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Lititz Man Charged With Assaulting Officer Outside Bar: Police Lititz Man Charged With Assaulting Officer Outside Bar: Police
Lititz Man Charged With Assaulting Officer Outside Bar: Police  Lititz man is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting a police officer outside a bar, according to the Lititz Borough Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Yazheel Moises Bencosme, 33, was charged with felony aggravated assault against a police officer, misdemeanor resisting arrest, misdemeanor institutional vandalism, misdemeanor criminal trespass, misdemeanor disorderly conduct, and summary public drunkenness, authorities said. Officers were called to The Hideaway Bar on Kleine Lane for a disturbance at 1:43 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, according to the police. Bencosme h…
Lititz Man Causes $5K Patrol Car Damage During Drunken Skating Rink Rant: Police Lititz Man Causes $5K Patrol Car Damage During Drunken Skating Rink Rant: Police
Lititz Man Causes $5K Patrol Car Damage During Drunken Skating Rink Rant: Police A drunken disturbance outside a Lancaster skating rink ended with a Lititz man allegedly damaging a police car, racking up $5,000 in repair costs, and resisting arrest, police said on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Justin Robert Hoffman, 35, is facing charges of institutional vandalism, resisting arrest, public drunkenness, and disorderly conduct following the Nov. 16, 2024, incident at the Overlook Activities Center, according to Manheim Township police. Hoffman was reportedly yelling at a group of employees near the rink, threatening to fight them. When officers arrived, he admitted to being un…
Drunk Man Threatens Guards, Storms Women's Restroom At Mechanicsburg MEPS: Police Drunk Man Threatens Guards, Storms Women's Restroom At Mechanicsburg MEPS: Police
Drunk Man Threatens Guards, Storms Women's Restroom At Mechanicsburg Meps: Police An intoxicated man caused chaos at the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command Center (MEPS) in Mechanicsburg, resulting in his arrest, police announced Friday, Nov. 22. Alexander Christian Murray, 27, of Carlisle, showed up for initial intake testing at the MEPS on Wednesday, Nov. 13, but employees quickly suspected he was under the influence of alcohol, according to Lower Allen Township police. Staff reportedly confronted Murray about his condition, and he became increasingly uncooperative. The 6’5” man reportedly walked into the women’s restroom before security guards escorted him out.…
Shippensburg Shooter On Run After Wild Weekend Crimes: PA State Police Shippensburg Shooter On Run After Wild Weekend Crimes: PA State Police
Shippensburg Shooter On Run After Wild Weekend Crimes: PA State Police What should have been a fun Shippensburg University Homecoming weekend has landed 14 people charges — one of whom is on the loose, Pennsylvania State Police explained in a release made available on Friday, Oct. 25. Troopers were tasked with monitoring the festivities surrounding Shippensburg University's homecoming weekend on Friday, Oct. 18 through Sunday, Oct. 20. Foot patrol officers heard multiple gunshots near South Penn Street and Dykeman Road in Shippensburg Township around 1:30 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 19. two men wearing hoodies were seen running from the shooting. One of the accus…
Convict Sexually Assaults 2 Woman In Elizabethtown Parking Lot, Police  Say Convict Sexually Assaults 2 Woman In Elizabethtown Parking Lot, Police  Say
Convict Sexually Assaults 2 Woman In Elizabethtown Parking Lot, Police Say A convict was found with blood coming from his face in an Elizabethtown parking lot following two sexual assaults, borough police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 10.  Richard J. Copenhaver III, 29, of Mountville, was found in the 200 block of South Market Street in Elizabethtown Borough by Corporal Goshen and Officer John Stewart at 9:10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9, as detailed in a release.  Copenhaver had a "laceration to her nose and was covered in blood," as stated in the release, where police also noted he was "under the influence." Although he was uncooperative and resisted he…
High Woman Punches Cop In Manheim Township, Police Say High Woman Punches Cop In Manheim Township, Police Say
High Woman Punches Cop In Manheim Township, Police Say A 37-year-old woman has been charged for allegedly punching a police officer while drunk and high, according to a release by the Manheim Township police on Tuesday, Aug. 6.  Kathleen Joanna Russell, was confronted by an officer after "Two 911 calls were placed by residents of a neighborhood, reporting a female sitting in a vehicle that was parked haphazardly, waving her arms around, and yelling," in the 2000 block of Wynfield Drive on July 29, as stated in the release.  The officer came over to her car on a "welfare check" and "immediately smelled a strong odor of an alcoholi…
'Highly Intoxicated' Drunk Naked Man Caught Running Around In Carlisle: PD 'Highly Intoxicated' Drunk Naked Man Caught Running Around In Carlisle: PD
Naked Beau Wagner Arrested While Running High In Carlisle:PD A man "running around a parking lot with no clothes on," was arrested by the Carlisle Police according to a release on Wednesday, July 31.  The police responded to a call of a man running naked in the 200 block of West Ridge Street in Carlisle around 2:45 a.m. on July 23, as detailed in the release.  Officers found Beau Wagner "highly intoxicated and refused all commands given by police," but soon they were able to take him into custody for an evaluation and medical care at Carlisle UPMC.  Once he is released from the hospital Wagner is facing charges of Resisting Arres…
'Highly Intoxicated' Mom Gets In Fight While Tubing With Toddler, Fairview Twp. PD 'Highly Intoxicated' Mom Gets In Fight While Tubing With Toddler, Fairview Twp. PD
'Highly Intoxicated' Mom Gets In Fight While Tubing With Toddler, Fairview Twp. PD A 33-year-old mom has been charged with a felon after getting in a fight while tubing with her one-year-old child, Fairview Township Police explained in a release on Monday, July 22. Shauna Elyse Chambers of Market Street, Harrisburg, was tubing in Yellow Breeches Creek near the 500 block of Trimmer Drive, Lewisberry on July 6, 2024, when the argument began, the police detailed in the release.  Chambers "had been involved in a verbal dispute while floating" but during the dispute she "got off of her tube into the creek" and it became apparent that her toddler "was not wearing a fl…
Struck Pedestrian Charged In Lititz: Police Struck Pedestrian Charged In Lititz: Police
Struck Pedestrian Charged In Lititz: Police A pedestrian has been charged after they were struck crossing a street in Lititz, police announced on July 10, 2024.  On Independence Day, a man "entered the roadway into the path of an oncoming vehicle, traveling southbound on South Broad Street, resulting in a collision between the vehicle and the pedestrian," the police stated in the release.  The crash happened near the intersection of South Broad Street/PA Route 501 and West Lemon Street around 9:01 p.m., according to police in Lititz.  There are two marked crosswalks at that intersection, as seen on Google Maps, b…
Lebanon Sex Offender Arrested Again After Separate Investigation Police Say Lebanon Sex Offender Arrested Again After Separate Investigation Police Say
Lebanon Sex Offender Arrested Again After Separate Investigation Police Say A 34-year-old convicted rapist is back behind bars after a police investigation into someone else led officers to discover he wasn't up to date on the Pennsylvania State Police Sexual Offender Registry, according to a release on July 3. Luis Miguel Rivera Ruiz's failure to update his lifetime sexual offender information appears to have come to light when Lebanon City police "responded to a report of a suspicious person in the 200 block of Guilford Street on June 26, 2024," according to multiple police releases.  The following day, Anthony George Benavidez, was charged with Lo…
14-Year-Old's Drunken Passenger Dances In Street After Being Told To Go Home, Carlisle Cops Say 14-Year-Old's Drunken Passenger Dances In Street After Being Told To Go Home, Carlisle Cops Say
Carlisle Man Arrested For Public Intoxication Police responding to reports of a reckless driver who'd crashed in Carlisle found a teenager behind the wheel and a drunken family member in the passenger's seat, authorities said. Officers were called to N. College Street and B Street around 9:10 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 where a white pickup truck had driven around the round-about and crashed into a ditch, police said in a release. The vehicle then backed up and drove north up over the sidewalk, hitting several cones and driving on the sidewalk. The truck was ultimately found stopped at the stop sign on N. College Street at G Street, and the…
Drunk PA Gunman Randomly Shoots Then Steals Ring Doorbell: Police Drunk PA Gunman Randomly Shoots Then Steals Ring Doorbell: Police
Drunk PA Gunman Randomly Shoots Then Steals Ring Doorbell: Police Early Friday morning, a 21-year-old man got drunk and supposedly began wandering around Lancaster randomly shooting a .9 millimeter handgun, authorities announced that same morning.  David Ramos was found "intoxicated and a 9mm handgun was found in his possession," city police state in a release on Dec. 1.  Before city police were involved, Manheim Township Police were called to a report of shots fired on the 800 block of New Holland Avenue around 1 a.m. Ramos was "walking around firing his weapon at random," the police said.  While investigating the MTP officers heard more…
Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At PA Target, Police Say Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At PA Target, Police Say
Officers Assaulted By 'Belligerent' Man At PA Target, Police Say A man "fighting with customers" outside a shopping plaza assaulted officers who came to investigate on Sunday, police claim.  Anthony Belfere was found lying on the ground "yelling profanities" outside the Target at 1008 Lititz Pike, around 11:46 a.m. on Aug. 13, Northern Lancaster County Regional police announced the following day. Officers recognized Belfere "from previous encounters," as stated in the release.  As the police approached him he "became belligerent," and "appeared to be under the influence of drugs and or alcohol," the police said.  When the officers attemp…
Drunk Central PA Prostitute Nabbed After Bike Fall: Police Drunk Central PA Prostitute Nabbed After Bike Fall: Police
Drunk Central PA Prostitute Nabbed After Bike Fall: Police A bicyclist and convicted prostitute has been charged after she was seen falling off her bicycle in Carlisle, police announced on Thursday, June 15, 2023.  Jennifer Anna Maschmeyer, 53, was spotted falling off of her bicycle in the 100 block of North Pitt Street on June 1, 2023, the police said.  The observing police officers "suspected (her) to be manifestly under the control of alcohol or a controlled substance," as stated in the release.  Maschmeyer was arrested and charged with Public Drunkenness, according to the police.  She was searched before being taken to Cum…
Officer Assaulted In Third Patient Attack At Hospital In PA, Police Say Officer Assaulted In Third Patient Attack At Hospital In PA, Police Say
Officer Assaulted In Third Patient Attack At Hospital In PA, Police Say A police officer was hurt in the third assault incident at the same Central Pennsylvania hospital involving a patient.  Brian James Estright, 47, of Enola was arrested following a disturbance in the  600 block of North Enola Road at 7:42 p.m. on May 18, 2023, East Pennsboro Township police announced on June 7, 2023.  "Estright was intoxicated and appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance," the police explained.  He "was taken to the ground" after he resisted arrest so an ambulance was called to the scene, according to the release. While at Penn …
Man Coming At Troopers With Many Knives Shot: PA State Police Man Coming At Troopers With Many Knives Shot: PA State Police
Man Coming At Troopers With Many Knives Shot: PA State Police A man with "multiple knives" was shot at by multiple Pennsylvania State Troopers on on April 5, 2023, at 4:43 am, the Pennsylvania State Police announced later that morning.  Thomas Edward Conroy, 43, of Uniontown came out of a home at 233 Amend Road in Georges Township with the knives following a domestic dispute, PSP said. Police were already outside the home as they were called to the reported dispute, so they opened fire. Conroy was struck and transported to a local hospital. He is in stable condition, as stated in the release.  The Troop B Major Case Team is inves…
PA's Bam Margera Charged With Public Drunkenness In California, Challenges Knoxville To Fight PA's Bam Margera Charged With Public Drunkenness In California, Challenges Knoxville To Fight
PA's Bam Margera Charged With Public Drunkenness In California, Challenges Knoxville To Fight One-time "Jackass" star and West Chester native Bam Margera was arrested in southern California last week on charges of public drunkenness, according to police records.  In online arrest records, Burbank police say that Margera, 43 — whose real name is Brandon — arrived at a restaurant in the city to meet his family around 5:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, March 29.  Margera "arrived intoxicated" and was later arrested on charges of public drunkenness, the records claim. In a video from the restaurant obtained by TMZ, he appears to shout and stomp his feet before police arrive.&n…
Warrant Served: Sprint Car Racer Colton Wisely, Unwisely Sped Off Without Paying In PA, Police Warrant Served: Sprint Car Racer Colton Wisely, Unwisely Sped Off Without Paying In PA, Police
Warrant Served: Sprint Car Racer Colton Wisely, Unwisely Sped Off Without Paying In PA, Police UPDATE: Colton Wade Wisley was arrested on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 8 a.m. and his warrant was marked as served the following morning by Lower Allen Township Police. Additional information was not released.  ORIGINAL: The brother of a rising sprint car racing star and a racer himself, Colton Wade Wisely is wanted by police in central Pennsylvania. Wisely, unwisely sped off— without paying— from the Outback Steakhouse located at 1201 Lower Allen Drive in Camp Hill, on Sept. 17 at 3:28 p.m., Lower Allen Township police say.  Wisely comes from a legacy racing family, with trophy wins from…
Drunk Alabama Man Found In Ceiling Of PA Restaurant: Authorities Drunk Alabama Man Found In Ceiling Of PA Restaurant: Authorities
Drunk Alabama Man Found In Ceiling Of PA Restaurant: Authorities A 36-year-old man from Alabama got drunk and climbed into the ceiling of a popular Pennsylvania restaurant, authorities say.  Brandon Connell of Thorsby, AL was found in the restroom ceiling of Tomato Pie Cafe located at 3950 Tecport Drive, Harrisburg, on Monday, March 13, 2023, at 3:19 p.m., according to Swatara Township Police.  "Connell was arrested without incident, removed from the premises and charged with Disorderly Conduct, Criminal Mischief, Public Drunkenness and Invasion of Privacy," the police stated in the release.  He was remanded to the Dauphin County Prison a…
Infant With Missing Manheim Mom Who Overdosed At Gas Station: Police Infant With Missing Manheim Mom Who Overdosed At Gas Station: Police
Infant With Missing Manheim Mom Who Overdosed At Gas Station: Police A woman was found with blue lips and grey skin at a Lancaster area Sunoco Gas station while a 1-year-old infant was with her, authorities say. Kaitlyn Rebecca Wertz, 29, of Lancaster, was found laying on her back near the checkout of the gas station located at 1136 Harrisburg Pike in Lancaster, on Feb. 23, 2023, Manheim Township police explained in a release on Friday, March 3. Wertz was unconscious when EMS arrived and they used three doses of NARCAN to revive her, according to the police release. "In the store with Wertz, at the time of her overdose, was a 1-year-old child. No one was …
Drunk Man Shatters Cell Door At Cumberland County Booking Center, Police Say Drunk Man Shatters Cell Door At Cumberland County Booking Center, Police Say
Drunk Man Shatters Cell Door At Cumberland County Booking Center, Police Say A 39-year-old Carlisle man shattered the plexiglass cell door at the Cumberland County Booking Center on Feb. 23, 2023, authorities say. Dakota Lee Roush, was being booked for public drunkenness in Middlesex Township when he "intentionally kicked a cell door causing the thick plexiglass to break," township police state in the release.  The Cumberland County Booking Center contacted the township police to report the "vandalism incident inside their facility" at 5 a.m. Thursday.  An additional charge of institutional vandalism was been filed against Roush, according to the rel…
Camp Hill Man Threatens To 'Shoot Up' Police Station In Enola, Authorities Say Camp Hill Man Threatens To 'Shoot Up' Police Station In Enola, Authorities Say
Camp Hill Man Threatens To 'Shoot Up' Police Station In Enola, Authorities Say A 26-year-old Camp Hill man threatened to "kill police officers" and "shoot up" a police station in Enola, authorities say.  East Pennsboro Township police were called to a report of "a male yelling and was possibly breaking into a house" in the 100 block of Sherwood Circle, Enola on January 26, around 7:32 p.m., according to a release by the department.  Officers arrived and found a man later identified as Cole Michael Sheely, breaking a rear screen door to a residence.  The police released the following statement following their incident: "An investigation …
Cop Hospitalized After Being Sprayed With Garden Hose By Drunk Enola Mom, Police Say Cop Hospitalized After Being Sprayed With Garden Hose By Drunk Enola Mom, Police Say
Cop Hospitalized After Being Sprayed With Garden Hose By Drunk Enola Mom, Police Say An Enola mom causing a domestic disturbance assaulted a police officer last November, East Pennsboro police announced in a release on Monday, January 23, 2023. The police were called to the "active disturbance" in the 1400 block of 5th Street on Nov. 10 around 5:44 p.m., according to the release.  Officers arrived and found 36-year-old Nicole Ann Groupe intoxicated and yelling at her neighbors.  "While the officer attempted to talk with Groupe, she grabbed a garden hose and soaked the officer with water," the police say, adding that it didn't end there, "officers then attempted t…
Drunken Man Charged With Harassing People At Cumberland County Truck Stop: Police Drunken Man Charged With Harassing People At Cumberland County Truck Stop: Police
Drunken Man Charged With Harassing People At Cumberland County Truck Stop: Police A Philadelphia man was arrested in Cumberland County after police said he drunkenly harassed shoppers at a truck stop.  Authorities were called to the truck stop in Middlesex Township on Sunday, Dec. 18 for reports of a person "stumbling around" the store, officials said in a release.  Officers arrived to find Bruce Milton Coley, 33, holding a liquor bottle and struggling to keep his balance, they said. Coley allegedly tried to run away when police approached him, and continued to resist after he was caught, authorities claimed.  The 33-year-old is charged with simple and ag…
Man Strips Naked, Jumps In Freezer Full Of Ice At Gas Station In Ephrata Man Strips Naked, Jumps In Freezer Full Of Ice At Gas Station In Ephrata
Man Strips Naked, Jumps In Freezer Full Of Ice At Gas Station In Ephrata A 35-year-old man caused 12 hours of mayhem in Ephrata starting when he stripped naked at a gas station and jumped into a freezer with bagged ice, area police stated in a release on Friday, Oct. 14.  Jonathan Martin Beck, of East Earl, "removed all of his clothing while at a gas pump, exposing his genitals to customers. Beck then removed several ice bags from the bagged ice freezer and jumped inside of the freezer causing numerous bags of ice to be disposed of," the Ephrata police say.  The police were called to the convenience store of the gas station where this happened in the 8…
Drunken Man Assaults Officer At Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital: Police Drunken Man Assaults Officer At Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital: Police
Drunken Man Assaults Officer At Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital: Police A drunken man was arrested for assaulting a police officer while checking into Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital, authorities said. Eric Oberly, 40, of Ephrata, was trying to get through the hospital's check-in process when he "squared off against an Ephrata police officer" on Friday, Sept. 20, local police said. Oberly pushed past the officer, and performed a "palm strike," hitting the officer in the eye, authorities said.  Oberly was transported to the Lancaster County Prison for arraignment. He was charged with public drunkenness and aggravated assault.
Teenage Girl Beaten, Choked By  18-Year-Old Boyfriend In York: Police Teenage Girl Beaten, Choked By  18-Year-Old Boyfriend In York: Police
Teenage Girl Beaten, Choked By 18-Year-Old Boyfriend In York: Police An 18-year-old boy struck and choked his girlfriend, police say.  Adam Lee Harvey was wanted on a warrant after police were called to investigate the assault in the 1100 block of Pine Court, Jackson Township, on Aug. 25 around 1:30 a.m. according to the Northern York County Regional police department. The 17-year-girlfriend "did not seek medical treatment," police say.   A felony warrant for his arrest was issued after he was charged with the following offenses: Strangulation, Harassment, Purchase, Consumption, Possession or Transportation of Liquor or Malt Brewed Bever…
Naked Drunk Woman On Bail Caught Inside PA Sheetz: Police Naked Drunk Woman On Bail Caught Inside PA Sheetz: Police
Naked Drunk Woman On Bail Caught Inside PA Sheetz: Police A completely nude and drunk woman was found inside of a central Pennsylvania Sheetz around 5 a.m. on Tuesday, June 7, police say. Middlesex Township were called to a report of "a nude woman in the store" located on the Harrisburg Pike, according to a release by the department. During their investigation the police identified the woman as Amanda Marie Baker, 37, of Carlisle, court records show. Baker has been charged with Indecent Exposure and Public Drunkenness, according to the police. She was out on $1,000 bail for felony retail theft charges filed in April, court documents detail. Her…
Drunk Man With 'Fearless' Tattoo Spits On PA Officer Giving Him Ride Home: Police Drunk Man With 'Fearless' Tattoo Spits On PA Officer Giving Him Ride Home: Police
Drunk Man With 'Fearless' Tattoo Spits On PA Officer Giving Him Ride Home: Police A drunk man getting a ride home by police officers thanked them by spitting on them, according to authorities who arrested him in Central Pennsylvania. Manheim officers were initially called to the 200 block Waterford Ct., for reports of a disturbance when they found Joshua T. Stewart, 28, of Lancaster, around 3:50 a.m., police said. Stewart — who has a tattoo of the word "fearless" on his neck — was initially charged with public drunkenness, but after attempts to take him into custody, Stewart repeatedly pushed back on the officers and attempted to free himself, Manheim police sa…
PA Man Attempted To Kill Officer During Foot Chase Between Two Armed Robberies: Police PA Man Attempted To Kill Officer During Foot Chase Between Two Armed Robberies: Police
PA Man Attempted To Kill Officer During Foot Chase Between Two Armed Robberies: Police A 21-year-old, intoxicated Pennsylvania man has been charged with Attempted Manslaughter of a Law Enforcement Officer— among more than a dozen other charges— after two armed robberies and a foot chase, police say. York City police were called to an armed robbery in the 500 block East Philadelphia Street only to find the suspect in the 400 block of Walnut Street on Friday, Mar. 25 around 11:45 p.m., according to a release by the department. While fleeing, "the suspect fired a shot in the officer’s direction," and the man got away from police, the release states. But then a suspect with the…
PA Woman Drunk Texting Ex Charged With Stalking: Police PA Woman Drunk Texting Ex Charged With Stalking: Police
PA Woman Drunk Texting Ex Charged With Stalking: Police A Pennsylvania woman drunk texting her ex-boyfriend has been arrested, according to the police. Susquehanna Regional police were called to a domestic dispute in the first block of Pajill Dr in Marietta Borough on Thursday, Mar. 3 around 3 p.m., according to a release by the department. Tracy Elizabeth Ford, 37, of Columbia, "had been drinking and left the victim's residence and had been contacting him continuously," Susquehanna Regional regional police say. When the police located Ford she was "under the influence of alcohol," the release states. She was arrested for stalking, harassment,…