Lancaster County man in custody for distracting residents while guns were stolen, police say
TIME FOR WGAL NEWS EIGHT TO GO. AND THE NEWS EIGHT TODAY TEAM IS HERE TO HELP YOU START YOUR DAY. AND WE DO START WITH BREAKING NEWS OUT OF LANCASTER COUNTY, WHERE THE CORONER WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE OF A PEDESTRIAN THAT WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE. EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS SAY POLICE RESPONDED TO THE AREA OF ROUTE 30, LINCOLN HIGHWAY AND BOWMAN ROAD JUST AFTER TEN LAST NIGHT. THAT SECTION OF ROUTE 30 REOPENED JUST AFTER 230 THIS MORNING. EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING. HARRISBURG POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR TWO MEN FACING MURDER CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO A DEADLY SHOOTING EARLIER THIS WEEK. POLICE SAY 23 YEAR OLD AARON HURT AND 22 YEAR OLD TARIQ COLEMAN ARE BOTH WANTED ON MURDER AND GUN CHARGES. OFFICERS SAY THEY RESPONDED TO THE AREA OF NORTH FOURTH AND MINICK STREETS AROUND 745 MONDAY NIGHT AND FOUND A MAN WHO HAD BEEN SHOT. ACCORDING TO POLICE, THAT MAN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED. ALL RIGHT. WE’VE GOT BRIGHT SUNSHINE AT THIS HOUR. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TO START OFF OUR FRIDAY, BUT THE CLOUDS WILL BUILD IN A LITTLE BIT AS WE HEAD LATER INTO THE MORNING HOURS. DUE TO A WARM FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THOSE CLOUDS WILL BE WITH US MIXING WITH SOME SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE COOL SIDE THIS MORNING, MID TO UPPER 30S TO LOW TO MID 40S AND THE WINDS ARE LIGHT RIGHT NOW, BUT WE’LL BE PICKING UP 10 TO 20MPH. HOWEVER, IT’S THAT BREEZE THAT’S GOING TO HELP BOOST OUR TEMPERATURES. WE’RE HEADED FOR HIGHS IN THE LOW 70S WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES TONIGHT. IT IS A MILD ONE, INCREASING CLOUDS 60 FOR THE LOW. AND LOOK AT TOMORROW’S HIGH LOW 80S WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND JUST AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSHOWER LATE IN THE DAY. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. RIGHT NOW IT IS A GOOD TIME FOR YOU TO HEAD OUT TO YOUR DESTINATION. NO ISSUES, BIG ISSUES THAT I’M SEEING THAT WILL SLOW YOU DOWN. PENNDOT CAMERA OVER FRANKLIN COUNTY I-81 LOOKING GOOD. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, SAME STORY GOES THERE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S EASING UP IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY ON I-81 AND SOME DRIVE TIMES. IF YOU’RE TRAVELING NORTH ON 83 ALL IN THE GREEN. WE’LL HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE AT 725, BUT FOR NOW, HAVE A GOOD DAY, EVERYBODY. GOOD MORNING. I’M GABRIELLE THOMAS, LIVE HERE IN LANCASTER COUNTY AT GARDEN SPOT FIRE RESCUE, AND THEY’RE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL FLOWER SALE TO SUPPORT THE FIRE COMPANY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT AND PURCHASE SOME OF THESE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS BEHIND ME. THE SALE KICKS OFF AT 8 A.M. THIS MORNING AND WRAPS UP AT 8:00 TONIGHT, AND THEN TOMORROW AGAIN FROM 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES SAYS THE LIVING QUARTERS AND THE WORKSPACE AT THE RESIDENCE SHOULD BE REOPENED WITHIN DAYS AT THE GOVERNOR’S RESIDENCE AS RESTORATION CONTINUES ON, THE STATE DINING ROOM, THE SECRETARY SAYS CREWS ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO MAKE THOSE REPAIRS. AND WHILE THE IMMEDIATE FOCUS IS ON RESTORATION, THEY’RE ALSO WORKING WITH STATE POLICE ON POTENTIAL UPGRADES TO THE BUILDING’S SECURITY AND SAFETY FEATURES. IF YOU NEED HELP PAYING YOUR ENERGY BILLS, TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, OR LIHEAP. THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS THAT CUTS AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, INCLUDING TWO STAFF MEMBERS WHO WORKED ON LIHEAP, WOULD IMPACT FUNDING. THAT PROGRAM DOES HELP MORE THAN 300,000 PEOPLE IN PENNSYLVANIA PAY THEIR ENERGY BILLS, THE STATE SAYS, THOUGH THERE IS ENOUGH MONEY FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT. GET OUT AND ENJOY THE WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY. LOW 70S, BREEZY, PARTLY SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW. WE ARE IN THE LOW 80S. A LITTLE MORE CLOUD COVER AND JUST AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSHOWER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. MOST OF THE DAY IS DRY. EASTER IS COOLER, DRY WITH A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SOME SUNSHINE. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WE STAY IN THE 60S WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS MONDAY AND THEN HEAD BACK UP INTO THE 70S FOR A NICE STRETCH NEXT WEEK, SO IT’S NICE TO SEE THE 7
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Lancaster County man in custody for distracting residents while guns were stolen, police say
A Lancaster County man was arrested for distracting residents while guns were stolen from their home, according to the Manheim Township Police Department. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.The burglary happened at a home in the 1200 block of Belle Meade Drive in Manheim Township on April 2, according to a recent report. The victims said Christo Belony, 21, of Lancaster, distracted them at their door while another "co-conspirator(s)" stole items from inside, police said. Belony asked the residents for directions and to connect to their Wi-Fi, which the victims found suspicious, according to the report. When Belony walked away, the residents noticed their garage door was slightly open as well as an interior door leading from the garage to the basement, police said. The victims reported that two guns had been stolen from their basement, which are valued at about $1,450, according to the report. Officers on scene then saw a black vehicle drive slowly toward the residence, make a U-turn, blow a stop sign and flee the area, the report said. Police said they attempted to catch up with the vehicle but lost it as it accelerated at a high rate of speed. Officers later saw the vehicle pull out of a McDonald's and followed it to a Sheetz, where Belony was seen getting out of the vehicle, according to the report. Belony was taken into custody and admitted to distracting the victims while the guns were stolen, police said. Belony was charged with burglary and theft by unlawful taking.
MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
A Lancaster County man was arrested for distracting residents while guns were stolen from their home, according to the Manheim Township Police Department.
Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.
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The burglary happened at a home in the 1200 block of Belle Meade Drive in Manheim Township on April 2, according to a recent report.
The victims said Christo Belony, 21, of Lancaster, distracted them at their door while another "co-conspirator(s)" stole items from inside, police said.
Belony asked the residents for directions and to connect to their Wi-Fi, which the victims found suspicious, according to the report.
When Belony walked away, the residents noticed their garage door was slightly open as well as an interior door leading from the garage to the basement, police said.
The victims reported that two guns had been stolen from their basement, which are valued at about $1,450, according to the report.
Officers on scene then saw a black vehicle drive slowly toward the residence, make a U-turn, blow a stop sign and flee the area, the report said.
Police said they attempted to catch up with the vehicle but lost it as it accelerated at a high rate of speed.
Officers later saw the vehicle pull out of a McDonald's and followed it to a Sheetz, where Belony was seen getting out of the vehicle, according to the report.
Belony was taken into custody and admitted to distracting the victims while the guns were stolen, police said.
Belony was charged with burglary and theft by unlawful taking.
Manheim Township Police Department
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