Warrants
Lewis, Alontaye Warez - (1) COUNT DEALING IN PROCEEDS OF UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES and 1 additional charge
Dealing in Proceeds of Unlawful Activities, Theft by Unlawful Taking Warrant, September 21, 2026, 400 block of Parkwynne Rd (MT) – Alontaye Warez Lewis, M/29, of Detroit, MI, was charged with the above offenses. On April 4, 2026, a victim (Victim 1) reported that a check...
Rose, Thomas Newton - THEFT OF LEASED PROPERTY
The East Earl Township Police Department holds an active arrest warrant for Thomas N. Rose, formerly of Ephrata. Rose is charged with one count of Theft of Leased Property. It is alleged that Rose failed to return leased property to the owner. The warrant was...
Wei, Junlin - (1) COUNT ACCESS DEVICE FRAUD and 4 additional charges
Access Device Fraud, Identity Theft, Theft By Deception, Receiving Stolen Property, Unlawful Use of a Computer and Other Computer Crimes Warrant, September 8, 2026, Best Buy Electronics at 1700 Fruitville Pk (MT) – Junlin Wei, M/27, of Brooklyn, NY, was charged with the ...
Torres, Tiffany - ONE (1) COUNT ACCESS DEVICE FRAUD (F3)
WANTED - TIFFANY TORRES The Lancaster Township Police Department is attempting to locate Tiffany Torres, who is currently wanted in connection with an Access Device Fraud investigation. Charges were filed after Torres was identified through surveillance footage depicting the u...
Ortiz, Antonio Esmeal - ONE (1) COUNT SIMPLE ASSAULT (M2) and 1 additional charge
The Lancaster Township Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating Antonio Esmeal Ortiz , who is currently wanted on criminal charges stemming from an ongoing investigation. Ortiz is wanted for: One (1) count of Simple Assault (M2) One (1) count of Harassm...
Metz, Calvin William - ONE (1) COUNT FLEEING OR ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE OFFICER (M2)
The Lancaster Township Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating Calvin William Metz , who is currently wanted on criminal charges stemming from an ongoing investigation. Metz is wanted for: One (1) count of Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Office...
Dhimal, Bhanu - ONE (1) COUNT DUI-HIGHEST RATE OF ALCOHOL (F3)
The Lancaster Township Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating Bhanu Dhimal , who is currently wanted on criminal charges stemming from an ongoing investigation. Dhimal is wanted for: One (1) count of DUI - Highest Rate of Alcohol (F3) One (1) count of...
Perez, Franky - THREE (3) COUNTS RETAIL THEFT (F3)
The Lancaster Township Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating Franky Perez , who is currently wanted in connection with an ongoing investigation. Perez is wanted for: Three (3) counts of Retail Theft (Felony 3) Anyone with information regarding the wh...
Pedersen, Kai H - BAD CHECKS
The East Earl Township Police Department holds an active arrest warrant for Kai H. Pedersen of Pottstown for Bad Checks. It is alleged that on May 7, 2026, Pedersen issued a check to a township business for $8663.54. The check was not honored due to nonsufficient f...
Taylor, Mark Andrew - FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS (F2)
On July 9, 2026, the Ephrata Police Department Investigation Sections filed charges against Mark Andrew Taylor, 57, of Ephrata, for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements. As a lifetime registrant under Megan's Law , Taylor failed to appear for a mandato...
Brown, Elias Ricardo - (1 COUNT) KIDNAPPING (F-1) and 8 additional charges
On July 30, 2026, at around 11:34 am, the Lancaster Township Police Department responded to the 100 block of Jennings Drive for a domestic disturbance which occurred earlier. Police spoke with the victim, who reported being assaulted multiple times by her boyfriend, Eli...
Cedeno-Santiago, Jose M - 9 COUNTS 18-3929 A1 RETAIL THEFT (F3)
🚨 ARREST WARRANT ISSUED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE REQUESTED 🚨 On July 22, 2026, the Lancaster Township Police Department obtained an arrest warrant for Jose M. Cedeno-Santiago following an investigation that identified him as the suspect in felony retail theft crime spree committed ov...
Brown, Elias Ricardo - 18 2702 A1 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (F1)
WANTED: Elias Ricardo Brown The Lancaster Township Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Elias Ricardo Brown (29), who is currently wanted in connection with a Kidnapping and Assault with a Deadly Weapon that occurred in Lancaster Township. Brown is ...
Cotton, Mikaail Fahim - (1 COUNT) ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY (F-2) and 2 additional charges
UPDATE: Mikaail Cotton has been arrested in New York City and is in custody. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ On July 30, 2026, at around 2:25 am, the Manor Township ...
Santana Garcia, Julio Manuel - (2) COUNTS ACCESS DEVICE FRAUD and 1 additional charge
Access Device Fraud, Identity Theft Warrant, July 27, 2026, 300 block of Bracken Dr (MT) – Julio Manuel Santana Garcia, M/43, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged with the above offenses following a response to a report of fraud. The victim reported that on July 3, 2026, the...
WALLACE, SHAWN A - FORGERY (F2) and 2 additional charges
In May 2026, the Ephrata Police Department received a report of a stolen business check from Hoover's Farm Market and Greenhouse. The check, valued at $70,180.00, was mailed via the United States Postal Service (USPS) and had its payee information altered to On The Hill Medica...