AFTERNOON UPDATE – LNP ONLY SERVES THEMSELVES!

THE NEWS AND EVENTS
THAT SHAPE LIFE

**   As a reminder, the “Material Facts” from Benson’s lawsuit against the House of Pizza which settled on November 9th (see immediately below) are republished below. LNP has never mentioned this lawsuit.

SETTLEMENT REACHED

*    A settlement was reached in the federal lawsuit of Philip Benson v. the House of Pizza on November 9th (see below and click here for his complaint).
His attorney, Caroline Hope Miller of the Philadelphia law firm of Derek Smith Law Group PLLC, would only say by phone this morning that the matter has been “resolved.” Asked if Benson was pleased with the outcome she stated, “He is happy he can put the matter behind him and that all parties came to a satisfactory resolution agreement.”

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NO, NO, NO!

* LNP SUPPORTS THE CORRUPTION…

— Wow! This was unexpected! Snow day! —

BECAUSE THE
MONEY GOES TO THEM!

     When is LNP going to report this lawsuit????
     Just as importantly……..when is LNP going to become a real newspaper and not just a spin doctor for PSP, the D.A’s office, the Mayor’s office and the Police Department????
     Don’t hold your breath!!!!
This comment in several days ago.
     They defy everything journalism is supposed to stand for and have been doing so for years. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – the corruption in Lancaster County is simply astonishing.
Please check back later today.

& SORACE SNAPS AND NAME RELEASED

— Taking a break this afternoon. LIP News will be back tomorrow. —

DID YOU TELL HIM, TOM?

                         Sam Janesch                           Tom Murse

*

     There was a messy, sloppy city council meeting last night and Mayor Danene Sorace snapped at commenters. She is in over her head! You can watch the video here and there will be more to come.

Slaymaker-Walker

     Investigators say the Nissan sedan was driven by 56-year-old Donna Woodall from Atlantic City. 

ABC-6, “21 hurt after car crashes into Egg Harbor Twp., NJ Social Security office,” (click here).

     The driver’s name was released just hours after this horrific accident yesterday. Imagine that? Compare the release of her name to the recent deadly accident that killed two high school students in Lancaster.

     And did LNP managing editor Tom Murse tell his reporter Sam Janesch how LNP lied and covered for Representative Bryan Cutler and District Attorney Craig Stedman when G. Scott Davis shot his two-month-old daughter dead on Christmas Eve several years ago? Did you tell your new reporter, Tom?

See immediately below and please check back later today.

AFTERNOON UPDATE * THERE WAS NO RIOT…

* ARTICLE I – Responsibility
     The primary purpose of gathering and distributing news and opinion is to serve the general welfare by informing the people and enabling them to make judgments on the issues of the time. Newsmen and women who abuse the power of their professional role for selfish motives or unworthy purposes are faithless to that public trust. The American press was made free not just to inform or just to serve as a forum for debate but also to bring an independent scrutiny to bear on the forces of power in the society, including the conduct of official power at all levels of government.

From the American Society of News Editors (ASNE) Statement of Principles (click here).

BUT THERE IS A LAWSUIT!

— AND LNP WITHHOLDS
IT ALL FROM THE PUBLIC —

     The below was published on this site on May 21st of this year and the original is here.
     Now a federal lawsuit has been filed against Officers Jake Bingham and Timothy Sinnott arising from a different incident on March 22nd.
     And LNP remains silent and doesn’t do their journalistic duty to inform the public about two men the public pays to protect and serve them.
     The unbelievable and blatant racism at LNP and their failure to protect all members of our society is shocking and has been going on for years.
      Anyone who is employed by that phony, corrupt, greedy and racist company is not a journalist. And if you think you are, go read a journalism code of ethics and learn the truth. You aren’t even decent human beings.

AFTERNOON UPDATE – LANCASTER IS BECOMING KNOWN…

     I am reporting LNP this afternoon. You might want to as well (click here).

FOR IT’S RACIST
& VIOLENT POLICE FORCE!

     THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN VIEWED IN EXCESS OF 6 MILLION TIMES
     A FEDERAL LAWSUIT WAS FILED FOR SEAN WILLIAMS BY BRIAN R MILDENBERG AND CO-COUNSEL
     IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ON JULY 2, 2018, IN PHILADELPHIA, PA
From the Mildenberg Law Firm website (click here).
     In fact, the lawsuit is front and center on the home page of their website (see above).
     Brian Mildenberg is also the lead attorney for Ronald Brian Gray’s federal lawsuit against the Lancaster City Police Department and Officers Jake Bingham and Tomothy Sinnott (see Saturday’s post below for the “Statement of Facts” from the lawsuit filed on October 24th of this year).
     When is LNP going to report on this lawsuit? When will something be done about the Lancaster City Police Force?
Please check back later today.

WHAT DID YOU THINK WAS GOING TO HAPPEN…

WHEN THE LANCASTER
POLICE CHIEF WAS
A DOMESTIC ABUSER?

    These are the opening sentences to “section 2” of today’s Sunday News editorial about child sexual abuse and domestic violence (click here).
     The hypocrisy of this has me so angry today that I will have to come back to it tomorrow.
     And one of the biggest hypocrites and liars, LNP opinion editor Suzanne Cassidy, goes on a Twitter fest every day! Look at her statistics! Forty or more tweets and retweets a day! Who is she trying to impress? Ain’t nobody gonna hire a liar and hypocrite like you!
     Screenshot of her Twitter account taken at 7:30 am yesterday morning:

“RACIALLY PROFILED”

“SHOCKINGLY VIOLENT“

                      Officers Jake Bingham (left) and Timothy Sinnott

     The “Statement of Facts” from the federal lawsuit filed October 24 by Ronald Brian Gray against the Lancaster City Police Department and Officers Jake Bingham and Timothy Sinnott is below.

UPDATE – *** BREAKING NEWS *** POURING MASSIVE MONEY INTO DOWNTOWN

     The “Statement of Facts” from the below lawsuit will come tomorrow and there will be much more on the proposal for Lancaster Square to come.
     Have a safe and happy Friday.

MAYOR DID NOTHING!

*    Also from the lawsuit, Mayor Sorace did nothing:

*** BREAKING NEWS ***

CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT

     Ronald Brian Gray filed a lawsuit in federal court on October 24th against the Lancaster City Police Department and Officers Jake Bingham and Timothy Sinnott for violation of his civil rights (click here).
     The “Statement of Facts” from the lawsuit will be posted here tomorrow. These two officers were also involved in a controversial arrest in April of this year when four people were charged with “riot.”
     Both officers were also named and pictured on this site when they were sworn in as officers questioning the racial makeup of the Lancaster City Police Department and what was being done to diversify it.

                              Jake Bingham                Timothy Sinnott

     From the lawsuit:

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LOCALS OR TOURISTS?

     It’s still too early in the process to offer a budget estimate, he [Randy Patterson, city director of economic development and neighborhood revitalization] told LNP. Besides city capital bond funds, money could come from the City Revitalization & Improvement Zone program and sponsorships, he said.

LNP finally went up with a story about Wednesday’s meeting on the future of Lancaster Square (click here).

     It really is worth your time to watch the livestream of the meeting (click here). This will be a huge, extremely expensive project which, if completed as planned, will require numerous city employees to manage it on a daily basis.

     There were excellent questions that were raised during the meeting that are not included in this article (along with the secret fountain donor)!

     Is all of this intended to improve the lives of city residents or is this intended for visitors and tourists to the city?

Please check back later today.   

AFTERNOON UPDATE – *** BREAKING NEWS *** SECRET FOUNTAIN DONOR!

MORALLY BANKRUPT!

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**** The Lancaster (County) Convention Center has two websites:
— lccca.com (click here)
— lancasterconventioncenter.com (click here)
     On neither of these sites is it called the “Lancaster Marriott Convention Center.”
     I have a call in to the Executive Director, Kevin R. Malloy, to find out why LNP’s advertising is calling it the “Lancaster Marriott Convention Center.”

WHO RENAMED THE CC?

From an ad insert in today’s LNP print edition.

***  Since when is the convention center named the “Lancaster Marriott Convention Center?” Seriously? Is this a new name and did anyone tell the public? The arrogance, greed and dishonesty of LNP is beyond shocking! Who gave them the right to use this name?

**   A woman who said she was not at previous meetings but understood that people did not like the idea of another water feature (Binns Park), asked even if someone is willing to donate a fountain, but it’s not necessary, why put it in?
      She did not get an answer.

*     Oh, this is too rich! Watching the livestream of this evening’s meeting were former Public Works Director Charlotte Katzenmoyer (we believe she was fired last week) and Favyan Asia of MAW Communications! Might need some public wifi but it’s not coming from MAW! OMG! What is up with this man?
     You can watch the meeting here (thank you, Tony Dastra!).

*** BREAKING NEWS ***

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

     Who is the secret donor for the fountain and why won’t the city tell us? And if nobody wanted a fountain, why is it included in the plan? I’m serious – there’s a “secret fountain donor!”
     To be continued tomorrow…

AFTERNOON UPDATE – MORE BLATANT HYPOCRISY FROM LNP!

HOW COMPLICIT IS LNP?

     • Heard a report on the annual audit of city government’s financial statements. The city’s books for 2017 are fully in order, and no issues were found, vice president Tracey Rash of accounting firm Maher Duessel said.

**   Regarding the plans for the new Lancaster Square, the below is the end to an excellent Letter to the Editor of LNP in yesterday’s print edition (click here to read the entire letter online).
      Once again all of the city’s efforts and money are being put into the six-block magazine section of the city. How many residents of the city will be able to afford the retail stores and restaurants proposed for the new Lancaster Square? Does anyone in city government care?

*     Tonight from 6 to 8 pm at City Hall. The description: 
      “Join the City of Lancaster and Mahan Rykiel for a community meeting regarding Lancaster Square. The project team will present a summary of public outreach and the preliminary design process, and how this effort shaped the preferred design of the public plaza.
       Click here for the Facebook page for this event.

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I SEE YA!

   From this morning’s LNP editorial online titled, “Chief clerk of Pennsylvania Senate gets new digs, appointed with big-ticket furnishings, on the taxpayer dime,” (click here).        

    The hypocrisy and lies from this LNP editorial board are unbelievable. Are they are going to put IKEA furniture in their Marriott Hotel expansion rooms paid for by the public? Why is the public paying almost $10 million dollars for their for-profit, off the tax-rolls expansion? Could their “watchdog” Caucus investigative reporters investigate and report on that?
Please check back later today.

“A STALEMATE!”

MORE MONEY, MAW!

     MAW and LanCity Connect were mentioned several times during last night’s city council committee meeting (click here to watch).
     One was during a review of the city’s 2017 audit talking about expenses and an increase of $400,000 in the general fund for LanCity Connect. MAW was mentioned again when Patrick Hopkins was talking about expenses for the Mayor’s office and a transfer and said there were $83,000 in legal expenses for MAW.
      Finally, with about 5:52 to go in the meeting city councilman Pete Soto and Mayor Sorace had this brief exchange:
Soto – How soon will we get an update on Lancaster Connect?
Sorace – LanCity Connect…um…There’s really no update at this point. There’s a little bit of a stalemate because PP&L and MAW… PP&L is waiting on MAW for certain things and so PP&L is not going to move forward with any approvals for pole attachments or any new work until those requirements are met. So… we’re waiting.
Soto – How far behind schedule are we at this point on that? A year? A year-and-a half?
Sorace – Significantly.
Soto – Thank you, mayor.

UPDATE – * – 11-5-18 UPDATE – LNP: TOTALLY DISHONEST JOURNALISM!

  

UPDATE 11-5-18

THE MARRIOTT, CRIZ, MAW,
THE COALITION CAMERAS,
THE MARRIOTT EXPANSION,
BENCHMARK & MORE!

     The corruption in Lancaster is simply shocking. And when it is investigated fully and people are jailed, the bottom line participant and the recipient of the money from the corruption will lead directly back to LNP. 
     Who from LNP will be going to jail?
Please check back later today.

— This will come tomorrow. —

ABSOLUTE HYPOCRISY & LIES!

The top row are two headlines on the front page of today’s Sunday LNP print edition. Below that is one of their top five stories online this morning.

   Can LNP go any lower?
Please check back later today.

* WHAT’S GOING ON?

START TODAY, STEDMAN!

*   Today would have been Christy Mirack’s fifty-first birthday. Stedman needs to start solving some of these unsolved murders and he can start today. I’m sure the DA’s office can find the money!

AN EXORBITANT COST

     The below email was received yesterday. I am so sorry for your loss and had no idea the amount of money LNP charges. The link to her obituary online is here but I honestly don’t know if you can read it without a subscription to LNP. Thank you for writing.

Emily Mara Barton

      I realize that, in the larger scheme of things, the cost of obituaries is probably not a priority, considering all of the local political issues that are currently in the news.  Our daughter committed suicide on October 4th and died on October 7th. She suffered for 10 years from anorexia – a disease that very few people understand. As a family, we wanted to be honest in her obituary, so we noted her 10 year fight and the resulting suicide.  As any family desires, we wanted to tell her story of 29 years and so we wrote as brief a synopsis of her short life as possible. (I am sure you can read it in the Friday paper dated October 12)  Our bill for her obituary was almost $900.00. We had the ability to pay but what about all of those people who want their loved ones recognized and can’t afford these exorbitant costs.    What’s going on? 

UPDATE – CALL THE PA ATTORNEY GENERAL!

— I am making phone calls this afternoon. LIP News will be back tomorrow. —

***   Why does LNP protect Mayor Danene Sorace, Patrick Hopkins and Randy Patterson? Because they gave racist LNP almost ten million dollars of the public’s money to build their for-profit, off the tax-rolls Marriott expansion tower. That’s why! (Pictures taken Monday of this week.)

**   LNP has now taken the comment down from their Facebook page. Resign, Tom Murse!

*    The same comment is on Lancaster Online’s Facebook page and is easier to read. Everyone has been affected because there are over $5 million dollars missing!

OVER $5 MILLION
FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

     Why did LNP remove this comment under the story about Charlotte Katzenmoyer? Call the Pennsylvania Attorney General and ask them what happened to over $5 million dollars of the taxpayer’s money (717-787-9707)! Do it today.
     Why was this comment removed, LNP managing editor Tom Murse? Who are you protecting this time? Unbelievable!
Please check back later today.

AFTERNOON UPDATE – “NO LONGER EMPLOYED”

THE PLOT THICKENS!

& LUDICROUS
UNPROFESSIONALISM!

      For her part, Katzenmoyer would only say, “Things were not working out between me and the new administration.”
     This is the latest tidbit added by LNP to their story linked to below. That and the suddenness of it all and the secrecy surrounding it would seem to indicate she was fired.
     Her job and responsibilities for the city were huge so this is extremely important even though LNP thinks their childish review of the Gran Sabor Latino Restaurant (and many other stories) are more important!
     I would also like to thank the commenter who sent in this about Chief of Staff Matt Johnson. It made my day:
     I honestly derive some enjoyment from seeing his posts on the city’s page, due to their ludicrous unprofessionalism.
     I left Matt a voicemail and sent him two nice emails today asking for a statement and have heard nothing back. Surprise! 🙂
There will be much more tomorrow.

AND SO ON?

***  LNP is finally up with a very short story (click here). From the article:
     Her department oversees the city’s water and wastewater operations as well as street repair, upkeep of parks and public property and so on.
     “And so on?” You’re a reporter! It’s your job to tell us what the “so on” is! Tell the public how much control and power this woman had!

WHATEVER THEY WANTED!

**   For over 12 years (and in Katzenmoyer’s case many more years than that) the above three very powerful and highly paid city employees have controlled and run the city of Lancaster with oversight from absolutely no one except the mayor. Anything they wanted they got (and so did LNP)!   
     Is Katzenmoyer’s departure a huge crack in the corruption and control of the city?

*    I left a voicemail requesting additional information at 8:56 am this morning with Matt Johnson, Mayor Sorace’s Chief of Staff.

KATZENMOYER OUT!- 2

       “Charlotte Katzenmoyer is no longer employed by the city of Lancaster,” a city employee who is aware of the situation told me by phone this morning.
Please see yesterday’s posts about the 17 year Director of Public Works and check back for this developing story. What happened?

AFTERNOON UPDATE *** BREAKING NEWS *** – ** – * WE’VE SEEN THE CONSEQUENCES!

**  Charlotte Katzenmoyer has been the Public Works Director for the City of Lancaster since May of 2001. According to her LinkedIn account (click here):
      As the Director of Public Works with the City of Lancaster she has responsibility for approximately 200 employees in the Bureau of Engineering, Operations Bureau which includes Streets, Traffic and Parks, Bureau of Public Facilities, Bureau of Water, Bureau of Wastewater. The Water and Wastewater Bureaus serve not only the City proper, but nine municipalities surrounding the City with a population of over 140,000 residents. She is responsible for managing an annual operating budget of $43 million and a capital budget of $50 million.

*     2:55 pm – I have requested a statement from the city regarding Charlotte Katzenmoyer and am awaiting their response.

*** BREAKING NEWS ***

— KATZENMOYER OUT! —

     LIP News has learned that Charlotte Katzenmoyer will no longer be the Director of Public Works for the city effective yesterday. She held that position for 17 years.
     Please stay tuned for this developing story.

WHO BECAME AGGRESIVE?

Attorney Pfursich

     Johnson’s attorney Edwin Pfursich said in statement Tuesday that the story being portrayed on social media is not accurate.
“This matter is about trespassing. The volunteers from Jess King’s campaign entered private property and became aggressive,” he wrote in an email. “They were asked to leave and refused, so the police were notified.”
From the WITF story linked to below.

     This is part of Kemp’s story that she posted on Facebook about the incident (click here to read her whole post):

      …  We walked onto her driveway to explain that we were canvassing for Jess King.
She said, “I hate Jess King. She’s trying to take us to socialism. You can’t do that here.”
She spoke to us in an aggressive way in a loud voice.
She said to Michael, “I know you; you look familiar.”
Michael introduced himself by name and stuck out his hand for a shake.
The woman stuck out her hand which had a plastic glove and then snatched it back.
She said “You can’t do that here. You don’t belong here. How did you get in here? I’m going to call the police. I’m going to take your picture.”
I grabbed Michael’s arm to move from the woman’s driveway
I said, “Come on Michael; let’s go somewhere else.” We left her driveway.
The woman then followed us yelling at us on to the street.
She said, “I’m taking your picture.”
I said. “That’s fine.” And then I posed with a smile and said “We support Jess King.”
Then I said to Michael
“Michael take her picture!”
Michael pulled out his camera and started to take her photograph.
The woman then hid her face with her hand.
She said, “All of this is private property. You can’t be in here at all. I’m calling the police.”
She then started to dial.
I said, “We’ll call the police too. let’s go Michael. This is America.”
We walked to our car, got in, and Michael drove out of Bent Creek.
After a minute or so, I called the campaign volunteer headquarters in Manheim Township and relayed the incident.

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**   Bent Creek! Click here to read the story!

*    Oh, the irony. The DA’s office just released the below news of a big press event this morning at 10:00 am! Who will LNP send?

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NOT A QUESTION IT’S
ABOUT BLACK & WHITE!

     Would this alternative to prison for such a violent crime be afforded to teens of color, or those not from a suburban, upper middle class high school. It would be interesting to see some stats on this. This is the type of criminal justice action that leads to segments of the community feeling alienated, disaffected and discriminated. We’ve seen the consequences of this type of systemic stratification by race, ethnicity and class recently in Ferguson, New York and Cleveland. This needs to be shared.
     This excellent comment has stayed on my mind since it was posted on Lancaster Online in December of 2014 under the story, “Cop’s son and friend face 9-month stint in ‘motivational boot camp’ for raid of West Hempfield home,” (click here).    
      It just happened again in Lancaster County. A 63-year-old white suburban woman with an influential name was withheld from the public for days following a horrific car crash that killed two high school students and put another in intensive care.      
      If she had been black or Hispanic from the city her name would have been released in a matter of hours. This is not “playing the race card” – this is simply fact.
     And LNP completely ignores it and doesn’t demand answers from District Attorney Craig Stedman. Why has this racist company, with only one new, minority employee among a staff of over 80, been allowed to continue to operate in Lancaster County? Why haven’t any community leaders called out this racist company and told them this is unequivocally not acceptable and further, that they should be charged with employment discrimination and put out of business?
This needs to be shared! Please check back later today.

AFTERNOON UPDATE *** BREAKING NEWS *** WHATEVER, WHENEVER?

SLAYING THE TRUTH?

     It is “ironic” that Kyle Slaymaker went on Lancaster Online’s Facebook page early this morning and posted this sarcastic remark. And yet, I think he’s part of the reason it took the DA four days to release her name. It was to make sure she was not related to Kyle (he stated later in the thread that he is not related to the driver, Debra Slaymaker-Walker).
     You see, Kyle Slaymaker is married to Lancaster County President Judge Dennis Reinaker’s daughter. You don’t get much more connected than that!
     And the Slaymaker name is a very prominent, well known name in Lancaster County.
     There will be more tomorrow.

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DRIVER IDENTIFIED

*    The female driver involved in the Oct. 26 crash in Lititz is Debra Slaymaker-Walker, 63.
From the DA’s latest press release (click here).

JOURNALISTS: DO YOUR JOBS!

A front page headline in today’s print edition of LNP and a comment posted under the story online.

     LNP’s Subheadline: “Says secrecy is essential to ‘integrity’ of investigation.”
     Can you imagine a journalist writing that? Unbelievable!
Please check back later today.

AFTERNOON UPDATE – WHERE IS YOUR INTEGRITY, STEDMAN?

    This has been on the home page of Lancaster Online all day.
     This is not acceptable! This is simply unacceptable behavior by a public servant in the United States who is paid by the public to protect and serve them. It is unconscionable.
     There will be more tomorrow.

***  The only thing I’ve seen that makes any possible sense is that this woman is on life support. If that is the case, the DA should report it and release her name. 
Just to be clear: This “theory” was posted on a social media site and it is not known if there is any truth to this whatsoever.

NOT ACCEPTABLE!

**   Yet another unacceptable update from District Attorney Craig Stedman.  

NOT SATISFACTORY – AGAIN!

*    The latest press release from the DA’s office at approximately 10:15 am this morning. This is not satisfactory!

IDENTIFY THE DRIVER! – 3

(Click here for the  above full PennLive story.)

     Release the driver’s name, District Attorney Craig Stedman! This is simply an unacceptable outrage. Two students are dead. Identify the driver, Stedman.
Please check back later today.

AFTERNOON UPDATE * – *** BREAKING NEWS *** – ** – * WHO IS SHE?

LACKING INTEGRITY!

     We understand the public wants specifics on the incident and we are providing maximum information without jeopardizing the integrity of the investigation.

From the DA’s latest press release (see the link immediately below).

     “Jeopardizing the integrity of the investigation” is a catchall for we don’t want to release the information! What a bunch of nonsense and an absolute disgrace.

     The police called off a low speed chase knowing full well who was driving, or at the very least, the registered owner of the car. And then DA spokesperson Brett Hambright shows up on the scene! If you want to talk about a lack of integrity, talk about Hambright. And when he actually shows up at a crime scene you know something is up and it’s not good! We shall see… 

    ,

NOT SATISFACTORY!

     District Attorney Craig Stedman just released this “update” at 1:05 pm (click here). This is not satisfactory!

IDENTIFY THE DRIVER! – 2

     LNP has the above “BREAKING” on their website. It is past time for District Attorney Craig Stedman to release the driver’s name and do it now!

SECOND STUDENT DIES

(Click here)

IT’S GOOD TO BE
WHITE IN LANCASTER COUNTY!

(Click here for the CrimeWatch entry.)

**  “Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer.” Her bail amount – $50,000 unsecured!
      This woman obviously has anger management problems and she may be mentally ill – but this is her second criminal docket in three years and she has nine non-traffic citations since March of 2015 (see below and there is an additional non-traffic citation on page 2). And she has unsecured bail for a second degree felony!
     Never forget that it’s “good” to be white in Lancaster County!

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*    A Northern Lancaster County Regional police officer followed the vehicle, a black Hyundai hatchback, which was “driving 5 to 10 mph, extremely slow for the road,” Hambright [DA spokesperson Brett Hambright] said. The woman was the sole occupant.
     When the officer used lights and sirens to pull the driver over, the car sped off, Hambright said. The officer’s patrol supervisor told him to “terminate pursuit.”
From the same article linked to below.
     No matter the other charges that may be filed against her – the above is fleeing and eluding the police and it is a crime!  Where are the charges?

IDENTIFY THE DRIVER!

(Click here)

     This horrific accident happened on Friday. We’ve been hearing about the “erratic 63-year-old driver” for two days! Who is she? Why hasn’t her identity been released to the public?

* ALL THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

*    CBS21 is stating 11 are dead – press conference at 4:00 pm today (click here).

WITH PITTSBURGH TODAY

ENOUGH. THIS MUST STOP.

AFTERNOON UPDATE – ALL THE NEWS…

A DISGRACEFUL POWER PLAY!

      This is nothing but a power play by DA Stedman. Why do they release any mugshots? What a bunch of absolute crap and a disgrace to his office and the public.
There will be more tomorrow.

THE DA’S RESPONSE

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IS HE STILL DRIVING?

*    District Attorney Craig Stedman wants to be a judge? Can you imagine? 
     A reminder of who Jesus Rosario is from this site several days ago is below (the link to the WGAL piece is here and the original is here).
     Yesterday, the Lancaster City Police released large mugshots of eight men and one woman charged during a prostitution sting (click here). And what did Stedman say in response to a Right to Know request for the mugshot of Rosario? His unacceptable and ridiculous response is coming later today.

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A MISSING WOMAN
& FACEBOOK RULES?

     The big news in Lancaster this morning. LOL!

Please check back later today.

AFTERNOON UPDATE – CORRECTION – WHERE’S THE MONEY?

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**  LNP went up with the prostitution sting story and mugshots very quickly! But they are ignoring one person who was charged in their story, “8 men charged with soliciting prostitution in Lancaster after undercover sting,” (click here).
     The ninth is below and the police state in their release:
     One female, Cody Boas, was instantly recognized as a wanted person and was arrested on several outstanding warrants for drug distribution.      

*    The Lancaster City Police were busy with a prostitution sting and charged nine and have large mugshots posted on CrimeWatch (click here)! Amazing.
     Now, guess what the DA said when I put in a Right to Know request for the mugshot of Jesus Rosario, a taxi driver charged with rape but free and walking the streets on unsecured bail and whose mugshot has never been released to the public?

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CORRECTION

    The below email was received from Patrick Hopkins this morning. I apologize. The second page is also below. I would point out that Tim Stuhldreher’s article is dated September 16th and states the payment was received. According to your documents the payment was not received until September 17th.

WHO IS LYING?

    Last spring, when MAW began rolling out service to business and residential customers, the city loaned it $1.5 million for startup costs.

     The first payment was due this month; It was received Thursday, city business administrator Patrick Hopkins confirmed.

     The monthly installments of just over $14,900 are to continue over the next seven years. Asked if MAW will be able to make the payments, Wiczkowski said: “Absolutely.”

From the September 16th article by LNP reporter Tim Stuhldreher (pictured above), “Some LanCity Connect customers lose service as PPL removes ‘unauthorized’ equipment,” (click here).

     Is that a fact, LNP and Stuhldreher? Did you verify that or did you just take Hopkins’ word for it?

     That’s not the information I received when I put in a Right to Know request for the payments received by MAW:

Please check back later today.

AFTERNOON UPDATE ** – * AND BACKED BY LNP!

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**   The below is posted on Lancaster Online under the CRIZ article linked to below in this post. LNP Managing Editor Tom Murse needs to resign!

*    Mayor Sorace announced last night during her Mayor’s Report to city council that the state sent a letter rejecting the city’s plan to offer CRIZ to small businesses. I will try to post a transcript of her statement later today but you can watch the entire meeting here.

ABSOLUTE CORRUPTION!

     Benchmark Construction, the project developer, needed assurance the CRIZ revenue would be available before moving forward with design and engineering, because the project’s financing doesn’t work without it, Patterson said.

From the LNP story, “CRIZ funding pledged to Lancaster Square library, garage project,” (click here).

     Mayor Sorace’s husband is a vice-president at Benchmark Construction! This is absolute corruption at the highest level!

     From October 17th on this site (click here for the original):

Please check back later today.

 

* AFTERNOON UPDATE – DOES F&M REALLY CARE?

— The Lancaster City Police Press Release on the shooting at Smithgall’s Pharmacy is here.

SMITHGALL INJURED?
& PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING

     There is shocking news about former Mayor Charlie Smithgall – click here for, “Former Mayor Charlie Smithgall taken to hospital after reported shooting at his pharmacy.” Wishing him all the best and a speedy recovery.

     Tonight there is a City Council Public Safety Committee meeting on police body cameras (click here for the Facebook event page shown below). It is from 6 to 7 pm and will be held in Council Chambers at City Hall, 120 North Duke Street.

“ON THE SCHEDULE TO
DRIVE FOR THEM TODAY”

**    Watch WGAL’s Katelyn Smith’s video on the taxi driver, Jesus Rosario, charged with raping a customer (click here). She actually looks and sounds shocked and scared by it all. And we have never seen a photo of Rosario – no mugshot anywhere! Why? Shouldn’t women know what this man looks like? I will put in a request for his mugshot today.

*     LNP reporter Lindsey Blest wrote both rape stories linked to below. Did it occur to her to ask the District Judges or the DA’s office about the difference in bail amounts? Wouldn’t the average person, let alone a “reporter,” want answers? Doesn’t the public have a right to know?

$200,000 CASH BAIL
& $150,000 UNSECURED!

Posted on Lancaster Online under the article, “Former Franklin & Marshall College student charged with rape on campus in 2017,” (click here).

     This is the obvious, huge question! What took eleven months? Imagine the victim’s fear and an alleged rapist was allowed to walk the street for eleven months? Will anyone in Lancaster demand answers?
     Does F&M really care? They have the power and influence to demand answers from the police, the mayor and city council! Why didn’t they?
     And why is Felicius Bucyukundi’s bail set at $200,000 cash and Jesus Rosario, a taxi driver who is charged with the rape of a customer, free on $150,000 unsecured bail? Why?
Click here for the October 2nd article, “Lancaster city taxi driver charged with raping woman after dropping her off at home,” and check back later today.    

* -*** BREAKING *** – * 10-22-18 UPDATE *** BREAKING NEWS *** RAPE CHARGES FILED

— There will be much more tomorrow. —

*** The police have now corrected their press release to read (see the link below):
     On 17 November 2017, Off. Bronstetter took a report of a rape that occurred at Franklin & Marshall College.
      So, what took almost a year?

**   WGAL is reporting that the alleged rape did occur almost one year ago in November (click here).

*   There are obviously some mistakes in the Lancaster Police release. November 17, 2018 has not yet come and now it is not clear exactly when the alleged crimes happened. His docket states 11/11/17. We will see if that stands. 

*** BREAKING NEWS ***

    The Lancaster Police just released the following (click here):

   
    On 17 November 2018, Off. Bronstetter took a report of a rape that occurred at Franklin & Marshall College. The case was assigned to Det. Aaron Harnish. Det. Harnish conducted an interview with the victim and consulted with the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
     After receiving necessary documentation from Franklin & Marshall College, Det. Harnish filed a Criminal Complaint against Felicius Bucyukundi M/22 of Louisville, KY before MDJ Sponaugle. Bucyukundi was charged with (2) Counts Rape, (2) Counts Sexual Assauly, (3) Counts Aggravated Indecent Assault and (3) Counts Indecent Assault. On 11 October 2018 a warrant was issued for the arrest of Bucyukundi. 
     Bucyukundi was taken into custody in Kentucky and extradited to Lancaster County. He arrived at the Lancaster Bureau of Police station on 20 October 2018. He was processed on the Criminal Complaint and held for arraignment. MDJ Hamil arraigned him for MDJ Sponaugle. Bucyukundi was committed to LCP in lieu of $200,000 bail. 
     All persons accused of a crime are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. 

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*    1:00 pm – The following Right to Know request was just emailed to Lancaster County:
     The mugshot for Felicius Bucyukundi who was committed to Lancaster County Prison on October 21, 2018 and his PIN # is 2018-0001414. His criminal docket is #MJ-02203-CR-0000462-2018.

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RAPE CHARGES FILED
AGAINST F&M STUDENT

— 10-22-18 UPDATE —

Felicius Bucyukundi

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     According to a Lancaster County Prison inmate search, Felicius Bucyukundi was committed at 1:38 pm today. According to his docket (below) all of the charges stem from an incident almost a year ago on November 11, 2017.

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**   From YouTube (click here).

*      From his LinkedIn account (click here).

F&M STUDENT
CHARGED WITH RAPE

    Felicius Bucyukundi from his Facebook page.

     Sometimes you find things by “mistake.” Today I found this. Felicius Bucyukundi attended Franklin & Marshall College and studied law. He was also an athletic standout. He was charged with rape and multiple other charges today:

Stay tuned for developments in this story.