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Falmouth Man Charged in Stabbing Assault in Bainbridge

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on November 29, 2018November 28, 2018

A Falmouth man is accused of stabbing one man in a saloon over an issue with a girlfriend, then stabbing a second man outside, injuring both badly enough for them to be hospitalized. Peter Vito Fultano, 36, of Falmouth Road near River Road, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault. Bail was set at […]

School Van Driver Charged With Institutional Sexual Assault

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on November 29, 2018November 28, 2018

A Mount Joy Township man is charged with institutional sexual assault and other offenses after being accused of inappropriately touching a mentally disabled middle school girl who rode on the school van he drove. Charges against Vito Anton Giannattasio, 53, of Hill Street near Terrace Road, were announced by Elizabethtown police on Monday, Nov. 26. […]

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Feasibility Study Approved for Joint Elizabethtown Police-Fire Headquarters

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on November 15, 2018November 15, 2018

The Elizabethtown Borough Council voted to accept a $6,000 bid for a study to determine if it is feasible to expand the firehouse on North Mount Joy Street into a combined firehouse and police station. Elizabethtown Fire Department President Jeremy Shaffner said although some members of the all-volunteer fire company expressed concerns about sharing space […]

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Beards for Brothers Campaign Begins Among Local Police, Firefighters, Ambulance Workers

Dan Robrish Posted on November 1, 2018

Police officers from Akron Borough, Columbia Borough, East Cocalico Township, East Hempfield Township, Elizabethtown Borough, Lititz Borough, Lancaster City, Lancaster County Park Rangers, Manheim Borough, Manor Township, Millersville University, New Holland Borough, Southern Regional, Strasburg Borough, West Hempfield Township, West Lampeter Township, and Quarryville Borough police departments are participating in a No-Shave November campaign to […]

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Elizabethtown Considers Joint Police-Fire Headquarters

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on October 18, 2018October 19, 2018

The Elizabethtown Borough Council discussed the possibility of renovating the fire station to serve as a combined headquarters for both the all-volunteer Elizabethtown Fire Department and the borough police. If a feasibility study is ordered, the cost would be split evenly between the borough and the fire company, which is an independent nonprofit. Councilors ultimately […]

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One Suspect Jailed, One Still at Large in E-Town Drug Death

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on September 27, 2018September 26, 2018

One man is jailed without bail and a second remained at large days after facing a felony charge for the drugrelated death of a woman in an Elizabethtown apartment in March. Elizabethtown police announced on Monday, Sept. 24, that Dustin David Gilbert, 27, and Stanford D. Gilbert Jr., 50, both of no fixed address, were […]

East Donegal Traffic Stop Leads Police To 331 Grams of Methamphetamine

Dan Robrish Posted on September 27, 2018September 26, 2018

A police officer stopped a driver in East Donegal Township for not having properly working taillights and ended up with a felony arrest. The traffic stop happened at 2:19 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13 at the intersection of Long Lane and River Road. Susquhanna Regional Police said Adam Michael Lawson, 33, of Reading was found […]

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Man Charged in Teen’s Slaying Arraigned; Details Revealed

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on August 23, 2018August 23, 2018

The man accused of fatally beating a teenager in Elizabethtown Community Park has been arraigned and is due in court for a preliminary hearing at 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 24, court records show. David Mikeal Skalla, 24, of Oak Knoll Estates in Conewago Township, Dauphin County, was arraigned Monday, Aug. 20, on charges of […]

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Elizabethtown Police File Two Homicide Charges Days Apart

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on August 16, 2018August 15, 2018

Elizabethtown police have filed criminal homicide charges against two defendants in unrelated cases just days apart. David Mikeal Skalla, 24, of Elizabethtown was charged with criminal homicide and aggravated assault on Friday, Aug. 10, the same day that victim Blake John Shearer, 16, of Bainbridge, died at Hershey Medical Center. Police allege that Skalla attacked […]

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Prayer Vigil Held for Teen Who Died After Attack in Park

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on August 10, 2018August 10, 2018

Hundreds of people gathered in Elizabethtown Community Park for a candlelight prayer vigil following the death of a teenage boy from injuries he sustained when he was assaulted in the same park days earlier. Blake John Shearer, 16, of Bainbridge, died the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 10, at Hershey Medical Center. He had been attacked […]