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Welcome from DA Heather Adams

Welcome to our virtual newsroom on the CRIMEWATCH Network. This site is designed to build collaboration between criminal justice groups and ...
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Lancaster County DA's Human Trafficking Task Force: 2025 in ...

District Attorney Heather Adams launched the Human Trafficking Task Force four years ago on January 11, recognized across the U.S. as Nation...
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Our Mission

The Lancaster County Office of the District Attorney is dedicated to achieving justice and protecting the safety of our community. We thorou...
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The Role of the District Attorney's Office

Have you ever wondered what the role of the District Attorney’s Office consists of, in addition to prosecuting criminal cases?District Att...
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Lancaster Safety Coalition pictures help convict Salisbury T...

Images from Lancaster Safety Coalition cameras showing a February knife attack helped convict a Salisbury Township man of the stabbing.Judge...
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District Attorney Heather Adams Announces Lancaster Law Enfo...

The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announces our Lancaster Law Enforcement series, which will begin Monday, January 9, 2023, ...
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Boys and Girls Club and Safety Coalition Among Six Organizat...

Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams has announced that six community-based drug and crimefighting programs in Lancaster County ...
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Lancaster County's C.A.S.E. Provides Multiple Resources in P...

Lancaster County’s C.A.S.E., or Campaign Against Sexual Exploitation, has a mission to engage the Lancaster County community in protecting...
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District Attorney Heather Adams Announces Virtual Victims of...

The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announces our Victims of Homicide Remembrance Quilt project on this National Day of Rememb...
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National Dog Week: Tresi, Courthouse Companion Dog, Makes A ...

Attending court proceedings can be stressful, especially for witnesses and victims.That’s where Tresi, Lancaster County District Attorneyâ...
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Image for East Cocalico Township woman charged with firing gun during road rage incident waives preliminary hearing
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Created Jun 16, 2026 / Updated Jun 29, 2026
An East Cocalico Township woman charged with brandishing a gun and firing it into the air during a road rage incident will have her case proceed to county court after she waived her preliminary hearing earlier this month.  Kimberly Paige Gonzalez, of the first block of Pi...
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Image for Penn Township man charged with knocking man unconscious during assault has case proceed to county court
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Created Jun 15, 2026 / Updated Jun 26, 2026
A Penn Township man charged with knocking a man unconscious while assaulting him will have his case proceed to county court following a preliminary hearing earlier this month.  Judge Joseph Stauffer ruled June 11 that the case of Kiras Matthias Hollinger, of the 100 block...
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Image for Mifflin County man charged with killing man in head-on DUI crash in East Lampeter Township waives preliminary hearing
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Created Jun 15, 2026 / Updated Jun 25, 2026
A Mifflin County man charged with killing a man in a head-on collision along an East Lampeter Township road while he was driving under the influence of multiple drugs and alcohol will have his case proceed to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing earlier this mont...
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Image for Judge rules Strasburg man convicted of repeatedly raping, sexually assaulting young girl is a Sexually Violent Predator
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Created Jun 11, 2026 / Updated Jun 24, 2026
A judge ruled that a Strasburg man serving a 10-to-25-year state prison sentence for repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting a young girl for years can be deemed a Sexually Violent Predator. Judge Merrill Spahn handed down the ruling to Brent Matthew Groff, of the first bloc...
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Image for Earl Township man sentenced up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing man in near-head-on crash while driving drunk and high through severe thunderstorm
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Created Jun 10, 2026 / Updated Jun 23, 2026
An Earl Township man was sentenced to four to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty this month to killing a man in a near-head-on traffic collision as he was driving drunk and high through a torrential downpour. Judge Dennis Reinaker sentenced Luis Gustavo Cruz, of the 40...
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Image for City man charged with kidnapping, raping unconscious woman has case proceed to county court
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Created Jun 10, 2026 / Updated Jun 22, 2026
A city man charged with kidnapping an unconscious woman from a downtown bar and raping her will have his case proceed to county court following a preliminary hearing earlier this month.  Judge Andrew LeFever ruled June 9 that the case of Ronald Neal Shubert, of the 800 bl...
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Image for York County man charged with firing a gun at a car during a road rage incident waives preliminary hearing
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Created Jun 10, 2026 / Updated Jun 18, 2026
A York County man charged with firing gun during road rage incident will have his case proceed to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing earlier this month.  Maurice Martice Thomas, of York city, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Courtney Monson on J...
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Image for Commonwealth secures guilty verdict of Earl Township man for breaking into woman's house for sex following bench trial
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Created Jun 10, 2026 / Updated Jun 17, 2026
A Lancaster County judge convicted an Earl Township man of breaking into a woman’s house and attempting to force her to have sex following a one-day bench trial. Judge Thomas Sponaugle found Benjamin C. Snader, of the first block of Green Acres Lane, guilty on May 21 of burgla...
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Image for Lancaster Township man banned from owning animals for 30 years after pleading guilty to neglecting severely injured and dead dogs as he traveled abroad
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Created Jun 10, 2026 / Updated Jun 16, 2026
A Lancaster Township man was sentenced to three to 23 months in county jail followed by four years of probation and a 30-year ban on possessing animals after he pleaded guilty last week to neglecting multiple dogs, including one that was found dead and another whose leg was la...
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Image for East Cocalico Township man sentenced up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting woman during child custody argument
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Created Jun 10, 2026 / Updated Jun 12, 2026
An East Cocalico Township man was sentenced to 13 and a half to 40 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty this week to shooting a woman multiple times during an argument over custody of their child. Judge Merrill Spahn sentenced Ezekiel Daniel Sanderful, 33, after he pl...
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