Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Woman With Meth, Acid Punches Officer In Face During Arrest By Central PA Church: Police Woman With Meth, Acid Punches Officer In Face During Arrest By Central PA Church: Police
Woman With Meth, Acid Punches Officer In Face During Arrest By Central PA Church: Police A 29-year-old woman punched an officer in the face during a drug-related arrest on June 25, 2023, police announced the following day.  Alicia Marie Hood of Mount Joy was found with "six acid tablets, methamphetamine, and a large pipe used for smoking methamphetamine" when officers arrived to investigate a call of drug activity at a home in the 500 block of Union School Road in Mount Joy Borough, as stated in a police release.  The home is by a large church in the borough according to Google Maps and the arrest happened on Sunday, although it is unclear if there was a service going…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Burning Pile Of Garbage At Church In Central PA: Authorities (PHOTOS) Burning Pile Of Garbage At Church In Central PA: Authorities (PHOTOS)
Burning Pile Of Garbage At Church In Central PA: Authorities (Photos) A burning pile of garbage was dumped from a garbage truck at a church parking lot in Mount Joy on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, authorities said. The Fire Department Mount Joy was called to the fire at Calvary Bible Church on Union School Road around 7 a.m., according to the department.  The trash truck driver spotted the fire and dumped in the church parking lot, where fire units arrived to find it.  The fire crews worked for about an hour to extinguish the fire.  Mike Brubaker of Brubaker Farms operated a loader to help the crew separate the trash pile. View this post o…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
News
Police Officer, Professor BAC 2.7X Legal Limit When He Caused Multiple Crashes: PSP (UPDATE) Police Officer, Professor BAC 2.7X Legal Limit When He Caused Multiple Crashes: PSP (UPDATE)
Police Officer, Professor BAC 2.7X Legal Limit When He Caused Multiple Crashes: PSP (Update) A police officer— who is also a professor— has been charged after he caused "three separate crashes within one continued action," while under the influence— none of which he can remember, Pennsylvania State Police announced in an updated release on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 and in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Kyle Hosking, 42, of Elizabethtown is an Adjunct Lecturer in Sociology-Criminal Justice at Albright University, according to the school's website. He is also a member of the Mount Joy Borough Police Department as well as being "a member of the Lancaster County Major Crimes T…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
News
Child Assaulted By 77-Year-Old Mount Joy Man, Police Say Child Assaulted By 77-Year-Old Mount Joy Man, Police Say
Child Assaulted By 77-Year-Old Mount Joy Man, Police Say A child under the age of 13 was sexually assaulted by a 77-year-old man, authorities announced on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Roscoe M. Geib, of Mount Joy, " inappropriate comments and touched the victim in an inappropriate manner," while the young child was in his care, borough police allege.  Following an investigation, Geib was charged with indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, and corruption of minors police say and court documents confirm. His arraignment was pending at the time of publication so no additional details were available.

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Schools
Two Mount Joy Teens Charged For School Threats: Police Two Mount Joy Teens Charged For School Threats: Police
Two Mount Joy Teens Charged For School Threats: Police Two 15-year-old Mount Joy boys posting threats on social media which lead to a school closure have been charged, police say. "Officers determined that two juveniles conspired to post these while sharing ideas via an online chat and used another student's name to post the threats," Mount Joy borough police stated in a post on Friday, January 20, 2023. "Due to the nature of the threats, the decision was made to close the school the next day." Both boys were charged with terroristic threats and conspiracy on Thursday, January 12 at 10:18 a.m., according to the police release.  The Mount …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
News
Estranged Wife Raped, Mount Joy Husband Caught At Lancaster Courthouse, Police Say Estranged Wife Raped, Mount Joy Husband Caught At Lancaster Courthouse, Police Say
Estranged Wife Raped, Mount Joy Husband Caught At Lancaster Courthouse, Police Say A Mount Joy husband has been arrested at the Lancaster County courthouse for rape— among other charges, months after an incident with his estranged wife, authorities announced on Friday, January 20.  **The Following Details Could Be Disturbing To Some Readers** Damon Seth Skrimcovsky, 39, broke into his ex-wife's home and stood over her while she was sleeping— holding her cell phone, so she could not call 911, then he proceeded to sexually assault her in the evening hours on November 13, 2022, the police say following a two-month investigation. He was charged with Burglary, Rape, Inde…

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by Daily Voice
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Fentanyl Drug Dealer Leads Police To Straw Gun Purchaser In Lancaster County Fentanyl Drug Dealer Leads Police To Straw Gun Purchaser In Lancaster County
Fentanyl Drug Dealer Leads Police To Straw Gun Purchaser In Lancaster County When the police seized 548 bags of fentanyl and a Glock Model 26 9mm pistol, from a Lancaster dealer they were able to trace the weapon to the straw gun purchaser, the county district attorney announced on Thursday, January 12.   A straw gun purchaser is someone who purchases a gun for someone who is prohibited by law from possessing one or for someone who does not want their name associated with the transaction, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Alexander Rodriguez, 21 of the 600 block of Wyncroft Lane, was stopped by police near his home …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
News
Central PA Man Caught With Child Porn After Cybertip: Police Central PA Man Caught With Child Porn After Cybertip: Police
Central PA Man Caught With Child Porn After Cybertip: Police A 33-year-old Mount Joy man was found with child porn after police received a Cybertip, authorities say.  Zachary Kump's home and electronic devices were searched by the Lancaster County Computer Crimes Task Force after police received the Cybertip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children on Aug. 9, according to a release by the Ephrata police on Sept. 13. Investigators found 25 illegal images on electronics owned by Kump. At the time of the tip, Kump was a resident of Ephrata. He was arrested and arraigned on Sept. 12, according to court documents.  He's b…

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by Jillian Pikora
Cherry Hill, NJ
Obituaries
Marine With NJ Ties ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In PA Crash Marine With NJ Ties ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In PA Crash
Marine With NJ Ties ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In PA Crash The motorcycle rider who died at the scene of a crash in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, August 20, has been identified as a former marine with ties to New Jersey.  Ricardo Reyes, 35, of Mount Joy, was killed in the two-vehicle crash at 8:15 p.m., according to a release by the Lancaster County Forensic Center.  The Manor Township police were called to a crash involving a motorcycle at the intersection of Seitz and Manor Church roads at 7:22 p.m., according to a release by the department. The police officers "render aid to the motorcycle rider until Blue Rock FD and EMS arrived," as stat…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Obituaries
Marine ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Central Pennsylvania Crash: Coroner Marine ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Central Pennsylvania Crash: Coroner
Marine ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Central Pennsylvania Crash: Coroner The motorcycle rider who died at the scene of a crash in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, August 20, has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's office. Ricardo Reyes, 35, of Mount Joy, was killed in the two-vehicle crash at 8:15 p.m., according to a release by the Lancaster County Forensic Center.  The Manor Township police were called to a crash involving a motorcycle at the intersection of Seitz and Manor Church roads at 7:22 p.m., according to a release by the department. The police officers "render aid to the motorcycle rider until Blue Rock FD and EMS arrived," as stated …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Traffic
Person Hospitalized After Crash Closed Part Of RT 283 In Central PA Person Hospitalized After Crash Closed Part Of RT 283 In Central PA
Person Hospitalized After Crash Closed Part Of RT 283 In Central PA Part of Pennsylvania Route 283 in Central Pennsylvania closed due a crash on Wednesday, July 13, according to the Pennsylvania department of transportation. The crash happened between the exits to Mount Joy/Manheim and Rheems/Elizabethtown, around 7:15 a.m., Lancaster County Wide Communications dispatchers say. The crash halted all traffic going west by the Rheems over pass at Cloverleaf Road, according to PennDOT. One person was taken to the hospital following the two vehicle crash, LCWC dispatchers say. Rubbernecking caused a slow down in the eastern traffic lanes, PennDOT says. There …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
News
$32K Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From PA Man Who Admitted Dealing: Authorities $32K Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From PA Man Who Admitted Dealing: Authorities
$32K Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From PA Man Who Admitted Dealing: Authorities A man named "Angel" admitted on tape to dealing fentanyl and methamphetamine days after he was charged with child endangerment— but only after massive amounts of the drugs and supplies drug were discovered in a central Pennsylvania homes, authorities say. Authorities from nearly a dozen agencies  executed three search warrants on Apr. 5, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Sadi Angel Corretger, 31, of the 200 block of South 5th Street, Columbia Borough man has been arrested following the 6 a.m. search of a Lancaster home in the 100 block of Melros…

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by Jillian Pikora