CRIME & SAFETY
Boy Struck Dead In Manheim Hit-Run: Police
The NLCRPD was called to a report of a "person down" at 200 West Sun Hill Road in Penn Township, Maheim at 9:32 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, as detailed in the release. "Evidence on scene indicates that a juvenile male was struck and killed by a vehicle that left the scene," the police stated in the release.
Two drug operations busted at Lancaster County apartment complex
EAST LAMPETER TWP., Pa. (WHTM) – Two men in the same apartment complex were arrested for separate drug operations in Lancaster County. Keith Thompson, 43, and Jan Abreu-Vizcarrondo, 24, both of the 1600 block of Old Philadelphia Pike in East Lampeter Twp., were arrested on April 18, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
Autopsy released after body found in the Susquehanna River
NEW CUMBERLAND BOROUGH, Pa. (WHTM) — Three days after a man’s body was found in the Susquehanna River, the Dauphin County Coroner has released the official cause of the death. According to the coroner, the man died of freshwater drowning. The man has not yet been identified and...
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.
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,...
Police: Schuylkill County man was driving under the influence of drugs when he caused crash that killed Lebanon County woman
CLEONA, Pa. — State Police have charged a 33-year-old Schuylkill County man with homicide by vehicle while DUI and numerous other offenses related to the death of a pregnant Lebanon County woman in April 2023, according to a criminal complaint. Christian Hennessey, of Pine Grove, was driving under the...
Cause of death for 16-year-old Justin Johnson announced by coroner
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WHP) — The Dauphin County Coroner's Office released findings Tuesday from 16-year-old Justin Johnson's autopsy. According to county officials, Johnson's official cause of death was ruled to be complications of sickle cell disease. Johnson was found unconscious inside his Lower Paxton Township home Friday night. His...
Motorcyclist dies after crash in Lancaster County
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Monday night in Lancaster County, state police said. The crash happened at Noble Road and Kirkwood Pike (Route 472) in Colerain Township when a Ford Edge pulled into the path of a Kawasaki motorcycle after stopping at a stop sign, police said. The...
Lancaster woman sentenced for killing neighbor’s puppy
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – A Lancaster woman has been sentenced for her role in the killing of a five-month-old chihuahua in the city. Loyna Dejesus-Osorio, 53, pleaded no contest in February to charges of aggravated cruelty to animals and simple assault. She was accused of attacking her neighbor and...
Lebanon County man sentenced after sextortion investigation
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A Lebanon man will spend a year and a half in a federal prison for threatening to release someone’s intimate images if they did not pay $150,000. John Anthony Zayas, 35, of Lebanon, pleaded guilty to federal charges of extortion by interstate communication. Zayas,...
1 hurt by bull at Lancaster County animal auction
A bull injured a person at New Holland Sales Stables Monday evening, according to police and emergency dispatchers. New Holland Sales Stables, 101 W. Fulton Street, is the largest animal auction east of the Mississippi River and a hub of Lancaster County’s agriculture community. Emergency crews were dispatched to...
One utility worker killed, another injured in Cornwall electrocution incident
Police were dispatched to the 500 block of Hemlock Lane Wednesday afternoon for a reported electrocution in which one worker was killed and another was injured while operating a boom truck. Cornwall Borough Police Chief Brett Hopkins said that when they arrived to the scene, they discovered that while the...
Police identify 77-year-old woman killed in S. Lebanon Township hit and run
Police have identified the 77-year-old victim in a fatal hit and run in South Lebanon Township. Casimira Pakola was struck Tuesday morning on Eastfield Drive, according to South Lebanon Township Police. Pakola resided in a neighboring housing development. ...
Motorcyclist Fatally Flies Off Bike On Kirkwood Pike: PA State State
The call to the two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle at the intersection of Noble Road and Kirkwood Pike/SR 472, Colerain Township, Kirkwood came into PSP Troop J Lancaster Station at 4:09 p.m. on April 29, 2024, Trooper James Grothey detailed in the release. The troopers' preliminary investigation determined that a...
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.
Police incident reported in Penn Township
MANHEIM, Pa. — A police incident took place at the intersection of West Sun Hill Road and Loghes Drive in Penn Township around 9:30 p.m. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. According to the Lancaster dispatcher, there is no threat to the public. For live traffic updates,...
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