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Police in Columbia remind residents it's illegal to use electric scooters, skateboard, unicycles on public roadways
COLUMBIA, Pa. — Police in a Lancaster County borough are reminding those who use electric skateboards, scooters, or unicycles to stay off public roadways -- or risk getting a citation. The Columbia Borough Police Department said Wednesday that state Vehicle Code prohibits the use of the electric-powered low-speed vehicles...
New Spring Grove Area School District superintendent charged with DUI
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — The new superintendent for a school district in York County was charged with DUI after an early Friday morning traffic investigation, according to State Police. Joseph Bradley, 51, of Johnstown, was found to be DUI when Troopers “conducted a mere encounter” just after 2:30 a.m. on the 100 block of […]
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...
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 […]
York man charged with murder after allegedly stomping on prison cellmate's face: affidavit
A York man has been charged with murder in the death of his cellmate at a state prison in Cumberland County on Tuesday, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Shaquille Tyrin Gibson, 30, of York has been charged with murder in the first- and third-degree in the death of 57-year-old Bernard Grover, also known...
Lancaster man allegedly sold over 2 pounds of drugs, hundreds of pills to informant for over a year
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – A Lancaster man is facing charges for allegedly selling more than two pounds of cocaine and fentanyl to a confidential informant for over a year. According to charges filed by the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, Robinson Pinales is being charged with 21 felonies after an investigation began in November 2022.
Driver on drugs rams into Trooper's car multiple times during York Co. police chase; PSP
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Maryland man is in custody after allegedly taking off from State Police, and smashing into a Trooper's vehicle on Monday. 34-year-old David Frederick of Crownsville, MD initially gave Troopers a fake green card after being pulled over by PSP York on I-83 in York Township, PSP said.
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...
Two people arrested after barricading themselves in friend's home with a shotgun
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Lancaster County couple has been arrested after barricading themselves in another person’s home with a shotgun on June 24. Branden Hunter, 23, and Joanna Hagens, 28, were taken into custody by Quarryville Police after officers responded to a residential disturbance on the 100 block of Groffdale Drive.
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...
Middletown man accused of assaulting victim in elementary school parking lot
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Police in Dauphin County are searching for a man accused of assaulting a victim in an elementary school parking lot. Future Waid, 35, of Middletown, is charged with simple assault, strangulation, and harassment in connection to the alleged incident, which police say occurred around 9:40 p.m. last Friday in the parking lot of Reid Elementary School.
York-area manufacturer resolves harassment claims
York County manufacturer AMZ Manufacturing has struck a deal settling federal allegations that it failed to take adequate action after two women complained about sexual harassment at one of its plants. The charges, filed last year, alleged violations of Title VII, the federal law barring discrimination based on race, color,...
Hershey, Lancaster Tanger Outlets burglarized by sledgehammer-wielding Pennsylvania man
(WHTM) – A Pennsylvania man is facing charges for allegedly burglarizing multiple Tanger Outlet locations. Derry Township Police say on March 5 officers responded to the Hershey Tanger Nike Outlet and found the front glass door was smashed. Police say 165 items of merchandise worth nearly $7,400 were stolen from the business.
SUN: Man tried three times in Phylicia Barnes killing charged with rape in Baltimore Co.
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (SUN) — Michael Maurice Johnson, previously accused of killing a 16-year-old girl in 2010, is now facing charges of rape in Baltimore County. Baltimore County Police arrested Johnson, 40, of York, Pennsylvania, on charges of first and second-degree rape and first and second-degree assault. A Baltimore County District Court judge ordered him held without bond Tuesday.
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 […]
'We may burn to death': Firefighters blame Lancaster City for staff cuts
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Lancaster City is facing backlash from firefighters after the decision was reportedly made to reduce staffing. Lancaster Professional Firefighters, IAFF Local 319 announced Monday that its staffing will be reduced from 13 to 11 on-duty firefighters. The department claims the staff cuts are a...
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