Police

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…]

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…]

Two uninjured in Fulton County crash

by Geoff Fox Two Needmore women were uninjured in a February 19 crash on Thompson Road. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the crash occurred just before 4 p.m. on Monday, February 19, in the 400 block of Thompson Road in Needmore. Police said the crash occurred as a 2007 Chevrolet[Read More…]

Hancock Police Report

Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, February 26, through Sunday, March 4: February 26 Service to advise, 100 block High Street. Subject advised. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area, three stops. Disorderly conduct, 200 block East Main Street. Subjects advised. Service to advise, Widmeyer Park.[Read More…]

Hancock Police Report

Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of February 12-18: February 12 Check well-being, 100 block West Main Street. Subject was sleeping. Theft reported, 200 block East Main Street. Information taken. Service to advise, 100 block West High Street. Subject advised. Suspicious person, 100 block Fairview[Read More…]