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York Dispatch York County prosecutors have dropped the case against a U.S. Census taker who was charged with trespassing on private property in northern York County while doing her job. Margaret C. Powell, 53, of Heidelberg Township, was scheduled to have a habeas corpus hearing Thursday morning in York County Court. Such hearings determine whether a criminal defendant is properly or wrongly charged. But instead of holding the hearing, presiding Common Pleas Judge Gregory M. Snyder dismissed th...

18-year-old dies after being ejected in early morning York County crash: coroner Updated 8:23 PM; An 18-year-old died early Tuesday morning after she was ejected from a vehicle in a crash in Hellam Township, according to the York County Coroner’s Office. The single-vehicle crash happened about 2:50 a.m. at Yorkana Road, south of Valley Acres Road, according to a coroner news release. The teen was seated in the back seat of the vehicle when she was ejected, the report said. She died at 3:54 a...

The city has declined to return Swartz to active duty. The White Rose Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police filed a grievance demanding Swartz be reinstated with full back pay, according to court records. And thats what Tuesdays arbitration hearing was about. Floyd was killed by then-Officer Derek Chauvin, who placed his knee on Floyds neck for about 9 minutes in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. A jury this month convicted Chauvin of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and sec...

Troy Ames served prison time for a 2015 assault on the same woman, who was pregnant. Lower Windsor Twp. Police described the attack as heinous.

Ex-York man beat girlfriend, then shocked her head with stun gun in motel room: police Updated 9:09 PM; A former York man who was staying in a local motel this weekend is now locked up, accused of beating his girlfriend and shocking her in the head with a stun gun, according to police. Jeffrey Lynn Dorm, 60, of the 6000 block of Guyer Avenue in Philadelphia, remains in York County Prison on $100,000 bail, charged with the misdemeanors of unlawful use of an incapacitation device, simple assault...

Youths robbed 4 different people at gunpoint in half-hour spree: York City police Updated 8:52 PM; At least one York City teen has been arrested after he allegedly went on a robbery spree with three other juveniles in a stolen car on Monday. William Calderon, 16, faces four counts of robbery and a felony count of receiving stolen property. He’s also charged with misdemeanors of receiving stolen property and possession of a firearm by a minor. Calderon, of the 600 block of Vander Avenue, was ...

Northeastern school board member resigns, accuses district of illegal and unethical activity York Dispatch After making repeated allegations of illegal and unethical conduct against Northeastern School District officials, Christopher Leh has resigned from the school board, effective immediately.  Leh sent his resignation letter to board Vice President Mike Redding on Friday. In the letter, he referenced his accusations as the reason for his resignation, saying that he did not want to participa...

Pennsylvania Regional Police Embrace 3D Virtual Training A York County, Pa., police department recently became the first in the nation to agree to lease a 3D virtual reality training system for five years, with officers saying that the program feels just like real life. April 23, 2021 •  (TNS) — A York County police department is the first in the nation to agree to lease a 3D virtual-reality training system for five years that officers have said feels j...

Nails were painted black, placed to target police vehicles in northern York County: report Updated 8:46 PM; Over 80 nails were found intentionally placed Monday at an entrance of the Newberry Township municipal complex to damage tires on police vehicles, according to a news release. The nails were thrown at the west entrance of the complex, located at 1905 Old Trail Road, and appeared to have been deliberately painted black to blend in with the pavement and avoid detection, the release state. ...

Cash reward offered for information about July 2020 homicide in York City Updated 8:51 PM; A cash reward is being offered for information that helps York City detectives solve last summer’s homicide of Quinton Jamal Jacobs, police said. Jacobs, 31, of East Poplar Street in York City, was found dead about 12:40 a.m. July 30 in the 1000 block of East Market Street, according to police, who said he was shot while outside. Known as “Q,” Jacobs died of multiple gunshot wounds, the York County...