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Police Search For Missing Woman In Lancaster County Police Search For Missing Woman In Lancaster County
Police Search For Missing Woman In Lancaster County Police in Lancaster County are searching for a West Earl Township woman who has been missing since June 18. Monica Butcher, 62, has been reported missing just days before her June 25 birthday. She was last seen on the Lancaster Bus station located at 225 N. Queen Street in Lancaster City at approximately 11:45 a.m. Butcher frequently uses the Red Rose transit system in Lancaster County and often goes to the Park City Mall. She is described as a white female, 5’05”, 120 pounds, blonde hair, blue eyes and wears glasses. She was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, black pants, and black sne…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Church Pastor Sent Nude Photos To Undercover Police In Lancaster Church Pastor Sent Nude Photos To Undercover Police In Lancaster
Church Pastor Sent Nude Photos To Undercover Police In Lancaster A pastor in Mount Joy was arrested Tuesday after he sent nude images of himself to an undercover police officer, whom he thought was an underage girl, according to Lancaster city police. Anthony R. Morales, 33, of Warwick Township-- who is listed as the lead pastor at Miracle Center Fellowship Church in Mount Joy-- exchanged nude photographs with a 17-year-old girl via social media for two weeks in May, according to court documents. In addition to trading photos, he messaged the girl requesting to have sex. That's when the girl approached police about what happened going on. An undercover…

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by Jillian Pikora
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GOT HIM! US Marshals Arrest Teen Who Drove Into Pennsylvania Trooper During Traffic Stop GOT HIM! US Marshals Arrest Teen Who Drove Into Pennsylvania Trooper During Traffic Stop
GOT HIM! US Marshals Arrest Teen Who Drove Into Pennsylvania Trooper During Traffic Stop An 18-year-old who injured a Pennsylvania State trooper during a traffic stop in Lancaster County is has been arrested by US Marshals. David J. Pratt was arrested in the 900 block of Chestnut Street,  in Lebanon County on Tuesday shortly after midnight by US Marshals. Pratt was a passenger in a 2004 Honda Civic that was the subject of a routine traffic stop on Route 462/Lincoln Highway, east of Old Philadelphia Pike in East Lampeter Township, around 2:20 a.m. on May 11, according to PSP. Pratt shared a false identification with police, then slid over to the driver’s seat while the dri…

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by Jillian Pikora
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US Marshals Arrest Teen Who Drove Into Trooper During Traffic Stop US Marshals Arrest Teen Who Drove Into Trooper During Traffic Stop
US Marshals Arrest Teen Who Drove Into Trooper During Traffic Stop An 18-year-old who injured a Pennsylvania State trooper during a traffic stop in Lancaster County is has been arrested by US Marshals. David J. Pratt was arrested in the 900 block of Chestnut Street,  in Lebanon County on Tuesday shortly after midnight by US Marshals. Pratt was a passenger in a 2004 Honda Civic that was the subject of a routine traffic stop on Route 462/Lincoln Highway, east of Old Philadelphia Pike in East Lampeter Township, around 2:20 a.m. on May 11, according to PSP. Pratt shared a false identification with police, then slid over to the driver’s seat while the dri…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police: Pennsylvania Mom With BAC 3x Legal Limit Killed Son, 11, In Head-On Crash Police: Pennsylvania Mom With BAC 3x Legal Limit Killed Son, 11, In Head-On Crash
Police: Pennsylvania Mom With BAC 3x Legal Limit Killed Son, 11, In Head-On Crash A pregnant Lancaster County mom had a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit when she struck another vehicle head-on, killing her 11-year-old son, authorities said.Jennifer Johnson, 35, of Manheim Township, was charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI, aggravated assault of an unborn child and several other offenses stemming from the Lititz Pike crash on Feb. 23, Manheim police announced. Johnson was driving on the bridge into Lancaster City in the 1100 block of Lititz Pike when she struck another car carrying four people around 8:30 p.m., authorities said.a All fo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
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US Marshals Captured Accused Lancaster County Child Rapist In Dominican Republic US Marshals Captured Accused Lancaster County Child Rapist In Dominican Republic
US Marshals Captured Accused Lancaster County Child Rapist In Dominican Republic An accused Lancaster child rapist was arrested by US Marshals in the Dominic Republic, authorities said Wednesday.Oneximo Mendez, 49, formerly of the 500 block of Green Street, in Lancaster City on Jan. 19 by Dominican Republic law enforcement officers and US Marshals agents, the Lancaster Police Bureau said. Mendez became a fugitive after failing to appear for a trial in Sep. 2014 at the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. His trial was for charges related to a 2011 investigation alleging that he had sexual contact with a minor, who w…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Lancaster Driver Leads Police Officers From 3 Agencies On 90 MPH Pursuit, Authorities Say Lancaster Driver Leads Police Officers From 3 Agencies On 90 MPH Pursuit, Authorities Say
Lancaster Driver Leads Police Officers From 3 Agencies On 90 MPH Pursuit, Authorities Say A Lancaster City driver was arrested weeks after leading police from several agencies on a pursuit that reached speeds of up to 90 miles per hour earlier this month, authorities said. West Earl officers were notified of a car traveling at a high rate of speed into Akron Borough, which Ephrata police were trying to stop around 12:20 p.m. March 3, WEPD said. WEPD Officer Cruce was near Oregon Pike and N. Church Street when the call came in, and he saw the vehicle traveling southbound on Oregon Pike, towards him at a high rate of speed, police said. Cruce activated his emergency lights and si…

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