Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of January 15-21: January 15 Malicious destruction of property, 100 block West Main Street. Report to follow. Fraud, first block West Main Street. Subject advised. Alarm, first block South Street. Accidental, testing system. Parking complaint, first block East Main[Read More…]
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Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of January 8-14: January 8 Patrol checks, Hancock area. January 9 Assisted Washington County Sheriff’ s Office, West Main Street. Traffic stop. 911 hang-up, 200 block West Main Street. Unfounded. Assisted Pennsylvania State Police, 200 block West Main Street.[Read More…]
Hancock man arrested, charged in August death of Berkeley Springs man
by Geoff Fox A Hancock man was arrested last Monday in connection to a fatal hit and run death in Frederick County, Maryland. He has been charged with multiple driving offenses, obstructing officers in their investigation and failing to render aid then leaving the scene of an accident. Gary Allan[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of December 4-10: December 4 Alarm, first block South Street. Building secure. 911 hang-up, first block Fleming Court. Subjects spoke to and advised. 911 hang-up, first block Grove Circle. Accidental. Service to advise, 200 block Fulton Street. Subjects advised.[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, November 20, through Sunday, November 26: November 20 Alarm, first block East Main Street. Checked ok. Suspicious other, alarm sounding Fleming Court. Malfunctioning smoke alarm left outside. Assist Pennsylvania State Police, Timber Ridge Road. Suspicious vehicle, checked[Read More…]
Christmas tree vandalized
Hancock man killed, two injured in accident west of Hancock
by Geoff Fox A Hancock man was killed in a two-vehicle collision west of Hancock in the 3300 block of National Pike on Sunday, November 26. His passenger was injured and transported for medical treatment. Stephen Keith Duvall, 57, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. According to[Read More…]
HPD Officer brings idea of drug/search canine to town officials
by Geoff Fox Could the town of Hancock be getting its third police canine in the near future? If Officer Jesse Walls can convince town officials, that could happen. During the November town meeting, Walls brought forth the idea after a meeting with someone in the Washington County Narcotics Task[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of November 13-19: November 13 Undesirable, first block West Main Street. Homeless subject advised and moved on. Suspicious person, Widmeyer Park. Homeless subject issued trespass. Service to advise, first block Fleming Court. Subject advised. Service to advise, Hancock area.[Read More…]
PSP respond to fatal I-70 crash in Crystal Spring
by Geoff Fox The Pennsylvania State Police, along with fire and rescue units from three towns responded to a fatal vehicle accident on westbound Interstate 70 in the Crystal Spring area on Monday, October 30. According to State Police, the crash occurred as an unidentified vehicle was traveling westbound in[Read More…]
