A Bainbridge man who survived a head-on crash that killed a Mount Joy man is charged with criminal homicide and other offenses, accused of driving while having a blood-alcohol content several times above the legal limit. In an unusual development, police allege he was tested for alcohol about half an hour before the crash in […]
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Elizabethtown Police Chief Describes Program to Help Addicts
Elizabethtown Police Chief Ed Cunningham briefed Borough Council members on the new Second Chance program, in which police will look for ways to not charge people for minor offenses if they go into treatment for addiction. Cunningham said at the Borough Council meeting on Thursday, Dec. 20, that one example would be someone pulled over […]
Read MoreElizabethtown Nonprofit to Launch Pre-Arrest Addiction Recovery Program
A community-focused addiction resource program aimed at reducing stigma, mobilizing community stakeholders, coordinating appropriate addition treatment resources for people in need, and ultimately upending recidivism rates in communities across south-central Pennsylvania is set for public launch on Tuesday, Jan. 1. SecondChancePA is a collaborative effort, combining the resources, passion and expertise of law enforcement and […]
Read MoreElizabethtown Man Has Felony Charges Over Sexual Abuse of Child
An Elizabethtown man is accused of sexually abusing a girl who was less than 13 years old at the time of the abuse. The victim, who is now an adult, reported the allegations to police in October. Michael E. Dunk, 53, of West Willow Street between North Market and North Poplar streets, is facing multiple felony charges. They include involuntary […]
Read MoreElizabethtown Drug Death in January Gets Man Charged
Elizabethown police have charged a 37-year-old New Providence man with drug delivery resulting in death 11 months after a man was found dead from a drug overdose. Derrick Lee Brennan was charged by Elizabethtown police on Monday, Dec. 17. The charge is a first-degree felony. Police said in a news release that they were called […]
Read MoreMan Accused of Sexual Assault of 11-Year-Old
A Mount Joy Township man is accused of sexual assault on an 11-year-old girl. Austin Dakota Keller, 19, of Milton Grove Road near Cloverleaf Road, is facing two counts of the first-degree felony of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, two counts of the third-degree felony of indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age, two counts of the third-degree felony of corruption […]
Read MoreWoman Accused of Attacking Officer Faces Aggravated Assault Charge
An Elizabethtown woman accused of attacking a police officer who responded to a domestic disturbance call at her home and is facing two firstdegree felony charges of aggravated assault. Dion N. Kennedy, 45, of East Washington Street near Spruce Street, is also facing the second-degree misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest, the third-degree misdemeanor charge of […]
Read MoreAlleged Lie at Gun Store Gets Felony Charges for Two Men
Two northern Lancaster County men are facing felony charges after police said one of them bought an assault rifle at a store in Mount Joy Township on the other’s behalf and falsely stated on a form that he was the true purchaser. Police said Josiah Matthew Beckett, 35, of North Third Street near Walnut Street in Denver Borough, bought […]
Read MoreBainbridge Inn Assault Suspect Now Facing Arson Charge
The man accused of stabbing two men in a Bainbridge saloon is now facing an arson charge, accused of dumping motor oil and gasoline on a wooden floor in his father’s home in Falmouth, then placing a running space heater in the puddle of fuel. Susquehanna Regional Police Sgt. Jason H. Smith wrote in a […]
Read MoreFalmouth Man Charged in Stabbing Assault in Bainbridge
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 […]
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