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Two Drug Dealers Charged From One Stop

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After a brief game of cat and mouse, two drug dealers were caught with three different types of poison: crack cocaine, powder cocaine, and methamphetamine.

On May 21st Officers Harry Valverde and Randall Myers were on patrol in the southwest portion of Lancaster City when they noticed two men in a vehicle attempting to hide from them. Traveling at high rates of speed, through narrow alleys, and trying to walk away from the car was not enough effort to avoid these two officers. During the stop Officers Valverde and Myers discovered that the men were in possession of large amounts of money and had evidence of drugs inside the car. A later search of the car yielded nearly $1,000 of street drugs and the two were charged with possession with intent to deliver controlled substances.

Excellent persistence and observations by these officers led to this great arrest. Thank you Officers Valverde and Myers as well as all of the officers of our department for a job well done!

Armed Juvenile Arrested During Theft From Vehicle Investigation

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Just after midnight on May 14th 2022 officers were called to the first block of Fairview Avenue for a report of several subjects breaking into cars. Officers responded quickly and began searching for the culprits.

Officer J Hatfield was one of the first to arrive on scene and quickly noticed a juvenile male running from the area. As he pursued after him, Officer Hatfield discovered that the male had removed his outer clothing. In searching the vicinity, Officer Hatfield found the male hiding under a nearby car. The male was apprehended and found with items that were most likely stolen.

About half an hour later, Officers Harry Valverde and Randall Myers were patrolling a surrounding neighborhood when they observed two juvenile males who matched the descriptions from the prior call. They stopped the males and soon found one to be armed with an illegally possessed handgun. This male also had items which had been reported to be stolen from a vehicle.

A quick response and diligent police work get another gun out of Lancaster City. Thank you to all involved for keeping us safe!

Officers Take Two Guns From The Streets

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On the night of February 13th 2022, two illegally possessed guns were removed from streets of Lancaster by our officers.

Shortly before 9 PM, Officer Ryan Yoder was in the area of New Dorwart and Fremont Street. Using his training, experience, and keen sense of illegal activity, Officer Yoder was able to interrupt a drug sale occurring inside a vehicle. As he approached the vehicle some of the occupants fled. Staying with the vehicle, which still had several people inside, Officer Yoder was able to provide information on the persons who had run away to his fellow officers.

Officer Randall Myers and Charley Darkes-Burkey were able locate one of the fleeing persons, a juvenile male. The male surrendered immediately and announced that he was armed. Officer Myers was able to quickly and calmly disarm the male and retrieve the illegally possessed handgun from their waistband.

About one hour later, Officers Tyler Chubb and Harry Valverde stopped a vehicle in the 200 block of Beaver Street for summary violations. Officer Chubb spoke with the driver, an adult male. During his conversation with the driver, Officer Chubb realized that the male had illegal drugs with him. While continuing the investigation, Officer Chubb had the male step out from their car. During a check for weapons, the male attempted to run from Officer Chubb. After a very short foot-chase the male was apprehended and his illegally possessed handgun, which he had hidden inside his fanny-pack, was found.

This is a result of fantastic pro-active police work by these officers. Thank you to all involved for making Lancaster City a safer place to be!