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PA Pimp Admits Trafficking Aspiring Teen Model, DA Says PA Pimp Admits Trafficking Aspiring Teen Model, DA Says
Louise Fountain Of DelCo Trafficked Teen In Lancaster: DA The first man captured by the Lancaster County Human Trafficking Task Force has been sentenced after confessing to his crimes, the District Attorney announced on Monday, April 8. More than two years after his arrest, Louis Fountain, 34 of Brookhaven, Delaware County pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking individuals, four counts of promoting prostitution, and one count of living off prostitutes before Lancaster County President Judge David Ashworth on March 29, as detailed in the release. Judge Ashworth sentenced him to serve a "prison term of one year, 11 months, and eight d…

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US Rt 30 Reopens After HazMat Called To Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer In Lancaster (UPDATE) US Rt 30 Reopens After HazMat Called To Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer In Lancaster (UPDATE)
US Rt 30 Reopens After HazMat Called To Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer In Lancaster (Update) A jackknifed tractor-trailer caused major delays on US Route 30 on Friday afternoon. The tractor-trailer leaked fuel onto US Rt. 30 East by Exit: PA 462 - Lincoln Highway, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.  The jackknifing happened around 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 1, dispatchers explained. No injuries were reported, but a HazMat crew remains on the scene for "spill control," dispatchers said. Company 63 from the  Lafayette Fire Company assisted Lancaster County HazMat with the cleanup. The fuel came from the tractor-trailer's saddle tanks, the company explained. …

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Barricaded Gunman Strangled Someone Before Standoff In Lancaster Co.: Police Barricaded Gunman Strangled Someone Before Standoff In Lancaster Co.: Police
Barricaded Gunman Strangled Someone Before Standoff In Lancaster Co.: 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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22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Lancaster County Crash: Coroner 22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Lancaster County Crash: Coroner
22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Lancaster County Crash: Coroner A 22-year-old Lancaster man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Saturday, authorities said.  The police were called to the two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Old Philadelphia Pike and Greenfield Road in East Lampeter Township at 6:03 p.m. on July 22, 2023. Cristian Cintora Murillo of West Grove died at the scene of the crash, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's office.  The crash was between a pickup truck and a motorcycle, according to the coroner's office. East Lampeter Township police are investigating the cause of the crash. His sister has launched a…

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12-Year-Old Raped, Strangled, Hid In Freezer ID'd As PA Girl Who Would 'Light Up The Room' 12-Year-Old Raped, Strangled, Hid In Freezer ID'd As PA Girl Who Would 'Light Up The Room'
12-Year-Old Raped, Strangled, Hid In Freezer ID'd As PA Girl Who Would 'Light Up The Room' A girl who was raped, strangled, and hidden in a basement freezer by her mom's ex-boyfriend has been identified by the Lancaster Coroner as of Monday, February 13, 2023.  Elaina Smith, 12, of Columbia Borough, has been identified as the girl who died in this horrific way, according to the coroner's office. Her death was ruled a homicide as a result of strangulation, the coroner’s office says. Her mom's ex-boyfriend 39-year-old Jason Jerod Shackelford, of Columbia, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 10.  He is accused of raping Elaina at his ex-girlfriend Tiffany Smith's home in the…

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Uncle, Nephew ID'd In Head-On Crash On RT 74, York Co. Coroner Says Uncle, Nephew ID'd In Head-On Crash On RT 74, York Co. Coroner Says
Uncle, Nephew ID'd In Head-On Crash On RT 74, York Co. Coroner Says The two men who died at the scene of a head-on crash in York County on Wednesday, Jan. 25, have been identified, authorities announced on Thursday.  Andrew Smucker, 43, of the 300 block of Clay Street in Lancaster was driving his uncle Benuel Smucker Jr., 77, of the 2000 block of Horseshoe Road in East Lampeter Township when a woman driving north on Delta Road/Route 74 crossed over into the men's southbound lane for an unknown reason striking them head-on at 1:52 p.m., according to a release by the York County coroner's office. Troopers from Troop J - York Station were dispatched …

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Maryland Man Traveled To New York For 'Relationship' With 13-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl: DA Maryland Man Traveled To New York For 'Relationship' With 13-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl: DA
Maryland Man Traveled To New York For 'Relationship' With 13-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl: DA A judge sentenced a man after confessing to committing sex crimes with a minor “as intentional, premeditated, and planned as you can get," Assistant Lancaster County District Attorney Fritz Haverstick says.  Mirza Ahmed, a 30-year-old from Catonsville, Maryland, began an "online relationship" turn real-life sexual relationship with a 13-year-old East Lampeter Township girl in 2020, the DA's office announced in a release on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.  Ahmed traveled to New York and then to Columbia, PA to pick up the girl and take her to a room at the Spruce Lane Lodge and Co…

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by Jillian Pikora
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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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WATCH: Two Men Coming To Central PA Hotel To Shot Through Door, Injuring Girl (Video) WATCH: Two Men Coming To Central PA Hotel To Shot Through Door, Injuring Girl (Video)
Watch: Two Men Coming To Central PA Hotel To Shot Through Door, Injuring Girl (Video) A 16-year-old girl suffered "serious injuries" in a shooting at a hotel in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 5,— and a video of the moments before and after the shooting was released on Thursday, Oct. 20 by the police.  East Lampeter Township police were called to the shooting at the Budget Host Inn located at 2140 Lincoln Highway East in Lancaster around 1:30 p.m., the department said in a release around 5 p.m. "Officers arrived within three minutes" and found the girl  "in a second-floor room with a gunshot wound to her left leg," police say.  The officers applied a tourniquet bef…

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Ronks Man 'Seriously Hurt' In Hit-Run Smorgasbord: Police Ronks Man 'Seriously Hurt' In Hit-Run Smorgasbord: Police
Ronks Man 'Seriously Hurt' In Hit-Run Smorgasbord: Police A 42-year-old man has been "seriously hurt" following a hit-and-run by a popular smorgasbord, police say.  East Lampeter Township police were called to "a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle" near Miller's Winery, Restaurant, and Smorgasbord in the 2800 block of Lincoln Highway East at 8:20 p.m. on September 19, 2022, the department stated in a release on Tuesday, Sept. 20.  Upon arrival, police found Nathan C. Kipp, 42, of Ronks was "being treated by Gordonville Ambulance/EMS personnel," police say. "Kipp was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for serious in…

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Business
Man On Scooter Hops Off To Brandish Knife During Central PA Walmart Robbery Man On Scooter Hops Off To Brandish Knife During Central PA Walmart Robbery
Man On Scooter Hops Off To Brandish Knife During Central PA Walmart Robbery A man hopped off a scooter at Walmart and brandished a knife as he run away with nearly $900 worth of unpaid merchandise, police say.  The man picture entered the Walmart at 2034 Lincoln Highway in East Lampeter Township and got on one of the store's electric scooters around 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 22, the area police stated in a release on Sept. 12.  He then was seen loading up the scooter with nearly $900 in merchandise and attempted to exit the store without paying, according to the release. "After being stopped by loss prevention, the male hops off of the scooter and runs out to t…

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Obituaries
Central PA Man ID'd Following Collision Of Motorcycle Into Pickup: Coroner Central PA Man ID'd Following Collision Of Motorcycle Into Pickup: Coroner
Central PA Man ID'd Following Collision Of Motorcycle Into Pickup: Coroner A motorcycle rider has died after crash into a pickup truck in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. Tyrone Gardner, 43, of Coatsville was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by a deputy coroner at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 14, according to the Lancaster County coroner's office. The collision happened  on Lincoln Highway East at Route 30 in East Lampeter Township.  Gardner was riding his  motorcycle when he collided with the pick-up truck. His accidental death was the result of Multiple Traumatic Injuries from the collision according the examination of his body pe…

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5 People Hospitalized Following Head-On Crash At Tanger Outlets 5 People Hospitalized Following Head-On Crash At Tanger Outlets
5 People Hospitalized Following Head-On Crash At Tanger Outlets Five People have been hospitalized and a road was closed following a head-on collision at the Tanger Outlets on Thursday, July 7, authorities say. The two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection of Lincoln Highway East/State Route 30 and Millstream Road in East Lampeter Township, according to county dispatch. Multiple ambulances were called to the scene and at least five people were taken to area hospitals. One lane of Lincoln Highway East remained closed as investigators worked and the wreckage was cleared, dispatchers told Daily Voice at 9 a.m. Additional information about this head-…

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Shocking New Details Emerge About Two Conestoga Valley HS Football Players Who Died Suddenly Shocking New Details Emerge About Two Conestoga Valley HS Football Players Who Died Suddenly
Shocking New Details Emerge About Two Conestoga Valley HS Football Players Who Died Suddenly New details have emerged about one of the two Conestoga Valley High School football players who died over the weekend of June 26, authorities say.  It is now believed that Tyler Zook, 17, died by suicide at his home in East Lampeter Township at approximately 03:45 a.m. on June 25, according to the Lancaster County Forensic Center. Tyreese 'Ty' Smith, 16, died in a crash earlier that morning in East Lampeter Township, a coroner was called to the scene of a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe on its passenger side in a field along the 500 block of Willow Road in East Lampeter Township around…

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Schools
Details Emerge Following Deaths Of Two Conestoga Valley HS Football Players Details Emerge Following Deaths Of Two Conestoga Valley HS Football Players
Details Emerge Following Deaths Of Two Conestoga Valley HS Football Players New details have emerged about a deadly crash involving one of two Conestoga Valley High School football players who died over the weekend.  Tyreese 'Ty' Smith died in a crash over the weekend— and on Monday, June 27 some details about the crash have been released by the Lancaster County Forensic Center. The crash happened in East Lampeter Township and a coroner was called to the scene around 1:15 a.m. Saturday, June 25, the center states in the release. The unidentified 16-year-old's cause of death was determined to be Mechanical Asphyxia due to Multiple Traumatic Injuries from the c…

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Drug Dealer Told PA Victim She Had 'Real D Not Fetty' Before She OD'd In Hotel And Died: DA Drug Dealer Told PA Victim She Had 'Real D Not Fetty' Before She OD'd In Hotel And Died: DA
Drug Dealer Told PA Victim She Had 'Real D Not Fetty' Before She OD'd In Hotel And Died: DA A drug dealer who will spend at least four years in state prison told her Pennsylvania customer that she was selling “real d not fetty” hours before the victim overdosed in a hotel room bathroom, authorities said. Tasha L. Vargas, 35 of Lancaster, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of drug delivery resulting in death following the fatal January 2021 overdose of a 30-year-old woman at Budget Host Inn in East Lampeter Township, according to a Thursday release from the District Attorney’s Office. Vargas was seen on surveillance footage meeting up with the victim at the hotel for a drug transact…

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Delaware Fugitive Caught With Drugs, Underage Girl Leads Police On Pursuit In Pennsylvania Delaware Fugitive Caught With Drugs, Underage Girl Leads Police On Pursuit In Pennsylvania
Delaware Fugitive Caught With Drugs, Underage Girl Leads Police On Pursuit In Pennsylvania A Delaware fugitive— was found with a 15-year-old girl and drugs in his car— before leading police on a pursuit in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, according to a release by the police. William Edward Sawyer, 35, of Wilmington, was spotted by East Lampeter Township police in a silver 2018 Honda Accord in the parking lot of the American Music Theater 2425 Lincoln Highway East on Mar. 16 at approximately 3:48 a.m., the department stated in the release on Thursday. Police observed suspected marijuana and other drug paraphernalia in plain view, but when they asked Sawyer to exit his vehicle he “pla…

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Police Search For ‘At Risk’ PA Teen Missing For Days After Leaving Job At McDonald's Police Search For ‘At Risk’ PA Teen Missing For Days After Leaving Job At McDonald's
Police Search For ‘At Risk’ PA Teen Missing For Days After Leaving Job At McDonald's A central Pennsylvania teenager has been missing since Saturday, according to the police. East Lampeter Township police are searching for Lindsay Vargas, 17, of Lancaster County, who they consider “at risk.” Vargas was last seen leaving her job at McDonald’s near East Towne Mall located at 2090 Lincoln Highway on Saturday, Feb. 5 at approximately 10:30 a.m.,according to a release by the police. She may be in the company of a 26-year-old male operating a red Ford Escape or Mercury Mariner, the police say. “At this time, it is not believed that Lindsay was abducted; however, she is consi…

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Obituaries
Mother Of 5 Young Children Killed In Rt 30 Crash Mother Of 5 Young Children Killed In Rt 30 Crash
Mother Of 5 Young Children Killed In Rt 30 Crash A mother of five was killed in a crash along Route 30 on Monday, according to police. A tractor-trailer and a 2020 Ford Escape collided in 2900 block of Lincoln Highway East/Route 30 around 7:40 a.m., according to East Lampeter Township police. For an unknown reason the Ford Escape, which was heading westbound, crossed over into the opposing lane-- striking an eastbound white 2001 Volvo VNL truck tractor pulling a trailer, according to an updated release by police. The truck then went off the road, striking a utility pole, before coming to it’s final resting place in an embankment, accor…

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One Dead In Multi-Vehicle Route 30 Crash: Authorities One Dead In Multi-Vehicle Route 30 Crash: Authorities
One Dead In Multi-Vehicle Route 30 Crash: Authorities One person was killed in a multiple vehicle crash on Route 30 in eastern Lancaster County on Monday morning, WGAL news 8 said citing authorities. The fatal crash involved a tractor-trailer and at least one other vehicle, closing the street between Ronks and Leacock roads in East Lampeter Township shortly after the crash just after 7:40 a.m. They remained closed more than three hours later, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The victim’s identity had not been released as of Monday afternoon. There was no word on any additional persons injuries as of Monday morning…

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Boy, 15, Missing For Over 1 Week From Central PA Home Boy, 15, Missing For Over 1 Week From Central PA Home
Boy, 15, Missing For Over 1 Week From Central PA Home A Lancaster County teenage boy has been missing for over a week, according to East Lampeter Township Police. Michael Jackson, 15, of East Lampeter Township was last seen by family members on Sept. 19. He had been dropped off at a friend's house on Old Philadelphia Pike and never returned home. Jackson is known to have friends in East Lampeter, Leola, Millersville, Manheim Township and Lancaster City. Police do not believe the disappearance “to be a result of criminal activity at this time,” they aid in a statement released on Friday. Authorities are concerned for the teens welfare. …

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Coroner IDs Body Found Behind Target In Lancaster Coroner IDs Body Found Behind Target In Lancaster
Coroner IDs Body Found Behind Target In Lancaster The human remains found behind a Target along Route 30 have been identified, according to the Lancaster County coroner. Gene Lamar Engle, 59, of Lancaster, was found behind the Target in East Lampeter Township on Wednesday June 9, according to the coroner. The autopsy was performed on June 11. His death is not thought to be suspicious and a toxicology report is pending before an official cause of death is made. The toxicology report is not expected for several weeks. Engle has struggled with substance abuse since 1995, according to court records. He has pled guilty to several of those o…

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Coroner Called To Lancaster County Target To Investigate Possible Human Remains Coroner Called To Lancaster County Target To Investigate Possible Human Remains
Coroner Called To Lancaster County Target To Investigate Possible Human Remains Possible human remains are being investigated behind a Lancaster County Target, say police. The Lancaster County coroner was called to investigate the possible human remains behind the East Lampeter Township Target along Route 30 on Wednesday morning, according to Emergency Dispatch Services. The possible remains were found in a grassy area behind the parking lot of the Target, say East Lampeter Township police. Follow Daily Voice for updates.

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GOT HIM! US Marshals Arrest Teen Who Drove Into Pennsylvania Trooper During Traffic Stop GOT HIM! US Marshals Arrest Teen Who Drove Into Pennsylvania Trooper During Traffic Stop
GOT HIM! US Marshals Arrest Teen Who Drove Into Pennsylvania Trooper During Traffic Stop An 18-year-old who injured a Pennsylvania State trooper during a traffic stop in Lancaster County is has been arrested by US Marshals. David J. Pratt was arrested in the 900 block of Chestnut Street,  in Lebanon County on Tuesday shortly after midnight by US Marshals. Pratt was a passenger in a 2004 Honda Civic that was the subject of a routine traffic stop on Route 462/Lincoln Highway, east of Old Philadelphia Pike in East Lampeter Township, around 2:20 a.m. on May 11, according to PSP. Pratt shared a false identification with police, then slid over to the driver’s seat while the dri…

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US Marshals Arrest Teen Who Drove Into Trooper During Traffic Stop US Marshals Arrest Teen Who Drove Into Trooper During Traffic Stop
US Marshals Arrest Teen Who Drove Into Trooper During Traffic Stop An 18-year-old who injured a Pennsylvania State trooper during a traffic stop in Lancaster County is has been arrested by US Marshals. David J. Pratt was arrested in the 900 block of Chestnut Street,  in Lebanon County on Tuesday shortly after midnight by US Marshals. Pratt was a passenger in a 2004 Honda Civic that was the subject of a routine traffic stop on Route 462/Lincoln Highway, east of Old Philadelphia Pike in East Lampeter Township, around 2:20 a.m. on May 11, according to PSP. Pratt shared a false identification with police, then slid over to the driver’s seat while the dri…

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Coroner: Missing Pennsylvania Amish Woman Was Strangled, Stabbed Coroner: Missing Pennsylvania Amish Woman Was Strangled, Stabbed
Coroner: Missing Pennsylvania Amish Woman Was Strangled, Stabbed The Lancaster County Coroner's office has confirmed the human remains found on Wednesday are Linda Stolzfoos The positive identification was made with dental records. The cause of death was determined to be asphyxia due to strangulation. A knife wound to the neck was a contributing factor. The Lancaster District Attorney shared more details about the human remains discovered while searching for Linda Stolzfoos on Wednesday. Authorities were searching for Stolzfoos, who went missing while walking home from church on Beechdale Road in Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Township, last June, when re…

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Coroner: Missing Pennsylvania Amish Woman Was Strangled, Stabbed Coroner: Missing Pennsylvania Amish Woman Was Strangled, Stabbed
Coroner: Missing Pennsylvania Amish Woman Was Strangled, Stabbed The Lancaster County Coroner's office has confirmed the human remains found on Wednesday are Linda Stolzfoos The positive identification was made with dental records. The cause of death was determined to be asphyxia due to strangulation. A knife wound to the neck was a contributing factor. The Lancaster District Attorney shared more details about the human remains discovered while searching for Linda Stolzfoos on Wednesday. Authorities were searching for Stolzfoos, who went missing while walking home from church on Beechdale Road in Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Township, last June, when …

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Coroner: Missing Pennsylvania Amish Woman Was Strangled, Stabbed Coroner: Missing Pennsylvania Amish Woman Was Strangled, Stabbed
Coroner: Missing Pennsylvania Amish Woman Was Strangled, Stabbed The Lancaster County Coroner's office has confirmed the human remains found on Wednesday are Linda Stolzfoos The positive identification was made with dental records. The cause of death was determined to be asphyxia due to strangulation. A knife wound to the neck was a contributing factor. The Lancaster District Attorney shared more details about the human remains discovered while searching for Linda Stolzfoos on Wednesday. Authorities were searching for Stolzfoos, who went missing while walking home from church on Beechdale Road in Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Township, last June, when …

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Lancaster DA Releases Details In Discovery Of Remains Believed To Be Those Of Linda Stolzfoos Lancaster DA Releases Details In Discovery Of Remains Believed To Be Those Of Linda Stolzfoos
Lancaster DA Releases Details In Discovery Of Remains Believed To Be Those Of Linda Stolzfoos The Lancaster District Attorney has shared more details about the human remains discovered while searching for Linda Stolzfoos on Wednesday. Authorities were searching for Stolzfoos, who went missing while walking home from church on Beechdale Road in Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Township, last June, when remains were discovered Wednesday night, the DA's office said. The remains were wrapped in a tarp and placed inside of a grave dug approximately 42 inches underground, the DA's office said. The grave is located behind a railroad property by Route 41 owned by Dutch Land Inc. where the …

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SEEN HER? East Lampeter Police Say This Thief Keeps Coming Back For More SEEN HER? East Lampeter Police Say This Thief Keeps Coming Back For More
Seen HER? East Lampeter Police Say This Thief Keeps Coming Back For More East Lampeter Township police are looking for a woman who allegedly stole for the Tanger Outlets -- and then returned to do it again. The woman pictured supposedly stole over $2,000 in purses from the Kate Spade store at the Tanger Outlets on Lincoln Highway East, on Feb. 27 and March 29, according to police. Police are asking the public to “look closely at her shoes, jackets and purses that she is carrying in the surveillance photos.” If you have information on this crime or are familiar with this person, please contact the East Lampeter Township Police Department.

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