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…]
Police
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…]
Virginia man killed in Warfordsburg crash
by Geoff Fox A 69-year-old Virginia man was killed in a fiery crash on Flickerville Road in Warfordsburg this past Sunday, August 17. According to Pennsylvania State Police, around 3:30 a.m., John P. Nance, 69, of Staunton, Va., was traveling west on Flickerville Road and lost control of his 2012[Read More…]
Warfordsburg man drowns accidentally in field incident
Police have found that a Warfordsburg man drowned in mid-July while he was mowing his yard. According to Pennsylvania State Police, just after 6 p.m. on July 18, James Flowers, 66, of Warfordsburg, was mowing around his pond and got too close to the embankment, causing him to slide down[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report Aug. 4-10
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, August 4, through Sunday, August 10: August 4 Suspicious person, Widmeyer Park. Subjects advised area closed. Service to advise, first block East Main Street. Subject advised. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. One stop. August 5 Disabled vehicle, 100[Read More…]
Allan Thomas is Hancock’s new police chief
by Geoff Fox With Rich Miller retiring at the end of the year as Hancock Police Chief, Hancock officials needed to conduct a search for his replacement. To find their new chief of police, all they had to do was look across the river to find Allan Thomas to fill[Read More…]
Jessie Permilla Chambers
Jessie Permilla Chambers 1928-2025 Jessie Permilla Chambers, age 97, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at War Memorial Hospital. Born January 1, 1928 in Weymouth, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Harold Bailey and Elsie Lillian Beine Trumbull. She was a graduate of[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report, July 21-27
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, July 21, through Sunday, July 27 July 21 Service to advise, 200 block East Main Street. Subject advised. Property damage accident 100 block East Main Street. Information exchanged. 911 hang up, Hancock area. Accidental. Service to advise,[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report July 14-20
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, July 14, through Sunday, July 20 July 14 911 hang up, 200 block West Main Street. Accidental. Property damage accident, 100 block West Main Street. Information taken. July 15 Service to advise, 200 block West Main Street.[Read More…]
