Woman, 65, Sexually Assaulted, Strangled To Death In Lancaster County Home, Police Say Woman, 65, Sexually Assaulted, Strangled To Death In Lancaster County Home, Police Say
Woman, 65, Sexually Assaulted, Strangled To Death In Lancaster County Home, Police Say A woman found dead at her home in Lancaster County was sexually assaulted prior to being strangled, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office. Nora Sanchez, 65, of the 300 block of East Main Street in New Holland was found dead in her home on Sept. 1 around 10 a.m., as Daily Voice reported at the time.  Police were originally called to the scene for a welfare check. Sanchez died by strangulation with evidence of sexual assault, according to the Lancaster County coroner.  Sanchez was originally from Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia and moved to New Holland, …
Woman Found Dead In New Holland Home Prompts Homicide Investigation Woman Found Dead In New Holland Home Prompts Homicide Investigation
Woman Found Dead In New Holland Home Prompts Homicide Investigation A homicide investigation has been launched after a woman was discovered dead in her New Holland home on Wednesday.  Police were called to a home in the 300 block of East Main Street shortly before 10 a.m. on a report of a welfare check, according to Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office and the New Holland Borough Police Department. Officers discovered 65-year-old Nora Sanchez dead inside the home, authorities said. The results of an autopsy performed by the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office are pending.  The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with informati…
Employer's Nightmare: Fired Employee From Lebanon Threatens To Shoot Former Co-Workers Employer's Nightmare: Fired Employee From Lebanon Threatens To Shoot Former Co-Workers
Employer's Nightmare: Fired Employee From Lebanon Threatens To Shoot Former Co-Workers Every employer worries about how an employee will take the news of a change in employment status, on Wednesday one of the worst case scenarios almost happened. Whorten Elmer Haines, 56, of Lebanon did not take the news for his firing well, according to police in New Holland. New Holland Borough police were called to a business on Diller Avenue around 3:57 p.m. Upon arrival officers spoke with employees of the business who stated that when the manager fired Haines-- threatened to come back and shoot his former co-workers.  Police located Haines and took him into custody.   …
Daredevil Dirt Biker Goes 70 MPH Fleeing From Lancaster Police Daredevil Dirt Biker Goes 70 MPH Fleeing From Lancaster Police
Daredevil Dirt Biker Goes 70 MPH Fleeing From Lancaster Police A Lancaster County man fled from police after they try to stop him from trespassing. Local daredevil and dirt biker, Isaac Hunter Hubik, 22, of New Holland, eventually turned himself in to police after learning officers had been in contact with his friends. New Holland Police were called to the 500 Block of South Kinzer Avenue in Earl Township for a report that there was a dirt bike riding through fields without permission on July 22 at 10:24 p.m. Officers caught up to the dirt bike at the intersection of Ranck Road and East Main Street in New Holland Borough, but when officers attempted t…
100 MPH Motorcycle Chase Through Backyards Ends With DUI, Felony Arrest In Lancaster County 100 MPH Motorcycle Chase Through Backyards Ends With DUI, Felony Arrest In Lancaster County
100 MPH Motorcycle Chase Through Backyards Ends With DUI, Felony Arrest In Lancaster County An Ephrata man led police on a high speed chase-- through people's yards-- while fleeing an arrest warrant, according to New Holland police. Derek Charles Lawson, 23, was spotted in the 600 block of West Main Street in Earl Township at around 11:23 p.m. on June 5, say police. Police attempted a routine traffic stop of a motorcycle with obstructed plate near in the area of West Main Street and South Shirk Road in Earl Township. Lawson fled at speeds reaching an excess of 100 mph. Officers discontinued following the motorcycle, but spotted it once more later that same day. This time Lawson…
DUI PA Driver Who Struck Another Vehicle Bites Arresting Officer, Police Say DUI PA Driver Who Struck Another Vehicle Bites Arresting Officer, Police Say
DUI PA Driver Who Struck Another Vehicle Bites Arresting Officer, Police Say A 47-year-old Lancaster County man who was drunk when he hit another vehicle tried biting an officer attempting to place him in handcuffs, authorities said. New Holland police were dispatched to the Ashlea Gardens complex on May 30 after a woman called saying a man later identified as Gerald Douglas Kulp trying to park next to her hit her car, police said in a news release. Kulp went back inside his apartment and appeared intoxicated, the woman told police. While Kulp was retrieving the information to his vehicle, he opened the door of his car into the door of the vehicle he had just …
Lancaster County Breeder Arrested For Partially Removing Puppy's Eye Lancaster County Breeder Arrested For Partially Removing Puppy's Eye
Lancaster County Breeder Arrested For Partially Removing Puppy's Eye A breeder in New Holland has been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly using a hot knife to "treat" his dog's infected eye. Ray Martin, 48 of New Holland, was arrested Wednesday following an investigation by the Pennsylvania SPCA and Lancaster County detectives into his alleged burning of “ocular issue” out of English Bulldog puppy’s eye. PSPCA learned of the incident by a complaint from a veterinarian on July 3. The vet. told PSPCA’s Humane Law Enforcement team that an English Bulldog puppy that had been purchased from a breeder and brought in for care for an eye problem. During an …
Registered Sex Offender In Lancaster County Arrested On New Child Porn Charges Registered Sex Offender In Lancaster County Arrested On New Child Porn Charges
Registered Sex Offender In Lancaster County Arrested On New Child Porn Charges A registered sex offender has been arrested on new charges, this time-- child porn, according to police. Richard Wayne Sherman, 42 of the 500 block of West Main Street in New Holland, was arrested Wednesday after a tip led police to investigate his devices. Police began investigating Sherman following a tip they received on March 3 that he might have a child pornography on a cellphone in his home. Investigators obtained a subpoena and served a search warrant locating "several items of interest" with the assistance Lancaster County Computer Crimes Unit, on April 22, say New Holland police.…
Andrew Bilheimer Of New Holland Dies After 'Losing Addiction Battle,' Obit Says Andrew Bilheimer Of New Holland Dies After 'Losing Addiction Battle,' Obit Says
Andrew Bilheimer Of New Holland Dies After 'Losing Addiction Battle,' Obit Says Andrew Bilheimer of New Holland, and formerly of Bethlehem, died on May 3 after "losing his battle with addiction." He was 33. Bilheimer is a United States veteran, having previously served in Iraq, according to his obituary. Bilheimer was remembered as someone who "enjoyed reading, gaming, fishing and playing soccer, basketball, football, and baseball."  He is survived by his mother Laurie (Moore) Bilheimer, and her husband Scott Stackhouse; father, Robert W. Bilheimer; fiancé Gina, his brother, Stephen Bilheimer; sister, Sarah Bilheimer; stepbrother, Michael Stac…
TRIBUTE: New Holland Police Officer, Volunteer Firefighter Wendell Metzler Dies Of Cancer, 52 TRIBUTE: New Holland Police Officer, Volunteer Firefighter Wendell Metzler Dies Of Cancer, 52
Tribute: New Holland Police Officer, Volunteer Firefighter Wendell Metzler Dies Of Cancer, 52 New Holland Borough police department is mourning the death of Officer Wendell Metzler, who died of cancer.  He was 52 years old. Serving on the force for 20 years -- 25 part time for West Earl police -- Metzler lived a life full of service to his community.  He previously worked for Ephrata Township police for seven and a half years, and spent 22 working as a volunteer firefighter with West Earl and Upper Leacock Fire Companies.  Metzler was a certified emergency medical technician for 34 years, serving Leola Ambulance and Ephrata Community Hospital Advanced Life Support Unit. Wendell …
New Holland PD: Driver Nearly 2X Legal BAC Level Blows Through Stop Sign New Holland PD: Driver Nearly 2X Legal BAC Level Blows Through Stop Sign
New Holland PD: Driver Nearly 2X Legal BAC Level Blows Through Stop Sign A driver with a blood alcohol level almost twice the legal limit blew through stop signs and swerves in road way, says New Holland police. Justine Nicole Olweiler, 28, has plead guilty to two other traffic violations, including texting while driving, court documents show. Olweiler drove right through a stop sign at 2:48 a.m. on Sunday, and then continued driving erratically, police said. She swerved in the area of East Conestoga Street and Mentzer Avenue, where police were on patrol, they said. The officers stopped Olweiler and gave her a field sobriety tests--which she failed, author…
New Holland PD: 19-Year-Old Porch Pirate Stole $300 Bike New Holland PD: 19-Year-Old Porch Pirate Stole $300 Bike
New Holland PD: 19-Year-Old Porch Pirate Stole $300 Bike Porch pirates strike again in Lancaster. On Saturday, New Holland Police investigated the theft of a $299 Trek bicycle stolen from the porch of a home in the 300 block of East Jackson Street in New Holland Borough. The following following day, police responded to a call involving 19-year-old Dominic Croumbley and discovered he was in possession of the aforementioned bike.  Croumbley was unable to post his $3,000 bail and was committed to the Lancaster County Prison on a misdemeanor count of theft.