Michael Yoder – The Lancaster Patriot

Lititz Police Investigate Swatting Incident

Michael Yoder — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:52:19 +0000

Police are still investigating a swatting incident in Lititz last week that led to a dangerous situation in which multiple officers responded to a false report, causing confusion among neighbors. Officers were dispatched around 4:10 p.m. on April 20 to the 600 block of South Cedar Street for the report of a shooting at a row home. According to Lititz Borough Police: Information from…

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Local Farmers Question Avian Flu Outbreak on Ducks

Michael Yoder — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:33:54 +0000

A world in which farming methods allow flocks of poultry to wander freely in pastures may be coming to an end as avian flu becomes endemic in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States, according to agricultural officials. Dozens of Lancaster County farmers impacted by the most recent round of highly pathogenic avian influenza questioned representatives from the Pa. Dept. of Agriculture…

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Fire Damages Lancaster Bar, Leaves One Resident with Burns

Michael Yoder — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:07:45 +0000

Officials are still investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire that left a popular Lancaster bar closed and several people homeless last week on the same city block that has seen three significant blazes since the New Year. Crews were dispatched around 5:15 a.m. on Friday to the 400 block of West Lemon Street for the report of a fire in an apartment above Brendee’s Irish Pub at 449 W.

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Activists Pay Tribute to Munoz, Protesters in Lancaster

Michael Yoder — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:50:22 +0000

Dozens of people turned out to Penn Square in Lancaster Saturday afternoon to pay tribute to Ricardo Munoz, the 27-year-old man killed by police in 2020 when he charged an officer with a knife, and for local activists brought up on various charges in the protest and riot following the death. The hour-long vigil included short speeches by Munoz’s family and the words of three of the charged…

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Lititz Moravian Church Gives Go-ahead for Pride Festival

Michael Yoder — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 19:32:11 +0000

The Lititz Moravian Congregation apologized to Lititz Chooses Love and the local community in a statement issued April 7 for its efforts in attempting to stop the activist group from hosting its Pride event in Lititz Springs Park in June. In the statement attributed to the church’s joint Board of Elders and Board of Trustees, the congregation said its decision made at the end of February to…

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Lancaster Rioter Sentenced to 13 to 30 Months

Michael Yoder — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:27:43 +0000

Jessica Lopez, 34 of the 400 block of East Marion Street, Lancaster, was sentenced April 4 by Lancaster County Judge Merrill Spahn to 13 to 30 months in state prison for her role in the riot outside the Lancaster City Bureau of Police station on the night of Sept. 13, 2020. Lopez was convicted in November in a jury trial with charges of rioting, criminal conspiracy, failure to disperse…

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Hickernell Appointed to Gaming Control Board

Michael Yoder — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:49:18 +0000

Lancaster County politicians and communities have historically been averse to becoming entangled in the gambling industry. But one former Lancaster County member of the House of Representatives now sits on a powerful regulatory board overseeing gaming and gambling in Pennsylvania. Former West Donegal Township Rep. Dave Hickernell was officially sworn in as one of seven board members of…

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Pennsylvania Governor, Legislators Discuss Avian Flu

Michael Yoder — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:06:45 +0000

Calling the avian flu “one of the largest animal public health emergencies in American history,” Gov. Josh Shapiro last week came to an East Earl Township farm to hear from local farmers and residents about the impact the disease is having on Pennsylvania agriculture. Shapiro, along with Sen. Scott Martin and Rep. Dave Zimmerman, spoke with the group at Silver Valley Farm on Silver Valley…

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Lititz Resident Challenges Warwick Board Members Over ‘Extremist’ Ties

Michael Yoder — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:28:42 +0000

An interaction between a Lititz resident and a Warwick School Board member at a meeting turned testy last week after the board member was accused of meeting with a “hate group.” Lititz resident James Senft was the last person to address the board at the March 21 Warwick School Board meeting, calling attention to a recent story released by the Bucks County Courier Times in which the author…

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Three Charged in Armed Robbery of Teen in Manheim

Michael Yoder — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:41:34 +0000

Three Lancaster County residents were charged this week after police said they attempted to rob a juvenile after chasing him with a gun near a school in Manheim borough. Kyle Keller, 20, of Ephrata, Damian Ruiz, 22, of Columbia and Brayden Bomberger, 22, of Manheim, were all charged Tuesday with criminal conspiracy robbery for the incident that took place on Monday. Keller also faces charges…

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