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Mini Golf Manager 'Engaged In Sex Acts' With Teen Co-Worker: Lancaster DA Mini Golf Manager 'Engaged In Sex Acts' With Teen Co-Worker: Lancaster DA
Mini Golf Manager 'Engaged In Sex Acts' With Teen Co-Worker: Lancaster DA A man who had worked with children at schools, church, and a mini golf course has been arrested on charges related to the sexual abuse of children, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 21.  David Preston Griffith, 28 of Strasburg Township, has only been under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police for child sex abuse allegations since Oct. 2023, and although these cases can take years, video evidence and cooperation of the schools and the business where he worked help speed up the investigation.  Griffith worked for Lancaster's Phoenix Academy and volunteered with Lampeter-Stras…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Grandpa's 'Hiney Is Burned' Strasburg Fire Hospitalizes Grandparents, Family Says Grandpa's 'Hiney Is Burned' Strasburg Fire Hospitalizes Grandparents, Family Says
Grandpa's 'Hiney Is Burned' Strasburg Fire Hospitalizes Grandparents, Family Says Elderly grandparents are in the hospital after an early morning house fire on Tuesday, Pennsylvania State Police announced that evening.  An 87-year-old woman and a 76-year-old man were taken to a hospital with injuries they suffered after their home caught fire at 4:16 a.m. on Nov. 21, state police troopers detailed in a release.  The Refton Fire Company was the first to arrive at the scene of the house fire on White Oak Road in Strasburg Township. The Quarryville Fire Company later brought Engine 574  and Tanker 57 to the scene to assist and remained on the scene for about …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Crash While Passing Horse-Buggy On Central PA Bridge Lands Motorcyclist In Creek, State Police Crash While Passing Horse-Buggy On Central PA Bridge Lands Motorcyclist In Creek, State Police
Crash While Passing Horse-Buggy On Central PA Bridge Lands Motorcyclist In Creek, State Police A motorcyclist was fatally thrown into a creek during a multi-vehicle crash on a central Pennsylvania bridge, according to a report released by Pennsylvania state police. Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to a report of a three-vehicle crash in the 200 block of Hartman Bridge Road in Strasburg Township Thursday at 9 p.m., officials report. A 2012 Chrysler Town and Country minivan and a 2009 Yamaha Star motorcycle were traveling southbound on Route 896 behind a horse-and-buggy just before the crash, according to police. The minivan attempted to pass the buggy,  crossing into th…

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by Jillian Pikora