Author: SPY

About Town 2/16/20

This week’s photos of Columbia
Boot Hill
Out near Plane & Barber . . .

Spiraling out of control

 Happy post-Valentine’s Day!

It’s OK to keep some knick-knacks around.

 Night at the museum

 Many bricks from the market house floor

The project continues.

Down but not totally out!

 Signs of spring?

 Missing pane

Glass beneath

Columbia Pregnancy Services is now Align Pregnancy Services.

Alleys on the south side don’t get much love.

Empty windows
Almost

 Ladders on the church, but that’s not how to get to Heaven

Likewise

 Speaking of ladders . . . ?

Good thing that strip of paper is there to keep people away.

 So there!

Uh . . .

Why?

 Time to replace the attic window cardboard?

  Airgas tank fenced in, as it should be

 Bugs about to be amorous

 Like the sign says!

 There’s some stones now.

 If you see a bright ball in the sky, just fly around it.

Off to Middle Creek!

'Total chaos': Many say York County intersection needs to be changed, but how?

The owner of Impressions hair salon describes it as ‘total chaos.’

The Wrightsville intersection that sits right outside of her shop is a 5-way epicenter of confusion with drivers not knowing where to turn, when to turn, or how to see oncoming traffic, she claims.

York County’s Planning Commission agrees the traffic where several roads meet at Hellam, Second, and Route 462 near Veterans Memorial Bridge, is a problem. But, the Commission and PennDOT are still discussing the best way to fix the traffic flow.

MORE:

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/total-chaos-many-say-york-countys-intersection-needs-to-be-changed-but-how/521-72530a64-e6e8-4e5a-8d49-15ef6d3fc151 

Columbia man charged with sexual assault from a decade ago

Todd Michael Lingafelt Jr.

A Columbia man who used social media to meet a girl nearly 11 years ago was recently charged with rape and assault, two months after a similar case against him moved to court, according to online court documents.

Todd Michael Lingafelt Jr., 25, of the 800 block of Barber Street, was charged on Feb. 5 for the rape that happened in July of 2009, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
Police said that Lingafelt met a girl – 14 years-old at the time – on the website MyYearbook.com and the two met at the National Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia before going to the entrance of the Columbia High School and then into a wooded area along Laurel Hill Road, where the incident allegedly occurred.
Lingafelt was arrested and taken to the Lancaster County Prison on Feb. 7, 2020.
Later that day, via a bondsman, Lingafelt posted his $100,000 bail and is free, according to online court dockets.
It is unclear why, exactly, he was charged more than a decade later, but Brett Hambright, spokesperson for the Lancaster County District Attorney’s office, said that recent developments prompted the charges. 
Calls to Columbia police chief Jack Brommer and Lingafelt’s current lawyer, listed on court documents, were not returned as of Friday afternoon. 
This isn’t the first time Lingafelt has been charged with sexual assault. In March 2019, Lingafelt was charged for sexually assaulting a woman in August of 2010, leaving scars on her chest from his fingernails, according to Lancaster city police. She came to police in February 2019.
MORE:

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-man-charged-with-sexual-assault-from-a-decade-ago/article_d17f2f22-4f59-11ea-93db-c795e5f30a93.html 

Debris on cleaned food equipment, cigarette butts in prep area: Lancaster County restaurant inspections, Feb. 14, 2020 | Restaurant Inspections | lancasteronline.com

Pa.’s largest teacher union agrees with call to end active shooter drills in schools – pennlive.com

The union representing 187,000 teachers and other school employees, joined the nation’s two largest teachers unions — the American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association — which earlier this week said they agreed with Everytown For Gun Safety’s findings on active shooter drills. All said the drills are terrorizing many students and staff.
MORE:

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/02/pas-largest-teacher-union-agrees-with-call-to-end-active-shooter-drills-in-schools.html 

DA and police issue statement on Field of Screams

The Lancaster County District Attorney's Office and West Hempfield Township police have released a statement about social media posts regarding the popular horror attraction Field of Screams in Mountville.

The social media posts from volunteers at the attraction range from claims of sexual assault and harassment by other volunteers and customers to claims of volunteers being forced to work long hours.

Here is the full statement from the district attorney and police:

“This following statement is on behalf of the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office and West Hempfield Township Police Department regarding social media discussions of Field of Screams in Mountville.

“Law enforcement officials are aware of the various social media postings and will take the appropriate action on reports they receive from individuals who believe they are either a victim of a crime or have information about a crime.

“Accordingly, as is true with any complaint of suspected criminal activity, we encourage individuals to contact their local police department with specific information.

“It goes against working procedure to discuss pending investigations or the existence of investigations out of fairness to all involved – to include victims – and so to preserve the integrity of our work.

“Going forward, we will release additional information as deemed appropriate.

“Information can be provided to West Hempfield Township police at 717-285-5191 or the District Attorney’s Office at 717-299-8100.“

MORE:

https://www.wgal.com/article/lancaster-county-district-attorney-statement-field-of-screams-haunted-attraction/30915056