On December 2, 2025, at approximately 1:17 p.m., officers responded to a crash in the Ephrata National Bank parking lot, located at 1 Main Street, Denver Borough.  Witnesses reported that a male operator struck an unoccupied parked vehicle before driving across the street and colliding with an occupied vehicle in the parking lot of Hertzog’s Garage, 2 Main Street, Denver Borough.

Officers stopped the vehicle about two blocks away and identified Anthony Wentzel as the driver. Wentzel immediately exited the vehicle and became combative, grabbing, pushing, and punching an officer. He was subsequently tased and taken into custody.

Driving Under Influence charges are pending the results of a blood test.  Wentzel was arraigned at Lancaster County Central Booking and remanded to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail.