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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 …

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Serial Robber Captured Within Hours Of Holding Up Bank In Cumberland County Serial Robber Captured Within Hours Of Holding Up Bank In Cumberland County
Serial Robber Captured Within Hours Of Holding Up Bank In Cumberland County A serial robber was apprehended Wednesday after robbing a bank in Cumberland County, according to area police. Zachary Andrew Heckman, 30, of Carlisle was arrested in connection with the robbery of Belco Community Credit Union on Carlisle Road on Wednesday around 10:30 a.m. After he fled on foot, the Pennsylvania State Police issued a Shelter In Place request for people in the area of Potato and Frytown roads in Upper Frankford Township, as Daily Voice previously reported. Heckman was captured around 2 p.m., according to state police. This was not his first brush with the law involving th…

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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…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Authorities: Narvon Man ID'd As Arsonist Who Caused Massive East Earl Barn Fire Authorities: Narvon Man ID'd As Arsonist Who Caused Massive East Earl Barn Fire
Authorities: Narvon Man ID'd As Arsonist Who Caused Massive East Earl Barn Fire An 18-year-old man was charged with starting an April barn fire totaling more than $500,000 in damages, authorities in Lancaster County said. East Earl Township police on June 25 got an anonymous tip that Jonathan Lynn Yoder, of Narvon, was responsible for starting the April 8 fire, authorities said. The following day, he admitted to setting fire to the barn on the 200 block of Bridgeville Road around 2:25 a.m., authorities said. The building contained hay, a 2005 John Deere harvester and a 2004 John Deere tractor. The fire endangered the lives of 115 firefighters from 15 depart…

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by Cecilia Levine