Mom, Children Home When Repeat Burglar Showed Up: East Cocalico Twp. Police Mom, Children Home When Repeat Burglar Showed Up: East Cocalico Twp. Police
Mom, Children Home When Repeat Burglar Showed Up: East Cocalico Twp. Police A bloody faced man showed up at a woman's home and tried to break in while she was inside with her children, authorities explained in a release on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.  David Meck, was dripping blood from his face due to injuries he had sustained during another break-in at an undisclosed address earlier on Sunday, March 5 when he showed up at the woman's house, according to the East Cocalico Township Police Department. The woman called the police but the 35-year-old "gained entry into the house and caused property damage until officers arrived," the police stated in the release.&nbs…
Sleeping Baby Shot At By Lititz 'Squirrel' Hunter: Police Sleeping Baby Shot At By Lititz 'Squirrel' Hunter: Police
Sleeping Baby Shot At By Lititz 'Squirrel' Hunter: Police A 24-year-old man shooting at a squirrel fired his gun into a nursery where a baby was sleeping in its crib, authorities announced in a release on Monday, March 6, 2023.  Dakota Leonel Johnson-Ortiz of 6 Windwood Place, Lititz later admitted to shooting a squirrel in the area at the same time the shot was heard, according to the release.  A neighbor heard a gunshot and told a parent living in the 100 block of Guilder Place in Warwick Township who called the police after they entered their sleeping baby's nursery and found debris on the floor as well as "dust and debris f…
Burglar Doesn't Make 'Best' Employee Stealing $14K In Merch From PA Nordstrom: Police Burglar Doesn't Make 'Best' Employee Stealing $14K In Merch From PA Nordstrom: Police
Burglar Doesn't Make 'Best' Employee Stealing $14K In Merch From PA Nordstrom: Police A convicted burglar with a history of driving under the influence and drug use was working at Nordstrom North East Fulfillment Center— that is until he stole $14,000 in merchandise, authorities say and court records detail. The person at Nordstrom who took a chance and hired the 46-year-old former convict, Anthony Best, probably wasn't having the "best" day when he was caught stealing the merchandise from the warehouse located at 30 Distribution Drive in Lancaster, as detailed in the police release.  Certain not the center's "best" employee, Best was arrested on Feb. 24 at 11…
Elementary School Threats Made By Sub. PA State Police Say (UPDATE) Elementary School Threats Made By Sub. PA State Police Say (UPDATE)
Elementary School Threats Made By Sub. PA State Police Say (Update) The threats that closed a Lancaster County elementary are now known to have been called in by a substitute teacher's aide, according to an updated release by the  Pennsylvania State Police on Thursday, March 2, 2023.  Naomi Shayanna Wenger, 20, of Lancaster, was linked by her phone number to the threats made to Martic Elementary School in the Penn Manor School District around 2:19 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, according to Pennsylvania State Police Trooper James Grothey. "Building staff immediately contacted Pennsylvania State Police, and the school was placed on lockdown. No one was…
'You Need Family Time' PA Man Rapes Cousin With Daughter In Next Room, Police Say 'You Need Family Time' PA Man Rapes Cousin With Daughter In Next Room, Police Say
'You Need Family Time' PA Man Rapes Cousin With Daughter In Next Room, Police Say A woman experiencing homelessness was taken in by her "biological cousin" who raped her, police explain in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Burlin Damir Miller Jr., 21, was arrested in connection with the rape on Feb. 24, 2023, according to a police release.  Miller had supposedly offered his cousin "a warm place to sleep" at his home in the 100 block of Colonial Crest Drive on Sept. 28, 2022, Officer Christian Torres explains in the affidavit of probable cause.  After introducing her to his grandmother and daughter, the cousin settled in to sleep on the couch. Mill…
Lititz Dad Threatens To Share 'Intimate Images' Of Woman He Stalks, Police Say Lititz Dad Threatens To Share 'Intimate Images' Of Woman He Stalks, Police Say
Lititz Dad Threatens To Share 'Intimate Images' Of Woman He Stalks, Police Say A dad on probation for making terroristic threats was arrested on Valentine's Day for threatening to share "intimate images and videos" of a woman that he was stalking, Lititz Borough of police announced on Thursday, Feb 16.  Oren Harsanyi, 48, of Lititz, "engaged in a course of conduct against a person, an adult female, in which he threatened to send intimate images and videos of that person to other people," the police say.  He was charged with a misdemeanor for stalking, although police say they also filed a charge for harassment. He has been held in the Lancaster County Priso…
600+ Charges Issued For Caregiver Who Sexually Abused Disabled, Mentally Ill: LanCo. DA 600+ Charges Issued For Caregiver Who Sexually Abused Disabled, Mentally Ill: LanCo. DA
600+ Charges Issued For Caregiver Who Sexually Abused Disabled, Mentally Ill: LanCo. DA A man who worked as a caretaker for mentally challenged and disabled people for over 20 years has been charged with over 600 counts of sexual abuse after 10 victims came forward, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. James Lee Zook, 68 of the 100 block of Rockford Square, Mountville, was first arrested and charged with one count each of institutional sexual assault and indecent assault on Nov. 7, 2022, in connection with an assault of a resident at the Faith Friendship Villa in West Hempfield Township where he worked in late 2020 or early 2021 and ended …
Quarryville Woman's Life Threatened By Convicted Felon Turned Burglar, Police Say Quarryville Woman's Life Threatened By Convicted Felon Turned Burglar, Police Say
Quarryville Woman's Life Threatened By Convicted Felon Turned Burglar, Police Say A former convict kicked in the door of a Quarryville home, then assaulted and threatened the life of a woman before fleeing on Jan. 30, 2023, area police explained in a release on Feb. 1.  Dakota Ray Eldridge, 27, broke into the home in the 100 block of Groffdale Drive shortly before 11:52 p.m. when police say they arrived on the scene.  The officers had been called to "a report of a Burglary, in-progress," the police state in the release.  Upon arrival, they found "Eldridge physically assaulted and threatened the life of the female victim inside (of the home)" the police de…
Speeding Man High On THC Kills Lititz Woman In Crash, Police Say Speeding Man High On THC Kills Lititz Woman In Crash, Police Say
Speeding Man High On THC Kills Lititz Woman In Crash, Police Say A 29-year-old man was high on THC with drug paraphernalia in his car when he went 25 miles per hour above the speed limit striking another vehicle— seriously injuring the driver and killing her passenger, authorities announced on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.  The high driver, William R. Vaughan-Geib, of South Oakmont Street Lancaster, was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with injuries following the deadly crash in the 2100 block of New Holland Pike in East Lampeter Township on Dec. 29, 2022 at 12:40 p.m., according to area police.  Police arrived at the scene to find f…
Estranged Wife Raped, Mount Joy Husband Caught At Lancaster Courthouse, Police Say Estranged Wife Raped, Mount Joy Husband Caught At Lancaster Courthouse, Police Say
Estranged Wife Raped, Mount Joy Husband Caught At Lancaster Courthouse, Police Say A Mount Joy husband has been arrested at the Lancaster County courthouse for rape— among other charges, months after an incident with his estranged wife, authorities announced on Friday, January 20.  **The Following Details Could Be Disturbing To Some Readers** Damon Seth Skrimcovsky, 39, broke into his ex-wife's home and stood over her while she was sleeping— holding her cell phone, so she could not call 911, then he proceeded to sexually assault her in the evening hours on November 13, 2022, the police say following a two-month investigation. He was charged with Burglary, Rape, Inde…
Eight People Arrested For Ephrata Robbery That Sent Someone To The Hospital Eight People Arrested For Ephrata Robbery That Sent Someone To The Hospital
Eight People Arrested For Ephrata Robbery That Sent Someone To The Hospital Eight people have been charged in connection to a home robbery that sent one person to the hospital. The home robbery and assault in the 1100 block of Steinments Road in Ephrata Township on Dec. 22, 2022, at 8:33 p.m., according to the police release on Thursday, January 19.  A television set was the only noted item stolen, the police explain in the release.  The below people have been charged with the following offenses, according to the Ephrata Police Department: Timothy Secret Kauffman, 21, of Harrisonburg, VA was charged with one count each of Robbery, Aggravated …
Baseball Bat Beatdown Suspect Tracked By Dogs, Helicopter In Conestoga: State Police Baseball Bat Beatdown Suspect Tracked By Dogs, Helicopter In Conestoga: State Police
Baseball Bat Beatdown Suspect Tracked By Dogs, Helicopter In Conestoga: State Police A man who allegedly chased and beat two people with an aluminum baseball was chased down by Pennsylvania state police.  Kerr Michael Graham, 51, of Conestoga, struck two individuals with an aluminum baseball bat around the 3300 block of Main Street, Conestoga Township, on January 15, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police.  When state police at Lancaster barracks met with the victims they learned they were relatives of Graham's and he had "struck the one victim three times in the head with the aluminum bat, causing visible injuries," and had "struck the othe…