Teen Found Dead With Gunshot Wound Near Lancaster Junction Trail: Police Teen Found Dead With Gunshot Wound Near Lancaster Junction Trail: Police Teen Found Dead With Gunshot Wound Near Lancaster Junction Trail: Police
Teen Found Dead With Gunshot Wound Near Lancaster Junction Trail: Police A 19-year-old Mount Joy man was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near the Lancaster Junction Trail, East Hempfield Township Police announced on Monday, May 5. Emergency dispatchers received a 911 call around 3 p.m. on Friday, May 2, about a person with a gun to their head in the wooded area near Champ Boulevard and South Colebrook Road, according to the release. The call, it was later discovered, was made from the cell phone belonging to the deceased teen. Multiple agencies, including Lancaster County Park Rangers, West Hempfield Police, Northwest Regional Police, and Middle C…
Manheim Twp Birthday Party Sexual Assault Of Child; 35-Year-Old Man Waives Hearing (UPDATE) Manheim Twp Birthday Party Sexual Assault Of Child; 35-Year-Old Man Waives Hearing (UPDATE) Manheim Twp Birthday Party Sexual Assault Of Child; 35-Year-Old Man Waives Hearing (UPDATE)
Manheim Twp Birthday Party Sexual Assault Of Child; 35-Year-Old Man Waives Hearing (Update) A Rapho Township man accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl during a Lancaster County birthday party has waived his preliminary hearing, allowing the case to move forward to county court, prosecutors announced on Thursday, May 1. Matthew L. Castleberry, 35, of the 100 block of West Center Street, appeared before Judge Courtney Monson on Monday, April 15. Instead of contesting the charges at the preliminary hearing, he waived it, sending the case to Lancaster County Court. Castleberry is accused of targeting the teen during a birthday party on the 200 block of McCaskey Avenue in M…
2 Hospitalized After PA State Police Vehicle Causes Head-On Crash In Lancaster 2 Hospitalized After PA State Police Vehicle Causes Head-On Crash In Lancaster 2 Hospitalized After PA State Police Vehicle Causes Head-On Crash In Lancaster
2 Hospitalized After PA State Police Vehicle Causes Head-On Crash In Lancaster A Pennsylvania State Police vehicle was involved in a crash that ended in a head-on collision in Lancaster County, state police announced on Thursday, May 1. The crash happened on Hartman Bridge Road near the intersection of Leaman Road, according to a release from Pennsylvania State Police. The date of the crash was not immediately available. The PSP vehicle was traveling north behind a 2015 Nissan Murano that had stopped to make a left turn onto Leaman Road. The PSP driver couldn’t stop in time and struck the Murano on its rear driver’s side, the report says. The police vehicle then veer…
Girl Raped From Age 9 To 15 In Multiple PA Towns — Including New Holland: Police Girl Raped From Age 9 To 15 In Multiple PA Towns — Including New Holland: Police Girl Raped From Age 9 To 15 In Multiple PA Towns — Including New Holland: Police
Girl Raped From Age 9 To 15 In Multiple PA Towns — Including New Holland: Police A girl was repeatedly raped from the time she was 9 until she was 15 years old in two Pennsylvania towns, New Holland police announced on Tuesday, April 29. Kaashif Abdul Fuller, 43, was arrested at his home without incident after a months-long investigation revealed he allegedly began sexually abusing the victim in Pottstown and continued the abuse after she moved to New Holland, investigators said. The juvenile reported the years-long abuse to police on March 18, saying Fuller began assaulting her in Montgomery County and that it continued in Lancaster County. Authorities say the abuse st…
Father, Son Killed, Wife Badly Hurt, Firefighters Injured In Berks County House Fire: Officials Father, Son Killed, Wife Badly Hurt, Firefighters Injured In Berks County House Fire: Officials Father, Son Killed, Wife Badly Hurt, Firefighters Injured In Berks County House Fire: Officials
Father, Son Killed, Wife Badly Hurt, Firefighters Injured In Berks County House Fire: Officials A father and son were killed, their wife and mother was badly injured, and several firefighters were hurt after a devastating house fire in Berks County, authorities announced. The fire broke out in the 700 block of White Bear Road in Robeson Township around 6:30 a.m. on Monday, April 28, according to the Robeson Township Police Department and Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal’s Office. The Geigertown Fire Chief arrived first and confirmed a working house fire, police said. Three victims were pulled from the home by responding crews and transported to Reading Hospital. Two of those vi…
Red Lion Man Admits To Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Lancaster Girl: Officials Red Lion Man Admits To Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Lancaster Girl: Officials Red Lion Man Admits To Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Lancaster Girl: Officials
Red Lion Man Admits To Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Lancaster Girl: Officials A Red Lion man has admitted to sexually assaulting a 12-year-old Lancaster County girl in 2019, York County officials announced on Thursday, April 24. Grayson Bishop Frey, now 25, pleaded guilty to Felony Statutory Sexual Assault and Felony Corruption of Minors, court records show​. He was 19 at the time of the assaults, which occurred while the girl was visiting her father in Red Lion, Pennsylvania State Police said. Victim Reported Rape To School Counselor The case began in April 2021 when the girl disclosed the abuse to a school counselor. She said she considered Frey a friend. During a …
Serial Flasher Strikes Again, Columbia Borough Police Say Serial Flasher Strikes Again, Columbia Borough Police Say Serial Flasher Strikes Again, Columbia Borough Police Say
Serial Flasher Strikes Again, Columbia Borough Police Say A Columbia man with a disturbing history of indecent exposure is accused of trespassing onto private property and flashing himself in broad daylight, police announced on Wednesday, April 24. Quentin Everet Chambers, 29, allegedly entered a property in the 500 block of Cherry Street around 1:23 p.m. on Monday, April 15, and exposed himself, according to Columbia Borough Police. This is not Chambers’ first time facing such allegations. Records show Chambers has a pattern of indecent behavior in public spaces—he’s previously faced two separate Indecent Exposure charges in 2021 and 2022 in Lan…
Armed, Distressed Person Sparks Shelter-In-Place In Manor Township: Police (UPDATE) Armed, Distressed Person Sparks Shelter-In-Place In Manor Township: Police (UPDATE) Armed, Distressed Person Sparks Shelter-In-Place In Manor Township: Police (UPDATE)
Armed, Distressed Person Sparks Shelter-In-Place In Manor Township: Police (Update) A tense police incident in Lancaster County that lasted nearly eight hours was safely resolved, Manor Township’s police chief announced on Thursday, April 24 around 7:40 p.m. The standoff began near Stone Mill Road and Redwood Drive in Manor Township shortly before noon, prompting a major response from police, fire, and EMS crews. The situation involved a person in distress who had a gun, authorities said. Officers established a perimeter and urged residents nearby to “shelter in place” as a precaution. While police emphasized there was no threat to the public, they asked for cooperation t…
5 Labradoodle Puppies Stolen From Amish Barn: PA State Police 5 Labradoodle Puppies Stolen From Amish Barn: PA State Police 5 Labradoodle Puppies Stolen From Amish Barn: PA State Police
5 Labradoodle Puppies Stolen From Amish Barn: PA State Police Five Labradoodle puppies were stolen from an Amish farm in Leacock Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, April 22. The theft happened sometime between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Monday, April 21, at a barn and shop located in the 3500 block of Scenic Road in Lancaster County, according to Trooper Benitez from the Lancaster Patrol Unit. An unknown person entered the barn without using force and took the five 9-week-old puppies, state police said. A black home phone box was also stolen, and a piece of notepad paper with what is believed to be the suspect's phone number was remo…
Driver Killed, Passenger Injured After Crash Into Trees: PA State Police Driver Killed, Passenger Injured After Crash Into Trees: PA State Police Driver Killed, Passenger Injured After Crash Into Trees: PA State Police
Driver Killed, Passenger Injured After Crash Into Trees: PA State Police A driver is dead and a passenger was hospitalized after a single-vehicle crash in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, April 23. The crash happened on Twin County Road just west of Ash Road in Caernarvon Township around 7:36 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, according to Trooper Anthony Rose of the Lancaster barracks. The driver of a silver 2005 Honda Accord was heading north at approximately 60 mph when they lost control while navigating a curve, the police said in the release. The vehicle first struck a dirt embankment and rocks on the east side of the road, then v…
Child Struck By Vehicle On Rt 30: PA State Police Child Struck By Vehicle On Rt 30: PA State Police Child Struck By Vehicle On Rt 30: PA State Police
Child Struck By Vehicle On Rt 30: PA State Police A child was hit by a vehicle in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania State Police confirmed on Wednesday, April 23. The collision happened in the area of Mcilvaine Road and Lincoln Highway East (Route 30) in Paradise Township at 11:04 a.m., according to Lancaster County-Wide Communications. MEDIC 06-10 and Intercourse EMS (INT 401) responded to the scene. No information about the child’s condition has been released. The Pennsylvania State Police are leading the investigation.
Missing Lancaster Woman Found Dead In Susquehanna River: Coroner Missing Lancaster Woman Found Dead In Susquehanna River: Coroner Missing Lancaster Woman Found Dead In Susquehanna River: Coroner
Missing Lancaster Woman Found Dead In Susquehanna River: Coroner A woman who vanished from Lancaster City has been found dead in the Susquehanna River, the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office confirmed on Tuesday, April 22. April Wefler, 33, was last seen on Tuesday, April 15, and reported missing by her family four days later after she failed to report for work and could not be contacted. When relatives visited her home on South Queen Street, they found drawers and cabinets open, suggesting she left unexpectedly. At 3:17 p.m. on Friday, April 18, West Hempfield Township Police were called to the shoreline of the Susquehanna River between the Wrights Ferry…