Police

Hancock Police Report June 9-15

Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, June 9, through Sunday, June 15: June 9 Service to advise, 100 block West High Street. Subject advised. Property damage accident, 200 block East Main Street. Information exchanged. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. Five stops. Undesirable, 200 block[Read More…]

Hancock Police Report

Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, June 2, through Sunday, June 8: June 2 Warrant attempt, 100 block East Main Street. Subject turned themself in. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. Two stops. Lost/found property, Widmeyer Park. Samsung cell phone at police department. Disorderly conduct,[Read More…]

Hancock considering new police camera system

by Geoff Fox Hancock Mayor Roland Lanehart Jr. said he, Town Manager Mike Faith, and Police Chief Rich Miller recently had a Zoom meeting with Flock Safety in regards to the town’s camera system. “As everyone knows, most of our cameras around town don’t work,” the mayor said. “Right now,[Read More…]

Hancock Police Report

Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, May 5, through Sunday, May 11 May 5 Traffic enforcement Hancock area, three stops. 911 hang up, 200 block Quaker Creek Drive. Accidental. Warrant service. Warrant served on William Scott Pennington, 42, of Hancock, for failure to[Read More…]

No injuries in Warfordsburg crash

No one was injured in a Warfordsburg accident on Friday, May 9 when an SUV struck a truck on Mellott Drive. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the crash occurred shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, May 9, when a 2013 Ford Explorer was traveling south on Mellott Drive and a[Read More…]

Hancock Police Report

Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of April 21-27: April 21 Alarm, 300 block North Pennsylvania Avenue. All secure, unfounded. Fraud, first block Blue Hill Road. Subject advised. Disabled vehicle, 100 block West Main Street. Subject ran out of gas. Assisted Maryland State Police, 1-mile[Read More…]

Police looking for info on damage to wall, power pole

by Geoff Fox Hancock Police are looking for information regarding two incidents that occurred last week causing damage to a retaining wall on Pennsylvania Avenue and a power pole in the same area. The power pole was struck sometime last Thursday and is currently leaning on another set of power[Read More…]

Search for new Hancock police chief underway

by Geoff Fox Town officials have received eight or nine applications for the job of Hancock police chief since posting the job on April 16. The posting comes after Chief Rich Miller said he’ d be retiring at the end of the year. Town Manager Mike Faith said the deadline[Read More…]