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Three Crashes Causing Slow Down On PA 283 Three Crashes Causing Slow Down On PA 283
Three Crashes Causing Slow Down On PA 283 Three separate crashes caused a traffic jam along Pennsylvania Route 283 in Lancaster County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The first crash happened in the eastbound lanes at Rissermill Road in Mount Joy Township on March 29, 2023 around 10:20 a.m., according to PennDOT. The second crash, was a single-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes at the Salunga Exit, approximately 10 minutes later.  No one was harmed in the first two crashes, then a few minutes a third crash happened in the same location as the second location, in that situation on person was taken to…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Ex-Wendy's Employee Pulls Gun On Former Co-Workers In Mt. Joy, Police Say Ex-Wendy's Employee Pulls Gun On Former Co-Workers In Mt. Joy, Police Say
Ex-Wendy's Employee Pulls Gun On Former Co-Workers In Mt. Joy, Police Say A former Wendy's employee experiencing homelessness got into a fight with his former co-workers and pulled a gun, authorities say.  Julian Knight, 20, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 30, according to Northwest Regional police. On Sunday, Knight had gone to the restaurant where he used to work located at 1660 South Market Street/PA Route 230 in Mount Joy Township, and got into a "physical altercation with employees," allegedly pointed a gun at the workers before fleeing around 9:16 p.m., the police say.   Knight is also directly tied to an overnight burglary that happened o…

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NY Trio Led Police On Two Pursuits After PA Pharmacists Refused To Fill Fake Prescription NY Trio Led Police On Two Pursuits After PA Pharmacists Refused To Fill Fake Prescription
NY Trio Led Police On Two Pursuits After PA Pharmacists Refused To Fill Fake Prescription Three men from New York sent police on a chase in Pennsylvania after they failed to fill a fraudulent prescription, police say. Northwest Regional police received a report of someone trying to fill a fake prescription at Sloan's Norlanco Pharmacy in Mount Joy Township around 7 p.m. Friday, Apr. 1— and it wasn’t an April Fool’s Day prank, as the script was filed several days prior, according to the department’s release. Officers Kris Hart and Dan Gordon responded to the call, approaching the building as one of the suspects were exiting the store. Outside the store, the other two suspects w…

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by Jillian Pikora