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Accused PA Incestuous Child Rapist Arrested In VA: Police
An accused child rapist who appears to have been on the run, was captured in Virginia, New Holland police announced on Thursday, Sept. 19.
Jeffrey Alan Smith, 45, of New Holland, was charged by Officer Halstead with the following felonies: Rape of a Child, Statutory Sexual Assault, Aggravated Indecent Assault, Indecent Assault of a Minor under 13 (two counts), Corruption of Minors (two counts), Incest of Minors, Unlawful Contact with Minors (two counts) and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse.
The police began investigating following a referral by Lancaster County Children and Yout…
Police ID Speeding Driver, 25, Killed In Head-On Crash With Tour Bus In Lancaster County
Police have identified the 25-year-old sedan driver who died in a crash with a tour bus in Lancaster County early Thursday, Oct. 26.
Louis Marotto, of New Holland, was heading north on Hollander Road at a high rate of speed in a Nissan sedan when she swerved into the southbound lane and struck the tour bus head-on, around 2:50 a.m. in Leacock Township on Thursday, Oct. 26, Pennsylvania State Police said.
The tour bus operator was not injured, PSP said, and Marotto was pronounced dead at 4:05 a.m., of multiple blunt force trauma, the coroner said.
Pennsylvania Amish-Mennonite Co-Business Owner Killed In Virginia Plane Crash
A devout Christian and co-owner of an area business died in a plane crash in Virginia on Wednesday, Sept. 14, authorities say.
Kevin James Esh, 30, of New Holland, was piloting a Piper PA-32 Cherokee when his plane burst into flames as it crash into a field near Charlottesville, Virginia on Wednesday around 11:30 p.m., according flight data and Virginia state police.
Esh had taken off from Blue Ridge Regional Airport, near Martinsville, around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, flight records show. He was heading northeast when the Cherokee began losing altitude, approximately 45 minutes into the fli…
21-Year-Old Strangler Nabbed As 3rd Suspect In Half-Million Lancaster County Barn Arson
A 21-year-old man has been arrested as a third suspect in a barn fire that had nearly $500,000 million in damage on April 8, 2021, authorities say.
Charles Jayron Newswanger, of New Holland, has been charged along with Christopher Adam Good, 23, of Annville, and Jonathan Lynn Yoder, 18, of Narvon for setting fire to the barn located in the 200 block of Bridgeville Road at 2:25 a.m., police explained in a new release on the case on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.
The building contained hay, a 2005 John Deere harvester, and a 2004 John Deere tractor, according to police at the time of …
Winning $100K Powerball Ticket Sold In Central PA
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A winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000 was sold in Lancaster County on Monday, July 25, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery.
The winning ticket was sold Sheetz, 698 West Main Street, New Holland, which earns a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The ticket correctly matched four of the five white balls drawn, 25-37-38-39-65, and the red Powerball 5, to win $100,000, less applicable withholding. Without the $1 Power Play option, the ticket would have been worth $50,000. The Power Play multiplier drawn was two.
Winners can be identified only after pr…
Amish Women Hospitalized, Horse Killed In Central PA Crash: Police
Three women have been hospitalized and a horse has died after a car crash involving a horse drawn wagon and a car on Saturday, May 21, police say.
East Lampeter Township police were called to the crash in the 500 block of Musser School Road in Leola around 9:30 a.m., according to a release by the department.
The driver of a red 2015 Volkswagen Golf, Margaret Robinson, 86, of Ephrata, was traveling westbound when she struck a horse that was pulling a wagon in the eastbound lanes, police say.
After the initial crash the car, horse, and wagon continued into a field, according to the release. …
Woman, 65, Sexually Assaulted, Strangled To Death In Lancaster County Home, Police Say
A woman found dead at her home in Lancaster County was sexually assaulted prior to being strangled, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office.
Nora Sanchez, 65, of the 300 block of East Main Street in New Holland was found dead in her home on Sept. 1 around 10 a.m., as Daily Voice reported at the time.
Police were originally called to the scene for a welfare check.
Sanchez died by strangulation with evidence of sexual assault, according to the Lancaster County coroner.
Sanchez was originally from Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia and moved to New Holland, …
Woman, 65, Sexually Assaulted, Strangled To Death In Lancaster County Home, Police Say
A woman found dead at her home in Lancaster County was sexually assaulted prior to being strangled, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office.
Nora Sanchez, 65, of the 300 block of East Main Street in New Holland was found dead in her home on Sept. 1 around 10 a.m., as Daily Voice reported at the time.
Police were originally called to the scene for a welfare check.
Sanchez died by strangulation with evidence of sexual assault, according to the Lancaster County coroner.
Sanchez was originally from Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia and moved to New Holland, …
