Missing Lancaster Woman Found Dead In Susquehanna River: Coroner
A woman who vanished from Lancaster City has been found dead in the Susquehanna River, the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office confirmed on Tuesday, April 22.
April Wefler, 33, was last seen on Tuesday, April 15, and reported missing by her family four days later after she failed to report for work and could not be contacted. When relatives visited her home on South Queen Street, they found drawers and cabinets open, suggesting she left unexpectedly.
At 3:17 p.m. on Friday, April 18, West Hempfield Township Police were called to the shoreline of the Susquehanna River between the Wrights Ferry…
7-Year-Old’s Face, Femur Broken In DUI Crash That Injured 6 On Rt. 30 In Lancaster: PSP
A Lancaster County man is accused of driving drunk and crashing head-on into an SUV, seriously injuring a 7-year-old child and five others, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, April 21.
Douglas Lewis Jr., 34, of New Holland, was behind the wheel of a Hyundai Sonata traveling west on Lincoln Highway East when he crossed into oncoming traffic at South Singer Avenue and slammed into an eastbound Toyota Highlander, troopers said.
The crash happened around 10:51 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, in Paradise Township, police said.
Inside Lewis’s car was his 3-year-old son. The Toyota Highla…
Fourth Time Exposing Himself: Man Stalking Woman From Market To Park In Lancaster, Police Say
A Lancaster County man is facing new charges of stalking and open lewdness after allegedly following a victim and exposing himself in area parks, police announced on Wednesday, April 16.
Robert Kendig Bard, 56, was charged with misdemeanors for Stalking – Repeatedly Communicating to Cause Fear, four counts of Indecent Exposure, and six counts of Open Lewdness.
The investigation began on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, when a person reported being followed from Yoder’s Country Market to Main Street and Route 322, then back to the market. The suspect was driving a black Subaru Outback Wilderness, pol…
Hempfield Man Who Killed Girlfriend, Fired 100+ Shots At Cops, Filmed Crime Scene Sentenced
A Pennsylvania man who murdered his girlfriend and then fired more than 100 rounds at police has been sentenced to life in prison plus 41.5 to 85 years, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, April 14.
The shooter, 40, was convicted in February of first-degree murder, assaulting officers with a firearm, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and obstruction of justice following a five-day trial.
The charges stem from a violent standoff in East Hempfield Township on Sept. 11, 2022, when he shot his girlfriend in the head, video-called a friend to show her …
Cold Case: Human Remains Found On Island In Susquehanna River, PA State Police Say
A cold case is heating up as Pennsylvania State Police work with the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office to identify human remains discovered nearly 40 years ago on Weise Island, officials announced on Monday, April 7.
The remains were located on Tuesday, March 18, 1986, on the island in the Susquehanna River, according to a release from PSP Lancaster. Investigators believe the deceased was an African American man between 20 and 40 years old, standing about 6-foot-1 and weighing around 190 pounds.
At the time he was found, the man was wearing size 11.5 New Balance sneakers, blue jeans with a …
