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Welcome to the Columbia Borough Police Department's web portal on the CRIMEWATCH Network. We ask that you use the information found on ...
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Welcome to the Columbia Borough Police Department

I invite you to connect with us. Through teamwork we can build a safer and more prosperous community together.Holly Arndt, Chief of Police...
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Image for THE COLUMBIA BOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT IS HIRING PART-TIME CROSSING GUARDS FOR THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR
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Created Jun 30, 2026 / Updated Sep 4, 2026
The job description is attached below or can be obtained at the Borough Office located at 308 Locust Street, Columbia, PA. Current rate is $17.51/hr. A hiring bonus in the amount of $500 will be paid at the end of the school year (June 2026 - Contingent upon employee working a...
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Aug 21, 2026
If your property in Columbia Borough has storm damage that is not an immediate life safety issue, do not call the police department. Please call the Columbia Borough Codes office at 717-684-2467. Storm damage should also be reported at the following link. There is a QR code at...
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Image for GARCIA, GAVIN  XANDER  - THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING-MOVABLE PROPERTY
Arrest
Created Sep 3, 2026 / Updated Sep 10, 2026
On 8/20/26 at approximately 8:23am, Gavin Xander Garcia, age 28, of Conestoga, PA, did commit the act of theft by unlawful taking-movable property while in the 300 block of South Third Street, Columbia, PA. Based on the incident, an Officer with the Columbia Borough Police Dep...
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Image for Border, Justin Shaw  - CRIMINAL TRESPASS-ENTER STRUCTURE
Arrest
Created Sep 2, 2026 / Updated Sep 10, 2026
On 8/20/26 at approximately 10:00am, Justin Shaw Border, age 44, of Lancaster, PA, did commit the act of Criminal Trespass-Enter Structure while in the 300 block of Locust Street, Columbia, PA. Based on the incident, an Officer with the Columbia Borough Police Department filed...
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Image for THE COLUMBIA BOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOW HIRING PATROL OFFICERS
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Created Jul 16, 2026 / Updated Sep 9, 2026
The Columbia Borough Police Department will host a second Fall In-House hiring process on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 7:30am (applications are due by 11:59pm on Sunday, October 4, 2026). The test will take place at the Columbia High School, located at 901 Ironville Pike, Co...
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Image for Miranda-Mora, Edgar Jordan  - STRANGULATION-APPLYING PRESSURE TO THROAT AND NECK and 1 additional charge
Arrest
Sep 9, 2026
On September 3, 2026, at approximately 12:50 p.m., Edgar Jordan Miranda-Mora, 19, of Columbia, PA, was charged in connection with an incident that occurred in the 700 block of Walnut Street in Columbia Borough. Miranda-Mora was charged with strangulation—applying pressure to t...
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Image for Perry, Lisa Kathryn  - AGGRAVATED ASSAULT and 1 additional charge
Arrest
Sep 9, 2026
On August 28, 2026, at approximately 3:41 p.m., Lisa Kathryn Perry, 27, of Columbia, Pennsylvania, was alleged to have committed acts constituting aggravated assault and terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another person while in the 500 block of North Third Street in...
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Image for Flowers, Austin Michael  - SIMPLE ASSAULT and 2 additional charges
Arrest
Sep 9, 2026
On 8/27/26 at approximately 2:14am, Austin Michael Flowers, age 30, of Columbia, PA, did commit the acts of Simple Assault, Strangulation-Applying Pressure to Throat or Neck, and Harassment-Subject other to Physical Contact while in the 500 block of North Third Street, Columbi...
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Image for Thompson, Robert   - HARASSMENT
Arrest
Sep 9, 2026
On 5/28/26 at approximately 4:30pm, Robert Thompson, age 48, of Columbia, PA, did commit the act of harassment while in the area of 8th Street and Lancaster Avenue, Columbia, PA.  Based on the incident, an Officer with the Columbia Borough Police Department filed charges....
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Image for Ayers,  Brianna Renee  - NO TRESPASSING
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Created Sep 2, 2026 / Updated Sep 9, 2026
On 8/18/26 at approximately 12:45pm, Breanna Renee Ayers, age 33, of Hellam, PA did commit the act of trespassing while in the 400 block of Mill Street, Columbia, PA.  Based on the incident, an Officer with the Columbia Borough Police Department filed charges. Ayers is co...
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Hardesty, Darleen Kimber

Hardesty, Darleen Kimber - (1) count Simple Assault (M2)

Whetts, Zoraida

(1) Count of Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicles