CRIME & SAFETY
Lancaster County Drug Task Force arrests 2 suspects in separate drug busts at same apartment complex
LANCASTER, Pa. — The Lancaster County Drug Task Force announced the recent arrests of two men accused of conducting unrelated drug operations on the same day in the same East Lampeter apartment complex. Keith Thompson, 43, and Jan Abreu-Vizcarrondo, 24, both of the 1600 block of Old Philadelphia Pike,...
Court documents reveal new details about arrests of two farmers in Lancaster and York Counties
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — It's been three weeks since two central Pennsylvania men were arrested and taken to prison. Ethan Wentworth of Airville, York County and Rusty Herr of Christiana, Lancaster County have sat in their respective county prisons since April 10 and 11. Herr and Wentworth run NoBull Solutions,...
Montco Woman Pleads Guilty To Delivering Deadly Dose Of Fentanyl: Lancaster DA
Valerie Benatti, 29, pleaded guilty to drug delivery resulting in death on Wednesday, May 1, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Authorities said they were called to a home on the 100 block of Slackwater Road in Conestoga Township for a suspected overdose on Aug. 20, 2022. An autopsy later revealed the victim died from acute fentanyl toxicity, the DA's Office said.
Former Lancaster County postal worker sentenced for delivering pounds of cocaine
A 57-year-old Lancaster County man who used to work for the U.S. Postal Service was sentenced to 4 1/2-to-10 years in prison on Friday morning after he agreed to help deliver over 2,000 grams of cocaine while on duty, the county district attorney’s office said. Carlos Medina, of Lititz,...
Woman Shot At Chesco Driver In Road Rage Incident, DA Says
Racquel Graham, 41, is charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and related charges, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said in a release. Authorities said it happened around 6 a.m. near the corner of Goshen and Sugartown roads in Willistown. The victim said he passed a slow-moving Toyota Rav 4...
Lancaster County man accused of indecently assaulting 13-year-old girl
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A Lancaster County man is accused of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old. According to court documents, 22-year-old Benjamin Wallace, of Denver, met the girl in February. He also sent lewd images to her, police said.
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