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Accused Infant Abuser Commits Suicide On Last Day Of Trial In Pennsylvania: DA
A man on trial for allegedly abusing his approximately 1-month-old infant son multiple times was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf announced.
Brian Paul Hungler, 33 of North Lebanon Township, was on bail during the trial in connection with the May 2022 abuse of his baby boy, according to the DA and public records.
The bail was $25,000 as set by Magisterial District Judge Carl R. Garver on the day he was arrested, May 16, 2022, court records show. It was posted by Professional Bonds…
Business Owner, PA Dad Of 6 Killed, CA Trucker To Be Charged: State Police
A local business owner and great-grandfather was killed in a crash, and a California trucker has been requested to be charged in connection with his death, Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Tuesday, March 5.
Ira L. Mast, 74 of Mystertown, was driving a 2015 GMC Canyon south on Hilltop Road/PA Route 645 when he fatally struck a 2015 Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by Hugo Medranoespinal, 41 of Barstow, California, Trooper Ryan Shuetrumpf detailed in a PSP release on Feb. 29.
Medranoespinal had been going east on Woleber Road when he drove through a stop sign at the…
NWS Issues Advisories, Warnings Ahead Of Winter Storm In PA
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. …
Notorious Convicts Charged Again In New Year's Eve York County Meth Bust
The convict son of an infamous sex offender, his felon relative, and their felon friend have been charged in connection with a large methamphetamine bust in York County on New Year's Eve, police announced on Thursday, Jan. 11.
Eric Daniel Christaldi II/Jr., 27, of Lititz; Mitchell Geovanni Christaldi, 24, of Stroudsburg; and Dakota Brian Kauffman, 27, of East Prospect (formerly of Gap and Myerstown) all have pending drug-related charges after a tip on New Year's Eve led to a drug bust at 39 South Main Street, East Prospect Borough, Lower Windsor Township police detailed in the release.…
Drug Dealer Gave Man 30 Deadly Doses Of Fentanyl, Palmyra Police Allege
A Pennsylvania parole violator is accused of giving a man enough fentanyl to cause the deaths of 30 adults, police said.
Tyler Michael Singer, 27 of North Locust Street, Palmyra has been arrested in connection with the July 2022 death of a 26-year-old Gregory "Greg" Ristenbatt, Palmrya police said.
Ristenbatt was found dead from a drug overdose in the 200 block of College Street, Palmyra at 12:16 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
Originally it was said that Greg "passed away unexpectedly after a long, brave battle with addiction," as stated in his obituary but it is now known that he had …
Second Inmate Escapes Work Release In PA: Authorities
For the second time in two months a Lebanon County prisoner has escaped custody while out on work release, authorities announced on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
Anthony David Umbenhauer, 35, went missing around 1 p.m. after he was issued a travel pass to walk to Pennsylvania Precision Cast Parts and Weidle Sanitation but never returned, according to the warden's office.
Umbenhauer is described as 5'11" tall, weighing 189 pounds, and has blue eyes and strawberry-blonde hair. He also has a tattoo on his right forearm, according to prison records.
He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black …
'Armed And Dangerous' Convict With Record In Six PA Counties Wanted, $4k Reward Offered: Police
A convict with a knife assaulted, choked, and threatened a person in Harrisburg, Dauphin County Crime Stoppers announced on Thursday, March 9.
Warren James Mayo, 59, attacked someone in the late hours of March 5 into the early hours of March 6, according to the release.
Additional details about the incident were not released.
Mayo has an extensive record of crimes in Dauphin, Cumberland, Berks, Schuylkill, Lebanon, and York counties. His first conviction for drug possession resulted in a year of probation in 1989 in Schuylkill County. Since then, he has been in and out of court…
$100K Reward Offered For Information On PA Woman Who Disappeared 10 Years Ago
A decade after a central Pennsylvania woman went missing police the search is reignited as her community continues to hold out hope.
Kortne Stouffer, 21, vanished from her Palmyra apartment on the morning of July 29, 2012, leaving her purse, keys, cellphone, and dog behind, according to Lebanon Chief County Detective Jonathan Hess in a release on Thursday, July 21, 2022.
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The investigation has been "active with assistant from Federal, State Law Enforcement, in addition to local agencies, and the family's private investigator."
Her community continues to spread …
Police Nab Man Wanted For 5 Robberies Across Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties
An 18-year-old man was arrested in connection with five robberies across Berks, Lancaster, and Lebanon counties, authorities said.
Hezekiah S. Gingerich's latest stop was the Turkey Hill store on New Holland Road in Brecknock Township (Berks County), where he robbed a person at gunpoint around 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, local police said.
The Narvon man had robbed the same store on May 18, along with stores in Robeson Township (Berks County), Elizabeth Township (Lancaster County), and Cornwall Borough (Lebanon County), police said.
A Brecknock Township police off…
Lebanon County Commissioner, 81, Dies Of Covid-19 Complications
Lebanon County Commissioner William "Bill" Ames has died of COVID-19 complications.
Ames, 81, died Tuesday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital, according to a press release from the county commissioner's office.
The Republican was in the middle of his third four-year term.
He “has served, for the last ten years, with a forthright desire to confront fiscal and social issues that challenge counties on a daily basis,” the release says. “His consistent approach was always to be a listener, to give thoughtful consideration, and to make fair decisions."
He worked alongside fellow commission…
