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MURDER-SUICIDE: Police ID Husband, Wife Found Dead In Penn Township Home MURDER-SUICIDE: Police ID Husband, Wife Found Dead In Penn Township Home
Penn Township Murder Suicide Diane Mark Shepherd Police have identified the couple found dead in what they say was a murder-suicide in a Lancaster County home early Wednesday, April 10. Mark E. Shepherd, 71, shot his wife Diane L. Shepherd, 63, and then himself in their home on the 300 block of Sun Hill Road in Penn Township, bringing police to the scene just after 4 a.m., Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said. The couple's extended family was inside the home at the time of the incident. They told police that they awoke to a loud domestic-related argument between Mark and Diane occurring in a separate part of the home. Multi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Man Had So Much Child Porn Police Server Couldn't Download It, Affidavit PA Man Had So Much Child Porn Police Server Couldn't Download It, Affidavit
Justin Michael Lowe Charged For Felony Child Pornography 8x A 33-year-old man has been charged with eight charges of felony child pornography, police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 28.  Justin Michael Lowe of the 100 block of Sunny Slope Lane in Penn Township, Manheim was found "in possession of the child pornography"  between Oct. 10, 2023, and Jan. 1, 2024, as the Northern Lancaster County Regional police stated in the release.  The pornography was found in a Dropbox uploaded by Lowe in an account with the user name, "Justin Elow," as stated in the affidavit of probable cause.  The majority of the videos and photos fou…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Dies In Custody After Methamphetamine-Fueled Standoff In Clay Twp.: Authorities Man Dies In Custody After Methamphetamine-Fueled Standoff In Clay Twp.: Authorities
Michael Hess Dies In Custody Following Standoff: Officials A man serving a 23-month sentence for probation violations following a methamphetamine-fueled standoff has died in police custody, officials announced on Monday, Feb. 26.  Donald Gene Hess, 56 of Stevens, was pronounced dead of natural causes at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital at 10:58 a.m. on Feb. 24, Lancaster County Officials detailed in the release.  Stevens had been an inmate in the Lancaster County Prison since June 18, the day after the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police used a form of pepper spray to get him out of a shed where he was barricaded follo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
School Van Involved In Lititz Crash, Police Say School Van Involved In Lititz Crash, Police Say
School Van Involved In Lititz Crash, Police Say A roadway briefly closed following a two-vehicle crash involving a school transportation van, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police announced on Friday afternoon.  First responders were called to the crash at the intersection of East Sixth Street and Seigrist Farm Road in Warwick Township, Lititz shortly before 2 p.m. on Feb. 16, as detailed in the NLCRPD release.  The crash blocked the intersection and closed the roadway, but was expected to clear within an hour.  "One person with [a] minor injury was trapped in the vehicle for a short time," the police said, "the t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Mom, Nurse Takes Clonazepam, Amphetamine Before Head-On Crash With Son In Car: Affidavit PA Mom, Nurse Takes Clonazepam, Amphetamine Before Head-On Crash With Son In Car: Affidavit
Nurse, Mom, Vet. Kristan Gantz High During Crash: Affidavit A 43-year-old mom of two allegedly caused a head-on crash into a tree by driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police detailed in a release on Thursday, Feb. 9.  Kristen Leigh Gantz of Lititz crashed a black Honda Pilot into a tree along East Oregon Road, Manheim Township around 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 12, according to Officer William R. McHale IV in the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice.  Gantz crashed in such a way that she "could only be freed by mechanical means," as stated in the affidavit. In the meantime, her 16-yea…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Lititz Home 'Total Loss', Fire Closes Road: Police, Fire Marshal (PHOTOS; VIDEO) Lititz Home 'Total Loss', Fire Closes Road: Police, Fire Marshal (PHOTOS; VIDEO)
Lititz Home 'Total Loss', Fire Closes Road: Police, Fire Marshal (Photos; Video) A large house fire closed down part of a road in Lititz on Friday, authorities said.  The fire broke out at the home in the 900 block of Disston View Drive in Warwick Township, Lititz at 9:12 a.m. according to Lancaster County Wide Communications on Feb. 9.   The house fire in Lititz. NLCRPD The Northern Lancaster County Regional Police asked people to avoid the area as crews worked to extinguish the fire. House fire in Lititz. NLCRPD No injuries have been reported, although the fire marshal said the home is a "total loss." Currently on scene of a working s…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
HOMICIDE MANHUNT: PA Dad Accused Of Strangling Wife To Death, Police Say HOMICIDE MANHUNT: PA Dad Accused Of Strangling Wife To Death, Police Say
Matthew S. Harrison Accused Of Killing Wife Jami A. Harrison A manhunt is underway for a 48-year-old dad police believe killed his wife in Manheim on Monday.  ***UPDATE: MATTHEW HARRISON Was CAPTURED On Thursday evening, Feb. 8; CLICK HERE TO READ OUR FULL REPORT*** ORIGINAL: **Daily Voice has obtained the criminal complaint and affidavit of probable cause, click here to read additional details about this case** Matthew Scott Harrison is wanted for the strangulation death of his wife Jami A. Harrison, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Announced on Wednesday, Feb. 7.  Officers had been called to a report of a woman who had "suffer…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Scooter Rider Hospitalized With 'Life-Threatening Injuries' After Strike By SUV, NLCRPD Say Scooter Rider Hospitalized With 'Life-Threatening Injuries' After Strike By SUV, NLCRPD Say
Scooter Rider Hospitalized With 'Life-Threatening Injuries' After Strike By SUV, Nlcrpd Say A man in his 20s is in the hospital with "life-threatening injuries" after being struck by an SUV on Friday afternoon, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police announced the following morning.  Officers with the NLCRPD were called to a report of a "pedestrian struck" at the intersection of Main Street/PA Route 72 and Martin Drive in East Petersburg Borough at approximately 3:51 p.m. Arriving officers found a young man lying in the middle of Main Street and his scooter was lodged under a Nissan Pathfinder (pictured). The man was taken to a local hospital, according to the police.…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Girl Under 6-Years-Old Sexually Assaulted By Lititz Man, Police Say Girl Under 6-Years-Old Sexually Assaulted By Lititz Man, Police Say
Wesley Kilpatrick Charged For Sexual Assault Of Girl Under 6 A man has been charged in connection with multiple sexual assaults of a girl under the age of six, Northern Lancaster County Regional police announced on Monday, Jan. 1., 2024.  Detectives began investigating Wesley Franklin Kilpatrick, 27 of Lititz, in July 2023. That's when they "received a report of alleged sexual assault of a female under the age of 6," as stated in the police release.  The police explained that the "investigation revealed that Kilpatrick assaulted the victim multiple times during 2021 and 2022." All of the assaults reportedly took place at a home in the 900 …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Man Committed Incest Rape Of Child, Police Say PA Man Committed Incest Rape Of Child, Police Say
Walter Omar Hernandez-Sosof Accused Of Incest, Rape Of Child A 28-year-old man was arrested Friday on incest and child rape charges, Lititz Borough of Police announced.  Walter Omar Hernandez-Sosof of Lititz was charged just seven days after the LBPD received the report of the sexual abuse of a child in his family in the first block of Pennwick Drive in Lititz Borough. "The alleged abuse occurred over the course of several months," at the home, police said.  They immediately began to investigate. As soon as they had probable cause they arrested Hernandez-Sosof with the approval of the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.  He …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Entrapped Woman Charged After Hit By Dump Truck In Ephrata: Police (PHOTOS) Entrapped Woman Charged After Hit By Dump Truck In Ephrata: Police (PHOTOS)
Entrapped Woman Charged After Hit By Dump Truck In Ephrata: Police (Photos) A woman has been charged after her vehicle was struck by a dump truck — entrapping her on Thursday morning, Northern Lancaster County Regional police explained. Rebecca Heebner was stuck in her 2005 Toyota Scion after she was struck by Glen Horning, who was driving a 2005 Peterbilt dump truck, owned by Martin Paving, according to the NLCRPD. The police were called to the crash on Hackman Road at the intersection with Hoover Drive, Clay Township at the Ephrata line (according to Google Maps) at 6:33 a.m. on Dec. 7. Through an investigation, officers learned Heebner exited Hoover Drive …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Truck Containing Power Line Worker Suspended In Air Struck By LanCo DUI Driver: Cops Truck Containing Power Line Worker Suspended In Air Struck By LanCo DUI Driver: Cops
Truck Containing Power Line Worker Suspended In Air Struck By LanCo DUI Driver: Cops A 24-year-old man was drunk when he struck a work-bucket truck containing a worker 20 feet in the air last September in Pennsylvania, authorities said. The worker was operating on power lines when he was struck by Ramon Lopez Jr., of East Petersburg, on Sept. 10 around 1:10 p.m. on the 300 block West Swartzville Roa in Denver, East Cocalico police said. Lopez fled the scene, police said. Witnesses gave the vehicle registration number to officers, giving police Lopez's address.  Northern Lancaster County Regional Police stopped the vehicle after a BOLO alert was issued, and d…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pick-Up Goes For Drive On Porch In Lancaster County (PHOTOS) Pick-Up Goes For Drive On Porch In Lancaster County (PHOTOS)
Pick-Up Goes For Drive On Porch In Lancaster County (Photos) A pick-up truck service vehicle was literally providing 'to-door' stops, but we doubt that's what the driver intended.  Officers found the white Ford F-150 parking hanging off someone's covered porch with its front bumper into a tree just before 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, according to a release by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police.  The driver had "veered to the right as another vehicle in front of them slowed quickly at an intersecting" on Temperance Hill Road, the NLCRPD stated in a release the following afternoon.  The white Ford F-150 hanging off someone's porch and s…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Amish Horse-Buggy Crash Hospitalizes 9 People In Lancaster Co.(DEVELOPING) Amish Horse-Buggy Crash Hospitalizes 9 People In Lancaster Co.(DEVELOPING)
Amish Horse-Buggy Crash Hospitalizes 9 People In Lancaster Co.(Developing) A horse and buggy crash —  injuring nine people — happened Tuesday night, authorities said. The crash involved a passenger vehicle and a horse and buggy in the 600 block of Strasburg Road in Paradise Township, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.  The area is near the Land O Lakes distinguished farm and bed and breakfast, Neffdale Farms, according to Google Maps. Northern Lancaster County Regional Police were called to assist EMS at the scene, around 9:50 p.m. on Sept. 5.  EMS took the nine injured people to a local hospital.  Which vehicle the…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Child Hospitalized Following DUI Crash In Lititz: Police Child Hospitalized Following DUI Crash In Lititz: Police
Child Hospitalized Following DUI Crash In Lititz: Police A child was hospitalized following a crash involving a drunk driver, police announced of Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Dalia Alder-Galarza was driving a Lexus SUV on Lititz Pike (State Route 501) with two children— one was "not properly secured," when the crash happened at 6:55 p.m. on July 19, the Northern Lancaster County Regional police said. She had been traveling north when she attempted to merge into the right lane to pass another vehicle, a Subaru Forester— but instead, she struck it and lost control of her SUV, according to the police.  Her SUV soon exited the road and struck a l…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At Lititz Target, Police Say Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At Lititz Target, Police Say
Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At Lititz Target, Police Say A man "fighting with customers" outside a shopping plaza assaulted officers who came to investigate on Sunday, police claim.  Anthony Belfere was found lying on the ground "yelling profanities" outside the Target at 1008 Lititz Pike, around 11:46 a.m. on Aug. 13, Northern Lancaster County Regional police announced the following day. Officers recognized Belfere "from previous encounters," as stated in the release.  As the police approached him he "became belligerent," and "appeared to be under the influence of drugs and or alcohol," the police said.  When the officers attemp…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Missing Man In Underwear Found Dead On Side Of Road In Lititz, Police Say Missing Man In Underwear Found Dead On Side Of Road In Lititz, Police Say
Missing Man In Underwear Found Dead On Side Of Road In Lititz, Police Say A missing 70-year-old man was found wearing nothing but his underwear along the side of a road in Lancaster County on Tuesday, Feb. 14, authorities announced the following day.  The Northern Lancaster County Regional police were called "to a report of a male in his underwear laying alongside the roadway in the area of the 400 block of West Burkholder Road in Clay Township," around 3:45 a.m., according to the release by the department.  Upon arrival the officers found the man "laying on his back in the grass approximately 5 feet off the shoulder of the roadway. The male was only we…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PennDOT Plow Truck Collides With Car, See What Happens (Photos) PennDOT Plow Truck Collides With Car, See What Happens (Photos)
PennDOT Plow Truck Collides With Car, See What Happens (Photos) A car collided with a PennDOT plow truck on Thursday, Dec. 15, authorities say. The collision happened in the 400 block of South Main Street in Penn Township, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional police. "Officers arrived to find that the two vehicles collided when the vehicle struck the plow part of the PennDOT truck," the police state in the release. You can can view scenes for the crash below: The car that collided with the PennDOT plow truck.Northern Lancaster County Regional police department The car that collided with the PennDOT plow truck.Northern Lancaster C…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
Dunkin' Employee With Criminal Charges Slaps 'Karen' Customer, Who Uses Shoe In Beat Down Dunkin' Employee With Criminal Charges Slaps 'Karen' Customer, Who Uses Shoe In Beat Down
Dunkin' Employee With Criminal Charges Slaps 'Karen' Customer, Who Uses Shoe In Beat Down A customer was slapped in the face with a cell phone and an employee was beaten with a shoe following a disagreement at a Dunkin' in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. 35-year-old Mabel Hinson pulled up at the drive-thru at the Dunkin' located at 2006 Miller Road in East Petersburg in the morning on Friday, Nov. 18, according to the police. Hinson ordered a breakfast sandwich but 22-year-old Alex Elias Hernandez who was working the drive-thru told her they did not make breakfast sandwiches, but when she attempted to order something different but Hernandez "just laughed at her and told …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Former Probationer From Manheim Charged With 31 Sexual Offenses Against Children In LanCo. Former Probationer From Manheim Charged With 31 Sexual Offenses Against Children In LanCo.
Former Probationer From Manheim Charged With 31 Sexual Offenses Against Children In LanCo. A Manheim man with a criminal record in Lebanon County has been released on bail after being charged with 31 offenses in connection with the sexual abuse of children— whom he was the parent or guardian, court records show.  Daniel Earl Edwards was arrested by Northern Lancaster County Regional police and detectives on Tuesday, Nov. 7, following criminal investigations by the Lancaster County district attorney's office, as well as child advocacy and child welfare agencies, according to the police department.  He was charged four misdemeanors for Corruption of Minors as well as 27 f…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Child Charged Following Domestic Incident In Lancaster: Police Child Charged Following Domestic Incident In Lancaster: Police
Child Charged Following Domestic Incident In Lancaster: Police A father was hurt and a child has been charged following a domestic violence incident in central Pennsylvania on Oct. 28, police say.  Northern Lancaster County Regional police were called to a domestic violence-related assault report on Twin Brook Road in Warwick Township around 4 p.m. on Friday.  During the investigation it was police determined fifteen-year-old boy "struck his father with a clenched fist causing contusions and visible injury," police stated in a release on Wednesday, Nov. 2.  The father needed medical care but did not require any hospitalization due to th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Nude Male Night Walker' Lead Police On Foot Chase In Lancaster County 'Nude Male Night Walker' Lead Police On Foot Chase In Lancaster County
'Nude Male Night Walker' Lead Police On Foot Chase In Lancaster County A naked man in a white turban who had been fixing a car near a field led police on a chase in central Pennsylvania on Friday, Sept. 23, police say. The Northern Lancaster County Regional police were dispatched for a reported check on the welfare call when they were directed by the caller to the car nearby a field in Penn Township around 2 a.m., according to the release. As the police approached the car the police "observed a nude male walking in the distance and gave chase." They describe the man as "white male, approximately 6 feet tall, with a white shirt/cloth wrapped around his head, …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Horse-Drawn Wagon Crushes 3-Year-Old To Death In Clay Township: Police Horse-Drawn Wagon Crushes 3-Year-Old To Death In Clay Township: Police
Horse-Drawn Wagon Crushes 3-Year-Old To Death In Clay Township: Police A 3-year-old was killed in a farm accident on Friday, August 26, 2022, authorities say.  The child "was struck by the wheels of a horse-drawn farm wagon" and "was pronounced dead at the scene," as stated in a release by Northern Lancaster County Regional police.  The incident happened along Sunnyside Road in Clay Townshipat 11:15 a.m., according to the release.  The NLCRPD conducted the on-scene phase of the investigation including scene documentation, image capture, and interviews of witnesses and family members. The department says it will not release additional detai…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Police Vehicle Involved In Crash: Pennsylvania State Police Police Vehicle Involved In Crash: Pennsylvania State Police
Police Vehicle Involved In Crash: Pennsylvania State Police A marked police vehicle was involved in a crash in central police on Tuesday, August 9, authorities say.  The crash happened at the intersection of West Lexington and Temperance Hill roads in Penn Township, Northern Lancaster County Regional police stated in a release. The NLCRPD vehicle required a tow but no injuries were reported, the department explains. The crash is being investigated by the Pennsylvania state police. 

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Man Sharing 'Bonanno' Name With 1 Of The US' Top 5 Mafia Families Fired Shots In PA: Police Man Sharing 'Bonanno' Name With 1 Of The US' Top 5 Mafia Families Fired Shots In PA: Police
Man Sharing 'Bonanno' Name With 1 Of The US' Top 5 Mafia Families Fired Shots In PA: Police The "Bonanno" family name might not be as well known to you as Tony Soprano, but this real-life crime family is considered one of America's top five Mafia families according to the FBI— and a man  sharing that name has just been arrested for a shooting incident in Pennsylvania, authorities say. William Frank Bonanno Jr., 56, of Manheim, saw two people around his parked car outside his home in the 1600 block of Auction Road in Penn Township just before 1 a.m. on Friday, August 5, according to a release by Northern Lancaster County Regional police. Armed with a firearm, he exited hi…

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by Daily Voice
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PA Passenger Slapped With Child Endangerment Charges After Teen Driver Crashes Through Garage PA Passenger Slapped With Child Endangerment Charges After Teen Driver Crashes Through Garage
PA Passenger Slapped With Child Endangerment Charges After Teen Driver Crashes Through Garage A 19-year-old passenger who allegedly encouraged a 14-year-old boy to drive— but they instead crashed into a neighbor's garage— has been charged with child endangerment, authorities say. Bethany Ruth Schrom, of the 900 block of Hannah Drive, supposedly allowed the boy to drive a 2000 Chrysler sedan while she and rode as a passenger along with the boy's mother Laurellyn Schrom— despite the fact that he was under the legal driving age— around 10:20 a.m. on July 1, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional police. The boy crashed the sedan into a neighbor's garage located in the 700…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
2 Drivers Fell Asleep At The Wheel Causing Serious Injuries In Warwick Twp. In 1 Hour: Police 2 Drivers Fell Asleep At The Wheel Causing Serious Injuries In Warwick Twp. In 1 Hour: Police
2 Drivers Fell Asleep At The Wheel Causing Serious Injuries In Warwick Twp. In 1 Hour: Police Two drivers within one hour fell asleep at the wheel and caused serious accidents in Warwick Township on Friday, July 8, authorities say. The first crash involved a maroon Toyota minivan that had been driving north on Furnace Hills Pike when the driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel, left the roadway, veered through someone’s front lawn, struck a mailbox— then ran through a second signal into a second vehicle— a red Ford Crown Victoria, that was stopped at the stop sign on Farm Lane waiting to enter Route 501 at 3:50 p.m., according to the first release by the Northern Lancaster County…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
2 People Hospitalized Following Serious Crash At Busy Penn Twp. Intersection 2 People Hospitalized Following Serious Crash At Busy Penn Twp. Intersection
2 People Hospitalized Following Serious Crash At Busy Penn Twp. Intersection A man and a woman have been hospitalized following a crash at a central Pennsylvania intersection, authorities say.  Northern Lancaster County Regional police were called to a a two vehicle crash at intersecting Lancaster Road/Route 72 and intersecting East Sun Hill Road in Penn Township at 4:47 p.m. on Monday, July 4, according to a release by the department. Through an investigation police determined Kenneth Minnick didn't stop his  2018 Hyundai Accent at a red light in the north lane, slamming into Sara Hunter of Manheim's 2017 BMW in the east lane along Sun Hill Road, accordin…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Lititz Bicyclist Struck By Intoxicated Driver Hospitalized: Police Lititz Bicyclist Struck By Intoxicated Driver Hospitalized: Police
Lititz Bicyclist Struck By Intoxicated Driver Hospitalized: Police A woman has been hospitalized after Nicholas Piper, used a pipe— among other things— before he got behind the wheel, according to a release by the police. Northern Lancaster County Regional police were called to a report of a bicyclist struck on Doe Run Road near Indian Village Road at 7:49 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21,  according to a release by the department.  Upon arrival, police found that Nicholas Scott Piper, 25, of Denver had driven his Nissan sedan westbound when he attempted to pass another vehicle on the right, while they were turning left onto Indian Village Road, accordin…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Wanted Woman Crashes Into Police Cruiser, Lancaster Co. Home While Fleeing Wanted Woman Crashes Into Police Cruiser, Lancaster Co. Home While Fleeing
Wanted Woman Crashes Into Police Cruiser, Lancaster Co. Home While Fleeing Just one day after her 25th birthday, a wanted woman who was spotted “nodding off” in a parked car took off suddenly, driving into a police cruiser, and crashing into a central Pennsylvania home, police say. Chelsea Beiler, of Adamstown, was parked near Mill Stone Road in Clay Township when Northern Lancaster County Regional police approached her vehicle around 8:05 a.m. on June 20, according to a release by the department. Before the officer made it to the driver’s side window— she “reversed her vehicle, struck the front of the police cruiser, and fled the area,” as stated in the release.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Lost Minnesota Teen Found With BAC Over Legal Limit While Trespassing In Central PA: Police Lost Minnesota Teen Found With BAC Over Legal Limit While Trespassing In Central PA: Police
Lost Minnesota Teen Found With BAC Over Legal Limit While Trespassing In Central PA: Police A 17-year-old from Minnesota has been hospitalized after they were found drunk in an unlocked car in central Pennsylvania, police say. The teen was spotted by Northern Lancaster County Regional police while they were investigating trespassing in progress. The young man was found asleep in the back seat of the unlocked car, according to the release. “It was determined the child had a BAC of .111 percent and was lost since he was visiting a relative in the area and became disoriented due to his intoxicated state,” police say. “The child was transported by EMS to a local hospital for evalu…

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by Jillian Pikora