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PA Child Rapist Who Hid Ex-GF's Daughter's Body In Freezer Sentenced: DA PA Child Rapist Who Hid Ex-GF's Daughter's Body In Freezer Sentenced: DA
Jason Shackelford Gets Sentenced For Killing Elaina Smith A 40-year-old registered sex offender has admitted to raping his ex-girlfriend and her daughter before killing the 12-year-old and hiding her body in a freezer, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, March. 1.  Jason Shackelford, of the 500 block of Avenue H in Columbia, PA, "admitted guilt on charges of first-degree murder, rape of a child, two counts of rape, three counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, four counts of sexual assault, and strangulation," the DA stated in the release.  Elaina Smith of Columbia Borough was raped, strang…

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PA Man Who Kept 'Bag Of Blood' After Brutal Killings, Burnings Learns His Fate: Lancaster DA PA Man Who Kept 'Bag Of Blood' After Brutal Killings, Burnings Learns His Fate: Lancaster DA
PA Man Who Kept 'Bag Of Blood' After Brutal Killings, Burnings Learns His Fate: Lancaster DA A 39-year-old man has been sentenced for killing two men and burning their bodies in an attempt to cover up his crimes, according to a release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's office on Wednesday, Nov. 7. Ezequiel "Zeke" Almodovar of the 1500 block of Hunsecker Road was convicted of two counts of first-degree homicide, one count of reckless burning or exploding, two counts of abuse of a corpse, and one count of tampering with or fabricating on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the DA previously said and court records confirmed.  The conviction cames at the end of an eight-day jur…

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Lancaster County Woman Loses $115K To NY Duo Posing As DEA, Authorities Say Lancaster County Woman Loses $115K To NY Duo Posing As DEA, Authorities Say
Lancaster County Woman Loses $115K To NY Duo Posing As DEA, Authorities Say Two illegal immigrants living in New York contacted an elderly Pennsylvania woman claiming her social security number was used in the commission of narcotics dealing and money laundering — but she could avoid prosecution if her assets were handed over to the fake government employees, officials explained in multiple releases on Friday, Sept. 29.  Vikram Singh, 22, and Devraj Devraj of South Ozone Park have been charged with theft by deception, criminal use of a communication facility, and two counts of theft by extortion in connection with the scheme.  The police first b…

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Man's Car Struck By Train, Pushed 200 Feet, Police In Lancaster County Say Man's Car Struck By Train, Pushed 200 Feet, Police In Lancaster County Say
Man's Car Struck By Train, Pushed 200 Feet, Police In Lancaster County Say A 29-year-old man was driving a car that stopped train tracks and ending up getting pushed and rolled off the tracks, police announced on Wednesda night.  Kaden Stetler of Horseshoe Road in Lancaster was driving a silver 2009 Ford Edge that stopped on the tracks in the 300 block of Willow Road for an unknown reason shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 6, according to East Lampeter Township police.  A Norfolk Southern train struck Steltler's Ford on the passenger side – pushing it approximately 200 feet – then the car "dislodged" and rolled off of the tracks, the police said.  …

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Accused Lancaster Hotel Shooter Nabbed In Texas By US Marshals Accused Lancaster Hotel Shooter Nabbed In Texas By US Marshals
Accused Lancaster Hotel Shooter Nabbed In Texas By US Marshals One of two men accused of shooting a 16-year-old girl at a Central Pennsylvania hotel has been arrested, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 31.  Joseph Angel Rivera Jr. was apprehended in Victoria, Texas by members of the Victoria City Police Department and US Marshall's Office on July 21, 2023.  The shooting he is accused of being involved in "seriously injured" a 16-year-old girl at the Budget Host Inn located at 2140 Lincoln Highway East in Lancaster around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, East Lampeter Township police explained at the time.  The Budget Inn where the shoot…

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Utility Knife Flies At Girl From Roller Coaster At Dutch Wonderland: Police Utility Knife Flies At Girl From Roller Coaster At Dutch Wonderland: Police
Utility Knife Flies At Girl From Roller Coaster At Dutch Wonderland: Police A preteen girl was struck by a box cutter at a Pennsylvania amusement park, police say.  The box cutter, also known as a utility knife, had fallen from another guest's pocket who was riding a roller coaster above the common area where the girl was standing at Dutch Wonderland, 2249 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, according to East Lampeter Township police. The roller coaster was reportedly the Sky Princess according to Redditors, but the police declined to identify which coaster the guest was riding.  Officers were called to the park for a "guest had been struck in the head by …

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MA Sex Offender Assaults Officer After Fleeing PA Wawa In Limo, Police Say MA Sex Offender Assaults Officer After Fleeing PA Wawa In Limo, Police Say
MA Sex Offender Assaults Officer After Fleeing PA Wawa In Limo, Police Say A 37-year-old sex offender from New England allegedly assaulted a police officer while fleeing from a disturbance at a Wawa in Lancaster, PA, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.  Nathan Daniel Taylor was supposedly causing an unknown "disturbance" at the Wawa located at 2132 Lincoln Highway on April 9, 2023, East Lampeter Township police explained.  He suspect fled in a black 2002 Cadillac Limousine— but police spotted him drive with a burned out headlight in the 2100 block of Lincoln Highway East at 3:53 a.m., according to the release. Officers attem…

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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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2 Men Shot Through Locked Central PA Hotel Door, Injuring Girl: Police 2 Men Shot Through Locked Central PA Hotel Door, Injuring Girl: Police
2 Men Shot Through Locked Central PA Hotel Door, Injuring Girl: Police A 16-year-old girl suffered "serious injuries" in a shooting at a hotel in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 5, police say.  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 before she was taken by an ambulance to a local hospital, as detailed in the release…

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Irate Woman Scratches, Spits In Face Of Police Officer Issuing Speeding Ticket In PA Irate Woman Scratches, Spits In Face Of Police Officer Issuing Speeding Ticket In PA
Irate Woman Scratches, Spits In Face Of Police Officer Issuing Speeding Ticket In PA An irate woman damaged police equipment after she scratched and spit in the face of a police officer who was issuing her a ticket around 6:30 a.m. on Friday, June 3, authorities say.   Elizabeth Jackson, 41, of Lafayette Street in Lancaster, was stopped driving 69 mph in a 35 mph zone in a blue 2021 Subaru Forrester in the 1900 block of Lincoln Highway East, according to a release by East Lampeter Township police. When Officer Auerback informed her of that she was being stopped for speeding, she began "yelling profanities at the Officer," police say. Jackson grabbed her driver's …

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Christmas Every Day? PA Christmas Tree Shops Employee Steals $20K+ Doing Fake Returns: Police Christmas Every Day? PA Christmas Tree Shops Employee Steals $20K+ Doing Fake Returns: Police
Christmas Every Day? PA Christmas Tree Shops Employee Steals $20K+ Doing Fake Returns: Police A 41-year-old Christmas Tree Shops employee allegedly made nearly every day seem like Christmas — for herself.  Rosita Rodriguez, of Gap, made more than $20,000 doing fake returns while working at the store located at 2350 Lincoln Highway East between Feb. and May of 2022, according to a release by East Lampeter Township police. Rodriguez was arrested on felony charges for theft by deception on May 17, the release states.  She has been held in the Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $10,000 in bail, court records show.  Her preliminary hearing has been scheduled before…

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Amish Women Hospitalized, Horse Killed In Central PA Crash: Police Amish Women Hospitalized, Horse Killed In Central PA Crash: Police
Amish Women Hospitalized, Horse Killed In Central PA Crash: Police Three women have been hospitalized and a horse has died after a car crash involving a horse drawn wagon and a car on Saturday, May 21, police say. East Lampeter Township police were called to the crash in the 500 block of Musser School Road in Leola around 9:30 a.m., according to a release by the department. The driver of a red 2015 Volkswagen Golf, Margaret Robinson, 86, of Ephrata, was traveling westbound when she struck a horse that was pulling a wagon in the eastbound lanes, police say. After the initial crash the car, horse, and wagon continued into a field, according to the release. …

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GOT HIM! Man Who Threatened To Bomb PA Bank Arrested: Police GOT HIM! Man Who Threatened To Bomb PA Bank Arrested: Police
GOT HIM! Man Who Threatened To Bomb PA Bank Arrested: Police A 30-year-old man has been arrested for threatening to blow up a bank during an attempted robbery last week in central Pennsylvania, according to local police. Collin Robert Shaab of Conestoga, has been arrested for attempted robbery of the Fulton Bank branch located in the 2400 block of Willow Street on Monday, Mar. 14 at 4:55 p.m., West Lampeter Township police announced a week later. Shaab pulled up to the drive-thru window and handed the teller a note indicating he had a bomb and demanded money, police allege. He was identified thanks to the public sharing surveillance images of the …

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Three PA Children With Rifle Sent Police On Pursuit In Stolen Car Three PA Children With Rifle Sent Police On Pursuit In Stolen Car
Three PA Children With Rifle Sent Police On Pursuit In Stolen Car A 13-year-old, a 12-year-old, and another minor sent police on a chase in a stolen vehicle while wielding a rifle, authorities say. East Lampeter Township police were called to a report of a vehicle break-in in progress in the first block of Oxford Village within the Bentley Ridge housing complex at 3:42 a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 15, according to a release by the police department. Police had been told "three teenage males wearing 'Covid masks' were observed inside of an Audi and had fled on foot," but they arrived to find a maroon Mazda CX5 traveling with its lights off and with three …

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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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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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