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EVACUATION ENDS! Bomb Threat At Lancaster County Business Fake, Police Say EVACUATION ENDS! Bomb Threat At Lancaster County Business Fake, Police Say
Evacuation Ends! Bomb Threat At Lancaster County Business Fake, Police Say An evacuation is over after a business received a bomb threat Friday morning, East Hempfield police announced around 11 a.m. Officers were called to Shanks Extracts located at 350 Richardson Drive at 6:25 a.m. on Jan. 26. "Employees had just discovered a message that had been left on the company’s phone system indicating that the building was going to explode," police said. The business and all surrounding businesses were evacuated, a perimeter was set up, and an explosive detection K9 from another law enforcement agency was called to assist, according to the release.  As of the time…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man, 23, Dies Running Stop Sign, Hit By Teen Driver, Slamming Into Utility Pole: PA Police Man, 23, Dies Running Stop Sign, Hit By Teen Driver, Slamming Into Utility Pole: PA Police
Man, 23, Dies Running Stop Sign, Hit By Teen Driver, Slamming Into Utility Pole: PA Police A 30-year-old man has been identified as the motorcyclist killed in a single-vehicle crash along State Route 272 on July 3, authorities say.  A deputy Lancaster County coroner was called to the scene of the fatal motorcycle crash at Pennsy Road and Lancaster Pike/272 in Providence Township at 7:42 p.m. on Sunday, according to a release by the office.  Juan Ahorrio Martinez, of East Hempfield, was pronounced dead at the scene.  His body was taken to the Lancaster County Forensic Center for "further examination." The crash remains under investigation by police.  Additio…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Central PA Motorcyclist ID'd Following Deadly Crash on RT 272: Coroner Central PA Motorcyclist ID'd Following Deadly Crash on RT 272: Coroner
Central PA Motorcyclist ID'd Following Deadly Crash on RT 272: Coroner A 30-year-old man has been identified as the motorcyclist killed in a single-vehicle crash along State Route 272 on July 3, authorities say.  A deputy Lancaster County coroner was called to the scene of the fatal motorcycle crash at Pennsy Road and Lancaster Pike/272 in Providence Township at 7:42 p.m. on Sunday, according to a release by the office.  Juan Ahorrio Martinez, of East Hempfield, was pronounced dead at the scene.  His body was taken to the Lancaster County Forensic Center for "further examination." The crash remains under investigation by police.  Additio…

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by Jillian Pikora
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21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Route 72 Crash, Report Says 21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Route 72 Crash, Report Says
21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Route 72 Crash, Report Says A 21-year-old man killed in a three vehicle crash along Route 72 on Monday has been identified as a Columbia man, authorities said.Konnor Lowman was on a motorcycle when he collided with another vehicles on Route 72 at Quarry Road Monday afternoon in East Hempfield, the Lancaster County Coroner's Officer told WGAL News 8. The vehicles struck a Warwick Township public works vehicle stopped at a stop sign on impact, police said. Route 72 was closed for three and a half hours as police investigated, as Daily Voice previously reported. Lowman enjoyed snowboarding and was an avid moto…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In East Hempfield Crash Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In East Hempfield Crash
Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In East Hempfield Crash A motorcyclist was left with serious injuries after a crash in East Hempfield Friday, authorities said. Albert Cheeks, 47, of Randallstown, Maryland was riding his motorcycle eastbound on Route 30 near the Marietta Avenue overpass around 1 p.m. when he rear-ended an 80-year-old Lancaster woman's car, according to East Hempfield police. The impact left Cheeks with serious injuries, police said. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment. An ensuing investigation revealed Cheeks was involved in a minor crash on Route 20 eastbound near Running Pump Road prior to the aforementioned crash, …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man Punched Woman, Bit Her Nose In Lancaster Motel Argument, Authorities Say Man Punched Woman, Bit Her Nose In Lancaster Motel Argument, Authorities Say
Man Punched Woman, Bit Her Nose In Lancaster Motel Argument, Authorities Say A 32-year-old man was arrested for punching a woman in the face and biting her nose after smashing a television in the motel room they were renting last week in Lancaster County, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to the Travelodge Motel on Columbia Avenue in East Hempfield around 5:45 p.m. last Friday, where the female victim was in the office and bleeding profusely from her nose, township police said. She and a man, later identified as Stephon Walls, had been renting a room at the motel when they began arguing, police said. During the argument, Walls smashed the television i…

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by Cecilia Levine