Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, January 5, through Sunday, January 11: January 5 Missing person, 100 block Franklin Street. Subject found safe and returned home. Service to advise, first block Blue Hill Road. Subject advised. January 6 Service to advise, Hancock area.[Read More…]
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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[Read More…]
Hagerstown man arrested, charged with causing the death of Kenneth Appel in May crash
by Geoff Fox After a grand jury handed down indictments at the end of December, Maryland State Police arrested a Washington County man on charges connected to a fatal two-vehicle accident in Allegany County in May 2025. The indictment came on December 31. According to a release from the State[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report Dec. 8-14
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, December 8, through Sunday, December 14: December 8 Property damage accident, first block East Main Street. Information exchanged. Property damage accident, 100 block East Main Street. Information exchanged. Service to advise, first block Blue Hill Road. Subject[Read More…]
Friday night ATV accident in Southern Fulton claims life of Hancock woman
by Geoff Fox A 36 year old Hancock woman was killed in an ATV accident in southern Fulton County late Friday night, December 12, on Negro Mountain Road. According to Pennsylvania State Police, Holley Elizabeth Appel was the named victim of the crash. Police reported that the accident occurred just[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report Nov. 17-23
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, November 17, through Sunday, November 23: November 17 Service to advise, 200 block Quaker Creek Drive. Subject advised. Assist ATCC, 100 block West Main Street. Violation of sales. Check well-being, Pennsylvania Avenue. Unable to locate subject, gone[Read More…]
Hancock police report Nov. 10 – Nov. 16
November 10 Alarm, first block East Main Street. All secure. 911 hang up, 200 block East Main Street. Accidental. Alarm, first block East Main Street. All secure. Attempt to locate vehicle, Hancock area. Unable to locate. Service to advise, Limestone Road/Creek Road. Subject advised. Traffic complaint, 200 block East[Read More…]
Trooper 5 rescues injured hunter after fall in Allegany County
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…]
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…]
