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East Petersburg Man's Cause Of Death Revealed After Standoff Turned Fatal Fire (UPDATE) East Petersburg Man's Cause Of Death Revealed After Standoff Turned Fatal Fire (UPDATE)
Mark Hackman Killed Himself In House Fire He Set: Coroner The cause of death has been released for a man found dead after a "domestic incident" turned standoff ending with a house fire, the Lancaster County Coroner explained. Mark D. Hackman, 53, of 6294 High Street in East Petersburg Borough, died by a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, and the manner was suicide, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber. He "had been drinking, was armed with a firearm, and was threatening to burn the house down," when the Northern Lancaster County Regional police department were called to a "domestic-in-progress" at his home around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police: Shots Fired During Child Custody Exchange In Central PA, 2 In Custody Police: Shots Fired During Child Custody Exchange In Central PA, 2 In Custody
Police: Shots Fired During Child Custody Exchange In Central PA, 2 In Custody Two people were in custody and one person hospitalized after gunfire broke out during an arranged child custody exchange in Lancaster County, authorities said. Rashaun Taylor and  Thalia Ortiz, both of Reading, were arrested shortly after police issued a Be On The Lookout "BOLO" alert Sunday night, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department said. Witnesses told police that Ortiz and Taylor arrived at a home on the 2000 block of Lawnwood Court in East Petersburg sometime around 8:20 p.m., for an arranged child custody exchange, police said. An argument betw…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lancaster Driver Leads Police Officers From 3 Agencies On 90 MPH Pursuit, Authorities Say Lancaster Driver Leads Police Officers From 3 Agencies On 90 MPH Pursuit, Authorities Say
Lancaster Driver Leads Police Officers From 3 Agencies On 90 MPH Pursuit, Authorities Say A Lancaster City driver was arrested weeks after leading police from several agencies on a pursuit that reached speeds of up to 90 miles per hour earlier this month, authorities said. West Earl officers were notified of a car traveling at a high rate of speed into Akron Borough, which Ephrata police were trying to stop around 12:20 p.m. March 3, WEPD said. WEPD Officer Cruce was near Oregon Pike and N. Church Street when the call came in, and he saw the vehicle traveling southbound on Oregon Pike, towards him at a high rate of speed, police said. Cruce activated his emergency lights and si…

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by Cecilia Levine