A Harrisburg man and three male juveniles from Harrisburg are accused of breaking in to the Trop Gun Shop in February and taking 16 guns. Police announced on Monday, April 16, that Tarahjay Mykell Ross has been charged, but remained at large. Police said on Wednesday, April 18, that Ross had turned himself in. Court […]
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Fiery Crash Kills Bainbridge Man
A 38-year-old Bainbridge man has died in a crash near the trash incinerator in Conoy Township. The Susquehanna Regional Police Department said it happened at 5:40 a.m. on Monday, April 9, near the trash-to-energy incinerator operated by the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority. A tractor-trailer with a 73-year-old driver was going north on River […]
Read MorePolice Seek Public’s Help Finding Hit-Run Driver
Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a driver who struck a pedestrian downtown, leaving him seriously injured, then fled the scene. Police said it happened at about 9:25 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28. The man was crossing West High Street at Market Street when he was struck by a vehicle. He was taken […]
Read MoreDriver’s License Left at Scene of Robbery in Elizabethtown
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One of two people charged in the robbery of an Uber driver in Elizabethtown made it easy for police to identify her by leaving her purse behind with her driver’s license in it, court records show. The other is accused of striking the victim on the head and arm with a hatchet and was quickly […]
Read MoreTeen Charged in Burglary of 16 Guns From Store
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A 14-year-old boy is charged in a recent burglary at a Mount Joy Township gun shop, police said. The boy was not in custody when police announced the charges on Thursday, Feb. 15. But juvenile allegation charges have been filed against him in regards to the burglary of 16 guns from Trop Gun Shop on […]
Read MoreLancaster Man Charged in Elizabethtown Drug Death
A Lancaster man is charged in connection with a 27-year-old Elizabethtown woman’s overdose death in November. Lancaster City police arrested 18-year-old Alejandro Jose Yens the night of Saturday, Feb. 10, in the city. Elizabethtown police Detective Dustin Ryan charged Yens with felony drug delivery resulting in death regarding the Nov. 9 overdose of Danielle Witman […]
Read MorePolice Seek Public’s Help Finding Men Who Stole 17 Guns From Store
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Three of seventeen firearms stolen from a Mount Joy Township gun shop have been recovered, but no arrests were immediately made as police continue their investigation. Northwest Regional Police said 17 firearms including three rifles were stolen Monday, Feb. 5, from Trop Gun Shop, 910 N. Hanover St. in Mount Joy Township, just north of […]
Read MoreMan Charged in Robbery of E-Town Convenience Store
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A man being held in the Lebanon County Prison is accused of robbing an Elizabethtown convenience store as well as similar offenses in Lebanon City and Annville Township, Lebanon County. Police said Carlos Ruben Clemente-Cantres, 25, robbed the One Stop Market at 550 E. High St., Elizabethown, on the afternoon of Monday, Nov. 20. Police […]
Read MoreRetired Police Chief Honored for His Career Accomplishments
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Jack F. Mentzer, who served as police chief until he retired at the end of 2017, was honored for his career accomplishments at a Borough Council meeting. State Rep. David S. Hickernell presented one of several citations honoring Mentzer at the meeting on Thursday, Jan. 18. B ut he said he had a problem he […]
Read MoreMount Joy Twp. Forest Fire Company Seeks OK for Fire Police Service
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At the same meeting in which Mount Joy Township supervisors rejected a request to change fees for apartment inspections, supervisors heard from the Mount Joy Township Forest Fire Company about its plans to establish a fire police department. “There is strictly a shortage of fire police in the area,” said Joe Link, the fire company’s […]
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