FRIDAY JULY 7, 2023

Nine men arrested after Cumberland County prostitution sting

By Jenna Clark

Pennsylvania State Police Carlisle Criminal Investigation Unit and the Criminal Investigation Division Unit of Cumblerland County District Attorney’s office arranged a sting operation to uncover persons patronizing sex workers. Police said females went undercover to pose as sex workers by posting ads on websites. Nine males attempted to exchange money for sexual acts.

Arrested are Thomas Colantuono, 65, Carlisle; Admir Emkic, 36, Mechanicsburg; Robert Lewis, 56, Carlisle; Doychin Manchorov, 44, Dauphin; Edwin Quinones, 68, Myerstown; Chad Smith, 42, Shippensburg; Jared Stoner, 23, Chambersburg; Edward White, 57, Waynesboro and Kenneth Yoder, age 67, Carlisle. Each man has been charged with one count of prostitution and related offenses, Title 18 5902 e1 misdemeanor 3. In Pennsylvania, a misdemeanor 3 charge may result in a fine of $250 to 5,000, imprisonment not exceeding two years, or both.

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Print Edition Highlights - June 29, 2023

 

Dillsburg Banner wins nine Keystone Press Awards

The Dillsburg Banner won nine honors in the 2023 Keystone Media Awards sponsored by the Pennsylvania News Media Association.

Mary Lou Bytof received an honorable mention in News Beat Reporting for the education beat. Her entries included, Northern not fooling with April 1 lockdown, Group organizes impromptu “Thank you” to school board, NES principal explains Bible release time, Board gears up for new school year and Satanic Temple to host event at NHS in Sept.

Joe Guty was awarded first place in Sports Beat Reporting for Northern High School football reporting.

Marie Chomicki won first place in Enterprise Reporting for the Civil War Letters series.

Photographer Curt Werner won six honors. Werner received a first place, Breaking News, Firefighters work to put out flames; first place, Photo Story/Essay, Dillsburg decorates for Christmas festivities; second place, News Event Photo, Let freedom ring; second place, Sports Feature Photo, Joel McClintock, carrying the American Flag; honorable mention, News Event Photo, Jason Bytof holds his daughter Abby and hon- orable mention, Despite high heat, residents turn out to honor the fallen.

For the rest of the story see the June 29, 2023 edition.

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Funding for upcoming projects discussed

Carolyn Hoffman

Chris Caba, from the York County Planning Commission's Transportation section, spoke to Washington Township supervisors about the road funds that will be available over the next years. He asked supervisors for their input on roads and bridges that need repairs or safety improvements.

Caba told the three-member panel that the county will be working on 116 projects over the next four years, at a total cost of $192 million. Of that money, $48 million is for new projects; the rest of the money goes to projects that are allocated to multi-year projects already in progress, including several bridge projects that can take six years to complete. Some of the money can be allocated for safety improvements. A resident asked about improvements to Route 15 through Dillsburg and was told that to put a cloverleaf or interchange there to reduce congestion was estimated at $160 million. Blind intersections on Route 194 were also mentioned as needing safety improvements

In other activity at the June 19 meeting, supervisors learned they could restrict trucks over 45 feet to roads without an engineering survey. Supervisors made no decision at this session, but indicated they were considering that move on Bermudian Church and Big Mount roads. Chair Dan McGregor noted that there are “no businesses back on Bermudian Church Road, so trucks have no need to be there.” Solicitor Sharon Myers said supervisors would need to docu-ment why restricting truck traffic on those roads was needed in case it was ever challenged.

 

For the rest of the story see the June 29, 2023 edition.