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Friends Led Police To PA Mom Killed By Son: Authorities Friends Led Police To PA Mom Killed By Son: Authorities
Friends Led Police To PA Mom Killed By Son: Authorities The friends of Lois Gift knew something was wrong when she didn't come to local activities she regularly attended, little did they know her son had killed her, police explained in a release on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.  The 62-year-old had a disagreement with her son when he tried to take her purse, and during the fight he strangled her to death, then he stole her car and fled— only to crash it a few hours later and be hospitalized until he confessed to the killing on March 19, Ephrata police said.  Officers ultimately discovered Lois when "multiple friends" filed reports for a welfare ch…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Son Kills Mom Over Purse, Crashing While Fleeing In Her Stolen Car, Police Say PA Son Kills Mom Over Purse, Crashing While Fleeing In Her Stolen Car, Police Say
PA Son Kills Mom Over Purse, Crashing While Fleeing In Her Stolen Car, Police Say A 26-year-old Lancaster County man confessed on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, to the police that he strangled his mom during a fight over her purse, then took her keys out of her purse, stole her car and fled, police say.  Many friends of 62-year-old Lois Gift thought her absence from events she regularly attended was very odd so they called the Ephrata police and requested a welfare check on Monday, March 20, 2023— that's when her body was discovered at her home on Grant Road in Adamstown, according to the police release following the confession. The coroner determined her cause of death…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Man Sentenced In July 4th Snapchat Shooting That Injured 4 PA Man Sentenced In July 4th Snapchat Shooting That Injured 4
PA Man Sentenced In July 4th Snapchat Shooting That Injured 4 A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 24 to 50 years behind bars for a Fourth of July shooting over a fight that began on Snapchat in 2020, authorities announced Thursday. Mark Ivie Jr., of Ephrata, was convicted of five counts of aggravated assault and multiple other charges after opening fire at a group of men with an AR-15 at his family's home on July 5, the Lancaster County DA said. Sentencing Judge Donald Totaro said he was not giving a “volume discount” due to there being multiple victims in the shooting, and ordered consecutive sentences for each victim.  A …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Truck Hits Utility Pole, Flips Killing 28-Year-Old Driver In Lancaster County Crash Truck Hits Utility Pole, Flips Killing 28-Year-Old Driver In Lancaster County Crash
Truck Hits Utility Pole, Flips Killing 28-Year-Old Driver In Lancaster County Crash A 28-year-old Adamstown man was killed after he lost control of his truck and crashed in Ephrata early Sunday morning, authorities said. The unidentified driver was negotiating a sharp left turn in his sivler Chevrolet Silverado when he lost control of the truck near the intersection of Route 897 and Sportsman Road in West Cocalico around 1:15 a.m., local police said. The truck hit a utility pole as it skidded off the roadway and flipped onto its side, killing the sole occupant, police said. Crews found the driver was unresponsive, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The roadway was …

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by Cecilia Levine