Incidents

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Incident
Feb 11, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle in West Earl Township West Earl Township, PA – At 7:36 a.m. this morning, the West Earl Township Police Department was dispatched to a pedestrian crash on E. Farmersville Road in the Farmersville section of West Earl Township....
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May 2, 2023
West Earl Township, Pa – The West Earl Township Police Department arrested James Stoltzfus (18 YOA) from New Holland, PA, and Moriah Lapp (18 YOA) from Morgantown, PA after being caught vandalizing the Miley Road Route 222 overpass bridge.  On April 20, 2023, at approxima...
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Feb 2, 2023
West Earl Township, Pa – The West Earl Township Police Department arrested Matthew Reiff (19 YOA) from Newville, PA, Michael Stoltzfus (21 YOA) from Bird in Hand, PA, and John Kauffman (19 YOA) of Upper Leacock, PA after being caught vandalizing the Miley Road Route 222 overpa...
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Incident
Dec 15, 2022
The West Earl Township Police Department is investigating a robbery that occurred at the Turkey Hill convenience store located at 106 S. 7th Street Akron. At approximately 1:35pm on December 15th, a white male wearing a black handkerchief covering his face entered th...
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Nov 29, 2022
***Akron Borough Shooting Update*** As West Earl  PD continues to investigate the shooting related incident on High Street in Akron Borough, West Earl PD does know that the shooting was not self-inflicted as some social media and other media sources first reported. T...
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Nov 28, 2022
West Earl Twp.: Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash- Pedestrian Struck 500 blk of S. Seventh St. On Saturday November 26 th at 5:16PM. West Earl Township Police Department was dispatched to a Motor Vehicle Crash of a vehicle that struck a pedestrian, Brenda Lausch, 56, of Akron,&nb...
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Nov 28, 2022
Akron Borough, Pa-The West Earl Township Police Department is investigating a shooting involved incident which occurred on 11/26/2022 around 4:16PM on High St.  Officers responded to residence on High St. and attended to the shooting victim, a 16 YO male who is not being ...
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Incident
Feb 27, 2022
WEST EARL TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT 157 W. Metzler Road Brownstown, PA 17508   PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stabbing Incident   Akron Borough, Pa  – The West Earl Township Police Department is investigating a stabbing involved incident which occurre...
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Sep 24, 2021
WEST EARL TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT 157 W. Metzler Road Brownstown, PA 17508   PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vehicle Crash   West Earl Township, Pa  – An Akron male has been cited for numerous traffic violations after he was involved in a vehicle crash. O...
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Jul 29, 2021
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Traffic Crash West Earl Township, Pa – July 29, 2021 at approximately 9:30 AM, West Earl Township Police were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash off the roadway into the woods at MM 36.8 Route 222N. Upon officers arrival they found a 2014 A...
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