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Batman The Horse Allegedly Stolen In Maine, Found In Lancaster Family Says Batman The Horse Allegedly Stolen In Maine, Found In Lancaster Family Says
Batman The Horse Allegedly Stolen In Maine, Found In Lancaster Family Says A family from Maine was "Desperately seeking Batman" their sweet horse after he was illegally sold and sent to Pennsylvania while leased to another family, Jaclyn Sutherland told Daily Voice.  Batman had been with Jaclyn since he was six months old in 2008 until 2022 when he was temporarily leased to a family in Central Maine.  On January 5, the now 16-year-old Bay Paint Draft Cross horse was sold and transported to Lancaster, PA, Jaclyn explained.  The man who drove the horse to PA had no knowledge that the sale was conducted without the Sutherland's knowledge, and has…
PA Comcast User Caught On Kik With Child Porn: Police PA Comcast User Caught On Kik With Child Porn: Police
PA Comcast User Caught On Kik With Child Porn: Police A Lancaster County man was caught uploading child pornography police announced on Monday, Dec. 4.  Michael Edward Fine used his home internet connection to post child pornography onto the app KIK in October, local police found out from the Internet Crimes Against Children through a Cybertip, as explained in the police release. Through an investigation, the New Holland police learned that Fine "upload[ed] multiple videos containing child pornography" using his Comcast IP address, as stated in the release. A search warrant was issued and executed at Fine's home in the 100 block of East …
Police ID Speeding Driver, 25, Killed In Head-On Crash With Tour Bus In Lancaster County Police ID Speeding Driver, 25, Killed In Head-On Crash With Tour Bus In Lancaster County
Police ID Speeding Driver, 25, Killed In Head-On Crash With Tour Bus In Lancaster County Police have identified the 25-year-old sedan driver who died in a crash with a tour bus in Lancaster County early Thursday, Oct. 26. Louis Marotto, of New Holland, was heading north on Hollander Road at a high rate of speed in a Nissan sedan when she swerved into the southbound lane and struck the tour bus head-on, around 2:50 a.m. in Leacock Township on Thursday, Oct. 26, Pennsylvania State Police said. The tour bus operator was not injured, PSP said, and Marotto was pronounced dead at 4:05 a.m., of multiple blunt force trauma, the coroner said.
PA Man Allegedly Makes Sex Tapes With Teen GF Then Rapes 13-Year-Old BFF: Affidavit PA Man Allegedly Makes Sex Tapes With Teen GF Then Rapes 13-Year-Old BFF: Affidavit
PA Man Allegedly Makes Sex Tapes With Teen GF Then Rapes 13-Year-Old BFF: Affidavit A 15-year-old old was heard saying her name and birthday in one of four sex tapes her 24-year-old boyfriend made prior to their break-up and his alleged rape of her 13-year-old best friend, Pennsylvania State Police said in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Nigeir Ormond Martinez was arrested on Oct. 4 on 18 charges for the sex tapes he made with his underage girlfriend and was then slapped with 6 more charges in connection with the alleged rape of her 13-year-old best friend on Oct. 11, according to his court dockets. Of the 24 charges, 23 are felonies. New Holland Police beca…
Cornfield Crash: Teen Commits Hit-Run In Lancaster County, Police Allege Cornfield Crash: Teen Commits Hit-Run In Lancaster County, Police Allege
Cornfield Crash: Teen Commits Hit-Run In Lancaster County, Police Allege A 15-year-old crashed into a cornfield and committed a hit-and-run while fleeing in Lancaster County last month, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 10.  The crash happened when an unnamed 15-year-old drove into a field in the 600 block of Wallace Road in New Holland around 5:10 p.m. on Sept. 24, the East Earl Township police explained in the release.  Through an investigation, the police found out that the teen crashed into the field and attempted to flee but struck "an occupied vehicle," as stated in the release. The teen was found shortly after the incident, according to the pol…
Life In Prison For PA Arsonist Who Killed Man Clinging To His Own Vehicle Life In Prison For PA Arsonist Who Killed Man Clinging To His Own Vehicle
Life In Prison For PA Arsonist Who Killed Man Clinging To His Own Vehicle A convicted arsonist and killer in Lancaster County will spend the rest of his days in prison for a crime spree that ended with a man's death three years ago, a judge has ruled.  Javen T. Jackson, 24, was sentenced to life plus four-to-10 years at a hearing on Dec. 20, said county District Attorney Heather Adams in a statement.  At his trial in October, prosecutors said Jackson set fire to a New Holland apartment building on Nov. 10, 2019. Jurors heard from building residents who described waking up to find their apartments filled with smoke and rushing to safety with their young …
12-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted While Holding Infant By PA Man Police Say 12-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted While Holding Infant By PA Man Police Say
12-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted While Holding Infant By PA Man Police Say 3,524 text messages— mostly sexual— were exchanged between a 34-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl in Pennsylvania over two months after he allegedly had sexually assaulted her while she held a baby, authorities state in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.   Joseph Thomas Patterson Sr. of New Holland was arrested on Dec. 1, around 1 p.m. area police announced on Monday, Dec. 5.  The girl's parents first discovered Patterson's text when a cellphone she only had recently gotten access to use "kept going off" while on a family vacation, according to the affidavit of probab…
Pennsylvania Amish-Mennonite Co-Business Owner Killed In Virginia Plane Crash Pennsylvania Amish-Mennonite Co-Business Owner Killed In Virginia Plane Crash
Pennsylvania Amish-Mennonite Co-Business Owner Killed In Virginia Plane Crash A devout Christian and co-owner of an area business died in a plane crash in Virginia on Wednesday, Sept. 14, authorities say.  Kevin James Esh, 30, of New Holland, was piloting a Piper PA-32 Cherokee when his plane burst into flames as it crash into a field near Charlottesville, Virginia on Wednesday around 11:30 p.m., according flight data and Virginia state police.  Esh had taken off from Blue Ridge Regional Airport, near Martinsville, around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, flight records show. He was heading northeast when the Cherokee began losing altitude, approximately 45 minutes into the fli…
Ex-Cons Burglarize KFC In Central PA: Police Ex-Cons Burglarize KFC In Central PA: Police
Ex-Cons Burglarize KFC In Central PA: Police Whether it was a bucket of chicken or cash that these two former convicts wanted remains unclear but it is clear that they are wanted by the police.  East Hempfield Township police announced the warrants for the burglary on Thursday, August 25, although the warrants were issued on July 14, and the burglary happened on June 2, according to the release.  The timeline is clucking confusing but police clearly state that the burglarized KFC is located at 1533 Columbia Avenue in the township.  The two wanted men, who are both wanted for felony burglary charges, are Shawn Patr…
21-Year-Old Strangler Nabbed As 3rd Suspect In Half-Million Lancaster County Barn Arson 21-Year-Old Strangler Nabbed As 3rd Suspect In Half-Million Lancaster County Barn Arson
21-Year-Old Strangler Nabbed As 3rd Suspect In Half-Million Lancaster County Barn Arson A 21-year-old man has been arrested as a third suspect in a barn fire that had nearly $500,000 million in damage on April 8, 2021, authorities say.  Charles Jayron Newswanger, of New Holland, has been charged along with Christopher Adam Good, 23, of Annville, and Jonathan Lynn Yoder, 18, of Narvon for setting fire to the barn located in the 200 block of Bridgeville Road at 2:25 a.m., police explained in a new release on the case on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. The building contained hay, a 2005 John Deere harvester, and a 2004 John Deere tractor, according to police at the time of …
Winning $100K Powerball Ticket Sold In Central PA Winning $100K Powerball Ticket Sold In Central PA
Winning $100K Powerball Ticket Sold In Central PA You might be a winner! A winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000 was sold in Lancaster County on Monday, July 25, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The winning ticket was sold Sheetz, 698 West Main Street, New Holland, which earns a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.  The ticket correctly matched four of the five white balls drawn, 25-37-38-39-65, and the red Powerball 5, to win $100,000, less applicable withholding. Without the $1 Power Play option, the ticket would have been worth $50,000. The Power Play multiplier drawn was two. Winners can be identified only after pr…
Amish Women Hospitalized, Horse Killed In Central PA Crash: Police Amish Women Hospitalized, Horse Killed In Central PA Crash: Police
Amish Women Hospitalized, Horse Killed In Central PA Crash: Police Three women have been hospitalized and a horse has died after a car crash involving a horse drawn wagon and a car on Saturday, May 21, police say. East Lampeter Township police were called to the crash in the 500 block of Musser School Road in Leola around 9:30 a.m., according to a release by the department. The driver of a red 2015 Volkswagen Golf, Margaret Robinson, 86, of Ephrata, was traveling westbound when she struck a horse that was pulling a wagon in the eastbound lanes, police say. After the initial crash the car, horse, and wagon continued into a field, according to the release. …
Sexually Violent PA Predator Created 'Living Hell' For Children Heads To Prison For 155 Years Sexually Violent PA Predator Created 'Living Hell' For Children Heads To Prison For 155 Years
Sexually Violent PA Predator Created 'Living Hell' For Children Heads To Prison For 155 Years A 52-year-old Pennsylvania man who created a "living hell" for five children under the age of 14, is heading to jail for 63 ½ to 155 years, according to the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Gustavo A. Rendon, of the 100 block of East Main Street, New Holland, was cross examined by a licensed psychologist who determined he was a sexually violent predator, according to the release by the DA's office. Pennsylvania state police were first made aware of the abuse after one of the victims initially reported it to a state senator’s staff, according to the district attorney's office. R…
Workers Injured By Acid At PA Company Workers Injured By Acid At PA Company
Workers Injured By Acid At PA Company Employees were injured by acid at a central Pennsylvania food plant on Saturday, according to a release by the company. The two injured workers were hurt by sulfuric acid at Tyson Foods on South Custer Avenue in New Holland on Apr. 2 around 1 p.m., officials with the company said on Monday. The people who were hurt suffered minor injuries and are doing well, according to the release. "We're grateful for the swift response and assistance from local first responders," officials said.
Megan's Law Violator Linked To Brutal Rape, Murder Of Central PA Woman: DA Megan's Law Violator Linked To Brutal Rape, Murder Of Central PA Woman: DA
Megan's Law Violator Linked To Brutal Rape, Murder Of Central PA Woman: DA A former convict and sexual offender has been charged for a sexual assault and homicide of a 65-year-old woman in central Pennsylvania, according to the Lancaster County's district attorney's office. Robert Edward Boddy, 43, is a Megan’s Law registrant after pleading guilty to aggravated indecent assault in 2007, and now he is back in police custody, according to a release by the Lancaster County's district attorney's office.  “The nature and circumstances of this homicide were understandably unnerving for the local community,” District Attorney Heather Adams said. “Thankfully, separat…
Car Tipping Pranksters Wanted By Police In New Holland Car Tipping Pranksters Wanted By Police In New Holland
Car Tipping Pranksters Wanted By Police In New Holland Do you have the strength to flip a car over? Well one or more people Lancaster County do. While most people were at a local fair, a car was rolled on its side on Wednesday night, according to New Holland police. The car was parked in the 200 Block of Walnut Lane.  Police continue to investigate "this useless act of mischief," as they called it in a statement. Anyone with information about the incident should contact New Holland police at 717-354-4646.
Woman, 65, Sexually Assaulted, Strangled To Death In Lancaster County Home, Police Say Woman, 65, Sexually Assaulted, Strangled To Death In Lancaster County Home, Police Say
Woman, 65, Sexually Assaulted, Strangled To Death In Lancaster County Home, Police Say A woman found dead at her home in Lancaster County was sexually assaulted prior to being strangled, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office. Nora Sanchez, 65, of the 300 block of East Main Street in New Holland was found dead in her home on Sept. 1 around 10 a.m., as Daily Voice reported at the time.  Police were originally called to the scene for a welfare check. Sanchez died by strangulation with evidence of sexual assault, according to the Lancaster County coroner.  Sanchez was originally from Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia and moved to New Holland, …
Woman Found Dead In New Holland Home Prompts Homicide Investigation Woman Found Dead In New Holland Home Prompts Homicide Investigation
Woman Found Dead In New Holland Home Prompts Homicide Investigation A homicide investigation has been launched after a woman was discovered dead in her New Holland home on Wednesday.  Police were called to a home in the 300 block of East Main Street shortly before 10 a.m. on a report of a welfare check, according to Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office and the New Holland Borough Police Department. Officers discovered 65-year-old Nora Sanchez dead inside the home, authorities said. The results of an autopsy performed by the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office are pending.  The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with informati…
Employer's Nightmare: Fired Employee From Lebanon Threatens To Shoot Former Co-Workers Employer's Nightmare: Fired Employee From Lebanon Threatens To Shoot Former Co-Workers
Employer's Nightmare: Fired Employee From Lebanon Threatens To Shoot Former Co-Workers Every employer worries about how an employee will take the news of a change in employment status, on Wednesday one of the worst case scenarios almost happened. Whorten Elmer Haines, 56, of Lebanon did not take the news for his firing well, according to police in New Holland. New Holland Borough police were called to a business on Diller Avenue around 3:57 p.m. Upon arrival officers spoke with employees of the business who stated that when the manager fired Haines-- threatened to come back and shoot his former co-workers.  Police located Haines and took him into custody.   …
Daredevil Dirt Biker Goes 70 MPH Fleeing From Lancaster Police Daredevil Dirt Biker Goes 70 MPH Fleeing From Lancaster Police
Daredevil Dirt Biker Goes 70 MPH Fleeing From Lancaster Police A Lancaster County man fled from police after they try to stop him from trespassing. Local daredevil and dirt biker, Isaac Hunter Hubik, 22, of New Holland, eventually turned himself in to police after learning officers had been in contact with his friends. New Holland Police were called to the 500 Block of South Kinzer Avenue in Earl Township for a report that there was a dirt bike riding through fields without permission on July 22 at 10:24 p.m. Officers caught up to the dirt bike at the intersection of Ranck Road and East Main Street in New Holland Borough, but when officers attempted t…
100 MPH Motorcycle Chase Through Backyards Ends With DUI, Felony Arrest In Lancaster County 100 MPH Motorcycle Chase Through Backyards Ends With DUI, Felony Arrest In Lancaster County
100 MPH Motorcycle Chase Through Backyards Ends With DUI, Felony Arrest In Lancaster County An Ephrata man led police on a high speed chase-- through people's yards-- while fleeing an arrest warrant, according to New Holland police. Derek Charles Lawson, 23, was spotted in the 600 block of West Main Street in Earl Township at around 11:23 p.m. on June 5, say police. Police attempted a routine traffic stop of a motorcycle with obstructed plate near in the area of West Main Street and South Shirk Road in Earl Township. Lawson fled at speeds reaching an excess of 100 mph. Officers discontinued following the motorcycle, but spotted it once more later that same day. This time Lawson…
DUI PA Driver Who Struck Another Vehicle Bites Arresting Officer, Police Say DUI PA Driver Who Struck Another Vehicle Bites Arresting Officer, Police Say
DUI PA Driver Who Struck Another Vehicle Bites Arresting Officer, Police Say A 47-year-old Lancaster County man who was drunk when he hit another vehicle tried biting an officer attempting to place him in handcuffs, authorities said. New Holland police were dispatched to the Ashlea Gardens complex on May 30 after a woman called saying a man later identified as Gerald Douglas Kulp trying to park next to her hit her car, police said in a news release. Kulp went back inside his apartment and appeared intoxicated, the woman told police. While Kulp was retrieving the information to his vehicle, he opened the door of his car into the door of the vehicle he had just …
Lancaster County Breeder Arrested For Partially Removing Puppy's Eye Lancaster County Breeder Arrested For Partially Removing Puppy's Eye
Lancaster County Breeder Arrested For Partially Removing Puppy's Eye A breeder in New Holland has been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly using a hot knife to "treat" his dog's infected eye. Ray Martin, 48 of New Holland, was arrested Wednesday following an investigation by the Pennsylvania SPCA and Lancaster County detectives into his alleged burning of “ocular issue” out of English Bulldog puppy’s eye. PSPCA learned of the incident by a complaint from a veterinarian on July 3. The vet. told PSPCA’s Humane Law Enforcement team that an English Bulldog puppy that had been purchased from a breeder and brought in for care for an eye problem. During an …
Registered Sex Offender In Lancaster County Arrested On New Child Porn Charges Registered Sex Offender In Lancaster County Arrested On New Child Porn Charges
Registered Sex Offender In Lancaster County Arrested On New Child Porn Charges A registered sex offender has been arrested on new charges, this time-- child porn, according to police. Richard Wayne Sherman, 42 of the 500 block of West Main Street in New Holland, was arrested Wednesday after a tip led police to investigate his devices. Police began investigating Sherman following a tip they received on March 3 that he might have a child pornography on a cellphone in his home. Investigators obtained a subpoena and served a search warrant locating "several items of interest" with the assistance Lancaster County Computer Crimes Unit, on April 22, say New Holland police.…
Andrew Bilheimer Of New Holland Dies After 'Losing Addiction Battle,' Obit Says Andrew Bilheimer Of New Holland Dies After 'Losing Addiction Battle,' Obit Says
Andrew Bilheimer Of New Holland Dies After 'Losing Addiction Battle,' Obit Says Andrew Bilheimer of New Holland, and formerly of Bethlehem, died on May 3 after "losing his battle with addiction." He was 33. Bilheimer is a United States veteran, having previously served in Iraq, according to his obituary. Bilheimer was remembered as someone who "enjoyed reading, gaming, fishing and playing soccer, basketball, football, and baseball."  He is survived by his mother Laurie (Moore) Bilheimer, and her husband Scott Stackhouse; father, Robert W. Bilheimer; fiancé Gina, his brother, Stephen Bilheimer; sister, Sarah Bilheimer; stepbrother, Michael Stac…
TRIBUTE: New Holland Police Officer, Volunteer Firefighter Wendell Metzler Dies Of Cancer, 52 TRIBUTE: New Holland Police Officer, Volunteer Firefighter Wendell Metzler Dies Of Cancer, 52
Tribute: New Holland Police Officer, Volunteer Firefighter Wendell Metzler Dies Of Cancer, 52 New Holland Borough police department is mourning the death of Officer Wendell Metzler, who died of cancer.  He was 52 years old. Serving on the force for 20 years -- 25 part time for West Earl police -- Metzler lived a life full of service to his community.  He previously worked for Ephrata Township police for seven and a half years, and spent 22 working as a volunteer firefighter with West Earl and Upper Leacock Fire Companies.  Metzler was a certified emergency medical technician for 34 years, serving Leola Ambulance and Ephrata Community Hospital Advanced Life Support Unit. Wendell …
New Holland PD: Driver Nearly 2X Legal BAC Level Blows Through Stop Sign New Holland PD: Driver Nearly 2X Legal BAC Level Blows Through Stop Sign
New Holland PD: Driver Nearly 2X Legal BAC Level Blows Through Stop Sign A driver with a blood alcohol level almost twice the legal limit blew through stop signs and swerves in road way, says New Holland police. Justine Nicole Olweiler, 28, has plead guilty to two other traffic violations, including texting while driving, court documents show. Olweiler drove right through a stop sign at 2:48 a.m. on Sunday, and then continued driving erratically, police said. She swerved in the area of East Conestoga Street and Mentzer Avenue, where police were on patrol, they said. The officers stopped Olweiler and gave her a field sobriety tests--which she failed, author…
New Holland PD: 19-Year-Old Porch Pirate Stole $300 Bike New Holland PD: 19-Year-Old Porch Pirate Stole $300 Bike
New Holland PD: 19-Year-Old Porch Pirate Stole $300 Bike Porch pirates strike again in Lancaster. On Saturday, New Holland Police investigated the theft of a $299 Trek bicycle stolen from the porch of a home in the 300 block of East Jackson Street in New Holland Borough. The following following day, police responded to a call involving 19-year-old Dominic Croumbley and discovered he was in possession of the aforementioned bike.  Croumbley was unable to post his $3,000 bail and was committed to the Lancaster County Prison on a misdemeanor count of theft.