Arrests

Image for Proctor, Brian D  - 18 2709 (A)(4) HARASSMENT (COMMUNICATES THREATENING OR OBSCENE WORDS) (M3)
Arrest
Created Jun 10, 2026 / Updated Jun 12, 2026
    In collaboration with the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, the Derry Township Police Department has filed a charge of Harassment against 48-year-old Brian Proctor of Hershey, stemming from an incident at Hidden Still Spirits restaurant on May 8, 2026. Acco...
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Image for Diffendall, Anthony Albert Edwin  - 18 5533 (A) CRUELTY TO ANIMAL (ABANDONMENT OF DOGS) (S)
Arrest
Jun 11, 2026
Incident Summary: Cruelty to Animals (Abandonment of Dogs) On September 11, 2025, at approximately 3:31 a.m., the Derry Township Police Department (DTPD) responded to a report of two dogs abandoned in crates along West End Avenue, near Waltonville Road. A note was left with th...
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Image for Maule, Eric T  - 18 6312 (C) SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN (DISSEMINATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS_VIDEOTAPES_COMPUTER DEPICTIONS AND FILMS)...
Arrest
Jun 9, 2026
Derry Township Police Detectives who are also part of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC Task Force) conducted an investigation on Eric T. Maule, 40, of Highspire based on information received through their assignments to the Task Force.  It was learned...
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Image for Valentin, Efrain  Jr. - 18 2702 (A)(6) AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON POLICE OFFICER (F2) and 4 additional charges
Arrest
Apr 2, 2026
The Derry Township Police Department took Efrain Valentin, Jr., Hummelstown, PA into custody near the Karns Food Store on Cherry Drive in Hershey at about 10:46 am this date.  Police had been actively looking for Valentin after he was reported missing by family.  The...
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Image for Cerulli, Scot Enrico  - 18 5902 (B.1) (3) PROMOTING PROSTITUTION OF A MINOR (F3) and 2 additional charges
Arrest
Feb 3, 2026
On January 7th, 2026, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Investigators with the Derry Township Police Department, in partnership with the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office, arrested Scot CERULLI, 55, of Rexmont, PA, for multiple charges related to child sex crimes...
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Image for Spatz, Marshall Scott  - 18 5902 (B.1) (3) PROMOTING PROSTITUTION OF A MINOR and 2 additional charges
Arrest
Feb 3, 2026
On January 2nd, 2026, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Investigators with the Derry Township Police Department, in partnership with the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office, arrested Marshall SPATZ, 68, of Pine Grove, PA, for multiple charges related to child sex c...
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Image for Zink, Joshua Philip  - 18 5902 (B.1) (3) PROMOTING PROSTITUTION OF A MINOR and 4 additional charges
Arrest
Feb 3, 2026
On January 2nd, 2026, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Investigators with the Derry Township Police Department, in partnership with the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office, arrested Joshua ZINK, 39, Harrisburg, PA, for multiple charges related to child sex crimes....
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Image for Pratt, William H  - (1) count Child Pornography; (1) count Criminal Use of Communication Facility; Dissemination of Child Sex...
Arrest
Feb 3, 2025
On February 2nd, 2025, at approximately 11:00 am, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Investigators with the Derry Township Police Department arrested William H Pratt, 45, Carlisle, PA, for unlawful contact with a minor and attempting to engage in sex acts with the minor. ...
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Image for Magaha, James Tyler  - PA 18 2501a Criminal Homicide (Attempt) and 1 additional charge
Arrest
Oct 21, 2024
     On October 18, 2024, James Tyler Magaha, 34, of Granville, Tennessee, turned himself in on charges filed against him by the Derry Township Police Department.  Magaha is accused of operating a Toyota Sequoia on October 6, 2024, at about 9:40pm on P...
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Image for Shertzer, Andrew D.  - (18) 6312 (c) Dissemination Photo/Film of Child Sex Acts (F3) and 2 additional charges
Arrest
Created Mar 26, 2024 / Updated Apr 17, 2024
Derry Township Police Department ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) Investigators, in cooperation with the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office and along with Detectives from Dauphin County Criminal Investigation Division (CID), executed a search warrant on Wedn...
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