At approximately 1822hrs. on Thursday, February 26, 2026, East Hempfield Township Police Dept. responded to the 1900blk. of Columbia Ave. for a report of a pedestrian in a wheelchair that had been struck by a vehicle in the westbound lane of travel.  The pedestrian, a 30-...

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE: On 2-20-26 at 2139 hrs, police observed a disabled vehicle in the 800 block of Centerville Rd.  Following investigation, the driver Charles Joseph Fowler Jr (41) of Lancaster was charged with (2) counts of Driving Under the Influence of Alcoho...

The East Hempfield Township Police Department is currently accepting resumes with cover letters from interested and qualified candidates for the position of Police Officer. Candidates are requested to submit their resume and cover letter to the attention of Chief Jennifer Brub...

THEFT FROM VEHICLE: On 2-10-26 at 1330 hrs, police responded to the Lancaster Junction Trail, 99 Champ Blvd, for a theft from vehicle report.  Sometime between 0800 hrs and 1330 hrs, actor(s) broke the rear driver’s side window of a parked vehicle.  Unknown amount of...

HARASSMENT: On 1-30-26 a 13-year-old female student of Lancaster was cited with Harassment (S), stemming from an incident 1-28-26 at Landisville Middle School, 340 Mumma Dr. PROTECTION FROM ABUSE VIOLATION: On 1-31-26 at 1440 hrs, police responded to the first block of Colonia...

THEFT FROM VEHICLE: On 1-23-26 at 0948 hrs, police responded to the parking lot of the Lancaster Junction Trail, 99 Champ Blvd, for a theft from vehicle.  Sometime between 0810 hrs and 0945 hrs, actor(s) broke the rear passenger side window of a vehicle and removed a purs...

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT: On 1-19-26 a 16-year-old male student of Ephrata was charged with Aggravated Assault (F2), Disorderly Conduct (S) and Harassment (S), stemming from an incident 1-15-26 at River Rock Academy, 2124 Ambassador Cir. BURGLARY: On 1-19-26 at 0041 hrs, police resp...

At approximately 0735hrs, Thursday, January 22, 2026, police, EMS and fire personnel were dispatched to Rt. 283 East between State Rd. and Rt. 741 for a multi-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, it was determined that the incident was a chain-reaction 4-car crash, and bright sun poss...

During the morning hours of Monday, January 19, 2026, police were dispatched to the area of Spooky Nook Rd. and Route 283 to investigate numerous traffic complaints that were the result of a large volleyball event at Spook Nook Sports. Due to weekend events being postponed as ...

POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA: On 1-9-26 Jawon W Christopher (30) of Lancaster was charged with Possession of Marijuana (M), Use/Possess Drug Paraphernalia (M) and several summary traffic violations, stemming from a traffic stop 1-8-26 at 1843 hrs in the 2100 block of Noll Dr. THEFT...