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Russian Man Accused Of Raping 5 Girls In Lititz: Affidavit Russian Man Accused Of Raping 5 Girls In Lititz: Affidavit
Russian Man Accused Of Raping 5 Girls In Lititz: Affidavit A Russian man caring for five young girls in Lititz is accused of raping them numerous times beginning in 2006 and ending in 2021, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  In 2006, while the girls' father was unable to care for them, 52-year-old Vladimir Stanislavo Sayevskiy began raising them in his home in the first block of South Heck Road, Warwick Township, Lititz, Northern York County Regional Police Detective Matthew Hinkle explained in the criminal complaint. Before each of the girls turned 13 years old they were sexually assaulted in the bathrooms, bedro…

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by Jillian Pikora
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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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Sleeping Baby Shot At By Lititz 'Squirrel' Hunter: Police Sleeping Baby Shot At By Lititz 'Squirrel' Hunter: Police
Sleeping Baby Shot At By Lititz 'Squirrel' Hunter: Police A 24-year-old man shooting at a squirrel fired his gun into a nursery where a baby was sleeping in its crib, authorities announced in a release on Monday, March 6, 2023.  Dakota Leonel Johnson-Ortiz of 6 Windwood Place, Lititz later admitted to shooting a squirrel in the area at the same time the shot was heard, according to the release.  A neighbor heard a gunshot and told a parent living in the 100 block of Guilder Place in Warwick Township who called the police after they entered their sleeping baby's nursery and found debris on the floor as well as "dust and debris f…

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Child Charged Following Domestic Incident In Central PA: Police Child Charged Following Domestic Incident In Central PA: Police
Child Charged Following Domestic Incident In Central PA: Police A father was hurt and a child has been charged following a domestic violence incident in central Pennsylvania on Oct. 28, police say.  Northern Lancaster County Regional police were called to a domestic violence-related assault report on Twin Brook Road in Warwick Township around 4 p.m. on Friday.  During the investigation it was police determined fifteen-year-old boy "struck his father with a clenched fist causing contusions and visible injury," police stated in a release on Wednesday, Nov. 2.  The father needed medical care but did not require any hospitalization due to th…

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2 Drivers Fell Asleep At The Wheel Causing Serious Injuries In Central PA In Same Hour: Police 2 Drivers Fell Asleep At The Wheel Causing Serious Injuries In Central PA In Same Hour: Police
2 Drivers Fell Asleep At The Wheel Causing Serious Injuries In Central PA In Same Hour: Police Two drivers within one hour fell asleep at the wheel and caused serious accidents in Warwick Township on Friday, July 8, authorities say. The first crash involved a maroon Toyota minivan that had been driving north on Furnace Hills Pike when the driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel, left the roadway, veered through someone’s front lawn, struck a mailbox— then ran through a second signal into a second vehicle— a red Ford Crown Victoria, that was stopped at the stop sign on Farm Lane waiting to enter Route 501 at 3:50 p.m., according to the first release by the Northern Lancaster County…

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Bail Scam Artist Needs Bail After He Tried To Scam PA Grandma Out of $15K: Police Bail Scam Artist Needs Bail After He Tried To Scam PA Grandma Out of $15K: Police
Bail Scam Artist Needs Bail After He Tried To Scam PA Grandma Out of $15K: Police An 82-year-old grandma nearly lost $15,000 to a bail scam artist on Monday, June 13, police say. Engerbert Perez Jimenez, 26, of Reading, called the Lancaster County woman and pretended to be her son’s lawyer claiming her grandson was in a serious car crash and was in the ICU and needed $8,000, according to the release by the Northern Lancaster County Regional police department. The woman quickly went to the bank and withdrew cash and met the man in Warwick Township and surrendered the cash, but then he called her back and demanded another $7,000 in cash claiming he need bail money for her…

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PA 'Single-Dad' Nabbed For Child Sexual Abuse, Child Porn: Police PA 'Single-Dad' Nabbed For Child Sexual Abuse, Child Porn: Police
PA 'Single-Dad' Nabbed For Child Sexual Abuse, Child Porn: Police A self-described "single father that works hard for his son" has been arrested for child abuse and possession of child porn. Scott Allen Bess, 45, of the 900 Block of Lititz Pike, Warwick Township, has been under investigation on suspicions of possessing child porn for months, according to Northern Lancaster Regional police detectives. He was arrested for four felonies: sexual abuse of children, child pornography, and two counts of criminal use of a communication facility, police say and court records confirm. He was released from the Lancaster County Prison on $100,000 in bail the same …

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Driver Uses Neighbor's Yard As Turnaround In Police Pursuit In Central PA: Authorities Driver Uses Neighbor's Yard As Turnaround In Police Pursuit In Central PA: Authorities
Driver Uses Neighbor's Yard As Turnaround In Police Pursuit In Central PA: Authorities A Central PA man who damaged property by trying to turn around in a yard during a police chase was charged with a felony, authorities said. Christopher Michael Mumford, 41, sped away from police who attempted to stop him near Lititz Pike and West Woods Drive in Warwick Township just before 1:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 28, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said. Mumford, of Lebanon, then headed north on Lititz Pike after trying to flee east on West Woods Drive, using a resident’s yard to turn around and causing damage in the process, police said. County Police ended the chase for sa…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police BodyCam Shows Teen Being Rescued From Central PA Home Engulfed In Flames Police BodyCam Shows Teen Being Rescued From Central PA Home Engulfed In Flames
Police BodyCam Shows Teen Being Rescued From Central PA Home Engulfed In Flames A police officer and a teenager were sent to the hospital after a heroic rescue during a central Pennsylvania house fire— that was captured on a body camera, police say. Northern Lancaster County Regional police were called to the fire in the 300 Block of Meadow Valley Road in Warwick Township on Wednesday shortly after 4 p.m., according to a release by the police. Upon arrival officers saw a teenage boy trapped on the second floor, the police say. The boy escaped by jumping from the second-story window, according to the release. A NLCRPD officer and a member of Rothsville EMS assisted…

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PA Thieves Wanted For Stealing Thousands Of Dollars In COVID-19, Flu Meds: Police PA Thieves Wanted For Stealing Thousands Of Dollars In COVID-19, Flu Meds: Police
PA Thieves Wanted For Stealing Thousands Of Dollars In Covid-19, Flu Meds: Police Police are on the lookout for two men they say stole thousands of dollars’ worth of COVID-19 and flu medications from a Pennsylvania grocery store. Derrick Anthony Bleach and Legious R. Minder, both of Allentown, arrived at Giant Food Stores on Lititz Pike in Warwick Township in a dark-colored sedan around 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 27, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said. The pair walked to the medications aisle, where Bleach took out a large gift bag that had been hidden in the back of his jacket. Bleach was then seen on surveillance footage picking out various medicine boxes and slid…

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Car Crashes Into Creek In Central PA Car Crashes Into Creek In Central PA
Car Crashes Into Creek In Central PA A woman crashed her car into a creek early Thursday morning, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional police.  Lancaster County Wide Communications dispatched police to a single vehicle accident at East Newport and Brunnerville road, according to a release by police. Crystal Horst, 37, of Lititz, drove her Chevy Cruze off the roadway into a creek at the intersection in Warwick Township just after 6 a.m., according to the police.   She sustained a minor hand injury and there were no other people in the vehicle,as stated on the release.  Horst was charged with su…

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Motorcyclist, 21, Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash Along Route 72, Authorities Say Motorcyclist, 21, Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash Along Route 72, Authorities Say
Motorcyclist, 21, Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash Along Route 72, Authorities Say Update: The motorcyclist has been identified by authorities, you can read about it here.  Three vehicles were involved, including the motorcycle, according to East Hempfield Township police. A Warwick Township public works vehicle was stopped at the stop sign on Quarry Road and was struck by vehicles initially involved in the accident, police say. Route 72 was closed for three and a half hours while police accident reconstructionist investigated the scene, police said in a statement. Route 72 reopened at approximately 4 p.m., according to the statement. Anyone that may have witnes…

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Fatal Motorcycle Crash Halts Traffic Along Part Of Route 72, Authorities Say Fatal Motorcycle Crash Halts Traffic Along Part Of Route 72, Authorities Say
Fatal Motorcycle Crash Halts Traffic Along Part Of Route 72, Authorities Say Update: The motorcyclist has been identified by authorities, you can read about it here. Three vehicles were involved, including the motorcycle, according to East Hempfield Township police. A Warwick Township public works vehicle was stopped at the stop sign on Quarry Road and was struck by vehicles initially involved in the accident, police say. Route 72 was closed for three and a half hours while police accident reconstructionist investigated the scene, police said in a statement. Route 72 reopened at approximately 4 p.m., according to the statement. Anyone that may have witnessed t…

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Church Pastor Sent Nude Photos To Undercover Police In Lancaster Church Pastor Sent Nude Photos To Undercover Police In Lancaster
Church Pastor Sent Nude Photos To Undercover Police In Lancaster A pastor in Mount Joy was arrested Tuesday after he sent nude images of himself to an undercover police officer, whom he thought was an underage girl, according to Lancaster city police. Anthony R. Morales, 33, of Warwick Township-- who is listed as the lead pastor at Miracle Center Fellowship Church in Mount Joy-- exchanged nude photographs with a 17-year-old girl via social media for two weeks in May, according to court documents. In addition to trading photos, he messaged the girl requesting to have sex. That's when the girl approached police about what happened going on. An undercover…

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Authorities ID Driver, 21, Killed In Warwick Township Crash Authorities ID Driver, 21, Killed In Warwick Township Crash
Authorities ID Driver, 21, Killed In Warwick Township Crash One person died and another was hospitalized in an overnight crash in Warwick Township, authorities said Saturday. Renny Joel Kline, 21, was behind the wheel of a vehicle heading north on Highlands Drive when he crashed near the Breezy Knoll apartment complex around 1 a.m. April 17, police said. Kline, of Lititz, was pronounced dead while his friend -- identified only as a young man who was friends with Kline -- was hospitalized with unknown injuries. Both speed and consumption of alcohol were believed to have been factors in the crash, which did not involve any other vehicles, t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities ID Driver Struck By Train Victim In Upper Leacock Township Authorities ID Driver Struck By Train Victim In Upper Leacock Township
Authorities ID Driver Struck By Train Victim In Upper Leacock Township The Lancaster County Coroner has identified the woman they say was struck by a train in Upper Leacock Townhsip Wednesday. Haregua Wall, 38 of Warwick Township, was an employee at Dart and arriving for her scheduled shift at 3:17 p.m., when her 2009 Ford Fusion was struck by a Norfolk Southern train at a railroad crossing on Dart Container's property, police said. Wall was the only person in the vehicle at the time of the crash, according to dispatch. The crossing is marked multiple crossings sign, including a stop sign, but for an unknown reasons, Wall slowed before proceeding onto th…

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Lancaster Driver Leads Police Officers From 3 Agencies On 90 MPH Pursuit, Authorities Say Lancaster Driver Leads Police Officers From 3 Agencies On 90 MPH Pursuit, Authorities Say
Lancaster Driver Leads Police Officers From 3 Agencies On 90 MPH Pursuit, Authorities Say A Lancaster City driver was arrested weeks after leading police from several agencies on a pursuit that reached speeds of up to 90 miles per hour earlier this month, authorities said. West Earl officers were notified of a car traveling at a high rate of speed into Akron Borough, which Ephrata police were trying to stop around 12:20 p.m. March 3, WEPD said. WEPD Officer Cruce was near Oregon Pike and N. Church Street when the call came in, and he saw the vehicle traveling southbound on Oregon Pike, towards him at a high rate of speed, police said. Cruce activated his emergency lights and si…

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by Cecilia Levine