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PA Driver On Fentanyl Killed Mom, Injured Child In Head-On Christmas Day Crash, Police Say PA Driver On Fentanyl Killed Mom, Injured Child In Head-On Christmas Day Crash, Police Say
Steven Maldonado Charged For Crash Killing Karina Cruz-Camuy A 24-year-old man high on marijuana and fentanyl caused a head-on crash killing a mom and injuring her child on Christmas Day, Manheim Township police announced on Friday, April 5.  Steven Joel Berrios Maldonado was driving 27-year-old Karina Cruz-Camuy and her sons in a Gray Volkswagon Jetta while high on drugs, the police explained citing a blood test he took at the hospital.  Investigators determined Maldonado was going a minimum of 50.28 miles per hour in the marked 35 MPH zone on Wabank Road near Rabbit Hill Lane in Lancaster Township, when he he left the westbound …
WANTED: Man Knocks Out Customer At Sunoco In Manheim, Police Say WANTED: Man Knocks Out Customer At Sunoco In Manheim, Police Say
Wanted: Man Knocks Out Customer At Sunoco In Manheim, Police Say A New Year's Eve beatdown at a Sunoco left someone with "facial injuries and a concussion," Manheim Township police announced on Feb. 23.  The assault happened at the Sunoco located at 1136 Harrisburg Pike, Manheim Township, Lancaster just after midnight on Sunday, December 31, 2023, the police detailed in the release.  The man pictured punched the victim in the left side of the head, leading them to lose consciousness, the suspect then fled the scene, the police explained.  The police are asking the public for help identifying the man pictured.  Anyone with informatio…
Man ID'd After Fatal Ejection During Rollover Crash On PA 283: Coroner Man ID'd After Fatal Ejection During Rollover Crash On PA 283: Coroner
East Petersburg's Matthew Carabello Killed In Lititz Crash A 29-year-old man has been identified following a fatal rollover crash, authorities told Daily Voice on Wednesday, Feb. 21.  Matthew Carabello of the 2400 block of Franklin Drive in East Petersburg died an accidental death caused by multiple traumatic injuries, Lancaster County Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber told us.  The crash happened on PA 283 westbound at 1:24 a.m. on Feb. 21, according to the Manheim Township Police. Carabello was driving a 1996 Ford Explorer when he "drove off the roadway and returned onto the travel lane before rolling and sliding" — ejecting hi…
Teen Admits Sharing Child Porn On Discord: Manheim Twp. Police In Affidavit Teen Admits Sharing Child Porn On Discord: Manheim Twp. Police In Affidavit
Malik Sams Admits Sharing Child Porn On Discord: Affidavit An 18-year-old man is accused of both uploading and downloading child pornography on the chatting app/website Discord, Manheim Township police announced on Feb. 9. Malik Jaden Sams of the 400 block of Delp Road in Lancaster began being investigated after authorities received multiple Cyper Tipline reports of an IP address in the home where he lived and the account "ZackDaRat#7143" which he later admitted to using, according to the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice.  He both uploaded and downloaded images of child pornography between January and March 2023, the police …
Stabbing With False 'Gunshots' Leads To Elementary School Lockdown In Lancaster County: Police Stabbing With False 'Gunshots' Leads To Elementary School Lockdown In Lancaster County: Police
Stabbing With False 'Gunshots' Leads To Elementary School Lockdown In Lancaster County: Police  A false report of "gunshots" at what turned out to be a stabbing led to a lockdown at an elementary school and a shelter-in-place order, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department announced on Tuesday.  Officers with the NLCRPD were called to a stabbing in the 2300 Block of Lawnwood Court in East Petersburg at 9:03 a.m. on Feb. 6.   Arriving officers found a 42-year-old had been stabbed and the 36-year-old man who allegedly stabbed her fled on foot before the police came.  The woman was taken by EMS to an area hospital with "non-life-threatening inju…
PA Woman ID'd After Mustang Crash Down Embankment: Coroner PA Woman ID'd After Mustang Crash Down Embankment: Coroner
Sandra Ganse, 77, Killed In Mustang Crash: Coroner A 77-year-old Mustang driver died at the scene of a crash down an embankment on Saturday, the Lancaster County Coroner's Office told Daily Voice.  Sandra Ganse of the 100 block of Roselle Avenue in Lancaster, was found partially ejected at the scene, Chief Deputy Coroner, Eric Bieber explained.  For an unknown reason, Ganse had lost control of her 1964 Ford Mustang — exiting the road near Lititz Pike, striking a curb — causing the Mustang to fall approximately six feet down an embankment, landing on its side, according to the Manheim Township Police.  The police were called…
Mom Killed, Child Hospitalized In Lancaster Christmas Day Crash: Authorities Mom Killed, Child Hospitalized In Lancaster Christmas Day Crash: Authorities
Obituary: Karina Cruz-Camuy Dies In Christmas Day Crash A 27-year-old mom has died following a three-vehicle crash on Christmas Day, the Lancaster County Coroner's office announced the following afternoon.  Karina Cruz-Camuy died at 3:20 p.m. at the scene of the crash on Wabank Road near Rabbit Hill Lane in Lancaster Township, Deputy Chief Coroner Eric Bieber detailed in the release.  The crash happened at 1:03 p.m. on Dec. 25, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.  The coroner was called to the scene at 3:08 p.m. Cruz was found ejected from the front passenger seat with "significant trauma," Bieber said. An autopsy …
'My Son Killed My Roommate' Teen Charged With Homicide: Lancaster DA 'My Son Killed My Roommate' Teen Charged With Homicide: Lancaster DA
Brian Deante Gray Charged With Michael Pfender's Homicide An 18-year-old has been charged with homicide for killing his dad's roommate, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Wednesday.  Brian Deante Gray "just snapped" and beat his dad's roommate 68-year-old Michael Xavier Pfender to death on Monday, his father told police according to the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice.  Gray and Pfender had been drinking and hanging out in a garage on the 1000 block of North Duke Street in Manheim Township when he beat him to death, as detailed in the affidavit.  Pfender appears to have been staying wit…
Drunk Gunman Randomly Shoots Then Steals Ring Doorbell: Lancaster Police Drunk Gunman Randomly Shoots Then Steals Ring Doorbell: Lancaster Police
Drunk Gunman Randomly Shoots Then Steals Ring Doorbell: Lancaster Police Early Friday morning, a 21-year-old man got drunk and supposedly began wandering around Lancaster randomly shooting a .9 millimeter handgun, authorities announced that same morning.  David Ramos was found "intoxicated and a 9mm handgun was found in his possession," city police state in a release on Dec. 1.  Before city police were involved, Manheim Township Police were called to a report of shots fired on the 800 block of New Holland Avenue around 1 a.m. Ramos was "walking around firing his weapon at random," the police said.  While investigating the MTP officers heard more…
Man Tells Pastor He Abused Child At Family Events: Manheim Twp. Police Man Tells Pastor He Abused Child At Family Events: Manheim Twp. Police
Man Tells Pastor He Abused Child At Family Events: Manheim Twp. Police A Pennsylvania man has been charged after telling his pastor about the sexual abuse he inflicted on a child, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 14.  Randy L. Abell, 50 of the 1000 block of Fondersmith Drive, Carlisle, has been arrested at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 17, 2023, for allegedly sexually assaulting a child multiple times at family events between Nov. 2018 and March 2020, according to a release by Manheim Township police. Before the police investigation that led to his arrest, "In October 2021, Abell, had sought counseling and disclosed that he had 'inappropriate sexual incide…
Lancaster Man Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Berks Bicyclist Lancaster Man Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Berks Bicyclist
Lancaster Man Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Berks Bicyclist A Lancaster Township man is accused of fleeing the scene of the deadly crash that killed 23-year-old Anson Burkholder in Maidencreek Township last month.  Moshe K. Notis, 28, is charged with homicide by vehicle and other counts related to the Sept. 20 crash, said the Berks County District Attorney's Office.  Investigators say Burkholder, of Maidencreek, was biking home after stopping by a farm to tend to animals around 8 p.m.  When he never made it back, his brother went looking and found the 23-year-old dead off the shoulder of Route 222 near the edge of a cornfield, accord…
Lancaster Man Throws Fork Into Someone's Face: Police Lancaster Man Throws Fork Into Someone's Face: Police
Lancaster Man Throws Fork Into Someone's Face: Police A man who throw a fork into someone's face has been sentenced after pleading guilty on Thursday.  Mark Anthony Ressel is in prison after he entered a guilty plea to two third-degree misdemeanor charges of harassment during his preliminary hearing on July 20, 2023, court records show.  Manheim Township police officers were called to a reported stabbing in the 1000 block of Grofftown Road, Lancaster at 9 p.m. on June 10.  "While en route, officers were advised that the victim had been stabbed by Ressel, who was making threats and had hurt the victim yesterday," as stated in th…
Man Sneaks Into Sleeping Child's Bed For Sex Near Elementary School In Lancaster, Police Say Man Sneaks Into Sleeping Child's Bed For Sex Near Elementary School In Lancaster, Police Say
Man Sneaks Into Sleeping Child's Bed For Sex Near Elementary School In Lancaster, Police Say A 33-year-old Lancaster man would sneak into an acquaintance's home while they were out or asleep so he could have sex with their child, authorities announced in a release on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.  David Ray Lopez, would watch and wait, or call and make sure the parents were out before sneaking into the home and sliding into the child's bed— multiple times— between May and August of 2022, Manheim Township police detailed in the release.  After a third adult witnessed Lopez entering the home and knocking on the child's door— he fled and authorities were called, according to th…
Mom Of 3 Dies After Husband Strangled Her In Lancaster: Affidavit Mom Of 3 Dies After Husband Strangled Her In Lancaster: Affidavit
Mom Of 3 Dies After Husband Strangled Her In Lancaster: Affidavit A Lancaster mother of three young children has died and the police say an assault by her husband led to her death, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Manheim Township police filed charges against 25-year-old Jordan Antonio Ortiz which have now been upgraded after 23-year-old Kylee Carroll Ortiz died at Lancaster General on Sunday, April 9, 2023, authorities tell Daily Voice. The police had been called to their home on Dickens Drive in Lancaster Township multiple times on April 2nd and 3rd for reports of domestic incidents, but Jordan repeatedly told the police they had …
Man Electrocuted In Tree In Central PA, Police Say Man Electrocuted In Tree In Central PA, Police Say
Man Electrocuted In Tree In Central PA, Police Say A 39-year-old man was electrocuted to death while tree trimming in Lancaster County on Saturday, April 8, 2023, authorities say.  Manheim Township Police and first responders were called to a report of an unconscious man in a tree in he 2100 block of Kentwood Drive at 12:48 p.m.  "One of the branches contacted a power line causing the male to be electrocuted," while he was tree trimming, according to the police.  Lancaster County Coroner’s Office was called and he was pronounced deceased at the scene. The police continue to investigate, "but no foul play is suspected," the …
Man Smears Blood On Victims' Home On Pleasure Road: Manheim Twp. Police Man Smears Blood On Victims' Home On Pleasure Road: Manheim Twp. Police
Man Smears Blood On Victims' Home On Pleasure Road: Manheim Twp. Police After sending terrorizing texts, a 48-year-old Lancaster County man carved into someone's car and smeared blood on the victims' home and vehicle, authorities say.  Norman B. Meiskey IV of Columbia, PA,  texted a man “Satan," saying that he was “really bleeding,” and “saving the best for last," on Feb. 18, as stated in the release by Manheim Township police on Feb. 28, 2023, and confirmed in court documents.   The township police were called to the 200 block of Pleasure Road on the night of Feb. 22, 2023, according to the release.  Upon arrival, the victims sho…
Manheim Teen Caught With Gun, THC In 'Vaccum-Sealed Bag,' Police Say Manheim Teen Caught With Gun, THC In 'Vaccum-Sealed Bag,' Police Say
Manheim Teen Caught With Gun, THC In 'Vaccum-Sealed Bag,' Police Say Numerous vehicle violations led police to pull over a vehicle where they found forged documents, an illegal gun, and a "vaccum-seaed bag" of THC marijuana, authorities say. Brandon Daevon Graves, 19, of Lancaster, was driving a car with "heavily tinted windows," an out rear-side brake light, and "expired inspection and emissions stickers," along Columbia Avenue at Jackson Drive on Fed. 17, 2023 Manheim Township police explain in the release.  "Consent to search the vehicle was denied by Graves. The vehicle was towed to the police station and a search warrant was obtained. Suspected ma…
Nursing Home Resident Shows Child Porn To 14-Year-Old, Manheim Twp. Police Say Nursing Home Resident Shows Child Porn To 14-Year-Old, Manheim Twp. Police Say
Nursing Home Resident Shows Child Porn To 14-Year-Old, Manheim Twp. Police Say A child who befriended an elderly man in a nursing home discovered the resident had a phone full of child pornography, authorities say. The 14-year-old was visiting Conestoga View Nursing Home at 900 East King Street when 74-year-old Kenneth Frazer Kuehne, befriended the young visitor and invited the child to his room in December 2022, Manheim Township police detail in a release on Feb. 15, 2023. The children's parents later learn that he had "shown photographs, to their child, one of the photos was a young boy who was completely nude. Another nurse’s aide who had assisted Kuehne with his c…
Underage Drunk Lititz Man Goes Over 100 MPH In 35 Zone Ejecting Three Passengers, Police Say Underage Drunk Lititz Man Goes Over 100 MPH In 35 Zone Ejecting Three Passengers, Police Say
Underage Drunk Lititz Man Goes Over 100 MPH In 35 Zone Ejecting Three Passengers, Police Say A 20-year drunk man going 108 miles per hour in a marked 35 zone, sheared off a utility pole and ejected his three passengers, authorities announced in a release on Friday, January 27.  Spencer James Campbell of Lititz told the police he "lost control while negotiating a curve in the roadway and hit a utility pole. Campbell did drink alcoholic beverages and has a medical marijuana card. His eyes were glassy during this conversation," according to the release by Manheim Township police. Campbell "hit and sheared a utility pole which caused the backseat passenger to be ejected through th…
Baseball Bat Beatdown Suspect Tracked By Dogs, Helicopter In Conestoga: State Police Baseball Bat Beatdown Suspect Tracked By Dogs, Helicopter In Conestoga: State Police
Baseball Bat Beatdown Suspect Tracked By Dogs, Helicopter In Conestoga: State Police A man who allegedly chased and beat two people with an aluminum baseball was chased down by Pennsylvania state police.  Kerr Michael Graham, 51, of Conestoga, struck two individuals with an aluminum baseball bat around the 3300 block of Main Street, Conestoga Township, on January 15, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police.  When state police at Lancaster barracks met with the victims they learned they were relatives of Graham's and he had "struck the one victim three times in the head with the aluminum bat, causing visible injuries," and had "struck the othe…
NJ Native Bites Multiple Officers Over $6 Theft At Lancaster Walmart: Police NJ Native Bites Multiple Officers Over $6 Theft At Lancaster Walmart: Police
NJ Native Bites Multiple Officers Over $6 Theft At Lancaster Walmart: Police A $6 shoplifting incident at a Pennsylvania Walmart that sent five police officers on a foot chase— two were bitten by the suspect, according to a police release on Tuesday, January 10. Rygo Alexander Kingsley, 23, currently of Lancaster, PA, and native to North Brunswick, NJ, was acting "suspicious" at the Walmart located at 2030 Fruitville Pike on Nov. 29, 2022, authorities say. Manheim Township police were called to the store as part of the "on-going investigation against him for retail theft," as stated in the release by the department. The person who called the police knew Kingsley an…
Wanted Felon With Loaded Gun Had TASER Device Used On Him During Foot-Chase Near School Wanted Felon With Loaded Gun Had TASER Device Used On Him During Foot-Chase Near School
Wanted Felon With Loaded Gun Had TASER Device Used On Him During Foot-Chase Near School A 25-year-old wanted felony with probation violations had a loaded gun when police chased and used a TASER Device on him in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. The Quindon Maurice Hill was being pursued by the PA State Probation and Parole when Manheim Township officers nabbed him following a brief foot chase at the Sheetz at 1790 of Millersville Road on Tuesday, Dec. 6 around 12:32 p.m., according to a release by Township police. The following is a statement released by the police on Tuesday, Dec. 13 about the incident: "Hill was located inside the store and told he was not free to l…
Teen Followed Man Home To Steal 4 Pairs Of Nike Air Jordans At Gunpoint In Pennsylvania: Police Teen Followed Man Home To Steal 4 Pairs Of Nike Air Jordans At Gunpoint In Pennsylvania: Police
Teen Followed Man Home To Steal 4 Pairs Of Nike Air Jordans At Gunpoint In Pennsylvania: Police A 19-year-old was among two robbers who followed a man home and stole four pairs of Nike Air Jordan sneakers at gunpoint in central Pennsylvania, police allege. Hayden Matthew Thoman, of York, and another man followed a Lancaster resident to his home where the men hopped out and demand the shoes, according to the police release on Oct. 14.  Then "the driver had retrieved a shotgun from the side of the victim’s house and pointed the shotgun at the victim while he stole four pairs of Nike Air Jordans valued at $800," on Sept. 28, Manheim Township police state in the release.  Offic…
Ephrata Man, 33, Dies In Crash Into 2 Utility Poles, Stone Wall, Fire Hydrant: Police Ephrata Man, 33, Dies In Crash Into 2 Utility Poles, Stone Wall, Fire Hydrant: Police
Ephrata Man, 33, Dies In Crash Into 2 Utility Poles, Stone Wall, Fire Hydrant: Police A 33-year-old man has died after a serious crash into two utility poles, a stone wall, and a fire hydrant while driving a commercial truck, police say.  Manheim Township police were called to investigate the crash in the 2000 Block Lititz Pike/PA 501 in at 4:11 a.m. Thursday, June 9, according to a release by the department.  The driver of the box truck was heading northbound when he left the roadway on the eastern side, striking the previously mentioned utility poles, stone wall, and fire hydrant— and flipping the truck onto the driver's side, according to the release.  Eme…
PA Man Stabs Couple After Making Vulgar Call To Ex-GF He Hadn’t Seen In 20 Years: Police PA Man Stabs Couple After Making Vulgar Call To Ex-GF He Hadn’t Seen In 20 Years: Police
PA Man Stabs Couple After Making Vulgar Call To Ex-GF He Hadn’t Seen In 20 Years: Police A former boyfriend— who had not seen his ex-girlfriend in over 20 years— when he started harassing her and challenged her current boyfriend to a fight, which ended in a stabbing on Sunday, June, 5, police say. Edward Wade Thomas Jr., 49, was arrested near the scene of multiple stabbings in a parking lot near 2520 Lititz Pike around 1:30 a.m., according to a release by Manheim Township police. A woman told police that she had received “a harassing phone call from an unknown number” and the man at the other end of the line line “called her vulgar names” so her boyfriend “exchanged words with…
Fatal Fentanyl Drug Dealer Nabbed In Central PA: Police Fatal Fentanyl Drug Dealer Nabbed In Central PA: Police
Fatal Fentanyl Drug Dealer Nabbed In Central PA: Police Three years years after a deadly drug delivery, the accused dealer has turned himself in to the police. Javonne T. King, 31, of Lancaster, was wanted in connection with a delivery of heroin/fentanyl/acetyl fentanyl in the 1900 block Barton Drive scheduled over a cellphone on April 19, 2019, according to a release by Manheim Township police. That meeting resulted in the death of the unidentified person whom he met with that day, police say. A warrant was issued for him on a felony charge of drug delivery resulting in death and criminal use of a communication facility on Dec. 26, 2019. King…
Central PA Men Admit To Stealing $2.3K+ In Car Parts, Copper: Police Central PA Men Admit To Stealing $2.3K+ In Car Parts, Copper: Police
Central PA Men Admit To Stealing $2.3K+ In Car Parts, Copper: Police Two central Pennsylvania men have been arrested for allegedly stealing car parts and copper worth over $2,300, police say.  Manheim Township police have been investigating the series of burglaries reported by an employee at Murray Management located at 750 Enterprise Way, Lancaster, the department said in a release.  Justin Danial Rivera and Joshua Luis Toro, both 27 of Lancaster, are accused of steel tanks, vehicle exhaust parts, mufflers, and copper worth over $2,300 between January and February, according to the release.  Toro admitted to breaking into the property four t…
PA Stalker Sent Creepy Texts Of Victim's Whereabout After Placing Trackers On Car: Police PA Stalker Sent Creepy Texts Of Victim's Whereabout After Placing Trackers On Car: Police
PA Stalker Sent Creepy Texts Of Victim's Whereabout After Placing Trackers On Car: Police A Philadelphia man placed tracking devices on a car in Lancaster— then sent the victim creepy messages about their exact locations, according to local police. Gregory F. Simmons Jr., 48, had come to the area and placed the trackers on the car parked in the 400 block of Parkwynne Road around noon on Wednesday, Apr. 6, according to Manheim Township police. The victim called the police when Simmons texted them "several times about the different locations that they had been to," police say. The victim also found the trackers on their car, according to the release by the police. A criminal …
Endangered Missing PA Man Found Safe: Police Endangered Missing PA Man Found Safe: Police
Endangered Missing PA Man Found Safe: Police UPDATE: John Gooding, 76, of Lancaster, has been found safe, Pennsylvania state police say. Update: Missing Endangered Person Advisory - GOODING was located safely the MEPA is cancelled. Thanks for the assistance. — PA State Police (@PAStatePolice) April 12, 2022 ORIGINAL: A 76-year-old man is missing and possibly endangered, police say. John Gooding left his home in the 1300 block of Still Water Road around 8 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 12, Manheim Township police say. His family members and police have been unable to contact or locate him, according to the release. "Gooding’s family is c…
PA Man With 1K+ Images, Videos Of Child Porn Spends Birthday Surrendering To Police PA Man With 1K+ Images, Videos Of Child Porn Spends Birthday Surrendering To Police
PA Man With 1K+ Images, Videos Of Child Porn Spends Birthday Surrendering To Police One Pennsylvania man spent his birthday surrendering to police after an investigation found him in possession of over 1,000 photos and videos of child pornography, authorities say. Eric J. McCarthy, of Lancaster, had been under investigation since police received a cyber tipline notification about a suspect in possession of child pornography and an investigation was launched by Manheim Township police on Oct. 17, 2021, the department said in a release. The investigation yielded at least seven videos and 1,126 images of child pornography on McCarthy's iPhone, police say. McCarthy was charge…
175-Pound Gargoyle Stolen In PA: Police 175-Pound Gargoyle Stolen In PA: Police
175-Pound Gargoyle Stolen In PA: Police Have you seen a 175-pound gargoyle flying around? One was stolen from a Pennsylvania home and police are asking the public for help finding it. The 3 1/2 feet tall gargoyle and was stolen sometime between Feb. 16 and Feb. 17, according to Manheim Township police. The cast-iron statue was taken from a home in the 300 block of Butler Avenue, police say. If you have any information that could help investigators, you can call Manheim Township police at 717-569-6401.