Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of April 15-21: April 15 Suspicious person, 200 block West High Street. Unable to locate, gone on arrival. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area, two stops. Service to advise, 200 block West Main Street. Subject advised. Alarm, 100 block Rayloc Drive.[Read More…]
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Maryland State Police accepting applications for 2024 Leadership & Career Development Seminar
The Maryland Department of State Police announces that applications are now being accepted for the fourth annual Leadership and Career Development Seminar, which will take place from July 12-14. The goal of the free event is to develop interest and introduce high school rising juniors and seniors and incoming college[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of April 8-14: April 8 Assist Natural Resources Police, Widmeyer Park. Fishing violation. Service to advise, 300 block Pennsylvania Avenue. Subjects advised. Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area, one stop. April 9 Service to[Read More…]
Hancock police dept. to get five new cruisers under grant
by Geoff Fox Hancock Town Manager Mike Faith has announced the town will be getting five new police cruisers to be outfitted for the town’s police department. A grant to pay for the cruisers has been approved, but the town hasn’t officially received the money. A resolution to purchase the[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of April 1-7: April 1 911 hang-up, 200 block Myers Street. Accidental. Attempted suicide, first block Fleming Court. Unable to locate subject, gone on arrival. Fraud, 200 block Baptist Road. Subject advised. Community policing, 100 block West High Street.[Read More…]
Faith promoted to sergeant in Hancock PD
by Geoff Fox There is a new ranking officer within the Hancock Police Department. At the beginning of the March 12, town meeting, Hancock Police Chief Rich Miller formally swore in Shawn Faith as the department’s newest sergeant. Faith has been with the HPD since 2017, Miller said. “He’s been[Read More…]
Interior collapse of dilapidated building on Main Street draws first responders & search teams
by Geoff Fox & Kate Shunney A reported collapse of the interior of a building on Main Street in Hancock drew first responders from Hancock, Washington County, and Montgomery County on Monday morning, March 25, around 11 a.m. The building, located at 55 West Main Street, is owned by Kenneth[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of March 11-17: March 11 Traffic enforcement, Hancock area, four stops. Disorderly conduct, first block North Church Street. Subjects checked okay. Assisted Washington County Sheriff’s Office, 3000 block National Pike. Accident. March 12 Assisted Maryland State Police, Alarm 14,000[Read More…]
Police ask public for help in infant death case
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the death of an infant who was found in an intersection in McConnellsburg on Monday morning. According to Pennsylvania State Police, at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Monday, March 11, troopers from the McConnellsburg Barracks responded to Lincoln Way East at the intersection of South Second[Read More…]
Warfordsburg man killed in accident
A 19-year old Warfordsburg man was killed in an accident on Pigeon Cove Road on the night of March 5 in Warfordsburg. According to Pennsylvania State Police, just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox was traveling south on Pigeon Cove Road near its intersection with[Read More…]
