woman was left with bruises on her face and arms after a convict accosted her vehicle on Route 222 and robbed her, West Earl Township Police announced in a release on Tuesday, June, 11. Michael Eugene Ermold Jr., 57 of Lancaster (who is reportedly experiencing homelessness), is accused of attacking a woman near mile marked 36.8 shortly before 7 p.m. on June 4, the police detailed in a release. The woman reported that he assaulted her inside of her vehicle "took the [her] cash before throwing the purse back into the vehicle [... then] fleeing on foot," according to the release. Office…

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