Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
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PA Sex Offender On 'Worst Teachers' List Caught Chatting Up Children On Snapchat, Police Say PA Sex Offender On 'Worst Teachers' List Caught Chatting Up Children On Snapchat, Police Say
PA Sex Offender On 'Worst Teachers' List Caught Chatting Up Children On Snapchat, Police Say A former high school teacher and registered sex offender has been caught chatting with children on Snapchat, according to a release by police. Andrew Eberhart, 24, of Lebanon, previously posed online as a woman with the user name "Jordynmatter" on Instagram in an attempt to gather sexually explicit photos of young boys, the Lebanon district attorney stated following a year's long investigation in 2020. Eberhart might be a year older, but apparently is no wiser as an investigation was started in December because he was thought to be back at it again, but this time he was using Snapchat. Leb…

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by Jillian Pikora
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
1 Dead After Minivan Loses Control On Route 78 1 Dead After Minivan Loses Control On Route 78
1 Dead After Minivan Loses Control On Route 78 An unidentified Lebanon man died after a minivan full of people lost control early Saturday morning on Route 78 in Berks County, Pennsylvania State Police said. The 2013 Chrysler Town and Country was in the right lane heading west when it crossed the fog line and onto the snowy and icy berm near mile marker 9.8 in Bethel Township around 2 a.m., authorities said.  The van hit some shrubbery and trees along a fence before rolling onto the driver's side and slid. The van came to a rest after hitting the case of a tree, police said. The minivan hit some shrubbery and trees along…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Man Test Driving Car Returns To Dealership Completely Naked: Police Man Test Driving Car Returns To Dealership Completely Naked: Police
Man Test Driving Car Returns To Dealership Completely Naked: Police A Pennsylvania man who took a vehicle out for a test drive returned to the dealership completely naked, said police who arrested him. Horace L. Samuels, 42, of Lebanon, was getting his vehicle appraised and test-driving a new one on Dec. 30 at a dealership on Manheim Pike around 12:30 p.m., local police said. "During the interaction, he went to his vehicle and came back inside the business completely nude," police said.  There were approximately 30 people in the business at the time. Samuels was charged with indecent exposure.

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by Cecilia Levine
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
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PA Adoptive Mom Of 5 Barred From Having Contact With Children Due To 'Torture': DA PA Adoptive Mom Of 5 Barred From Having Contact With Children Due To 'Torture': DA
PA Adoptive Mom Of 5 Barred From Having Contact With Children Due To 'Torture': DA An abusive adoptive mother has been barred from having contact with children as part of her sentence, according to the Lebanon County district attorney's office. Stephanie Angelette Duncan, 43, of Lebanon, was sentenced on Wednesday for “prolonged abuse and torture" at her home located on the 2700 block of Cedar Run Road, according to District Attorney Pier Hess Graf. Judge Bradford H. Charles sentenced the adoptive mother for the prolonged assault and abuse of the five children between the ages of 6 and 15, according to Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf.  She'll see a m…

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by Jillian Pikora
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
Police & Fire
PA Man On The Run After Attempting To Run Over Deputies: DA PA Man On The Run After Attempting To Run Over Deputies: DA
PA Man On The Run After Attempting To Run Over Deputies: DA A central Pennsylvania man attempted to run over deputies while fleeing as they tried to arrest him on a warrant, according to a release by the Lebanon County district attorney’s office. Victor Rivera, 34, of Lebanon, then was shot at by police-- drove into a building-- before he sped off in his Ford F-150 pickup truck with Pennsylvania license plate ZSX-3144 on Tuesday night, according to the release. No injuries were reported and it is not believed that any of the shots fired struck Rivera. Rivera is described as a dark-haired Hispanic male, approximately 6’ tall, and of medium build, a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Hero Dad Scares Off Would-Be Carjacker With Handgun In Philly Suburbs: Police Hero Dad Scares Off Would-Be Carjacker With Handgun In Philly Suburbs: Police
Hero Dad Scares Off Would-Be Carjacker With Handgun In Philly Suburbs: Police Police were able to arrest a carjacker shortly after a Berks County dad stopped him from stealing his car while his son was inside. The dad was in a parked car with his son in the 1200 block of Penn Avenue in Wyomissing on Dec. 3, when the unarmed suspect opened the car door and told the man to get out twice, local police said. The man refused and pulled a legally owned handgun from the glove box, Wyomissing police said. The carjacker then shut the car door and fled on foot, eventually getting arrested three blocks away in the 1500 block of Penn Avenue, according to police. He was identif…

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by Nicole Acosta
Gettysburg, PA
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Thousands Lose Power As High Winds Hit Central PA Thousands Lose Power As High Winds Hit Central PA
Thousands Lose Power As High Winds Hit Central PA Thousands of Met-Ed and PPL customers lost power on Monday afternoon, according to company outage maps. High winds appear to be to blame for the outages, but Met-Ed and PPL did not immediately confirm when Daily Voice contacted them on Monday afternoon. Some areas only lost power for a few seconds to approximately 30 minutes, but others are still in the dark. Over 2,000 customers in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties remain without power as of 3 p.m., according to each companies outage maps. PPL outage map shows power is expected to be fully restored betwe…

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by Jillian Pikora
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
Business
Two Communities Rally Following Fatal Car Crash Into Central PA Business Two Communities Rally Following Fatal Car Crash Into Central PA Business
Two Communities Rally Following Fatal Car Crash Into Central PA Business Two central Pennsylvania communities are rallying following a fatal car crash. Amy Marie Krick, 47, of Lebanon, died when her car left Linglestown Road and hit two structures at the corner of North 6th Street on Oct. 31 around 7 a.m., as Daily Voice previously reported. Krick was a teacher for the New Covenant Christian School and Lebanon Area Evangelical Free Church, according to her obituary and social media. We are all deeply saddened by the loss of our former 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Krick, loved by all of her students and the... Posted by New Covenant Christian School on Wednesda…

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by Jillian Pikora
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
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Central PA Teen Charged In Shooting, Car Crash, That Killed Lebanon Teen, Police Say Central PA Teen Charged In Shooting, Car Crash, That Killed Lebanon Teen, Police Say
Central PA Teen Charged In Shooting, Car Crash, That Killed Lebanon Teen, Police Say A central Pennsylvania teenager has been charged in connection with a shooting and subsequent car crash that killed another teenager, according to police.  Jaedyn Gaines, 17, of Lebanon, was arrested by Lebanon City police on Oct. 27, according to court documents. Gaines and another suspect who remains at large intended to rob the 16-year-old and another victim during the meetup to buy marijuana on Wednesday, according to police. Following a disagreement, Gaines shot the 16-year-old, as police previously stated and Daily Voice reported at the time.  The car crash occurred as th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
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Lebanon Teenager Killed In Shooting, Car Crash, Police Say Lebanon Teenager Killed In Shooting, Car Crash, Police Say
Lebanon Teenager Killed In Shooting, Car Crash, Police Say A teenager is dead and police in Lebanon are searching for two men they believe were involved. Police were called to a single-vehicle crash on North Sixth Street, near Lehman Street on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., according to a statement released by police. Witnesses told police two men outside of a car got into an argument with the driver and passengers of the vehicle. During the dispute, a gunshot fired into the car, according to the police release. The driver drove off, hitting several parked vehicles before flipping over, according to police. The driver was a 16-year-old boy who was …

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by Jillian Pikora
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
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Lebanon Man Found Sharing Child Porn Using Torrent File Sharing Program, State Police Say Lebanon Man Found Sharing Child Porn Using Torrent File Sharing Program, State Police Say
Lebanon Man Found Sharing Child Porn Using Torrent File Sharing Program, State Police Say A man in Lebanon has been arrested after child pornography found on a file sharing program linked back to his personal computer, according to Pennsylvania state police. Michael Gerald Rankin, 34, of Lebanon, was arrested on Friday following an investigation by state police. Police were initially alerted to child pornography being shared on a uTorrent program and investigated the IP address, according to a release by police. Police obtained a warrant to search a home in the 900 block of Horseshoe Pike in South Annville Township and seized a desktop computer belonging to Rankin on Oct. 22, a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
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PA School Bus Driver, Ex-Elementary School Worker Charged In Child Endangerment Incident PA School Bus Driver, Ex-Elementary School Worker Charged In Child Endangerment Incident
PA School Bus Driver, Ex-Elementary School Worker Charged In Child Endangerment Incident A former elementary school employee and current school bus driver was charged in connection with an "endangering the welfare of a child" incident, according to release by  Pennsylvania state police. Pennsylvania state police in Lebanon charged the school bus driver on Monday for leaving a child unattended on a school bus on Oct. 19 around 3:30 p.m., as stated in the release by state police and according court documents. The 5-year-old student was from Jonestown Elementary School, according to the police release. The child was left unattended in a Northern Lebanon Area School District …

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by Jillian Pikora