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Cocaine, Meth Sold Out Of PA Italian Restaurant To Pay Child Support: Affidavit Cocaine, Meth Sold Out Of PA Italian Restaurant To Pay Child Support: Affidavit
Cocaine, Meth Sold Out Of PA Italian Restaurant To Pay Child Support: Affidavit A married Adams County couple sold cocaine and methamphetamine out the back of their family’s Italian restaurant, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 3. Cristina Fazzolari, 38, the daughter, of popular Gettysburg restaurant, Mamma Ventura’s founders, was seen by police selling cocaine in Race Horse Alley behind the business in April, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Fazzolari’s husband John Anderson, 46, was spotted overseeing the sale, the police explained in the affidavit.  The investigation began when Mamma Ventura employees tippe…
East Berlin Church Volunteer Killed In Head-On Crash Going Home East Berlin Church Volunteer Killed In Head-On Crash Going Home
East Berlin Church Volunteer Killed In Head-On Crash Going Home A 33-year-old was struck dead in a head-on crash "on his way home from volunteering at church," Freedom Valley Church officials wrote in a Facebook post. Eric Sterner of East Berlin died in the back of an Adams County UPMC Ambulance at the scene of a crash on West King Street in East Berlin Borough on Saturday, June 1, Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg detailed in a release the following Monday.  For an unknown reason, Sterner drove his 2011 Honda Civic over the double yellow lines and entered the opposing lane of traffic — fatally striking a 2012 Dodge 5500 truck around 9:21 a.m., th…
Lancaster Mounted Police Horse Featured In Children's Book Dies Of Cushing's Disease Lancaster Mounted Police Horse Featured In Children's Book Dies Of Cushing's Disease
Lancaster Mounted Police Horse Featured In Children's Book Dies Of Cushing's Disease A beloved police horse featured in numerous magazines and a children's book, has died from Cushing's Disease, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced on Monday, April 8. The Lancaster Mounted Police Horse, Liam, was a Clydesdale Hackney Cross born in Toronto in 2001, where he worked as a carriage horse before financial constraints lead the previous caretaker to part ways. Liam joined the force in 2005 and was paired with Officer Eric Lukacs in 2007 through his retirement on April 29th, 2023.  Officer Eric Lukacs and his partner, mounted police force horse, Liam. Lancaster Bu…
Maryland Man Went 100MPH+ Before Crashing Into House In PA: Gettysburg PD Maryland Man Went 100MPH+ Before Crashing Into House In PA: Gettysburg PD
Maryland Man Went 100MPH+ Before Crashing Into House In PA: Gettysburg PD A Maryland resident with a criminal record in Pennsylvania fled from officers "at speeds in excess of 100 MPH" before crashing into a home, Gettysburg police announced on Thursday, March 28. James A. Coffey, 47 of Essex, MD according to court records, and Bonneauville, PA according to the police, is in the hospital with several possible charges pending, Gettysburg police explained. It started when Gettysburg police attempted to stop his white Toyota SUV with a Maryland license plate in the 100 Block of York Street "for suspicion of DUI after the vehicle had committed a number of traffic vi…
NJ Native Throws Toddler While Walking On Dead Woman As Infant Sits In Feces: PSP Gettysburg NJ Native Throws Toddler While Walking On Dead Woman As Infant Sits In Feces: PSP Gettysburg
NJ Native Throws Toddler While Walking On Dead Woman As Infant Sits In Feces: PSP Gettysburg A family was discovered to have been living in "deplorable" conditions when a trooper came to assist at a call of a woman in cardiac arrest in the home, Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg announced on Wednesday, March 6. Trooper Brandon Black arrived at 2747 Chambersburg Road, Franklin Township, Biglerville, the home of 35-year-old Darryl Kevin Carter II at 1:35 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, he detailed in the release. The New Jersey native's home was so stuffed, that the trooper, along with EMS, had to "force entry into the residence" which is when they found the woman dead, as stated in…
Gettysburg Trooper Hit By Drunk VA Driver Hospitalized, PA State Police Say Gettysburg Trooper Hit By Drunk VA Driver Hospitalized, PA State Police Say
Gettysburg Trooper Hit By Drunk VA Driver Hospitalized, PA State Police Say A 47-year-old Virginia man has been charged after injuring himself and a trooper while driving under the influence, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 27.  Jad Michael McGuinness of Lawrenceville, VA was driving a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 when he rear-ended a marked PA State Police 2022 Dodge Charger at a red light at Route 30/York Road at its intersection with Smith Road at 8:38 p.m. on Feb. 25, Investigating trooper Michael Kishbach detailed in the release.  The name of the trooper stuck was not shared, but Kishbach noted the trooper was a man from Gettysburg. …
Maryland Man Who Robbed 5 Pennsylvania Banks Sentenced: USDOJ Maryland Man Who Robbed 5 Pennsylvania Banks Sentenced: USDOJ
Maryland Man Who Robbed 5 Pennsylvania Banks Sentenced: Usdoj A man has been sentenced after committing five bank robberies in Adams, Cumberland, and York Counties in under four months just two months after spending over a decade in a Maryland State Prison, according to an updated release by the US Department of Justice on Monday, Feb. 5. James Henderson Bryant III, 46, of Westminster, Maryland, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Thursday, Feb. 1, the USDOJ detailed in the release.  Bryant stole approximately $28,823 during the five robberies, which are as follows as Daily Voice previously reported: July 19, 2021 - BB&T Bank, Hanov…
Confederate Revolver Found In Trash Can At Gettysburg Walmart: PSP Confederate Revolver Found In Trash Can At Gettysburg Walmart: PSP
Confederate Revolver Found In Trash Can At Gettysburg Walmart: PSP A gun from the American Civil War was found in a trash can at a Walmart, Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg announced in a release on Thursday, Jan. 25. A Pietta 1851 Confederate Navy Revolver was found by an employee emptying a parking lot trash can outside the Walmart located at 1270 York Road, Straban Township, Gettysburg, Trooper Riley detailed in the release. The 173-year-old firearm was found at 5:02 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, Riley explained.  This Walmart is approximately three miles from the Gettysburg Battlefield and six miles from the Gettysburg National Military Park M…
Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm
Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm Officials are advising residents across southeastern and central Pennsylvania to take caution ahead of the snowstorm predicted for Friday, Jan. 19, according to National Weather Service meteorologists.  Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, and parts of lower Bucks and Montgomery counties are under a winter storm warning as of 5 p.m. Thursday. In Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, and upper Bucks and Montgomery counties, a winter weather advisory is in place.  NWS's Mount Holly, New Jersey station says snow will begin to fall around 4 to 7 a.m. …
Predator Hunters Get Chambersburg Babysitter To Admit Abusing Nonverbal Boy: Affidavit Predator Hunters Get Chambersburg Babysitter To Admit Abusing Nonverbal Boy: Affidavit
Predator Hunters Get Chambersburg Babysitter To Admit Abusing Nonverbal Boy: Affidavit A "self-employed nanny" and babysitter who secretly sexually assaulted his clients' children and had a vast collection of child porn was caught by a group of predator hunters, Pennsylvania State Police detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Dominic Barbagallo, 43, of the 700 block of Broad Street in Chambersburg (according to court documents; Gettysburg according to the Adams County District Attorney's Office), was first contacted by a self-proclaimed predator hunter posing as a child in a chat group on Dec. 18, 2023, troopers detailed in the criminal complaint. The hunter …
Molotov Cocktail Tossed Onto US Route 15, Pennsylvania State Police Gettysburg Say Molotov Cocktail Tossed Onto US Route 15, Pennsylvania State Police Gettysburg Say
Molotov Cocktail Tossed Onto US Route 15, Pennsylvania State Police Gettysburg Say A molotov cocktail was hurled on the highway near Gettysburg on Saturday, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 3. The lit projectile was tossed from a vehicle causing a fire along U.S. 15 South near Mile Marker 23.2 in Huntington Township, according to state police This happened at about 4:52 a.m. on Dec. 30, PSP detailed. A Molotov cocktail is "a crude incendiary device typically consisting of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and with a means of ignition. The production of similar grenades was organized by Vyacheslav Molotov during World War II," according to …
Lehigh Valley Lotto Player Picks Up $150K Lehigh Valley Lotto Player Picks Up $150K
Lehigh Valley Lotto Player Picks Up $150K A Pennsylvania Lottery player in the Lehigh Valley got a little something extra for Christmas this year.  State gaming officials say the lucky winner matched four of the five numbers pulled in the Saturday, Dec. 23 drawing for Powerball to win $150,000. They also matched the red Powerball, without which their ticket would have been worth only $50,000.  Whitehall Pharmacy at 4117 Main St., will receive a $500 bonus for vending the winning slip, lotto representatives said.  Elsewhere in the state, a Gettysburg player earned $1 million playing the Powerball on Christmas Day. W…
Newly Minted Millionaire! $1 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Gettysburg Newly Minted Millionaire! $1 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Gettysburg
Newly Minted Millionaire! $1 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Gettysburg There is a new millionaire in Pennsylvania.  A $1 million winning lottery ticket,  less applicable withholding, sold in Gettysburg. The ticket matched all five white balls drawn on Monday, December 25. R & S Service Center located at 535 York Street earned a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winning numbers were: 5-12-20-24-29. More than 150,700 other PA Lottery Powerball tickets won prizes of various amounts, including 32,700 tickets purchased with Power Play and 14,400 tickets purchased with Double Play. The Powerball jackpot is at an estimat…
Hagerstown Duo ID'd In Fatal Police Chase Into Ravine In Greencastle: State Police Hagerstown Duo ID'd In Fatal Police Chase Into Ravine In Greencastle: State Police
Hagerstown Duo ID'd In Fatal Police Chase Into Ravine In Greencastle: State Police Two suspected thieves who fled from Pennsylvania State Police and died after crashing into "a body of water" have been identified, Trooper Megan Frazer told Daily Voice on Thursday. Robert Wade Norwood, 21, of Hagerstown was the passenger in the car that crashed, the driver, a Hagerstown white 16-year-old boy, will not have his name released, per Pennsylvania State Police policy on releasing minor's names. The teenage driver has been identified click here to read our report.  The duo reportedly were seen breaking into vehicles and thought to be stealing from them in the 9000 bloc…
Infant Son Strangled By PA Dad, Maryland Native: ADA Infant Son Strangled By PA Dad, Maryland Native: ADA
Infant Son Strangled By PA Dad, Maryland Native: ADA In one day in a Gettysburg courtroom, a 37-year-old man changed the life of his family, by pleading guilty to strangling his infant son, Adams County Assistant District Attorney Kyle Reuter explained to Daily Voice.  Jonathan Ray Moats, originally of Oakland, Maryland, mostly recently of Palmyra, PA,  was arrested in October following an incident involving his 5-month-old boy, court records show.   Moats has admitted to covering his son's nose and mouth using a blanket when he wouldn't stop crying, while at a home on High Street in New Oxford on Oct. 11, a…
NYPD Impersonator With Pick Axe, Ghost Gun Caught Going 94 MPH By PA State Police NYPD Impersonator With Pick Axe, Ghost Gun Caught Going 94 MPH By PA State Police
Nypd Impersonator With Pick Axe, Ghost Gun Caught Going 94 MPH By PA State Police A convicted felon in a Jeep outfitted with red and blue lights has been apprehended in South Central Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 28.  Johnny Lee Jackson Jr., 55, of Berwick, was driving a 2020 Jeep he had modified with red and blue flashing police-style lights when was pulled over, at 5:19 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg detailed in a release. He was reportedly going 94 miles per hour in a marked 65 MPH zone at 146 US 15 South in Straban Township. During the traffic stop the troopers made numerous unusual discoveries, as stated …
Kevin Bacon Comments On Namesake Pig's Footloose Antics In Pennsylvania (UPDATE) Kevin Bacon Comments On Namesake Pig's Footloose Antics In Pennsylvania (UPDATE)
Kevin Bacon Comments On Namesake Pig's Footloose Antics In Pennsylvania (Update) Gettysburg Kevin was found on Halloween, the Rumbaugh family announced on Facebook, but not before the famous actor he was named after remarked on his disappearance! Today around noon my husband and I walked outside to do a survey of the woods and look for Kevin. After two steps... Posted by Bring Kevin Bacon Home on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 The portly pig that had gone "Hollowman" and disappeared— similar to the way his namesake, actor Kevin Bacon did in the popular film— returned around noon on Oct. 31.  The star we are all six degrees of separation from, Kevin Bacon, took to Meta'…
Paramus Motor Cop's Viral Ride Revs TikTok Paramus Motor Cop's Viral Ride Revs TikTok
Paramus Motor Cop's Viral Ride Revs TikTok Don Lamborn and Brian Linden both thought they were good motorcycle riders — until they took a technical class. "I thought I had experience and knew how to ride," said Lamborn, who works at Colledge Tire & Auto in Kennett Square, PA. "Then I took a class and figured out I didn't really know how to ride all that well." "When I rode prior to going through advanced training, I thought I knew how to ride," Linden, a Paramus police lieutenant, said separately. "What I found out was that I knew next to nothing." Look at them now. Linden and Lamborn took home first place in the partner ride…
6,320 Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Mushrooms Seized In Massive Drug Bust 6,320 Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Mushrooms Seized In Massive Drug Bust
6,320 Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Mushrooms Seized In Massive Drug Bust A two-year-long investigation has led to the arrest of 37 people from Pennsylvania and Maryland, the York County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday.  The York County Drug Task Force and the Hanover Borough Police Department began the investigation in Nov. 2021, following the arrest of Billy Austin Norris who was allegedly caught delivering cocaine.  The investigation uncovered a large network of illegal narcotics trafficking of Pennsylvanians and Maryland in southeast York County. The following people were caught in this investigation and charged as stated, per the…
PA Man Who Escaped Police Custody While In Hospital, Captured In SC PA Man Who Escaped Police Custody While In Hospital, Captured In SC
PA Man Who Escaped Police Custody While In Hospital, Captured In SC A man who fled from a Pennsylvania hospital while under guard of police has been recaptured in South Carolina, police announced on Oct. 3.  Ishan Shamere Phinn, 27, has been charged with escape, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, and resisting arrest after fleeing from the hospital, court records show. He was arrested on a warrant out of Gettysburg in connection with false identification to police in March, and a theft and drug incident that also led to Phinn endangering the welfare of children while acting as a parenting or guardian back in January and February…
Appaloosa Horse Hit By Stray Bullet, PA State Police Say Appaloosa Horse Hit By Stray Bullet, PA State Police Say
Appaloosa Horse Hit By Stray Bullet, PA State Police Say A house and a beloved horse were hit by a stray bullet hit a horse on Sunday, the  Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Troopers were initially called to investigation damage from "an errant bullet" to a home on Shrivers Corner Road in Butler Township, Gettysburg around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. When the troopers arrived and began to investigate they discovered an Appaloosa horse named Which Way Willie had also been shot. The horse was hit in the right nostril and injured, the police explained.  In addition to the horse, the victims of this crime are its human…
College Student MedEvac'd After Struck By Car In Central PA: Police College Student MedEvac'd After Struck By Car In Central PA: Police
College Student MedEvac'd After Struck By Car In Central PA: Police An 18-year-old girl has been hospitalized after being struck in a crosswalk in Gettysburg, police announced on Friday.  The Gettysburg College Student was crossing Washington Street at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue around 11 a.m. on Aug. 25.  A 78-year-old Gettysburg resident driving a 2008 Toyota van was traveling west on Lincoln Ave and attempted to turn south onto North Washington St. "The van struck the pedestrian who was reported to be in the crosswalk," the police said.  Another driver was stopped at the intersection and later told police that they waived the girl…
PA Transgender Sex Offender Joins 'Most Wanted' List: Sheriff PA Transgender Sex Offender Joins 'Most Wanted' List: Sheriff
PA Transgender Sex Offender Joins 'Most Wanted' List: Sheriff A convicted sex offender, who is a biological female but now identifies as male, is wanted by police, according to a release on Aug. 14, 2023. Sarah Katilyn Bartlett of Gettysburg was convicted on January 22, 2016, of "solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct," according to the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law registry.  The offense date was 2015, and at the time Sarah identified as female and sometimes used the name Sarah Morreale as well as multiple spelling variations of her given name, according to the registry. As of June 26, 2023, Sarah was placed on 3…
PA Man ID'd After Helicopter Entangled In Wires Crashes On Ohio Highway PA Man ID'd After Helicopter Entangled In Wires Crashes On Ohio Highway
PA Man ID'd After Helicopter Entangled In Wires Crashes On Ohio Highway A 36-year-old Pennsylvania pilot is dead after his helicopter struck power lines, lost control, and crashed in a field near an Ohio highway on Saturday afternoon, authorities say.  Isaac Lee Santos, of Gettysburg, was flying a Bell 206L-4 helicopter over East Possum Road near Interstate 70 by mile marker 58 when his helicopter became entangled in power lines just outside Springfield around 12:10 p.m. on July 29, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The helicopter owned by Helicopter Applicators Inc. of Gettysburg was found in a cornfield the National Transportation Safety Board told…
Bear Struck Dead On US Rt. 15 In PA: Authorities (PHOTOS) Bear Struck Dead On US Rt. 15 In PA: Authorities (PHOTOS)
Bear Struck Dead On US Rt. 15 In PA: Authorities (Photos) A bear was killed when a pick-up truck hit it on US Route 15 in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, authorities say.  A white pick-up truck hit the bear crossing Rt. 15 north a little after 10 a.m. on July 26, 2023, according to the Barlow Volunteer Fire Department. The crash happened near Gettysburg at mile marker 7.2, according to the department.  Company 22 and Mutual Aid responded to the call to the scene.  The driver was unharmed.  This is the second crash involving a bear on a Pennsylvania highway that Daily Voice has reported on in less than 24 hours. In the o…
High Mom With Toddler Goes On 120MPH+ Chase Over 20 Miles: PA State Police High Mom With Toddler Goes On 120MPH+ Chase Over 20 Miles: PA State Police
High Mom With Toddler Goes On 120MPH+ Chase Over 20 Miles: PA State Police A toddler is in the hospital after his 25-year-old mom got high and sent police on a 121-mile-per-hour chase across two Central Pennsylvania counties, state police announced on Tuesday. Ashley Lynnette Acosta of Steelton had warrants out for her arrest in Cumberland and Dauphin counties when police attempted to pull her over at around midnight on June 27, 2023, according to the police and court documents. Several patrol cars began to pursue her on US Route 15 North in Lower Allen Township when she took off at speeds as high as 121 mph, according to PSP.  Police briefly lost sight of her be…
2 PA Men Plead Guilty In Largest US Factory-Farm Abuse Case In History 2 PA Men Plead Guilty In Largest US Factory-Farm Abuse Case In History
2 PA Men Plead Guilty In Largest US Factory-Farm Abuse Case In History A dozen men were involved in animal abuse at seven farms across Pennsylvania– and two of them have now entered guilty pleas, court records show.  Juan Carlos Turi Baeza and Jose Enrique Turi Baeza pleaded guilty to charges of cruelty to animals before Judge Jessica E. Brewbaker on Thursday, June 15, 2023, court records detail.  The men worked at Plainville Farms to capture and crate turkeys that were destined for food processing plants, state police previously explained.  The investigation launched in August 2021 came on the heels of a complaint filed by the People…
Gettysburg Man Missing For Months, State Police Say Gettysburg Man Missing For Months, State Police Say
Gettysburg Man Missing For Months, State Police Say A Gettysburg man has been missing for months and a reward is being offered for tips that lead police to him, authorities shared on Friday, June 9, 2023.  Markell "Kell" T. Byrd, 29 has been missing since the middle of February, authorities first share in March, as Daily Voice reported at the time. Byrd is believed to have been driving a white 2011 Kia Soul, PA LDF5007 at the time he went missing. "Mr. Byrd has been entered in NCIC as a Missing Person," police said, adding that, "attempts to locate Mr. Byrd by his family and this department, have been unsuccessful." A cash rewar…
11 'Johns' Arrested In Sex Trafficking Operation In Central PA 11 'Johns' Arrested In Sex Trafficking Operation In Central PA
11 'Johns' Arrested In Sex Trafficking Operation In Central PA 11 "Johns" from 9 different parts of Pennsylvania were arrested in a joint Human Trafficking Investigation with the Pennsylvania State Police, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, the Hampden Township Police Department, and the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office. In what was called Operation Impact Demand 4, the men would contact undercover investigators and arrange to trade sex of money at a hotel in South Middleton Township, but when they arrived they would be arrested. Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack commented on the arrests stating the following: …
Naked Florida Man With Dead Deer In School Bus Leads PA Police On Chase Naked Florida Man With Dead Deer In School Bus Leads PA Police On Chase
Naked Florida Man With Dead Deer In School Bus Leads PA Police On Chase The day before Tony Jay Saunders Jr. turned 25, he led Pennsylvania state police on a chase, crashed a BMW, killed a deer, stole a school bus— putting the deer inside to "use as fertilizer"— led police on a chase, fled from the school bus— stripped naked— led police on a foot chase, was arrested and admitted to it all with a smile on his face, according to a police release. Saunders of Port Saint Lucie, Florida has no known current address in Pennsylvania, yet when he was arrested he told the police that he had taken the bus after crashing the the BMW, apparently into the deer, in the e…
Runaway From 'Behavioral Treatment' In Littlestown Found Safe Month Later: PSP Runaway From 'Behavioral Treatment' In Littlestown Found Safe Month Later: PSP
Runaway From 'Behavioral Treatment' In Littlestown Found Safe Month Later: PSP Two teenage girls receiving behavioral treatment at the Hoffman House in Littlestown ran away in early January, 2023—but only one was found with in the first week of their disappearance, and it was over a month later when the other girl's whereabouts where revealed, according to the Pennsylvania state police.  Jasmine Vought, 16 years old, was one of the two girls who were reported missing on Jan. 4 around 11:40 p.m., according to Pennsylvania state police Troop H.  "The other juvenile female has since been located," the state police in Gettysburg said on January 10. "Vought …