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Barricaded Felon Caused Police Incident, Lancaster County: Authorities Barricaded Felon Caused Police Incident, Lancaster County: Authorities
Barricaded Felon Caused Police Incident, Lancaster County: Authorities A police incident closed a street and put two schools in Columbia Borough into lockdowns on Friday, police announced. The incident began when police attempted to issue a warrant for 40-year-old Charles Nathan Harris for a warrant related to a weapons violation, the police explained on the evening of Jan. 5. Court records show the weapons offense happened in Mount Joy Borough on Jan. 18, 2023, and he forfeited his bail on Dec. 29, 2023.  The police incident happened in the 300 block of Cherry Street, borough police explained, although it initially closed the 200 and 400 blocks as well.…
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…
AVOID THE AREA: Gas Leak Forces Evacuation In Lancaster County (DEVELOPING) AVOID THE AREA: Gas Leak Forces Evacuation In Lancaster County (DEVELOPING)
Avoid THE Area: Gas Leak Forces Evacuation In Lancaster County (Developing) Several buildings have been evacuated due to a gas leak in Lancaster County on Thursday.  The leak was first reported as a "fire incident" by Columbia Borough police around 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 7.  The public was urged to avoid S 2nd and Union streets in the borough, but additional information was not immediately shared.  Daily Voice reached out to authorities and confirmed the incident is actually a gas leak, not a fire.  All the homes and a church in the area have been evacuated as police and fire crews wait for UGI to arrive, dispatchers told us around 2:30 …
Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police
Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police A convicted felon wanted in three states was arrested during a domestic assault in Pennsylvania on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, according to police. Perez Estavon James, 31, of Hagerstown, MD, was found in a home in the 300 block of Locust Street, Columbia Borough, PA — the scene of the domestic assault, according to a release by area police.  "The investigation resulted in Perez Estavon James being placed under arrest," the police said.  For this incident, James was charged with persons not to possess a firearm, intimidation of a witness, criminal mischief, terroristic threats, trespa…
Public Works Building Explosion Rocks Rapho Township: Authorities (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Public Works Building Explosion Rocks Rapho Township: Authorities (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Public Works Building Explosion Rocks Rapho Township: Authorities (Photos, Video) A public works building exploded on Wednesday morning, July 5 in Central Pennsylvania, authorities say.  Six homes were evacuated when a propane leak caused an explosion at the public works storage building behind the township's office building on 971 North Colebrook Road in Rapho Township, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications Emergency Dispatch.  It happened at 6 a.m., and could be felt all the way in Columbia Borough and Mount Joy, readers told Daily Voice.  Posted by Zach-DeAnne Jones on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 Rapho Township Buliding Blew up. Houses and woods aroun…
Fugitive Nabbed In Lancaster, Police Say Fugitive Nabbed In Lancaster, Police Say
Fugitive Nabbed In Lancaster, Police Say A convicted burglar who absconded from justice has been arrested.  Taleek Azan Perez, 25, of Lancaster was arrested by the US Marshal Fugitive Task Force in the 100 block of South Third Street in Columbia Borough around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, according to the Columbia Borough of Police, who assisted the marshals. Perez was wanted on an outstanding warrant after he fled from state parole, according to the police. Back in 2017, he was arrested for a burglary "at a home in the 200 block of S. Ann St. where jewelry, clothing and a television were stolen," Lancaster Bureau of…
Six-Foot-Tall Bronze Statue Stolen From Lancaster County Antiques Mall: Police Six-Foot-Tall Bronze Statue Stolen From Lancaster County Antiques Mall: Police
Six-Foot-Tall Bronze Statue Stolen From Lancaster County Antiques Mall: Police A bronze statue weight over 300 lbs has gone missing in Columbia Borough, police say.  The state of a woman holding a vase was taken from an antiques mall in the 2000 block of Chestnut Street sometime between Feb. 27 and 28,2023, police say.  The officers investigating say the business only notified them of the theft on March 6, at 12:15 p.m., according to a release on Friday, March 10.  The statue is valued at  $2,400, the police stated in the release.  Anyone with information regarding this theft is asked to contact the Columbia Borough Police Department at 717-…
$12K+ In Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Found In Columbia Borough Drug Bust: Police $12K+ In Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Found In Columbia Borough Drug Bust: Police
$12K+ In Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Found In Columbia Borough Drug Bust: Police Five people were caught with methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl— among other drugs during two warranted searches in Columbia Borough on February 10, area police announced on Friday, Feb. 16, 2023.  The first home that was searched was where 29-year-old Kyle Gerlitzki, 33-year-old Daniel Englehart, 46-year-old Javier Molina-Pabon, and 41-year-old Tanya Nunez were found. It is located in the 100 block of Walnut Street, according to the CPD release. The second home searched was where 43-year-old Shane Kenney had been staying. It was in the first block of North Second Street, police de…
Face Tattoos Lead PA State Police, US Marshals To Ex-Con Wanted For Deadly Shooting Face Tattoos Lead PA State Police, US Marshals To Ex-Con Wanted For Deadly Shooting
Face Tattoos Lead PA State Police, US Marshals To Ex-Con Wanted For Deadly Shooting A former convict wanted on multiple warrants was arrested in connection with a deadly shooting on Monday, Dec. 12, authorities announced on Wednesday. Pennsylvania state police arrested 29-year-old James Earl Pilgrim Jr., after tracking him to his home, identifying when he left by his "facial tattoos" and following to Route 30 to conduct a traffic stop, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office.  Columbia Borough police were called to a report of shots fired in the 200 block of North Second Street at 10:46 a.m., according to a release by the departm…
Native NJ Dad Of 3 Charged For Yelling Profanities At School Children In Pennsylvania: Police Native NJ Dad Of 3 Charged For Yelling Profanities At School Children In Pennsylvania: Police
Native NJ Dad Of 3 Charged For Yelling Profanities At School Children In Pennsylvania: Police A 43-year-old father of three yelled profanities at school children, authorities say. Nolan Bronner, currently living in Columbia Borough, but originally from Jersey City, New Jersey, yelled at the school children in a crosswalk on Oct. 17 at approximately 8:46pm, according to the release and his social media. An Officer with the Columbia Borough Police department heard Bronner yelling the profanities, the release details. "The Officer approached the male, known to him as Nolan J. Bronner...and told him he would be receiving a citation in the mail for disorderly conduct due to scaring near…
$32K Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From PA Man Who Admitted Dealing: Authorities $32K Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From PA Man Who Admitted Dealing: Authorities
$32K Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From PA Man Who Admitted Dealing: Authorities A man named "Angel" admitted on tape to dealing fentanyl and methamphetamine days after he was charged with child endangerment— but only after massive amounts of the drugs and supplies drug were discovered in a central Pennsylvania homes, authorities say. Authorities from nearly a dozen agencies  executed three search warrants on Apr. 5, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Sadi Angel Corretger, 31, of the 200 block of South 5th Street, Columbia Borough man has been arrested following the 6 a.m. search of a Lancaster home in the 100 block of Melros…
Man Left Seriously Injured In Lancaster Co. Home Invasion; Attempted Homicide Charges Filed Man Left Seriously Injured In Lancaster Co. Home Invasion; Attempted Homicide Charges Filed
Man Left Seriously Injured In Lancaster Co. Home Invasion; Attempted Homicide Charges Filed A man was left for dead after a home invasion. Michael A. Newport II, 34, of Lancaster County was arrested as the primary suspect in connection with the incident, according to area police. Columbia Borough police responded to a call by a neighbor who found a man with serious head injuries and various other wounds on a front porch in the 500 block of Avenue W in Columbia on July 8th just before 11 a.m. Police found the neighbor with the man-- who was suffering from an apparent injury to the left side of his head and numerous other contusions. The man identified Newport as the suspect. …