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Lititz Mom, Nurse Takes Clonazepam, Amphetamine Before Head-On Crash With Son In Car: Affidavit Lititz Mom, Nurse Takes Clonazepam, Amphetamine Before Head-On Crash With Son In Car: Affidavit
Lititz Mom, Nurse Takes Clonazepam, Amphetamine Before Head-On Crash With Son In Car: Affidavit A 43-year-old mom of two allegedly caused a head-on crash into a tree by driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police detailed in a release on Thursday, Feb. 9.  Kristen Leigh Gantz of Lititz crashed a black Honda Pilot into a tree along East Oregon Road, Manheim Township around 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 12, according to Officer William R. McHale IV in the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice.  Gantz crashed in such a way that she "could only be freed by mechanical means," as stated in the affidavit. In the meantime, her 16-yea…

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Support Surges For Manheim Mom's Girls As Murder Suspect Husband's Mugshot Is Released Support Surges For Manheim Mom's Girls As Murder Suspect Husband's Mugshot Is Released
Support Surges For Manheim Mom's Girls As Murder Suspect Husband's Mugshot Is Released The mugshot of a husband suspected of sexually assaulting and murdering his wife has been released by police as the community rallies for children living in their home on Friday following a three-day manhunt.  A mugshot of a bloodied and bruised, Matthew Scott Harrison, 48 of Manheim, originally of Hellam, was shared by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department on Feb. 9.  Harrison had been on the run since an 11-year-old child who lives in their home, came back from school to find his wife, Jami Harrison, strangled to death on Monday, Feb. 5, ac…

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Lebanon Ex-BF Allegedly Threatening To Kill Lititz Woman Arrives As Officers Make Welfare Check Lebanon Ex-BF Allegedly Threatening To Kill Lititz Woman Arrives As Officers Make Welfare Check
Lebanon Ex-BF Allegedly Threatening To Kill Lititz Woman Arrives As Officers Make Welfare Check A Lebanon man who had been texting and calling an ex-girlfriend and "threatened to kill her" made the mistake of coming to her home just as police were making a welfare check, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department announced in a release on Jan. 2, 2024.  The ex-boyfriend, 32-year-old Blake Joseph Strangarity, had supposedly contacted the Lititz woman over a bracelet, the NCLRPD explained.  Just four days after Strangarity's birthday, on December 20th, 2023 NLCRPD Officers went to conduct the welfare check at his ex-girlfriend's home in the first block of Green A…

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'My Son Killed My Roommate' Teen Charged With Homicide: Lancaster DA 'My Son Killed My Roommate' Teen Charged With Homicide: Lancaster DA
'My Son Killed My Roommate' Teen Charged With Homicide: Lancaster DA An 18-year-old has been charged with homicide for killing his dad's roommate, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Wednesday.  Brian Deante Gray "just snapped" and beat his dad's roommate 68-year-old Michael Xavier Pfender to death on Monday, his father told police according to the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice.  Gray and Pfender had been drinking and hanging out in a garage on the 1000 block of North Duke Street in Manheim Township when he beat him to death, as detailed in the affidavit.  Pfender appears to have been staying wit…

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Mom Charged With Murder Was On Meth When Infant Died From Exposure: Lancaster County DA Mom Charged With Murder Was On Meth When Infant Died From Exposure: Lancaster County DA
Mom Charged With Murder Was On Meth When Infant Died From Exposure: Lancaster County DA A 32-year-old mom was on methamphetamine when her infant daughter died from exposure, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office confirmed on Wednesday, Nov. 1.  Emily Rose Weaver's 3-month-old girl died after being left in a vehicle, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 5.  The Columbia Borough mom of three and Alvernia University Graduate with a degree in Criminal Justice has been arrested after her infant daughter was found unresponsive in a vehicle in the 4300 block of Fairview Road, West Hempfield Township at approximately 4:36 p.m., according to a release by the…

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WORLD'S FIRST: Legionnaires' Transplants Kills 1 In PA, CDC WORLD'S FIRST: Legionnaires' Transplants Kills 1 In PA, CDC
World'S First: Legionnaires' Transplants Kills 1 In PA, CDC Pennsylvania is making history – for the wrong reason – with the first known cases of Legionnaires' disease in organ donations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A bacteria that can cause the deadly lung disease – commonly known as Legionnaires' – has been found in two Pennsylvania lung transplant patients. The transplants were given by a single donor in Philadelphia in May 2022, according to a CDC release on Friday, Sept. 15.  The Pennsylvania Department of Health was notified in July 2022 and the patients learned they had the disease in June.  …

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DNA On Coffee Cup Lid Matches Man To Child Sexual Assaults: PA State Police DNA On Coffee Cup Lid Matches Man To Child Sexual Assaults: PA State Police
DNA On Coffee Cup Lid Matches Man To Child Sexual Assaults: PA State Police A 54-year-old man is behind bars decades after he allegedly sexually assaulted two children— all thanks to a coffee cup, according to Pennsylvania State Police.  Eric Dorwart of Manheim was matched through DNA evidence to the sexual assault of two children under the age of 13, PSP on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.  The young boy and girl had been playing near their home on West Newport Road on April 4th, 1997, when the man in light blue work van with a ladder of the back approached them and sexually assaulted them, the police detailed in charging documents. The man left semen on the c…

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PA Teen Girl Stabs 19-Year-Old Man To Death: Police PA Teen Girl Stabs 19-Year-Old Man To Death: Police
PA Teen Girl Stabs 19-Year-Old Man To Death: Police A 17-year-old girl has been arrested after she allegedly stabbed a 19-year-old man to death, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.  Janiyah Ann Torres was supposedly in a domestic dispute with Anthony Serrano Jr. when she stabbed him around 11:49 p.m. on Monday night, investigators with the Columbia Borough of Police detailed in a release the following morning. Officers with the borough were called to the scene after Torres phoned 911 to report the stabbing in the 200 block of North Third Street. When officials arrived they found Serrano Jr. suffering from a single stab wound. H…

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Man Caught Raping Several Dogs On Camera: PA State Police Man Caught Raping Several Dogs On Camera: PA State Police
Man Caught Raping Several Dogs On Camera: PA State Police A 22-year-old man recorded multiple videos of himself "engaged in sexual intercourse with dogs," the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, July 27, 2023.  Uriah Peretz Groff supposedly posted the videos of him raping the dogs online, the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation - Central Computer Crime Unit discovered.  "Through an ongoing investigation and subsequent forensic analysis, the Pennsylvania State Police Central Computer Crime...with assistance from the Pennsylvania State Police Animal Cruelty Officer and the Pennsylvania Society to Pr…

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Philadelphia Man Caught With Crack In Someone Else's Car Resists Arrest In Lititz, Police Say Philadelphia Man Caught With Crack In Someone Else's Car Resists Arrest In Lititz, Police Say
Philadelphia Man Caught With Crack In Someone Else's Car Resists Arrest In Lititz, Police Say A 41-year-old Philadelphia man was apparently not in the mood to cooperate with officers who stopped in Lititz and found his crack cocaine, according to a release by police on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Helbert E. Mercado was stopped by Lititz Borough police for a traffic violation in the 200 block of East Market Street at 12:36 p.m. on July 9, 2023, according to the police release.  Mercado gave the officers a false name and "physically resisted officers' attempts to place him under arrest," as stated in the release.  The officers soon "discovered that Mercado did not obtain perm…

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Man Stabbed In Back: Ephrata Police Man Stabbed In Back: Ephrata Police
Man Stabbed In Back: Ephrata Police A 28-year-old man is accused of being an "angry acquaintance" who stabbed a man in the back In Ephrata on Sunday, authorities announced June 12, 2023.  Bryson Scott Puryear stabbed the unidentified man in the back in the 100 block of Washington Avenue around 5 p.m. on June 11, 2023, police alleged in the release A man sitting on his porch intervened which caused Puryear to flee—only to get caught by the police a block from the scene, the police explained.  The victim was taken to Lancaster General Hospital. Puryear was taken to Lancaster County Prison on aggravated…

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NY Man Causes Back-To-Back Hit-Runs In PA, Police Say NY Man Causes Back-To-Back Hit-Runs In PA, Police Say
NY Man Causes Back-To-Back Hit-Runs In PA, Police Say A 21-year-old New York man caused two hit-and-runs in Pennsylvania, police announced on May 10, 2023.  Franknness A. Martinez Tavarez of Corona first crashed into a vehicle in the 400 block of Long Lane in Pequea Township around 11 a.m. on May 9— causing injuries, according to area police.  While at the scene, the police find another vehicle had been side-swiped, and that driver was unharmed, the police explained.  The officer found a head-on collision just 1000 feet down the same road. In that crash, a 60-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman both from York were hurt. Final…

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Drunk Leola Woman Bites Officer, Abandons Injured Children In Crash, Police Say Drunk Leola Woman Bites Officer, Abandons Injured Children In Crash, Police Say
Drunk Leola Woman Bites Officer, Abandons Injured Children In Crash, Police Say A  53-year-old Leola woman drunkenly crashed her vehicle with two children inside, authorities say.  Jessica Ressler then fled the scene of the crash in the 2000 block of Columbia Avenue in Manor Township on March 29, 2023 at 8:56 p.m., according to a police release.  She left the two injured children alone in the vehicle when she fled, police say.  She was soon tracked down by the police but resisted arrest and a struggle ensued, during which she bit an officer, injuring, Manor Township police say. She has been charged with aggravated assault, two counts of endangerin…

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