Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of April 21-27: April 21 Alarm, 300 block North Pennsylvania Avenue. All secure, unfounded. Fraud, first block Blue Hill Road. Subject advised. Disabled vehicle, 100 block West Main Street. Subject ran out of gas. Assisted Maryland State Police, 1-mile[Read More…]
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Police looking for info on damage to wall, power pole
by Geoff Fox Hancock Police are looking for information regarding two incidents that occurred last week causing damage to a retaining wall on Pennsylvania Avenue and a power pole in the same area. The power pole was struck sometime last Thursday and is currently leaning on another set of power[Read More…]
Search for new Hancock police chief underway
by Geoff Fox Town officials have received eight or nine applications for the job of Hancock police chief since posting the job on April 16. The posting comes after Chief Rich Miller said he’ d be retiring at the end of the year. Town Manager Mike Faith said the deadline[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, April 14, through Sunday, April 20: April 14 Service to advise, 100 block West High Street. Subject advised. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. Four stops. Assist Maryland State Police, eastbound I-70/Rt. 522. Traffic control for an accident. April[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs man charged in Fulton County assault
A Berkeley Springs man has been charged with strangulation after an incident in the Warfordsburg area on April 7. According to Pennsylvania State Police, troopers from the McConnellsburg barrack responded to a residence in the 200 block of Chickoy Lane in Warfordsburg around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 7, for[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of March 31-April 6: March 31 Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. Four stops. Disabled vehicle, West Main Street/Virginia Avenue. Vehicle towed. April 1 Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. Two stops. April 2 Disabled vehicle West Main Street/Pennsylvania Avenue. Tractor-trailer stuck. Traffic[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, March 24, through Sunday, March 30: March 24 Harassment, 100 block West High Street. Subject advised. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. Ten stops. Property damage accident, Widmeyer Park. Information exchanged. March 25 Traffic hazard, first block Pennsylvania Avenue.[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of March 17-23: March 17 911 hang up, first block South Street. Accidental. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. Ten stops. Undesirable, first block Brent Street. Subject advied. Assisted Maryland State Police, 14,000 block Orchard Ridge Road. Medical emergency, no police[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of March 10-16: March 10 Alarm, 200 block Veterans Parkway. Building secure. Service to advise, 400 block Quaker Creek Drive. Subject advised. 911 hang-up, 200 block Myers Street. Accidental. Traffic enforcement Hancock area. Four stops. Service to advise, 200[Read More…]
Suspect in year-old C&O Canal assault being held in South Carolina
by Geoff Fox The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the National Park Service and FBI Baltimore Field Office, has identified a suspect in the March 6, 2024, assault on a walking trail in the C&O Canal National Historical Park. According to a release from the Sheriff’s Office, during[Read More…]
