Lancaster, PA
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Person Hospitalized After Crash Closed Part Of RT 283 In Central PA Person Hospitalized After Crash Closed Part Of RT 283 In Central PA
Person Hospitalized After Crash Closed Part Of RT 283 In Central PA Part of Pennsylvania Route 283 in Central Pennsylvania closed due a crash on Wednesday, July 13, according to the Pennsylvania department of transportation. The crash happened between the exits to Mount Joy/Manheim and Rheems/Elizabethtown, around 7:15 a.m., Lancaster County Wide Communications dispatchers say. The crash halted all traffic going west by the Rheems over pass at Cloverleaf Road, according to PennDOT. One person was taken to the hospital following the two vehicle crash, LCWC dispatchers say. Rubbernecking caused a slow down in the eastern traffic lanes, PennDOT says. There …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Business
Safety Investigation At M&Ms Factory After Pair Pulled From Chocolate Tank: OSHA Safety Investigation At M&Ms Factory After Pair Pulled From Chocolate Tank: OSHA
Safety Investigation At M&Ms Factory After Pair Pulled From Chocolate Tank: Osha The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched investigation after two contractors fell into a vat of chocolate at the M&M/Mars factory, authorities say. The pair fell into the chocolate at the Elizabethtown factory located in the 200 block of Brown Street at 1:51 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. The trapped people were contracted to the factory from I.K. Stolzfus Services, located in Manheim, Pennsylvania, Leni Fortson, Regional Director at the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Public Affairs tells Daily Voice. The com…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Business
Pair Pulled From Chocolate Tank At M&Ms Factory: Authorities Pair Pulled From Chocolate Tank At M&Ms Factory: Authorities
Pair Pulled From Chocolate Tank At M&Ms Factory: Authorities Two people fell into a vat of chocolate at the M&M/Mars factory, authorities say. The pair fell into the chocolate at the Elizabethtown factory located in the 200 block of Brown Street at 1:51 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. They people were not believed to be at risk of drowning as they can stand up in the vat and the chocolate is only waist deep, according to LCWC. Elizabethtown firefighters were called to the scene for the rescue mission and are believed to have drilled a hole in the bottom of the vat to free the trapped pair, accord…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
News
PA Sex Offender Who Failed To Register Under Megan's Law Recaptured: Police PA Sex Offender Who Failed To Register Under Megan's Law Recaptured: Police
PA Sex Offender Who Failed To Register Under Megan's Law Recaptured: Police A Pennsylvania sex offender has been recaptured after he failed to comply with the terms of his probation. Larry Robert Williams, 73, of Elizabethtown, was wanted for failure for Megan's Law violations, Highspire Borough police say. Highspire police were made aware of the warrant for his arrest on Tuesday, Mar. 1, according to a release by the police. He was captured in the morning of Friday, Mar. 4, police say. He was charged with Failure to Comply With Registration of Sexual Offender Requirements, according to updated court records. He is being held in the Dauphin County Prison in l…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Schools
Central PA HS Student Arrested For Sexual Contact With Another Student Under 18 Central PA HS Student Arrested For Sexual Contact With Another Student Under 18
Central PA HS Student Arrested For Sexual Contact With Another Student Under 18 A 19-year-old man, and a high school student, has been arrested for an “inappropriate relationship” with a minor— who is a fellow student, according to police in central Pennsylvania. Congle Zhu, 19, of Elizabethtown, has been arrested and charged with engaging a high school student with “unlawful contact” and child pornography-related offenses, the release shows. The Elizabethtown police received a tip about the relationship between two students at the Elizabethtown high school in Oct. 2021, according to the release. During the course of their investigation, the police learned Zhu, a s…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
PA Thieves Wanted For Stealing Thousands Of Dollars In COVID-19, Flu Meds: Police PA Thieves Wanted For Stealing Thousands Of Dollars In COVID-19, Flu Meds: Police
PA Thieves Wanted For Stealing Thousands Of Dollars In Covid-19, Flu Meds: Police Police are on the lookout for two men they say stole thousands of dollars’ worth of COVID-19 and flu medications from a Pennsylvania grocery store. Derrick Anthony Bleach and Legious R. Minder, both of Allentown, arrived at Giant Food Stores on Lititz Pike in Warwick Township in a dark-colored sedan around 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 27, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said. The pair walked to the medications aisle, where Bleach took out a large gift bag that had been hidden in the back of his jacket. Bleach was then seen on surveillance footage picking out various medicine boxes and slid…

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by Valerie Musson
Franklin Township, NJ
Obituaries
Child Shoots, Kills Relative Out Hunting Deer: Coroner Child Shoots, Kills Relative Out Hunting Deer: Coroner
Child Shoots, Kills Relative Out Hunting Deer: Coroner The first day of deer hunting season in Pennsylvania was off to a tragic start. William Tripp, 71, of Elizabethtown, was shot in the head by a juvenile relative on Saturday, reports WJAC citing the Cambria County coroner Jeff Lees. Tripp was hunting with a group of family and friends along a gas line off Buckhorn Road in Jackson Township when he was killed around 10 a.m., the coroner told the outlet. The child who shot Tripp was aiming at a deer but missed-- striking Tripp who was approximately 300 yards away, according to WTAJ citing Lees. “This is a heart-wrenching, unfortunate ac…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Obituaries
Child Shoots Relative Hunting In Pennsylvania In Head: Coroner Child Shoots Relative Hunting In Pennsylvania In Head: Coroner
Child Shoots Relative Hunting In Pennsylvania In Head: Coroner The first day of deer hunting season in Pennsylvania was off to a tragic start. William Tripp, 71, of Elizabethtown, was shot in the head by a juvenile relative on Saturday, reports WJAC citing the Cambria County coroner Jeff Lees. Tripp was hunting with a group of family and friends along a gas line off Buckhorn Road in Jackson Township when he was killed around 10 a.m., the coroner told the outlet. The child who shot Tripp was aiming at a deer but missed-- striking Tripp who was approximately 300 yards away, according to WTAJ citing Lees. “This is a heart-wrenching, unfortunate ac…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
News
Elizabethtown Teenager ID'd As Victim Of Fiery Weekend Crash, Authorities Say Elizabethtown Teenager ID'd As Victim Of Fiery Weekend Crash, Authorities Say
Elizabethtown Teenager ID'd As Victim Of Fiery Weekend Crash, Authorities Say The victim who died in a fiery crash over the weekend— who police said was unrecognizable and unidentifiable— has been identified as a central Pennsylvania teenager, authorities say. Colby Hall, 17, of Elizabethtown, died in the crash on the 700 block of Amosite Road in West Donegal Township last Friday night, WGAL News 8 reports citing the Lancaster County coroner. Daily Voice has reached out to coroner for further information but did not immediately hear back.  Hall’s mother posted a comment on Daily Voice's original article shared in a Facebook Group, confirming the victim was in fac…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
Pa Domestic Violence Activist Shoots Neighbor, Police Say Pa Domestic Violence Activist Shoots Neighbor, Police Say
Pa Domestic Violence Activist Shoots Neighbor, Police Say A woman known for speaking out about domestic abuse and volunteering with the United Way, has been charged in connection with the shooting of her neighbor, according to police. Abba Alexis-Isis Copes, 35, previously of Carlisle currently of Elizabethtown, is accused of shooting, striking and seriously injuring her neighbor on Sunday, according to Elizabethtown Borough police. Copes and her husband were inside their apartment in the 200 block of North Market Street when they heard unusual noises outside of their window at 2:21 p.m., according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by La…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
News
Homicide Charge For PA Man Whose Wife Was Found Dead In Bathtub Homicide Charge For PA Man Whose Wife Was Found Dead In Bathtub
Homicide Charge For PA Man Whose Wife Was Found Dead In Bathtub A new charge has been filed for a Central Pennsylvania man whose wife was found dead in a bathtub on Thursday night, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office. Christopher Alexander Mello, 39, of Elizabethtown, was initially charged with aggravated assault in connection to a domestic incident at his home. Following the autopsy of Mello's wife by the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s office authorized that the charge be amended to Criminal Homicide. He denied bail due to the nature of the charges and will remain their …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
News
Homicide Charge For PA Man Whose Wife Was Found Dead In Bathtub Homicide Charge For PA Man Whose Wife Was Found Dead In Bathtub
Homicide Charge For PA Man Whose Wife Was Found Dead In Bathtub A new charge has been filed for a Central Pennsylvania man whose wife was found dead in a bathtub on Thursday night, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office. Christopher Alexander Mello, 39, of Elizabethtown, was initially charged with aggravated assault in connection to a domestic incident at his home. Following the autopsy of Mello's wife by the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s office authorized that the charge be amended to Criminal Homicide. He denied bail due to the nature of the charges and will remain their u…

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by Jillian Pikora