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Sex Offender Who Lives In Lebanon Is Missing: Pennsylvania State Police Sex Offender Who Lives In Lebanon Is Missing: Pennsylvania State Police
Sex Offender Who Lives In Lebanon Is Missing: Pennsylvania State Police A Colorado sex offender who lives in Lebanon and works in Berks County is missing, police announced on January 4.  Santos Joel Rodriguez-Cruz, became a "non-complaint" registered sex offender when he "failed to verify his information between the required times," Lebanon City police and Pennsylvania State Police said in separate releases.  The 30-year-old only is required to check in with PSP once a year to be photographed and register his address, workplace details, and any vehicles he may own. He failed to do any of that before Oct. 23, 2023, documents show. A warrant for his arr…

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Body Cam Footage Of Armed Crime Spree Has Lebanon DA Ruling Shooting 'Justified' Body Cam Footage Of Armed Crime Spree Has Lebanon DA Ruling Shooting 'Justified'
Body Cam Footage Of Armed Crime Spree Has Lebanon DA Ruling Shooting 'Justified' Recently released bodycam footage showing just part of a 32-year-old man's crime spree has led Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf to rule police "justified" in shooting at him, as she announced at a press conference where she played part of the footage on Thursday. The South Lebanon Township police officer who shot Cesar Wilkins Romero-Colon, 32 of the 300 block of North Twelve Street of Lebanon was not named, but the two shots he fired at Romero-Colon are considered a justifiable "use of deadly force," the DA Hess Graf said. Neither shot hit Romero-Colon and the shots…

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Armed Robber Tries To Steal Police Car During Chase, Lebanon DA Says Armed Robber Tries To Steal Police Car During Chase, Lebanon DA Says
Armed Robber Tries To Steal Police Car During Chase, Lebanon DA Says A 32-year-old man is being held on numerous charges and $1,000,000 in bail after a wild armed robber in Lebanon City, authorities announced on Thursday night.  Cesar Wilkins Romero-Colon, 32 of the 300 block of North Twelve Street, Lebanon, fled following an armed mugging in the 1100 block of Brandywine Street at 2:24 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, City police detailed in a release on Nov. 9.  The victim told the police that the man, later identified as Romero-Colon, had a black handgun pointed at him and was told to empty his pockets; afterward, the victim ran and heard gunsh…

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Murder-Suicide Orphans 9-Year-Old Girl In Pennsylvania, Fund Says Murder-Suicide Orphans 9-Year-Old Girl In Pennsylvania, Fund Says
Murder-Suicide Orphans 9-Year-Old Girl In Pennsylvania, Fund Says A 9-year-old girl has been orphaned following an apparent murder-suicide in Lebanon City, according to a fundraiser launched to help the young girl.  The police have identified 42-year-old Jenny Hilario-Veras and 59-year-old Secundi Jimenez-Marrero as the couple found dead from gunshot wounds in the 300 block of South Ninth Street at 8:49 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, the Lebanon City police announced on Thursday, Nov. 9.  The police "do not suspect any outside parties are involved at this time" and have classified the case as a "Homicide/Suicide," as stated in the release.  The…

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Ex-Con, NYPD Impersonator Swings Sword While Threatening To Kill People In Pennsylvania: Police Ex-Con, NYPD Impersonator Swings Sword While Threatening To Kill People In Pennsylvania: Police
Ex-Con, Nypd Impersonator Swings Sword While Threatening To Kill People In Pennsylvania: Police A Pennsylvania man who previously served time after posing as a New York City police officer as part of a green card scam has been arrested yet again, police said in a release on Friday, Sept. 23.  Richard Gomez, 51, of Lebanon, was swinging a sword when he threatened to kill two victims who were walking in the 500 block of Cumberland Street around 11:40 p.m. Sept. 8, Lebanon City police say.  Gomez was charged with four misdemeanors for Threats and Simple Assault, as well as a summary offense for Harassment, the police stated in the release and court documents confirm.&…

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Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police
Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police A Lebanon City accused meth cooker hid under a boat as his apartment exploded just after 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 4, city police said in a statement sent to Daily Voice on Thursday, Sept. 8.  Brian Scott Gingrich, 57, of 207 East Cumberland Street fled from his home as "components...to manufacture the drug (methamphetamine) within the apartment" exploded, city police say.  He "was not on scene at (the) arrival of the fire department," police state in the release.  A fireman was chemically burned, but it was reportedly minor and he was not hospitalized.  …

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Video Surfaces Of Rescue Dog Shot Dead By Police In Lebanon Video Surfaces Of Rescue Dog Shot Dead By Police In Lebanon
Video Surfaces Of Rescue Dog Shot Dead By Police In Lebanon Lebanon City police have issued a statement after a distributing video of officers shooting a lost rescue dog surfaced on social media.  Lebanon City police, were called to a report of a stray dog in the first block  Tiffany Lane at around 10:26 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, according to the statement.  The officers claim to have called the Lebanon County Humane Society and the Pa. Dog warden but say "no assistance was available." Daily Voice has reached out to both organizations as well as the PSPCA and has yet to hear back.  The statement goes on to claim that the dog became aggressive and…

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Lebanon Police Officers Shot ID'd By Mayor Lebanon Police Officers Shot ID'd By Mayor
Lebanon Police Officers Shot ID'd By Mayor Three Lebanon City police officers were shot and one died while responding to a domestic disturbance— which turned out to be an armed burglary— on Thursday, Mar. 31, according to Mayor Sherry Capello. Lt. William Lebo, 63, was shot dead responding to the call after 40 years of service and just a month away from retirement, Mayor Capello said. The shooting happened at a home in the 1100 block of Forest Street in Lebanon shortly before 4:30 p.m., county officials say. Travis Shaud, 34, had broken into the home and was armed with multiple weapons, Capello says. Two other officers w…

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Police Officers Shot, One Killed, Two Others Hospitalized In Central PA Police Officers Shot, One Killed, Two Others Hospitalized In Central PA
Police Officers Shot, One Killed, Two Others Hospitalized In Central PA Four people were shot— killing two people, including a police officer— during a domestic incident at a central Pennsylvania home, according to Mayor Sherry Capello. The shooting happened at a home in the 1100 block of Forest Street in Lebanon shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 31, emergency dispatchers told Daily Voice. Police had been called to the home for a domestic incident around 3:36 p.m., Capello said at a press conference on Thursday night. The 34-year-old white man— who was the suspected shooter—and one officer have died, Capello says. Two other officers who were shot rem…

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