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Police work to identify shooter in Route 222 road rage incident
WYOMISSING, Pa. – Police said the person being sought in a road rage incident that led to gunfire in Wyomissing is described as a man in his 20s. "The front seat passenger of an older black Honda sedan reached out and fired multiple shots at the victim," said Wyomissing Police Lt. Paul Baur.
Shooting threat on social media closed central Pa. pool for a day
Ephrata Community Pool reopened after a weekend shooting threat closed the facility Saturday. A caller told Ephrata Police on Friday night that someone had posted a threat on the social media app Snapchat that there would be a shooting at the pool Saturday, according to police Sgt. Ken Lockhart. The...
Body pulled from Susquehanna River in 1990s cold case identified
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A body from a 1998 cold case, found in the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania, has been identified with the help of advancements in DNA, officials announced. In a news release, the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office announced the identity of the body that was pulled from the Susquehanna River in […]
Lancaster County man will serve up to 18 years in prison for illegal firearm possession, domestic abuse
MARIETTA, Pa. — A Lancaster County man will serve up to 18 years in prison after his conviction for illegally possessing a firearm, terroristic threats, and simple abuse stemming from a 2022 domestic incident in Marietta, prosecutors said Monday. Warren Raffensberger Jr., 68, was convicted in March of person...
Swimmer Drowns In Schuylkill River In Reading, Officials Say
Reading firefighters said the male victim was seen going into the water near "Penske Beach" and never came back out. Dive crews recovered his body and he was pronounced dead at this scene, first responders said. Authorities did not report his name. "Our thoughts are with the family and friends...
New details in death investigation where man was run over in Lancaster County
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– New details have been released regarding a man who was found dead in a driveway after a vehicle ran him over last month in Lancaster County. According to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office, Jason Lutz’s, 44, of Kirkwood, death was determined to be from multiple traumatic injuries and acute drug intoxication […]
Police investigating death on Route 30
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A section of U.S. 30 in Lancaster County has reopened after being closed for hours this morning. The Manheim Township Police Department has identified the woman involved in the incident but will not be releasing her identity at this time. Police responded to the New...
Maricruz Alvarado-Blanco Charged With Child Endangerment
Maricruz Alvarado-Blanco, the 20 block of Main Street in Lititz, called 911 "regarding a baseboard heater smoking and creating a fire hazard" at 10:46 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, according to the police release. Police officers were called to investigate, and the following happened, as stated in the release:. "While...
Multiple displaced, 2 firefighters injured after devastating house fire in Lancaster Co.
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A total of six people were displaced and two firefighters were injured following a house fire Saturday evening. Dispatch confirmed the fire broke out around 6:30 p.m. in the 400 block of West Main Street in New Holland. Two firefighters responding to the blaze...
Former FedEx employees charged with stealing $40k worth of used cell phones
BERN TWP., Pa. - Authorities in Berks County have uncovered a used cell phone theft organization involving several former FedEx employees. In February of this year, Bern Township Police received information about several employees who worked at FedEx Ground in Bern Twp. that were involved in the theft of used cell phones.
Watch: Pa. firefighters injured during bailout at house fire
NEW HOLLAND BOROUGH, Pa. — Six people were displaced and three people were injured Saturday night after a house along Main Street in New Holland Borough caught fire. Firefighters converged on a duplex at 443 W. Main St., across the street from New Holland Ford, just after 6:30 p.m. and found flames extending from the front porch up the east side of the building, according to Garden Spot Fire Rescue, which was at the scene.
'Turn themselves in': DA sends message to cell phone theft ring suspects
ERN TWP., Pa. - Consider it a direct text message from the DA: "Turn yourself in." "There are additional suspects that are wanted in this case,” said Berks County District Attorney John Adams. “We believe that many of them are still in this area. We suggest strongly that they turn themselves in."
Drowning victim's body recovered in Schuylkill river area off "Penske Beach"
READING, Pa.- Reading fire officials have confirmed the recovery of a body in the Schuylkill River after reports of a water accident Saturday evening. The Reading Fire Department was alerted to the accident around 6 p.m. and responded to the area referred to as "Penske Beach". The coroner identified the...
Police: Man charged with stealing $140,483 worth of equipment near Mt. Gretna
A 23-year-old Middletown resident was charged for allegedly stealing $140,483 in specialty equipment near Mount Grenta in January, including a mobile mapping computer and metal detector. On Jan. 2, South Londonderry Township Police were dispatched to the area of 500 Mount Gretna Road for a reported theft call. A Tetra...
Lancaster Professor Rescued From Mt. Israel: Officials
An adjunct professor and author from Lancaster, PA who always wanted to go hiking in New Hampshire was rescued while hiking in NH on Monday, New Hampshire Fish and Game announced on Tuesday, July 2. Cordelia Moyse, 60 of Lancaster, Pennsylvania slipped and injured her leg while …
Blotter: Possession with intent to distribute, theft, invasion of privacy
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