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On Monday, April 27, 2026 at 0539hrs, emergency personnel were dispatched to Rt. 283 East in the area of Rt. 741 for a crash. Upon arrival, it was determined that the collision involved 2 vehicles, and both lanes of eastbound Rt. 283 were blocked. The investigation revealed th...
STRANGULATION-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: On 4-8-26 at 0443 hrs, police responded to the Liberty Gas Station, 2141 Marietta Ave, for a domestic that just occurred. Following investigation, Kadeem McEwan-Jones (36) of Lancaster was charged with Strangulation-Domestic Violence (M2...
At approximately 1606hrs. on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, East Hempfield Township Police Dept. responded to the area of Wilson Ave. and Dartmouth Dr. for a report of an e-bike rider that had been struck by a vehicle. The rider, a 30-year-old Lancaster City resident sustained...
SIMPLE ASSAULT: On 4-1-26 at 1859 hrs, police responded to the 2300 block of Wood St for an assault that just occurred. It was reported that a 13-year-old male was pushed off the mini dirt bike he was riding. Following investigation, Kyle D Watts (42) of Lancaster ...
At 1349hrs, Thursday, April 2, 2026, police were dispatched to the parking lot of Regency Square Shopping Center – 153 Rohrerstown Rd. for a Vehicle Theft that had just occurred. It was reported that a male had entered a gray 2014 Cadillac ATS that was unoccupied with the engi...
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE: On 3-20-26 Joseph Allen Suggs (38) of Lancaster was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (M) and several summary traffic violations, stemming from a single vehicle crash 3-15-26 at 0002 hrs in the 2400 block of Harrisburg Pk. RETAIL ...
On 3-30-26 at 1122 hrs, police responded to the entrance ramp from Centerville Rd to Route 30 West for a single vehicle crash. The driver, Michael Hall Smith (30) of Wrightsville became combatant with officers on scene kicking them and spitting on them. Smith was c...
THEFT: On 3-6-26 Kevin Bernard Holmes Jr (18) of Columbia was charged with Theft (M1), stemming from an incident 2-11-26 at Hempfield High School, 200 Stanley Ave. Holmes allegedly took Apple AirPods Max headphones from a school locker room. Total estimated value o...
TERRORISTIC THREATS: On 3-13-26 at 1449 hrs, police responded to the 2800 block of Scenic Dr for a domestic in progress. Following investigation, Jason Rapp (46) of Lancaster was charged with Terroristic Threats (M1). A warrant was issued for his arrest. HARASSMENT...
On Friday, March 13 th , at approximately 0341hrs., the East Hempfield Township Police Department responded to the area of Junction Rd. and Landisville Rd. for a report of a fire. A passerby reported seeing a vehicle on fire next to a barn. Upon arriving, police an...