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West Earl Police Department

Special Delivery: Baby Born With Help From PA Police Special Delivery: Baby Born With Help From PA Police
Special Delivery: Baby Born With Help From PA Police A 23-year-old mom can thank the police for helping her bring her new son into the world. West Earl police officers Craig Johnson and Josh Mertz were dispatched to a report of a woman in labor on Thursday, Mar. 3 in the early morning, Jordan Byrnes WETPD Public Information Officer writes in the release. Madison Gadsden had been waiting for EMS to arrive, but by the time the police arrived she was having contractions, and pretty soon the baby’s head was seen.  Officer Johnson is a certified and experienced EMT, so he stepped into action supporting the baby’s head and assisted with the d…
Lancaster Driver Leads Police Officers From 3 Agencies On 90 MPH Pursuit, Authorities Say Lancaster Driver Leads Police Officers From 3 Agencies On 90 MPH Pursuit, Authorities Say
Lancaster Driver Leads Police Officers From 3 Agencies On 90 MPH Pursuit, Authorities Say A Lancaster City driver was arrested weeks after leading police from several agencies on a pursuit that reached speeds of up to 90 miles per hour earlier this month, authorities said. West Earl officers were notified of a car traveling at a high rate of speed into Akron Borough, which Ephrata police were trying to stop around 12:20 p.m. March 3, WEPD said. WEPD Officer Cruce was near Oregon Pike and N. Church Street when the call came in, and he saw the vehicle traveling southbound on Oregon Pike, towards him at a high rate of speed, police said. Cruce activated his emergency lights and si…