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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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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 County DA's Human Trafficking Task Force: 2024 in ...

The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office Human Trafficking Task Force was launched three years ago on January 11, National Human Tr...
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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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News Feed

Image for Fayette County man charged with raping, sexually assaulting teen for years waives preliminary hearing
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Oct 15, 2025
A Fayette County man charged with repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl, then threatening to kill her horses or place her in foster care if she ever told anyone about it, will have his case proceed to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing last m...
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Image for Commonwealth secures guilty verdict of city man for shooting bystander to death during argument following jury trial
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Oct 14, 2025
A Lancaster County jury today convicted a city man of shooting a bystander to death during an argument outside a party following a five-day trial last week. The jury found Steffen Vadoria Tidwell Jr., of the 600 block of North Queen Street, guilty of voluntary manslaughter and...
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Image for Manheim Township man charged with ransacking woman's home at gunpoint, attempting to flee into basement waives preliminary hearings
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Oct 10, 2025
A Manheim Township man charged with breaking into a woman’s home and ransacking it at gunpoint, then attempting to flee into his basement when police arrived to arrest him will have his cases proceed to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing on both matters last mo...
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Image for Commonwealth secures guilty verdict of Manor Township man for slashing man in throat after bar altercation following jury trial
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Oct 9, 2025
A Lancaster County jury yesterday convicted a Manor Township man of attempting to cut a man’s throat after an early morning altercation at a city bar following a two-day trial this week. The jury found Syeen Y. Hill, of the 200 block of Stone Mill Road, guilty on Oct. 8 of att...
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Image for York County woman charged with driving stolen car, possessing stolen guns, picking peppers waives preliminary hearing
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Oct 8, 2025
A York County woman charged with driving a stolen car containing multiple stolen firearms onto a Strasburg Township residence where she began picking peppers without permission will have her case proceed to county court after waiving her preliminary hearing last month. Kimberl...
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