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PA Doctor Accused Of Exploiting 13-Year-Old Girl, Possessing Child Pornography PA Doctor Accused Of Exploiting 13-Year-Old Girl, Possessing Child Pornography
PA Doctor Accused Of Exploiting 13-Year-Old Girl, Possessing Child Pornography ** Warning: The following details may be disturbing to some readers. ** A former Lancaster County family medicine physician is facing felony charges for sexually exploiting a 13-year-old girl and possessing child pornography, according to police, public records, and court documents. Frank Yang Liu, 33, of Manheim, was charged after an investigation by the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department (NLCRPD), and Lancaster County detectives. Authorities allege Liu used Instagram to exchange explicit messages and images …

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Lititz Man, 70, Charged After High-Speed Chase Through Warwick Township: Police Lititz Man, 70, Charged After High-Speed Chase Through Warwick Township: Police
Lititz Man, 70, Charged After High-Speed Chase Through Warwick Township: Police A 70-year-old East Petersburg man faces felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly fleeing police during a traffic detail in Warwick Township, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Stefan Hoenicke, of East Petersburg, was driving a white Honda CRV southbound on Lititz Pike around 9:52 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, when he allegedly attempted to evade a traffic detail conducted by NLCRPD and the U.S. Secret Service near W. Millport Road, police said in the release. Officers said Hoenicke entered a right-turn lane before swerving left, bypassi…

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13-Year-Old Girl Raped By PA Registered Megan’s Law Sex Offender: Affidavit 13-Year-Old Girl Raped By PA Registered Megan’s Law Sex Offender: Affidavit
13-Year-Old Girl Raped By PA Registered Megan’s Law Sex Offender: Affidavit An Ephrata man, already a lifetime Megan’s Law registrant, is facing charges for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl, subjecting her to repeated abuse over the past two years, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department on Wednesday, Nov. 20, and an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. Michael Christopher Pringle, 60, was arrested after the victim disclosed the assault to her school counselor on Oct. 7. The incident occurred the evening before at a home in Clay Township. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE DISTURBING** Allegations From The Affidavit…

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Teen, Two Young Adults Accused Of Breaking Into Lititz Restaurant, Setting Off Fireworks Teen, Two Young Adults Accused Of Breaking Into Lititz Restaurant, Setting Off Fireworks
Teen, Two Young Adults Accused Of Breaking Into Lititz Restaurant, Setting Off Fireworks Charges have been filed against a teen and two young adults accused of breaking into a vacant Lititz restaurant in July, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. The Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department launched an investigation on July 24 after a suspicious social media post from July 23 showed the group inside the former La Piazza restaurant at 800 Lititz Pike, Warwick Township. The post depicted 18-year-old Tommy Wainman III of Lititz and 21-year-old Andrew Nathan Allen of Marietta breaking into the building and setting off fireworks, officers said. Investigators sai…

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9 Hospitalized, 40 Displaced In Massive Warwick Fire 9 Hospitalized, 40 Displaced In Massive Warwick Fire
9 Hospitalized, 40 Displaced In Massive Warwick Fire A pre-dawn fire destroyed an apartment building in Warwick Township, displacing 40 people and sending five to the hospital, officials said Sunday, Nov. 17. Firefighters were called to the 300 block of Creekside Lane at 4:30 a.m., Warwick Emergency Services Commission Fire Commissioner Duane Ober said. “When we arrived, we had fire shown in multiple locations,” Ober explained, estimating that 100 firefighters from a dozen companies battled the blaze before 5 a.m. Although five people were transported to local hospitals, their injuries were described as minor, Ober added. Four firefighters …

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Man’s Prosthetic Leg Causes High-Speed Crash Off PA Route 322: Police Man’s Prosthetic Leg Causes High-Speed Crash Off PA Route 322: Police
Man’s Prosthetic Leg Causes High-Speed Crash Off PA Route 322: Police A Stevens man’s prosthetic leg reportedly got stuck on the gas pedal, leading to a high-speed crash off Route 322 in Lancaster County, authorities announced Tuesday, Nov. 12. John Steffy was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox eastbound on State Route 322 near Sharp Avenue in Clay Township when his prosthetic leg became lodged on the accelerator while turning south onto Sharp Avenue, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department detailed in the news release. Steffy’s vehicle struck a 2025 Chevrolet Trax driven by Eileen Sprague of Ephrata, police said. The impact caused damage to Sp…

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Police Shoot Accused Robber, Rapist Fleeing Crime Scene: Lancaster DA Police Shoot Accused Robber, Rapist Fleeing Crime Scene: Lancaster DA
Police Shoot Accused Robber, Rapist Fleeing Crime Scene: Lancaster DA A 36-year-old Middletown man who was shot by police while fleeing a robbery scene has been charged with several offenses, authorities said. Christopher Rivera is charged with multiple counts of robbery, rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and sexual assault, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Officers with the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department were dispatched for a “burglary in progress” at the Calm Spa located in Penn Town Shopping Center in the 1200 block of Lancaster Road in Manheim at 8:17 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27. A preliminary re…

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