Updated 07/24/2025 12:20 p.m.  This investigation is now concluded and has determined that the accident was caused by 38 year-old Noel Soto's failure to stop at a "red" traffic signal at the intersection of eastbound Paxton Street at Witmer Drive.  Soto was...

Following a national trend, The Swatara Township Police Department is experiencing an increase in vehicle thefts involving Hyndai and Kia models.  This widespread problem has been intensified by various social media platform posts regarding the means to conduct these...

The Swatara Police remind everyone not to let your vehicles running unattended while warming up on cold mornings.  Several vehicles left unattended were stolen this morning in Swatara Township and surrounding jurisdictions.  Please report any suspicious activity...

Over the weekend of August 14th and 15th the Swatara Township Police participated in Operation Nighthawk targeting DUI and unsafe driving throughout the greater Harrisburg area.  This enforcement operation was organized and coordinated by the Pennsylvania State Police and...

Real Estate Rental Scam Alert The Swatara Township Police have received several reports of internet based scams in which the Victim's believed they were renting houses that were listed by legitimate real estate agents and electronically transferred funds to overseas entities.&...

Area police departments have reported distraction burglaries in which the victims were advised by the suspects that they needed gas money due to a family emergency.  The suspects were able to get inside the victim's home at which time they further distracted the victim by...

SCAM WARNING - PUBLISHER'S CLEARING HOUSE The Swatara Police took a report earlier today involving a scam in which a person purported to be a representative of Publisher's Clearing House and informed a potential victim that she had won a large sum of money.  As is common ...

E-MAIL SCAM WARNING.  There is a new e-mail scam that appears as a new e-mail titled "Tracking Service / UPS.com  You have a Parcel from Internal Revenue Service".  Please do not open or respond to this email as it is fraudulent in nature.  This scam is mos...

On January 27th at 1550 hours Swatara Township Police took a report from a resident in the 3100 block of Wayne Street. The resident indicated that a man came to her home and claimed to be from the water company. He said that he needed to check the water pipes in her home. She ...

WE NEED YOUR HELP!  Swatara Township Police are currently investigating the theft of several storm drain covers from Township roadways.  It is believed that the drain covers are being stolen to be sold as scrap metal.  Each of these rectangular storm drain ...