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Bicyclist Hurt In Lancaster County Hit-Run: Officials
Authorities said an early 2000s model Dodge pickup truck or SUV hit the victim on the 100 block of East Main Street around 6 p.m. The crash knocked off the Dodge's passenger side mirror which was recovered from the scene, according to police. The bicyclist was taken to an area...
'A senseless act of violence over nothing': Man shot following double parking dispute
READING, Pa. - Police continue working to find a man wanted in connection with a shooting in Reading that happened on Friday. Authorities said the victim asked the suspect to move a car. "The dispute ended up being that the defendant Damion Omar Cheung had been parking a vehicle in...
More Remains Of Missing Reading Man Found
(Exeter Twp, PA) -- More remains of Anthony Rodriguez of Reading have been found in the woods of Exeter Township. The 21-year-old disappeared in May of 2015, and two femur bones found in the Five Points area of Exeter Township in 2020 were confirmed by DNA testing to be Rodriguez. Police were called to the same area on April second of this year after several bones and a human skull was found, and those have also been confirmed to be remains of Rodriguez. The cause and manner of death have not been determined, and the case remains under investigation.
Reading Police confirm shooting on Muhlenberg Street
READING, Pa. — The Reading Police Department has confirmed a shooting occurred late Friday night in the city. According to police, the shooting occurred just before midnight in the 1200 block of Muhlenberg Street. The Berks County Coroner's Office says it was not called to the scene. No word...
Couple seriously injured after house explodes in Chester County, Pennsylvania
UPPER OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) — A couple from Chester County is seriously injured after their home went up in flames.Fire crews said they responded to reports of a home explosion on Limestone Road in Upper Oxford Township around 9 a.m. Sunday. The cause is still under investigation.John Blank heard the explosion from across the street, where he lives."I just came right over," he said.He watched as his neighbors were airlifted to Jefferson Hospital, a man and a woman, ages 70 and 75. He's known them for most of his life."Neighbors ever since I'm a small kid," Blank said. "I...
Woman pushed man to ground in Lancaster City, police investigating
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Police in Lancaster are seeking the public's help in identifying a female attacker. According to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police, in the morning hours of May 16, a woman shoved a man to the ground at the intersection of S. Water and W. Farnum Streets.
20-Year-Old Man Steals Vehicle With Child's Wheelchair From Yorktown Home: Police
Letrell Ackerman of Reading, Pennsylvania was taken into custody by Yorktown Police on Thursday, May 16 in connection with the theft of a vehicle with an electric wheelchair inside that occurred in June 2023, the department announced on Friday, May 17. The arrest was made in connection with an incident...
Crash shuts down road reported in Akron Borough
AKRON, Pa. — A crash causing traffic restrictions was reported in Lancaster County Tuesday morning. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. Crews responded to North Ninth Street near Fulton Street in Akron Borough around 7:45 a.m. According to Lancaster County dispatch, North Ninth Street is shut down...
Judge Seals Documents In Former Lancaster Cop Case
Judge Seals Documents In Former Lancaster Cop Case. (Lancaster, PA) -- A judge is sealing court documents related to the arrest of a former Lancaster city cop accused of child sex assaults in the late 1990s. Andrew Scott Selby of Pequea Township was arrested after charges were filed against him on Friday accusing him of abusing three minors. The investigation began in March after an adult female alleged that she was molested by Selby years ago when she was 16. The case files have been sealed by the judge for 60 days.
Lancaster police and firefighters work together to save life
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHP) — The Lancaster City police worked with firefighters to save a person's life Saturday. According to a press release, officers found a person lying on a sidewalk around 6 p.m. on North Duke Street. They were bleeding from their neck. Officers Leyland and Hockley were the...
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