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  • Why police rushed to West Locust Street’s Old Market Apartments

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• 'I'm gonna pistol whip you': Lancaster County man threatens to assault men with gun while near children, police say (wgal.com) — Police say a man from Ephrata is facing multiple charges after allegedly threatening two men with a gun inside the Old Market Apartments lobby on West Locust Street in Ephrata Borough while children were nearby. Court documents say he admitted carrying a gun and confronting the men, and witnesses reported prior concerns about the weapon. No injuries were reported, and the case is moving through the courts.
   

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