Amanda Shuman arrested in alleged burglary at fire‑damaged Ephrata home
Ephrata police arrested 33‑year‑old Amanda Marie Shuman after officers responded to a reported burglary at a fire‑damaged West Cocalico Township home on Sept. 16, 2026.
On Sept. 16, 2026 at 7:29 a.m. Ephrata officers responded to the 500 block of S. Windy Mansion Road in West Cocalico Township for a burglary in progress after the homeowner reported seeing someone on a property recently damaged by an August fire. Officers found Amanda Marie Shuman, 33, of Blandon, sitting in a vehicle on the driveway; she told police she was with a man identified as Mead, who was located inside the fire‑damaged home and found with items taken from the residence. Shuman was arrested, arraigned by MDJ Bearinger and committed to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $25,000 cash bail; she is presumed innocent until proven guilty.