Cases

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Case
Feb 14, 2021
The West York Borough Police Department is currently investigating a homicide that occurred at approx. 3:00 a.m. (February 14, 2021) in the 1400 Block of W. Market Street. A 31 year old male was shot multiple times at close range. It appears as though the victim was attending ...
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Sep 16, 2020
Last night (Sept. 15, 2020), at 10:21 pm, West York Borough Police responded to the area of W. King & Dewey Streets for the report of a shooting. Police discovered a crime scene which indicated multiple shots were fired from a pistol by an unknown assailant. This resulted ...
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Case
Created Sep 10, 2020 / Updated Sep 16, 2020
The West York Borough Police are actively investigating a Rape that occurred on the Borough’s North Side Tuesday morning. We are asking for the public's help identifying the suspect. At roughly 6:00 a.m. a female resident awoke to find a male suspect in her residence. Arm...
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Case
Feb 9, 2020
Yesterday evening around 9:30 pm, WYBPD Offcers were called to the 1st Block of Dewey Street for a report of shots fired. Upon their arrival, they found evidence of a shooting and ultimately located a victim who had non-life threatening injuries.  A police investigation d...
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Case
Jan 16, 2020
On Wed. January 15, 2020, West York Borough Police conducted a surveillance & sting operation on an individual who had been identified as a drug dealer. Around 12:15 pm, this suspect (who was a juvenile) did deliver an amount of drugs to another individual. As police offic...
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Case
Dec 2, 2019
The West York Borough Police Department is attempting to identify the pictured suspect in a retail theft. Theft took place at the Smoker’s Outlet located at 1636 W. Market St. on 11/29/2019. If you can help identify please contact West York Borough Police at 717-854-1975.
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Case
Oct 31, 2019
On 10/302019 at roughly 10:25 p.m., an armed robbery was reported in the area of W. Market Street & Sumner Street.  According to the victim who was walking in the area, two (2) African American males approached the victim, displayed a small handgun, and took pers...
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Case
Created Sep 13, 2019 / Updated Sep 27, 2019
Attempt to identify: Male is to be involved in a theft at a Rite Aid, advise us if you can identify him or are able to provide any information that may assist us in locating him. 
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Case
May 30, 2019
On 05/29/19 at 5:29 pm, WYBPD responded to 1601 W. Market St. for a vehicle theft.  A 2014 lime green Kia Soul with Pennsylvania registration KJN3258 was taken from a business parking lot. The vehicle was running and unlocked. A black male approximately 15-years-old was l...
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Case
May 20, 2019
While on patrol police observed two bicycles at Slagel Park and observed the door of the West York Borough Bike Shed to be wide open. Police responded to the shed and observed that the clasp had been pried off of the door and the shed's contents were in disarray. Wit...
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