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Lebanon County Teen Causes Serious Injuries In High-Speed Crash, Police Say Lebanon County Teen Causes Serious Injuries In High-Speed Crash, Police Say
Lebanon County Teen Causes Serious Injuries In High-Speed Crash, Police Say A teenage boy has been arrested after causing a crash that left "multiple people with serious injuries," police alleged in a release on Friday, Sept. 8.   The Newmanstown 16-year-old boy has been charged with  Aggravated Assault by Vehicle, Accidents Involving Injury, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Reckless Driving, as filed by Ephrata Police Officer Thorp on Aug. 11.  The serious crash happened in the 900 block of South Cocalico Road, in West Cocalico Township on July 17, according to the police release.  "Several emergency units arrived at the scene t…

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Bulldozer Rolls Down Hill Crushing Man To Death In Central PA: Police Bulldozer Rolls Down Hill Crushing Man To Death In Central PA: Police
Bulldozer Rolls Down Hill Crushing Man To Death In Central PA: Police Imagine you're trimming trees and you suddenly hear the sounds of metal machinery rolling down a hill, and you're at the bottom. That's what happened to one man in Ephrata on Monday, Oct. 17 at approximately 2 p.m., authorities say. The Ephrata police had been called to a report of "a person run over by a bulldozer," the department stated in a release later that night. Emergency crews found "one man was killed after being struck by the bulldozer," in the 600 block of Mount Airy Road, West Cocalico Township, the police say.  Authorities soon learned that he was one of two men who had …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fugitive With Drug Dealing Convictions In Multiple Counties Caught In Ephrata: Police Fugitive With Drug Dealing Convictions In Multiple Counties Caught In Ephrata: Police
Fugitive With Drug Dealing Convictions In Multiple Counties Caught In Ephrata: Police A fugitive with a criminal record going back a decade was arrested in Ephrata on Thursday, Oct. 13, police say. John Jose Figueroa, 32, of Reading, was "a fugitive from justice following an incident in Reinholds area of West Cocalico Township," police say.  The details of that incident were not immediately available beyond how and where he was found.  Figueroa was found sleeping behind a business in the 100 block of West Main Street, Reinholds, around 2:30 a.m., Ephrata police detailed in a release.  The Adams County Sheriff's Department wanted Figueroa for failure to appea…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Wanted Woman Crashes Into Police Cruiser, Slams Central PA Home Wanted Woman Crashes Into Police Cruiser, Slams Central PA Home
Wanted Woman Crashes Into Police Cruiser, Slams Central PA Home 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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These Are The 10 Safest Towns In PA, Website Says These Are The 10 Safest Towns In PA, Website Says
These Are The 10 Safest Towns In PA, Website Says A new report from Safewise determined the 50 safest towns in Pennsylvania, with several Daily Voice coverage area towns ranking among the top 10. The Keystone State continues to have lower crime rates than the rest of the country, and its safest cities report fewer than five crimes per 1,000 people on average, the website says citing FBI crime report data. They also detailed Pennsylvanians' concerns about violent crime, property crime, package theft, and gun violence. Here are the 10 safest towns: 1. Luzerne Township, (Fayette County) 2. Jackson Township (Luzerne County) 3. Breckno…

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by Nicole Acosta