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WANTED: Man Who Uses Crowbar To Steal From Fruit Stand, Police Say WANTED: Man Who Uses Crowbar To Steal From Fruit Stand, Police Say
Wanted: Man Who Uses Crowbar To Steal From Fruit Stand, Police Say A man who used a crowbar to steal from a money box inside a roadside food stand is wanted by police, East Lampeter Township Police announced on Tuesday, July 30.  The theft happened at 133 Buckwalter Road in Lancaster on July 23, as detailed in the release.  They explained the incident as follows: "The pictured subject was involved in breaking into a money box and removing the contents. The male had a crowbar and forcefully pried the money box open. He was operating a Chevrolet Spark or Sonic." The police are asking the public for help locating the man. Anyone who knows the…

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Police & Fire
Barricaded Gunman Strangled Someone Before Standoff In Central PA: Police Barricaded Gunman Strangled Someone Before Standoff In Central PA: Police
Barricaded Gunman Strangled Someone Before Standoff In Central PA: Police A 53-year-old gunman seriously assaulted someone before he barricaded himself in his home and fired two shots on Monday, police announced the following afternoon.  Scott Richard Golicher "was transported to the East Lampeter Township Police Department and later transferred to a local hospital by ambulance for evaluation before being released," as stated in the police release.  The township was called to his home in the 100 block of Crest Avenue at 11:19 p.m. on Sept. 25, 2023, as detailed in the release. When officers arrived they attempted to speak with occupants of the home when…

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PA Man Struck In Marked Crosswalk ID'd: Police PA Man Struck In Marked Crosswalk ID'd: Police
PA Man Struck In Marked Crosswalk ID'd: Police A 74-year-old man has been identified after he died at a hospital after being struck in a Central Pennsylvania crosswalk, police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Tar Pee Tu of Charles Road in Lancaster, was struck in the crosswalk in the first block of Pitney Road in Lancaster at approximately 11:13 p.m. on Sept. 2, the East Lampeter Township Police Department detailed in a release.  The southbound striking vehicle was a gray 2009 Acura TSX driven by 34-year-old Luis Petrilli-Rivera, of South Ann Street in Lancaster, the police explained. He remained on the scene.&nbs…

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Threat Closes Central Pennsylvania Middle School Threat Closes Central Pennsylvania Middle School
Threat Closes Central Pennsylvania Middle School A threat at a middle school in central Pennsylvania has led officials to cancel cancels on Friday, Nov. 18.  Conestoga Valley School District officials canceled classes at Gerald G. Huesken Middle School due to a "specific threat" made sometime on Thursday night, Superintendent Dave Zuilkoski wrote in a letter to parents.  Details about the threat were not released and the school was only closed "in an abundance of caution," Zuilkoski said.  The district has notified East Lampeter Township Police Department. "This threat has not yet been determined to be credible …

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DETAILS RELEASED: 3-Year-Old Boy Struck In Lancaster County DETAILS RELEASED: 3-Year-Old Boy Struck In Lancaster County
Details Released: 3-Year-Old Boy Struck In Lancaster County A 3-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle in Lancaster on Wednesday, Nov. 16, authorities say.  Emergency crews were called to the crash at Old Philadelphia Pike and Campus Drive in East Lampeter Township around 10:55 p.m., according to Lampeter Township police. The car had been heading east when "the child entered the roadway from an adjacent driveway on the south side of the road," and the boy lives in the 1600 block of Old Philadelphia Pike, the police stated in a release the following morning.  The vehicle is a blue 2020 Hyundai Accent and was operated by a 65-year-old woman…

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