Published November 7, 2009, 12:13 AM EST

by LARRY ALEXANDER

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - A wedding photographer has been charged with bilking customers of money and their photos.William James Wellman, 57, of 1372 Hammon Ave., Ephrata, was charged Friday by East Cocalico Township police with theft by deception and deceptive and fraudulent business practices.According to ......

Published November 7, 2009, 12:11 AM EST

by JANET KELLEY

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - The drug dealer was out of prison just a few years when he was arrested again on new charges.And the message from the Lancaster County judge to 32-year-old Kelvin Monsanto was very clear:One more arrest and he'll be spending the rest of his life in state prison.As it is, ......

Published November 7, 2009, 12:09 AM EST

by LARRY ALEXANDER

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Two Lancaster women are among four people facing prison sentences in connection with a Lebanon bank robbery.Latricia Samuels and Mayra Rodriguez, both of Lancaster, along with Ronald Samuels, 34, and David Dupree, 32, both of Camden, N.J., are guilty of the 2004 robbery of a M&T Bank i......

Published November 7, 2009, 12:08 AM EST

by JANET KELLEY

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - The young Columbia man was told Friday that at some point he will be able to walk out of prison and get on with his life.But his son "will never be able to walk away from this situation," a Lancaster County judge said.In fact, the child — who Brandon Scott Brooks admitted assa......

Published November 7, 2009, 12:07 AM EST

by CINDY STAUFFER

LANCASTER, pA. - City police on Wednesday arrested three people on retail theft charges in two separate incidents at Park City Center.A fourth person was cited for retail theft at a downtown retailer.According to police, Michael E. Rivera, 49, of 607 W. Orange St., tried to steal two queen-sized com......

Published November 6, 2009, 9:57 PM EST

by CINDY STAUFFER

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - He had child pornography images on his computer at his workplace in Clay Township, police said. He also had them on his computer at his home in Palmyra.As a result, Clay Township police this week charged Matthew A. Guillory, 36, with 40 counts of sexual abuse of children.Police rece......

Published November 6, 2009, 9:52 PM EST

by CINDY STAUFFER

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - A man who was critically injured after his vehicle hit a house has been charged with drunken driving.New Holland Police said Friday they charged Robert Innes, 41, of 708 Rancks Church Road, New Holland.Police said Innes' blood-alcohol content at the time of the accident was .27 perc......

Published November 6, 2009, 12:07 AM EST

by LARRY ALEXANDER

LANCASTER, Pa. - Two Lancaster men accused of stealing about 100 identities from court records in two counties have pleaded guilty.John B. Spencer III, 30, and Donald E. Stoner, 38, admitted Thursday in federal court in Harrisburg to an identity-theft scheme that targeted DUI offenders in Lancaster and Yor......

Published November 5, 2009, 9:46 PM EST

by RYAN ROBINSON and JENNIFER TODD

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Someone stole more than $3,000 worth of copper wire from a PPL substation, police said Thursday.Someone cut through a wire fence to gain entry and removed about 900 feet of copper wire stored at the substation in the 100 block of Stonehouse Lane, West Hempfield Township police said.......

Published November 5, 2009, 10:20 AM EST

by RYAN ROBINSON

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Someone stole an air compressor and tools worth $525 from a city home, police reported today. The burglary, at 413 S. Prince St., occurred sometime between Sunday and Wednesday, police said. A $200 air compressor, $125 Makita saw, $150 tabletop planer and a $50 table saw were stolen. A bac......