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'My Son Killed My Roommate' Teen Charged With Homicide: Lancaster DA 'My Son Killed My Roommate' Teen Charged With Homicide: Lancaster DA
'My Son Killed My Roommate' Teen Charged With Homicide: Lancaster DA 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…

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Federal Convict Assaults Sports Official During Lancaster Midget Football Game: Authorities Federal Convict Assaults Sports Official During Lancaster Midget Football Game: Authorities
Federal Convict Assaults Sports Official During Lancaster Midget Football Game: Authorities A federally convicted felon has been charged following an argument with a sports official at a children's football game.  Keinan Anthony Clayter, 42, of Reading, walked on the field at Cocalico High School, 810 South 4th Street, Lancaster, "during an injury timeout and began yelling and swearing at the opposing team's coaches," East Cocalico police stated in a release on Tuesday, Nov. 7.  The incident happened at 7:43 p.m. on Oct. 14, according to the police release.  The sports official attempted to de-escalate the situation, but Clayter "pushed and hit the official," the …

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Dog Shot Dead Inside Lancaster County Home, Police Say Dog Shot Dead Inside Lancaster County Home, Police Say
Dog Shot Dead Inside Lancaster County Home, Police Say A Lancaster County man "shot and killed his dog inside his residence," on Thursday, police announced on Oct 23. Mark Teague, 63, of Denver, shot the dog after an unknown "incident" at his home in the first block of Main Street in Denver at approximately 3:15 a.m. on Oct. 19, according to the release by East Cocalico police.  Officers arrived at his home following the shooting, after receiving reports of "shots fired," as stated in the release. They found Teague and the dead dog, according to the release.  He was arrested on charges of felony cruelty to animals causing serious bo…

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Denver Man Charged For Tampering Evidence In Ephrata Child Porn Investigation Denver Man Charged For Tampering Evidence In Ephrata Child Porn Investigation
Denver Man Charged For Tampering Evidence In Ephrata Child Porn Investigation A Denver man has been charged with tampering evidence in a child pornography investigation in Ephrata, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 18.  Brian Christopher Robinson was under investigation after a tip that he may have downloaded child pornography was sent to the Ephrata police in August. A warranted search was conducted at the 27-year-old's apartment in the 50 block of Michael Lane, the police explained. "Child pornography was found on an electronic device owned by Robinson," the police said. The download happened on August 25, according to court documents.  He was arr…

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Woman Bites Guest At Penn Amish Motel: Police Woman Bites Guest At Penn Amish Motel: Police
Woman Bites Guest At Penn Amish Motel: Police A Reading woman bit a fellow guest during a fight at a hotel over the weekend, police announced on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.  Alfonsina Michelle Cruz-Colon caused a "laceration" to the victim during a domestic dispute at the Penn Amish Motel located at 2480 North Reading Road on Saturday, July 22., according to a release by the East Cocalico Police Department. The 42-year-old was arrested around 1:34 a.m., the police detailed.  "The victim was treated on scene by ambulance personnel," the police said.  Cruz-Colon was charged with Simple Assault and Harassment (Domestic V…

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400+ Child Porn Pics Found On PA Man's Hard Drives, Police Say 400+ Child Porn Pics Found On PA Man's Hard Drives, Police Say
400+ Child Porn Pics Found On PA Man's Hard Drives, Police Say Hundreds of images or videos of child pornography were found on the hard drive of device belong to a 78-year-old Lancaster man, police announced on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.  Gary Lee Sweigart of the 400 block of North 9th Street, Denver, PA was arrested on April 10, after he failed to turn himself in on a warrant issued March 10, the police explained.  Back in March, officers with the East Cocalico Township Police Department and Detectives from the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office executed a search warrant at his home and found— a desktop computer and an external hard d…

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Mom, Children Home When Repeat Burglar Showed Up: East Cocalico Twp. Police Mom, Children Home When Repeat Burglar Showed Up: East Cocalico Twp. Police
Mom, Children Home When Repeat Burglar Showed Up: East Cocalico Twp. Police A bloody faced man showed up at a woman's home and tried to break in while she was inside with her children, authorities explained in a release on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.  David Meck, was dripping blood from his face due to injuries he had sustained during another break-in at an undisclosed address earlier on Sunday, March 5 when he showed up at the woman's house, according to the East Cocalico Township Police Department. The woman called the police but the 35-year-old "gained entry into the house and caused property damage until officers arrived," the police stated in the release.&nbs…

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PA Woman Charged For Threatening Family With Scissors: Police PA Woman Charged For Threatening Family With Scissors: Police
PA Woman Charged For Threatening Family With Scissors: Police A central Pennsylvania woman has been charged after she threatened a family with a pair of scissors, according to a release by the police. Mary Baker, 42, of Denver, Pennsylvania, was charged with one count of Simple Assault, one count of Criminal Trespass,and one count of Terroristic Threats following the incident, according to police and court records. The scissors incident occurred in the 400 block of Walnut Street around 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 7, as show in the police release. Baker went to a home along the street and "engaged in a verbal argument with the adult victim when she pulled out a…

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