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Hancock Police Report Dec. 15, 2026-Jan. 4, 2026

Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, December 15, 2025, through Sunday, January 4, 2026:

December 15

Check well-being, 100 block West Main Street. Subject gone, unable to locate.

Drug violation, 200 block Quaker Creek Drive. Information taken.

Check well-being, Widmeyer Park. Subject checked ok.

Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised.

Trespassing, 200 block Quaker Creek Drive. Subject trespassed.

December 16

Alarm, first block East Main Street. Checked ok.

Suspicious person, Brent Street area. Subject checked and advised.

Domestic, 200 block Myers Street. Bryan Lee Burton, 38, of Hancock, was arrested for domestic violence.

Public nuisance, 100 block Pennsylvania Avenue. Information about subjects digging in dumpster.

December 17

Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. One stop.

Service to advise, West Main Street. Subject advised.

Check well-being, 100 block Fairview Drive. Checked ok.

Property damage accident, 200 block North Pennsylvania Avenue. Exchange of information.

Assist EMS, first block West Main Street. Subject transported.

December 18

Check well-being, 100 block Fulton Street. Checked ok.

December 19

Malicious destruction of property, 200 block North Pennsylvania Avenue. Report to follow.

Service to advise, 200 block West Main Street. Subject advised.

Suspicious vehicle, 200 block West Main Street. Unable to locate vehicle, gone on arrive.

Property damage accident, 100 block West High Street. Information exchanged.

December 20

Assist Maryland State Police, I-68, Westbound I-70. Accident.

Assist Maryland State Police, 8-mile marker eastbound I-70. Disabled vehicle.

December 21

Traffic complaint. Attempt to locate vehicle. Unable to locate.

Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised.

Theft, 200 block North Pennsylvania Avenue. Report to follow.

Check well-being, 100 block Limestone Road. Subjects checked ok.

December 22

Suspicious other, 200 block East Main Street. Information taken.

Property damage accident, 100 block East Main Street. Information exchanged.

Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised.

Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. One stop.

December 23

911 hang up, 200 block West Main Street. Accidental.

Service to advise, 100 block West High Street. Subject advised.

Loitering, 100 block West Main Street. Unable to locate, gone on arrival.

Traffic complaint, 300 block North Pennsylvania Avenue. Gone on arrival, unable to locate.

911 hang up, first block Grove Circle. Accidental.

Parking complaint, Taney Street. Subject advised, vehicle moved.

Service to advise, first block North Church Street. Subject advised.

Disorderly conduct, 200 block North Pennsylvania Avenue. Subjects advised.

December 24

911 hang up, first block Blue Hill Road. Accidental.

December 25

Service to advise, 400 block Quaker Creek Drive. Subject advised.

911 hang up, first block Blue Hill Road. Check of area, all ok.

December 26

Juvenile offense, 100 block Franklin Street. Juveniles advised and parents contacted.

Property damage accident, first block West High Street. Information exchanged.

Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised.

December 27

Police information, 300 block North Pennsylvania Avenue. Unable to locate subject.

Police information, Hancock area. Information taken about a disabled vehicle.

December 28

Property damage accident, 200 block West Main Street. Information exchanged.

Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. One stop.

December 29

Service to advise, 100 block West High Street. Subject advised.

Theft reported, 200 block Myers Street. Theft of a package, report to follow.

Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised.

Service to advise, first block Blue Hill Road. Subject advised.

December 30

Check well-being, 300 block North Pennsylvania Avenue. Subject checked ok.

Disorderly conduct, first block Blue Hill Road. Subject checked and ok.

Disorderly conduct, 200 block West High Street. Subject advised.

Check well-being, 1100 block McKinley Drive. Subject checked ok.

911 hang up, 200 block Myers Street. Subject ok.

Emergency commitment, first block West Main Street. Subject transported to hospital.

Service to advise, 200 block Fulton Street. Subject advised.

Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. One stop.

Attempted suicide, first block South Street. Subjects advised.

December 31

Harassment, first block East Main Street. Subject advised.

Mental health disturbance, first block East Main Street. Subject checked ok.

Theft reported, first block Virginia Avenue. Report to follow.

Disabled vehicle, area of Limestone Road. Vehicle removed safely.

Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. Two stops.

January 1

Lost property, 200 block West Main Street. Subject advised.

Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised.

Check well-being, first block Brent Street. Subject checked ok.

Domestic, 100 block West High Street. Subject advised.

January 2

Undesirable, 100 block Limestone Road. Subjects trespassed.

Service to advise, 200 block Quaker Creek Drive. Subject advised.

Service to advise, 200 block Quaker Creek Drive. Subject advised.

911 hang up, first block Blue Hill Drive. Subject advised.

Burglary reported, 100 block West Main Street. Report to follow.

January 3

Check well-being, 200 block Quaker Creek Drive. Subject checked ok.

Theft reported, first block Blue Hill Road. Subjects advised.

911 hang up, 200 block Park Road. Unfounded.

911 hang up, first block Blue Hill Road. Unfounded.

January 4

Assist EMS 100 block Franklin Street. Subject checked by EMS.

Trespassing, first block Blue Hill Road. Subject advised.

Mental disturbance, 200 block Franklin Street. Subject checked ok.

Check well-being, 100 block Franklin Street. Subject checked ok.