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West Cocalico Township, PA

Speeding Teen Causes Serious Injuries In Crash, Police In Pennsylvania Say Speeding Teen Causes Serious Injuries In Crash, Police In Pennsylvania Say
Speeding Teen Causes Serious Injuries In Crash, Police In Pennsylvania 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…
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 …
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…