Girl Under 6-Years-Old Sexually Assaulted By Lititz Man, Police Say Girl Under 6-Years-Old Sexually Assaulted By Lititz Man, Police Say
Girl Under 6-Years-Old Sexually Assaulted By Lititz Man, Police Say A man has been charged in connection with multiple sexual assaults of a girl under the age of six, Northern Lancaster County Regional police announced on Monday, Jan. 1., 2024.  Detectives began investigating Wesley Franklin Kilpatrick, 27 of Lititz, in July 2023. That's when they "received a report of alleged sexual assault of a female under the age of 6," as stated in the police release.  The police explained that the "investigation revealed that Kilpatrick assaulted the victim multiple times during 2021 and 2022." All of the assaults reportedly took place at a home in the 900 …
22-Year-Old Man Propelled Out Of Sunroof In Fatal Crash Closing PA Turnpike In 3 Counties 22-Year-Old Man Propelled Out Of Sunroof In Fatal Crash Closing PA Turnpike In 3 Counties
22-Year-Old Man Propelled Out Of Sunroof In Fatal Crash Closing PA Turnpike In 3 Counties A 22-year-old Lititz man has been identified and details have been released following a deadly crash that closed more than 20 miles of the PA Turnpike in three counties for over four hours on Saturday.  Bryce L. Nolt has died following a crash that shut down the westbound lanes of Interstate 76 on Oct. 7, authorities told Daily Voice. Originally we were told that an "accident westbound at milepost 264.1," caused the shutdown and detour, PA Turnppike Director of Marketing & Public Relations Carl DeFebosaid on Saturday afternoon. He later got back to us and said one person had d…
PA Man Who Struck Amish Teen Dead Sentenced, 'Not Their Place To Judge' Community Says PA Man Who Struck Amish Teen Dead Sentenced, 'Not Their Place To Judge' Community Says
PA Man Who Struck Amish Teen Dead Sentenced, 'Not Their Place To Judge' Community Says A Lititz man who pleaded guilty to striking an Amish horse and buggy — killing an Amish teen — has been sentenced by an "English" judge but the local Amish community apparently feels differently about the tragedy. Phillip Cornelius Sullivan, II, then 18 years old, driving a 2009 Lexus Sedan, struck a horse-drawn buggy, ejecting the driver, 18-year-old Andrew J. Stoltzfus of Honey Brook, before fleeing the scene, according to the police. The whole incident happened along the 5700 block of Division Highway around 2:45 a.m. on July 5, 2021, as Daily Vice reported at the time.  Stoltzfus …
Patient Sexually Abused By PA Doctor Specializing In Treating Amish: Police Patient Sexually Abused By PA Doctor Specializing In Treating Amish: Police
Patient Sexually Abused By PA Doctor Specializing In Treating Amish: Police A doctor who specializes in "serving Old Order Amish and Mennonite (Plain) populations," is accused of sexually one of his patients. Vladimir V. Iakomi of Lititz was charged with indecent assault without consent and indecent assault of an unconscious person in connection with an appointment on Saturday, Sept. 30, according to a release by the Pennsylvania State Police the following Monday.  The woman told the state police that she fell asleep and about 30 minutes into her appointment at "Plain Community Health Care Network” located in the “Georgetown Medical Center,” 23 Lancaster Avenue in…
House Fire Injures Homeowner In Lancaster County House Fire Injures Homeowner In Lancaster County
House Fire Injures Homeowner In Lancaster County A homeowner was taken to a local hospital following a fire in Lititz. The fire broke out in the the 900 block of Snyder Hill Road, Warwick Township just before 10:15 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 2, according to Lancaster County Wide Communication.  The Brunnerville Fire Company responded to the call and was assisted by the following:  Lititz Fire Company No. 1. Manheim Township Fire Rescue  Brickerville Volunteer Fire Company Rothsville Fire/Ambulance Company Penryn Fire Company Warwick Community Ambulance Association Warwick Emergency Services Commission Around 10:15am, LCWC dispatched Brun…
Students Onboard In Litiz School Bus Crash: Authorities Students Onboard In Litiz School Bus Crash: Authorities
Students Onboard In Litiz School Bus Crash: Authorities One person was hurt following a school bus crash in Lititz on Friday morning, Sept. 15. The Conestoga Valley School District bus was involved in a crash with another vehicle around 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 15, according to the Lititz Fire Company.  The crash happened at the intersection of Spruce and Orange streets.  The bus had students onboard and was heading to the Warwick middle or high school, according to the police. No one on the bus was harmed. The injured person was the driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash. They were taken to an area hospital but the extent of their injur…
Accused Burglar Floods Lititz Home On Purpose, Police Say Accused Burglar Floods Lititz Home On Purpose, Police Say
Accused Burglar Floods Lititz Home On Purpose, Police Say A 21-year-old man caused over $7,000 of flood damage to someone's home — on purpose, police said in a release on Monday, Sept. 11.  Dylan Louie Getz already had a record of making terroristic threats and simple assaults when he broke into a home on East Locup Lane, Lititz on July 31, 2023, according to area police.  The homeowners had been away, but when they returned they discovered "While inside the home, [Getz] clogged a sink in an upstairs bathroom and turned the water on causing the water to overflow the sink and leak through the floor," as stated in the release. "Additionall…
PA Professional Adventurer Dies On 23rd Birthday, Police Say (UPDATE) PA Professional Adventurer Dies On 23rd Birthday, Police Say (UPDATE)
PA Professional Adventurer Dies On 23rd Birthday, Police Say (Update) A man turning 23-years-old has been identified as the driver who died at the scene of a crash in Lancaster County, authorities say. Josiah Maier of Lititz was named as the driver at 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. The deadly single-vehicle crash into a tree happened in the 1100 block of Kleinfeltersville Road in Clay Township at 8:36 p.m. on Aug. 22, according to a release by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. Preliminary investigation details were released on Thursday, revealing that Maier and his co-workers and camp attendees, had j…
Lititz's Luician Li's Funeral Scheduled After Chester County Crash Lititz's Luician Li's Funeral Scheduled After Chester County Crash
Lititz's Luician Li's Funeral Scheduled After Chester County Crash A week after he succumbed to his injuries after a Chester County highway crash, loved ones and neighbors are memorializing Lititz student-athlete Lucian Li.  Investigators have said 42-year-old Matthew DeAngelis was headed the wrong way on Route 202 when he crashed head-on into Li's Volkswagen Taos just after midnight on Friday, July 14.  DeAngelis was pronounced dead at the scene, while 19-year-old Li died on Monday, July 17, Daily Voice reported. The teen's father Eric Chen-Ta Li set up a GoFundMe campaign to finance a memorial in his son's honor. In just three days after …
Tractor-Trailer Driver Hospitalized After Slamming Into Lititz Home (PHOTOS) Tractor-Trailer Driver Hospitalized After Slamming Into Lititz Home (PHOTOS)
Tractor-Trailer Driver Hospitalized After Slamming Into Lititz Home (Photos) A tractor-trailer driver is in the hospital after smashing into a home in Lititz on Friday morning, authorities say.  Emergency crews were called to the home in the 600 block of Furnace Hills Pike (Route 501) around 2:30 a.m. on July 21, 2023, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.  The Brunnerville Fire Company arrived to find a tractor into a brick wall on the first floor of the home.   The driver was pulled from the cab and taken to an area hospital, officials say.  It is unclear if the homeowners were in the house at the time.  The Brick…
Philadelphia Man Caught With Crack In Someone Else's Car Resists Arrest In Lititz, Police Say Philadelphia Man Caught With Crack In Someone Else's Car Resists Arrest In Lititz, Police Say
Philadelphia Man Caught With Crack In Someone Else's Car Resists Arrest In Lititz, Police Say A 41-year-old Philadelphia man was apparently not in the mood to cooperate with officers who stopped in Lititz and found his crack cocaine, according to a release by police on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Helbert E. Mercado was stopped by Lititz Borough police for a traffic violation in the 200 block of East Market Street at 12:36 p.m. on July 9, 2023, according to the police release.  Mercado gave the officers a false name and "physically resisted officers' attempts to place him under arrest," as stated in the release.  The officers soon "discovered that Mercado did not obtain perm…
Lititz Teen Athlete Dies Days After Chester County Crash: State Police Lititz Teen Athlete Dies Days After Chester County Crash: State Police
Lititz Teen Athlete Dies Days After Chester County Crash: State Police Another driver is dead days after the collision that killed 42-year-old Matthew DeAngelis on a Chester County highway, state police say.  Lucian Robert-Popdan Li, 19, of Lititz, succumbed to his injuries on Monday, July 17, troopers wrote in a release.  Investigators have said DeAngelis was headed the wrong way on Route 202 in his GMC Sierra when he crashed head-on into Li's Volkswagen Taos just after midnight on Friday, July 14.  DeAngelis was pronounced dead at the scene, while Li and his two passengers were rushed to Paoli Hospital in critical conditio…