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Man Admits To Filming Child Rapes In Multiple Counties, Lancaster DA Says Man Admits To Filming Child Rapes In Multiple Counties, Lancaster DA Says
Man Admits To Filming Child Rapes In Multiple Counties, Lancaster DA Says A man has admitted to raping a child in his care and filming it, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announce on Monday, Jan. 8.  On Wednesday, Jan. 3, Arturo Aleman, 47, of the 100 block of Green Street, Lancaster, admitted to raping a child in his care in Lancaster and Berks counties from 2016 through 2022.  When the girl was just 14 years old she "disclosed the abuse to Lancaster City Bureau of Police Detective Jessica Higgins, who began her investigation in Oct. 2022," the DA explained.  The abuse happened from when the girl was approximately 8 years old…

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DNA Matches Lititz 18-Year-Old To Rape Of 15-Year-Old Girl: Police DNA Matches Lititz 18-Year-Old To Rape Of 15-Year-Old Girl: Police
DNA Matches Lititz 18-Year-Old To Rape Of 15-Year-Old Girl: Police A Lititz teen has been charged in connection with the rape of a younger teenage girl, Northern Lancaster Regional Police announced on Jan. 1, 2024.  Elyas Ryan Hoag, 18, was identified as the suspect through evidence including a DNA match, according to the police.  NLCRPD detectives began their investigation into the incident after the 15-year-old girl's rape in the first block of Apple Hill Drive Warwick Township was reported at 12:48 a.m. on April 11, 2023. The DNA samples and additional evidence was reviewed the caseby Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office and the …

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Sex Offender Shot Dead By US Marshals Trying To Serve Warrant For Elizabethtown Rape: DA Sex Offender Shot Dead By US Marshals Trying To Serve Warrant For Elizabethtown Rape: DA
Sex Offender Shot Dead By US Marshals Trying To Serve Warrant For Elizabethtown Rape: DA A man wanted on charges in connection with a violent rape in Elizabethtown Borough was shot dead in what the Lancaster County District Attorney's office is calling "an officer-involved shooting" on Thursday afternoon.  Shane Robert Kelec, 38 of the 1700 block of Stone Mill Road, Lancaster was wanted on rape and aggravated assault, among other changes for the terrifying incident that happened in the 900 block of Hedgewyck Lane, Elizabethtown, as detailed in the DA's original release. He had a firearm on him when members of the United States Marshals’ Eastern District Violent Crime…

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US Marshals Kill Sex Offender Wanted For Violent Rape In Elizabethtown: DA US Marshals Kill Sex Offender Wanted For Violent Rape In Elizabethtown: DA
US Marshals Kill Sex Offender Wanted For Violent Rape In Elizabethtown: DA A registered sexual offender with a history of abusing children and fighting — who was wanted in connection with a violent rape in Elizabethtown Borough — has been shot dead by US Marshals, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office.  Shane Robert Kelec, 38 of the 1700 block of Stone Mill Road, Lancaster was wanted on rape and aggravated assault, among other changes for the terrifying incident that happened in the 900 block of Hedgewyck Lane, Elizabethtown, as detailed in the DA's intial release.  The rape and brutal beating happened around 8:05 a.m. on Dec…

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'I Have A IED In My Car :-)' York Man Leaves Note At Lancaster Business: DA 'I Have A IED In My Car :-)' York Man Leaves Note At Lancaster Business: DA
'I Have A IED In My Car :-)' York Man Leaves Note At Lancaster Business: DA A York man is accused of leaving a serious threat at a business, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Tuesday, Dec. 20.  Pharohe Jahcovi Scott, 22 of the 400 block of South Albemarle Street, York, was spotted on security camera leaving a note reading “I have a IED in my car,” with a hand-drawn smiley face at Americold Logistics located at 3800 Hempland Road in Mountville, as stated in the DA's release. Some employees found the note in a "public area on the business premises" around 9:07 a.m. on May 11, 2023, as detailed in the release.  The DA explained th…

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Lititz Man Committed Incest Rape Of Child, Police Say Lititz Man Committed Incest Rape Of Child, Police Say
Lititz Man Committed Incest Rape Of Child, Police Say A 28-year-old man was arrested Friday on incest and child rape charges, Lititz Borough of Police announced.  Walter Omar Hernandez-Sosof of Lititz was charged just seven days after the LBPD received the report of the sexual abuse of a child in his family in the first block of Pennwick Drive in Lititz Borough. "The alleged abuse occurred over the course of several months," at the home, police said.  They immediately began to investigate. As soon as they had probable cause they arrested Hernandez-Sosof with the approval of the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.  He …

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PA Driver On Clonazepam With BAC 2X Limit, Sentenced For Fatal High-Speed Crash PA Driver On Clonazepam With BAC 2X Limit, Sentenced For Fatal High-Speed Crash
PA Driver On Clonazepam With BAC 2X Limit, Sentenced For Fatal High-Speed Crash A 31-year-old man will serve up to 20 years for killing a man while driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol in central Pennsylvania, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023.  Derek James Sensenig will serve a minimum of eight years and a maximum of 20 years in prison as ordered during sentencing by Lancaster County President Judge David Ashworth. He faced the possibility of a minimum of seven years and a maximum of 34, the DA explained when he pleaded guilty.  Sensening, of the 100 block of Fulton Street in Akron…

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Man With 'AR' Shot By Police Officers Dies In Hospital 5 Weeks Later: Lancaster DA (UPDATE) Man With 'AR' Shot By Police Officers Dies In Hospital 5 Weeks Later: Lancaster DA (UPDATE)
Man With 'AR' Shot By Police Officers Dies In Hospital 5 Weeks Later: Lancaster DA (Update) UPDATE: A man died in the hospital in January after what police called "an officer-involved shooting" during a "domestic incident"  in Nov., the Lancaster County DA said.  William Oneill,40,  had been charged with criminal attempt homicide and related charges, for his role in an officer-involved shooting that occurred Nov. 29, 2023, in the 100 block of Hershey Avenue, but he succumbed to his injuries sustained in the shooting on January 3, the DA said in an updated release adding that, "the charges against Oneill will be withdrawn by our office." ORIGINAL: Three Lancaster Ci…

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No Charges After 3-Year-Old Virginia Boy Found Shot Dead In Pennsylvania: DA No Charges After 3-Year-Old Virginia Boy Found Shot Dead In Pennsylvania: DA
No Charges After 3-Year-Old Virginia Boy Found Shot Dead In Pennsylvania: DA A 3-year-old boy Virginian boy's parents will not be charged after he shot himself dead at Tucquan Family Park Campground in Pennsylvania on Oct. 20, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Wednesday, Nov. 22. "This mistake in judgment ultimately led to the child’s death but did not rise to the level of a criminal act based upon the nature and intent of the circumstances,"  DA Heather Adams explained in the release. The boy was found shortly after a shooting was reported at the camp located at 917 River Road, Holtwood, Martic Township, Lancaster County First Deputy Cor…

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Mini Golf Manager 'Engaged In Sex Acts' With Teen Co-Worker: PA State Police Mini Golf Manager 'Engaged In Sex Acts' With Teen Co-Worker: PA State Police
Mini Golf Manager 'Engaged In Sex Acts' With Teen Co-Worker: PA State Police A man who had worked with children at schools, church, and a mini golf course has been arrested on charges related to the sexual abuse of children, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 21.  David Preston Griffith, 28 of Strasburg Township, has only been under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police for child sex abuse allegations since Oct. 2023, and although these cases can take years, video evidence and cooperation of the schools and the business where he worked help speed up the investigation.  Griffith worked for Lancaster's Phoenix Academy and volunteered with Lampeter-Stras…

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PA Man Out On Bail After Allegedly Stabbing Man 6 Times In The Neck, Back PA Man Out On Bail After Allegedly Stabbing Man 6 Times In The Neck, Back
PA Man Out On Bail After Allegedly Stabbing Man 6 Times In The Neck, Back A week after a serious literal backstabbing, a 23-year-old man has been released on ten percent in cash of $25,000, court records show.  Thomas Myles O’Byrne of Manheim is accused of stabbing 30-year-old Kenneth B. Yingst of Manheim six times 6 times to the back and neck area with a knife around 5:50 p.m. on Nov. 6.  Northern Lancaster County Regional police officers responded to the "reported stabbing in progress" in the 1000 block of White Oak Road, Penn Township. They found Yingst lying on the ground bleeding from his multiple stab wounds, as detailed in numerous police releas…

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PA Man Who Kept 'Bag Of Blood' After Brutal Killings, Burnings Learns His Fate: DA PA Man Who Kept 'Bag Of Blood' After Brutal Killings, Burnings Learns His Fate: DA
PA Man Who Kept 'Bag Of Blood' After Brutal Killings, Burnings Learns His Fate: DA A 39-year-old man has been sentenced for killing two men and burning their bodies in an attempt to cover up his crimes, according to a release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's office on Wednesday, Nov. 7. Ezequiel "Zeke" Almodovar of the 1500 block of Hunsecker Road was convicted of two counts of first-degree homicide, one count of reckless burning or exploding, two counts of abuse of a corpse, and one count of tampering with or fabricating on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the DA previously said and court records confirmed.  The conviction cames at the end of an eight-day jur…

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