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Police seek help identifying suspect in theft from roadside stand in Lancaster County
LANCASTER, Pa. — Police in Lancaster County are investigating the theft of cash from a roadside farm stand, and are looking for help identifying the suspect. According to East Lampeter Township Police, the theft occurred on July 23 on the 100 block of Buckwalter Road. The suspect used a crowbar to pry into the stand's lockbox and stole the cash stored inside.
Police: Man crashes car into house during chase, takes off running through Lancaster streets
LANCASTER, Pa. — A man is in custody after police say he led officers on a chase in a car, crashed into a house, then took off running through the streets of Lancaster. Police said it all started with a routine traffic stop on Tuesday morning. A tarp now...
1 hurt in train-vehicle crash in central Pa.
One person was injured when a vehicle collided with a Norfolk Southern freight train in Upper Leacock Township Tuesday evening. A dispatcher with Lancaster County-Wide Communications reported that a single vehicle collided with an oncoming train at the rail crossing on Horseshoe Road, near the entrance to the Conestoga Valley Industrial Center, just after 4 p.m.
PSP Corporal Shot After Crime Spree, According To New Details From Police
After a crime spree over the month of July 2024, the below four suspects were arrested on the following charges, East Hempfield Township police detailed in a release:. Alfredo Maldonado-Gonzalez Jr., 41 of Lancaster, was charged with felony robbery, felony burglary, felony theft by unlawful taking, felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor unlawful restraint, misdemeanor possession of instruments of crime, misdemeanor theft by unlawful taking (two counts). He also faces charges for shooting a PSP corporal, as Daily Voice previously reported.
DUI Motorcyclist Speeding With Pitbull On Lap: PA State Police
Devin Yake, 28, of Conestoga, was stopped, along with his pitbull, in the 200 block of Willow Valley Drive in West Lampeter Township at 12:38 a.m. on June, 23, PSP Lancaster Trooper Wagner detailed in the release. He was found to be under the influence and had methamphetamine, marijuana, and...
Suspects Wanted For Shooting In Muhlenberg: Authorities
The suspects were walking on the 2400 block of Kutztown Road when a car double parked beside them around 6:45 p.m., police said in a release on July 31. After a brief interaction with the driver, one of the men took out a pistol and shot a nearby parked car, authorities said. The driver of the double-parked car sped off.
'7-Inch Laceration To His Neck', Man Doesn't Know How He Got It: Lancaster Police
A slice across a man's neck has prompted an investigation, Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced on Sunday, July 28. Officers were called to Lancaster General Hospital after the man arrived "with a 7-inch laceration to his neck" around 2:09 a.m., Saturday, July 27, as detailed in the relea…
Police search for Lebanon woman involved in Saturday Church Street stabbing incident
The Lebanon City Police Department is searching for a 27-year-old woman who was allegedly involved in an assault over the weekend in which the victim was stabbed multiple times. Shakira Borrero-Rosario was charged with aggravated assault after an investigation into the incident that occurred on July 27, 2024. Officers said an arrest warrant...
Police investigate Lancaster County crash
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police in Lancaster County are investigating a crash that left a person injured by reconstructing it. Troopers say the driver of a Ram 1500 was driving at a high rate of speed on Linden Avenue in Elizabethtown Borough and failed to negotiate the curve onto Hanover Street. The truck went over the curb in the 200 block of Hanover Street and struck a tree, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Wanted: Man Who Uses Crowbar To Steal From Fruit Stand, Police Say
The theft happened at 133 Buckwalter Road in Lancaster on July 23, as detailed in the release. "The pictured subject was involved in breaking into a money box and removing the contents. The male had a crowbar and forcefully pried the money box open. He was operating a Chevrolet Spark or Sonic."
Wyncote man arrested for DUI in Lancaster County
The West Earl Township Police Department (Lancaster County) announced that Shawn Mapp, 49, of Wyncote was arrested on July 29 at approximately 2:00pm following a routine traffic stop on the southbound side of Route 222. According to the police report, the traffic stop was initiated by an officer who said...
Berks and Lehigh police conduct aggressive-driving and truck enforcement detail on 222 corridor
In a concerted effort to enhance road safety, police departments from Berks and Lehigh Counties coordinated an aggressive-driving and Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enforcement detail Tuesday morning along the US 222 corridor. This operation is part of a statewide initiative running through August 18, aimed at curbing dangerous driving behaviors and ensuring the safety of commercial vehicle operations.
'It's bad': Boyertown residents react to illegal 'ghost gun' ring
BOYERTOWN, Pa. – Authorities are sounding the alarm after busting a Berks and Montgomery County-based group that they said made and sold 3D- printed ghost guns. An affidavit of probable cause identifies nine people in the group who were accused of offering a "one-stop-shop" to criminals. Officials said a...
Teen arrested after fleeing shooting scene in Berks County
READING, Pa. -- A shots fired call led to the arrest of a teenager in Berks County. Police responded to the area of South 16th and Cotton streets in Reading after an officer reported hearing gunshots around 1 a.m. Sunday, according to police paperwork. They say 19-year old Raymond Plaza...
Pennsylvania State Police trooper shot while serving warrant in Lancaster returns home
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper who was shot while serving a warrant in Lancaster last week returned home to the Pittsburgh area on Friday. A state police helicopter flew Corp. Joseph "Jake" Pokorny and his wife back to the Pittsburgh barracks. His two young sons gave flowers to their mother...
Elizabethtown Police warn of suspected 'caller ID spoofing' scam
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — A Lancaster County Police Department is warning the public about an ongoing caller ID spoofing scheme. The Elizabethtown Police Department said Monday it has received numerous calls reporting "missed" phone calls from the police department's number on their caller ID. "In one instance, the caller spoke...
Police find evidence of weapons manufacturing inside Reading home
READING, Pa. - A Reading man jailed for simple assault is facing a new list of charges related to the illegal possession of firearms, police say. On July 13, James Freeman-Neely was arrested by Reading Police for simple assault and transported to Berks County Jail. Police say the assault victim filed a Protection from Abuse order (PFA) against Freeman-Neely pursuant to his arrest.
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