Lancaster, PA
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PA Man Points Loaded Gun At, Strikes Woman, Police Say PA Man Points Loaded Gun At, Strikes Woman, Police Say
PA Man Points Loaded Gun At, Strikes Woman, Police Say An Ephrata man is facing charges related to a domestic assault — again, court records show.  Steven Judd, 33, of Ephrata, is accused of "pointing a loaded handgun at the victim and striking her with the handgun," area police stated in a release on Thursday, Nov. 16.  Officers were called to a reported domestic dispute at Judd's home in the first block of Pacific Boulevard just before midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 14. The victim refused medical care at the scene, the police explained. Judd was arrested and was charged with felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor si…

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Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Central PA Man Accused Of Tampering Evidence In Child Porn Investigation Central PA Man Accused Of Tampering Evidence In Child Porn Investigation
Central PA Man Accused Of Tampering Evidence In Child Porn Investigation A Denver man has been charged with tampering evidence in a child pornography investigation in Ephrata, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 18.  Brian Christopher Robinson was under investigation after a tip that he may have downloaded child pornography was sent to the Ephrata police in August. A warranted search was conducted at the 27-year-old's apartment in the 50 block of Michael Lane, the police explained. "Child pornography was found on an electronic device owned by Robinson," the police said. The download happened on August 25, according to court documents.  He was arr…

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Lancaster, PA
News
Video Shows Deadly Crash Caused By Ephrata Woman Running Stop Sign, DA Says Video Shows Deadly Crash Caused By Ephrata Woman Running Stop Sign, DA Says
Video Shows Deadly Crash Caused By Ephrata Woman Running Stop Sign, DA Says An Ephrata woman was caught on camera going through a stop sign causing a fatal crash, the District Attorney of Lancaster County claimed in a release on Friday.  Kendra Sakoian, 32 of the 1200 block of Lincoln Heights Avenue was driving a black Chrysler 300 when she was involved in a crash with two other vehicles— causing injuries that led to 49-year-old Michael Diem's death, the DA alleged in the release on Oct. 13. The crash happened at 11:40 a.m. on Feb. 2, authorities detailed.  While at the intersection of North Railroad Avenue traveling west on Gristmill Road, Sakoian "traveled thro…

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Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Repeat Ephrata Turkey Hill Robber Learns His Fate: DA Repeat Ephrata Turkey Hill Robber Learns His Fate: DA
Repeat Ephrata Turkey Hill Robber Learns His Fate: DA An Ephrata man who was found guilty of robbing two Turkey Hills— the second time shooting a "clerk in the torso three times with a pellet gun," has been sentenced, the Lancaster District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 29. Colby Quinn Mummaw, 28, of the 100 block of S. Maple Street, was convicted by a jury for one count of robbery for each incident following a three-day trial before Lancaster County Judge Thomas Sponaugle in June 2023, the DA detailed in a release.  During the trial, ADA Fetterman showed surveillance video from the robberies. Mummaw was shown enterin…

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Lancaster, PA
Traffic
Crash On US 222 Causing Delays In Ephrata (DEVELOPING) Crash On US 222 Causing Delays In Ephrata (DEVELOPING)
Crash On US 222 Causing Delays In Ephrata (Developing) A multi-vehicle crash is causing major delays on US 222 in Ephrata, authorities say.  A van hauling a trailer flipped over by mile marker 39.4 on US 222 northbound near Peach Road, West Earl Township just after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. The crash shuttered the highway between exits PA 772 to Brownstown or Rothsville and US 322 to Ephrata as of 2:27 p.m. according to PennDOT.  Major delays are ongoing but no injuries have been reported as of 3 p.m. Follow Daily Voice for updates. 

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Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Ephrata Man Downloads Child Porn For Months: Police Ephrata Man Downloads Child Porn For Months: Police
Ephrata Man Downloads Child Porn For Months: Police A 21-year-old man was caught with numerous pornographic images of children on his computer — only discovered after a cyber tip, the police announced on Monday, Aug. 28.  The cyber tip led police to Matthew Joseph Puleo, who was arrested on Aug. 8, court documents show.  An investigation by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department Detective Division found that the Ephrata man possession of digital files downloaded between June 6, 2022, and Aug. 2, 2022. Puleo of the first block of Patience Lane, Clay Township has been charged with felony criminal use…

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Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Kitten Killed After PA Couple Ditches It In Dumpster At School, Police Say Kitten Killed After PA Couple Ditches It In Dumpster At School, Police Say
Kitten Killed After PA Couple Ditches It In Dumpster At School, Police Say A married couple is accused of putting a kitten in a bag and ditching it in a dumpster behind an elementary school last month, authorities announced on Aug. 29.  Kelly Lynne and Michael Andrew Wilson were spotted, acting suspiciously at Clay Elementary School on July 18, according to the release by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department.  Investigators soon learned "that two individuals had abandoned a kitten in a bag near the dumpster on the property," as stated in the release.  The kitten was found but "it was in extremely poor health," the police sa…

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Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
PA Man Impersonates 'Agent' Outfitted With Badge, Firearm — AGAIN: Police PA Man Impersonates 'Agent' Outfitted With Badge, Firearm — AGAIN: Police
PA Man Impersonates 'Agent' Outfitted With Badge, Firearm — Again: Police A 55-year-old man showed up at a Pennsylvania business impersonating an agent — for the second time this year, police say.  Sean Patrick Quick is playing dress up as an "agent" again, according to a release by West Earl Township Police.  Daily Voice readers may recall this Ephrata resident previously "claimed he was a Department of Defense employee", but while displaying a Central Intelligence Agency badge at Ephrata National Bank on March 20, 2023, at 10:20 a.m., area police stated in a release in April.  He "eventually admitted he was not a federal…

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Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Teen Bicyclist Struck By Ephrata Driver Released From Hospital: Police Teen Bicyclist Struck By Ephrata Driver Released From Hospital: Police
Teen Bicyclist Struck By Ephrata Driver Released From Hospital: Police A teenage boy has been released from the hospital after being hit by a car in Ephrata, police announced on Thursday, Aug. 24. Virginia Tibbals of Ephrata was driving a Ford SUV east when she struck the unnamed teen, The Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. The collision happened in the 1800 block of Main Street (US Route 322) at 6 p.m. on Aug. 22, according to the police. "It is unknown if the bicyclist was traveling in the same direction alongside the highway and was struck from behind, or if the youth exited a nearby driveway and rode into the path," the police said. Ti…

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Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
NY Man Stabs Ex-Girlfriend With Kitchen Knife In PA, Police Say NY Man Stabs Ex-Girlfriend With Kitchen Knife In PA, Police Say
NY Man Stabs Ex-Girlfriend With Kitchen Knife In PA, Police Say A New York man stabbed his ex-girlfriend "in the legs several times" with a kitchen knife on July 31, 2023, police say.  David Hernandez, 36, of Syracuse, grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed his former girlfriend at a home on the 500 block of North State Street in Ephrata just after noon on Monday, area police detailed.  The police investigation revealed the couple got into an argument prior to the stabbing.  He claimed he came to the home to "retrieve belongings from his former girlfriend," as stated in the police release The woman was given aid at the scene befo…

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Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Child Bicyclist Struck In Ephrata: Police Child Bicyclist Struck In Ephrata: Police
Child Bicyclist Struck In Ephrata: Police A 9-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was struck by a vehicle on Sunday, police announced.  The boy was hit by an 83-year-old Akron driver's vehicle after around 7:40 a.m. on July 8, 2023, Ephrata police explained.  The crash happened at the intersection of South State and West Fulton streets in Ephrata Borough.  The boy had failed to stop at a red traffic light and was not wearing a bicycle helmet, according to the police.  The boy was transported to Penn Health-Lancaster General Hospital with "injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening" the police said. Videos of the inci…

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Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Man Stabbed In Back: Ephrata Police Man Stabbed In Back: Ephrata Police
Man Stabbed In Back: Ephrata Police A 28-year-old man is accused of being an "angry acquaintance" who stabbed a man in the back In Ephrata on Sunday, authorities announced June 12, 2023.  Bryson Scott Puryear stabbed the unidentified man in the back in the 100 block of Washington Avenue around 5 p.m. on June 11, 2023, police alleged in the release A man sitting on his porch intervened which caused Puryear to flee—only to get caught by the police a block from the scene, the police explained.  The victim was taken to Lancaster General Hospital. Puryear was taken to Lancaster County Prison on aggravated…

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