Incidents

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Incident
May 4, 2026
THEFT: On 4-27-26 at 1306 hrs, police responded to The Wenger Group, 3050 Hempland Rd, for a theft report.   The landscaping company that maintains the property was alerted that the Segway Navimow robotic mower that is stationed at this location was outside the anti-theft...
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Incident
Apr 22, 2026
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...
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Incident
Apr 15, 2026
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...
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Incident
Apr 10, 2026
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 ...
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Incident
Apr 2, 2026
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 ...
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Incident
Mar 20, 2026
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...
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Incident
Mar 20, 2026
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...
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Incident
Mar 13, 2026
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...
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Incident
Mar 6, 2026
THEFT: On 2-26-26 Sabrina L Trout (36) of Conestoga and Andrew R Snyder (40) of Lancaster were charged with (6) counts of Theft (M2), (6) counts Conspiracy-Theft (M2), (3) counts of Theft (M3) and (3) counts of Conspiracy-Theft (M3), stemming from package delivery thefts at To...
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Incident
Mar 3, 2026
During the afternoon of Monday, March 2, 2026, East Hempfield Police were made aware of a vehicle failing to yield on Rt. 30 East by police department(s) involved in the investigation of a shots fired incident earlier on this date in West Hempfield Twp. The vehicle that the ot...
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