At 9:16 p.m., on Saturday, April 21, 2018, the Manheim Township Police were dispatched to the Lancaster Airport at 500 Airport Road for a report of intoxicated persons who were attempting to fly an aircraft from the airport. The call originated from employees of a business at the airport. Officers responded to the airport and […]
A Lancaster man with multiple convictions for drug-dealing will serve up 11 years in prison for his latest crimes: cocaine sales while under police surveillance. Lancaster County Judge Merrill Spahn Jr. sentenced Rhamin Turner to 5½ to 11 years. Turner, 44, was convicted of six felonies at trial last year regarding sales Turner made from […]
On 04-19-18 at approx. 12:35 AM the Columbia Borough Police were called to 100 blk. of Bethel St. for an assault that just occurred. Upon arrival officers were advised that Austin Osborne (21) of Columbia, had stabbed his mother’s boyfriend and pulled his mother down from the front steps of the house when he left the scene. The victim told […]
Two men will face homicide charges in Lancaster County Court after preliminary hearings this week regarding separate killings. Both men are at Lancaster County Prison without bail. Wilberto Melendez, 41, is charged with killing William Earl Cooper Jr., 31, on Oct. 27, 2017. Cooper sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was found dead on a sidewalk in […]
Around 8:33 P.M. crews were dispatched to the area of Henzel Road near Newport Road (PA 772) in Gap, Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, PA for a vehicle accident. Observations to county radio indicated that involved in the accident were a vehicle and a stray horse. A request for a veterinarian was observed to put the […]
Around 8:39 P.M. Gap Fire Company was dispatched by Lancaster County-Wide Communications to the area of LINCOLN HWY / MT VERNON RD in Gap, Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, PA. Observations to county radio indicated that 2 vehicles are involved, PA State Police presence was requested and a total shutdown on Lincoln Highway was requested. One patient […]
A Lancaster man already serving a state-prison sentence for drug-dealing was recently convicted of sexually assaulting a woman at his home in 2016. Manuel Pagan Jr. was convicted Friday, following a three-day trial, of two felonies and two misdemeanors. Assistant District Attorney Fritz Haverstick presented evidence that Pagan, 27, used force in sexually assaulting the […]
A Millersville couple is charged with felony drug-dealing after a search uncovered nearly 900 bags of heroin and several other illegal substances. Pennsylvania State Police charged Andrew P. Ortiz, 21, and Maria V. Danner, 41, with felony possession with intent to deliver, conspiracy, and four related misdemeanors. District Judge Scott Albert arraigned the couple on […]