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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 Attorney...
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Image for Judge sentences juvenile that committed 2023 armed robbery to state prison
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Created Jul 21, 2026 / Updated Aug 18, 2026
A judge sentenced a city man to three to six years in state prison after he pleaded no contest earlier this year of robbing a man at gunpoint when he was a juvenile. Judge Jeffery Wright handed down the sentence to Mychael Quiles, 20, on July 15. The case had been slated to go...
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Image for Manheim Township woman sentenced up to six years in prison after pleading guilty to overnight burglaries
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Created Jul 21, 2026 / Updated Aug 17, 2026
A Manheim Township woman was sentenced to three to six years in state prison after she pleaded guilty to burglarizing multiple homes and vehicles after dark. Judge Jeffery Conrad sentenced Nicole Abraham-Ortiz, of the 200 block of Derbyshire Drive, after she pleaded guilty Jul...
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Image for Lancaster County District Attorney's Office Statement on 287(g) Agreement One Year After Signing
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Created Aug 15, 2026 / Updated Aug 17, 2026
The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office signed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Memorandum of Agreement or “287(g) agreement” approximately one year ago in August 2025. “We view this agreement as a standard agreement similar to those signed for participation in o...
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Image for Maryland man charged with raping a 14-year-old Manheim Township girl waives preliminary hearing
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Created Jul 21, 2026 / Updated Aug 14, 2026
A Maryland man charged with raping a 14-year-old Manheim Township girl will have his case proceed to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing.  Jason Alex Candelaria, of Darlington, Md., waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Courtney Monson on July 6 on 11...
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Image for York County woman sentenced up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to driving stolen car, possessing stolen guns, picking peppers
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Created Jul 21, 2026 / Updated Aug 13, 2026
A York County woman was sentenced to one and a half to five years in state prison after she pleaded guilty to driving a stolen car containing multiple stolen firearms onto a Strasburg Township residence where she began picking peppers without permission. Judge Thomas Sponaugle...
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Image for Lititz woman charged with hitting woman with car, yelling ethnic slur waives preliminary hearing
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Created Jul 21, 2026 / Updated Aug 12, 2026
A Lititz woman charged with intentionally crashing into a vehicle, hitting a woman with her car and yelling an ethnic slur will have her case proceed to county court after waiving her preliminary hearing.  Leanne R. Stoltzfus, of the 300 block of North Broad Street, waive...
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Image for Commonwealth secures guilty verdict of New York man for sexually abusing multiple children following jury trial
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Created Jul 17, 2026 / Updated Aug 11, 2026
A Lancaster County jury convicted a New York man of repeatedly sexually abusing multiple young girls for years following a four-day trial. The jury found Dennis Iluminado Martinez, of Brookyln, guilty on July 16 of more than 50 sexual offenses including two counts of rape of a...
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Image for York County teen charged with stealing AR-15 at gunpoint waives preliminary hearing
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Created Jul 13, 2026 / Updated Aug 10, 2026
A York County teenager charged with stealing an assault rifle at gunpoint in a Lancaster city parking lot will have his case proceed to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing.  Wyatt Allen-McKinney, of Red Lion Borough, waived his preliminary hearing before Ju...
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Image for Millersville teen charged with firing gun during city shootout waives preliminary hearing
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Created Jul 13, 2026 / Updated Aug 7, 2026
A Millersville teenager charged with firing a gun during a shootout in a Lancaster city neighborhood will have his case proceed to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing.  Chance Celotti, of the 100 block of North Prince Street, waived his preliminary hearing ...
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Image for Commonwealth secures guilty verdict of Philadelphia truck driver for killing father and two children in distracted turnpike crash following jury trial
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Created Jul 13, 2026 / Updated Aug 6, 2026
A Lancaster County jury convicted a Philadelphia commercial truck driver of killing a father and his two children in an early morning crash along the Pennsylvania Turnpike while he was distracted by his phone behind the wheel following a three-day trial. The jury found Santos ...
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