Incidents

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Incident
Feb 23, 2026
    Lancaster Township Police Detectives have now taken a third individual involved in this incident into custody and recovered a second gun used in this incident. This individual is a 17-year-old male and has been charged as an adult.  Lancaster Township Police...
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Incident
Feb 11, 2026
On February 10, 2026, at approximately 3:50 PM, officers from the Lancaster Township Police Department responded to a report of shots fired at the Hawthorne Apartment Complex on Dickens Drive. The investigation determined that numerous rounds were fired in the parking lot area...
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Incident
Created Jan 15, 2026 / Updated Feb 21, 2026
  Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the juveniles depicted in the attached images. Investigators believe these individuals are responsible for multiple stolen vehicles, numerous vehicle break-ins, and a shots-fired incident within the community....
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Incident
Jan 6, 2026
Missing your Purse?   On Sunday, January 4, 2025 in the evening hours, a black purse belonging to a person named "Jasmine" from California was found along the side of Big Bend Road in the 500 block.  The purse may be picked up at the Lancaster Township Poli...
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Incident
Dec 30, 2025
On December 30, 2025 at 1703 Hours, police responded to the 700 block of Wyncroft Lane for a shooting.  It was reported that one male was shot in the abdomen and the shooter was still on scene.  Upon arrival, officers rendered aid and secured the scene until medical ...
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Incident
Dec 18, 2025
On December 13, 2025 at 05:22AM, Lancaster Township Police were dispatched to a burglary that occurred at the Millersville Mart located at 1349 Millersville Pike.  Two (2) actors used a pick ax to smash a front window and entered the store.  Once inside the store, th...
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Incident
Nov 30, 2025
On February 12, 2025, at approximately 5:05 pm, a male suspect entered the Giant grocery store and attempted to steal merchandise valued at $173 without paying. The Lancaster Township Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying the individual involved. ...
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Incident
Nov 14, 2025
  On October 28, a female suspect entered the CVS store and left without paying for merchandise valued at $167.85. The Lancaster Township Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying this individual.
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Incident
Created Oct 27, 2025 / Updated Oct 29, 2025
The Lancaster Township Police Department is proud to announce that LTPD officers have located the juvenile and he has been safely returned home. On October 27, 2025 Sebastian Morales, 13 years old, did not return home from school. The mother has report...
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Incident
Created Oct 26, 2025 / Updated Dec 8, 2025
****UPDATE*****UPDATE*****UPDATE***** Two juveniles have been charged and arrested in connection with the incident below.  Both turned themselves in to police alongside their parents.  They are charged with Aggravated Assault, Discharge of a Firearm into an Occupied ...
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