by Geoff Fox Troopers from the Maryland State Police Aviation Command performed an aerial hoist rescue on an injured person in the Flintstone area on Saturday, November 8. According to Maryland State Police, around 12:30 p.m., rescue personnel from Allegany County were dispatched to Green Ridge State Forest for an[Read More…]
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Hancock Police Report, Nov. 3-9
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, November 3, through Sunday, November 9: November 3 Assist Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Green Lane/Creek Road area. Vehicle in a ditch. Check well being, 200 block North Pennsylvania Avenue. Subjects checked ok. Service to advise, Hancock area.[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report October 27 – November 2
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, October 27, through Sunday, November 2: October 27 Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised. October 28 Service to advise, 100 block West Main Street. Subject advised. Alarm, 100 block West Main Street. Everything checked ok. Disorderly[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report Oct. 13-19
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, October 13, through Sunday, October 19: October 13 911 hang up, 200 block Baptist Road. Unfounded. Traffic complaint, first block Wine Street. Subject advised. Assist Maryland State Police, 3-mile marker eastbound I-70. Accident, stolen car. Assist Maryland[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, September 29, through Sunday, October 5: September 29 Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised. 911 hang up, 200 block Quaker Creek Drive. Accidental. Service to advise, 100 block West High Street. Subject advised. Service to advise,[Read More…]
Kidnapping post raises alarms, police say investigation doesn’t show evidence of public threat
by Geoff Fox & Kate Shunney Hancock Police found no evidence of a potential kidnapping in town after an investigation on Tuesday, September 30 and shared their assessment of a situation that grabbed attention locally following a social media post by a local parent. Police confirmed they had received a[Read More…]
Driver cited after crash
An unidentified driver was cited after striking a guide rail along Interstate 70 in Fulton County on September 13. According to Pennsylvania State Police, a 2024 Buick Vista was traveling eastbound on I-70 in the Warfordsburg area, around the 164-mile marker, in the left lane. Police said the car exited[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report, Sept. 8-14
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, September 8, through Sunday, September 14: September 8 Service to advise, first block Blue Hill Road. Subject advised. Malicious destruction of property, 100 block West Main Street, graffiti. Investigation to follow. Animal complaint, first block West High[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report — Aug. 25-31
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, August 25, through Sunday, August 31: August 25 Unsecured door, 100 block East Main Street. Building checked ok, door secured. Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area, four stops. Suspicious other, 200 block[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report, August 11-17
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, August 11, through Sunday, August 17: August 11 Check well being, first block Fulton Street. Subject checked ok. 911 hang up 200 block North Pennsylvania Avenue. Accidental. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area, one stop. Animal bite, 200 block[Read More…]