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June 26, 2017

Evans, Christina - Hit and Run

Ephrata Police were called to the area of 11 West Main Street, Reinholds, in West Cocalico Twp Sunday evening around 8pm for a hit and run accident that just occurred. Witness and the vehicle owner reported a black Dodge Neon struck a parked vehicle at 11 W. Main St which was owned by Jamie...

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June 23, 2017

Sweed, Royce Jenson - Retail Theft

On June 19, 2017 at 1705 hours Ephrata Police responded to Walmart, 890 East Main Street, Ephrata Township for a retail theft. Police charged Royce J. Sweed, 21, of Denver with Retail Theft for failing to pay for and under-ringing $234.07 worth of merchandise.

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June 22, 2017

Vehicle Accident / Leaving the Scene

On 6/22/17 at 0211 Ephrata Police investigated a single vehicle accident in the 1000 Block of Indiantown Rd. in West Cocalico Township. The investigation revealed a vehicle driven by Sarah Weaver, age 21, of Lititz, lost control of her vehicle while negotiating a curve and skidded 150 feet into a...

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June 21, 2017

Crash/Road Rage

Ephrata Police on 06-20-17 at approximately 6:35pm investigated an accident which was the result of a road rage incident. Ephrata Police determined a Craig Baumer of Ephrata, PA and another male driver from Denver, PA became engaged in a road rage incident while driving north in the area of N...

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June 18, 2017

Vehicle Accident / DUI

On 6/17/17 at 2319 hrs, Ephrata Police responded to a vehicle accident on RT 222 southbound at mile 41.2 in Ephrata Township. A vehicle driven by Victor Diaz, age 38, of Lancaster, drove into the back of a vehicle that he was following. Both male occupants in the struck vehicle were taken to a...

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June 26, 2017

Evans, Christina - Hit and Run

Ephrata Police were called to the area of 11 West Main Street, Reinholds, in West Cocalico Twp Sunday evening around 8pm for a hit and run accident that just occurred. Witness and the vehicle owner reported a black Dodge Neon struck a parked vehicle at 11 W. Main St which was owned by Jamie...

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June 23, 2017

Sweed, Royce Jenson - Retail Theft

On June 19, 2017 at 1705 hours Ephrata Police responded to Walmart, 890 East Main Street, Ephrata Township for a retail theft. Police charged Royce J. Sweed, 21, of Denver with Retail Theft for failing to pay for and under-ringing $234.07 worth of merchandise.

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June 15, 2017

Ramirez, Peter - Warrant Service

Ephrata Police took Peter Ramirez m/41, of Ephrata into custody for an outstanding Berks County Sheriff's warrant. Ramirez was found in the 100 Block of Tom Avenue on Thursday 06-15-17 around 1130am. Ramirez was arrested without incident and turned over to the Berks County Sheriff Dept.

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June 15, 2017

Suriano, Frank O - Warrant Service/Resisting Arrest

On 06-15-17 at approximately 1555hrs Ephrata Police attempted to arrest Frank O. Suriano M/39 Oak Street, Denver, PA in the 500 Block of Hertzog Valley Road, West Cocalico Twp., on an outstanding Lancaster County Sheriff's warrant. Suriano fled on foot from police and upon being stopped fought with...

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June 14, 2017

SERRANO, Tonya Arlene - Endangering Welfare of Child / Drug Possession

On 6/13/17 at 0330 hrs., Ephrata Police investigated a report of a female nodding out in the parking lot of a business in the 900 Block Of S. State St. in Ephrata Borough. Police found Tonya Serrano, age 28, of Ephrata and her 18 month old child in the vehicle. Serrano was in possession of...

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May 23, 2017

Heinzig, Nathan E - Robbery

Ephrata Police hold a warrant for the arrest of Nathan Edward Heinzig for the May 18, 2017 bank robbery at Santander Bank, 270 North Reading Road, Ephrata Township. Heinzig, 36, who last resided in the Hopeland area of Clay Township, is a white, male 5’ 10” tall, 200 pounds with blue eyes. Heinzig...

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June 22, 2017

Vehicle Accident / Leaving the Scene

On 6/22/17 at 0211 Ephrata Police investigated a single vehicle accident in the 1000 Block of Indiantown Rd. in West Cocalico Township. The investigation revealed a vehicle driven by Sarah Weaver, age 21, of Lititz, lost control of her vehicle while negotiating a curve and skidded 150 feet into a...

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June 21, 2017

Crash/Road Rage

Ephrata Police on 06-20-17 at approximately 6:35pm investigated an accident which was the result of a road rage incident. Ephrata Police determined a Craig Baumer of Ephrata, PA and another male driver from Denver, PA became engaged in a road rage incident while driving north in the area of N...

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June 18, 2017

Vehicle Accident / DUI

On 6/17/17 at 2319 hrs, Ephrata Police responded to a vehicle accident on RT 222 southbound at mile 41.2 in Ephrata Township. A vehicle driven by Victor Diaz, age 38, of Lancaster, drove into the back of a vehicle that he was following. Both male occupants in the struck vehicle were taken to a...

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June 13, 2017

Vehicle Accident / Warrant Service

On 6/12/17 at 2030 hrs, an Ephrata police officer came upon a vehicle accident that just occurred in the first block of E. Main St. in Ephrata Borough. A vehicle driven by Zachary Bush, age 27, of Gulfport MS, drove into the back of another vehicle that stopped for a pedestrian in the crosswalk. No...

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June 3, 2017

Vehicle Accident

On 6/3/17 at 1051 hrs, Ephrata Police responded to a vehicle accident on S. Line Rd. at Indiantown Rd. in West Cocalico Township. Rebecca Clifton, of Philadelphia, pulled out from the stop sign on Wabash Rd. into the path of another vehicle southbound on S. Line Rd. No one was injured and one...

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June 15, 2017

Warrant Service

On June 15, 2017 at 0745 hours East Cocalico Township Police investigated a vehicle accident in the 400 block of East Church Street. The driver of the vehicle, Trevor McNeil, 26, of Ephrata, fled the scene on foot into Ephrata Township. Prior to the crash, warrants existed for the arrest of McNeil...

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June 2, 2017

Vehicle Break-ins

Ephrata Police Department is seeking the public's assistance with identifying the male in these photos. He was a passenger in the white VW and was involved in several thefts/vehicle break-ins. He has a tattoo on his left forearm and another on his right shoulder. If you have any information that...

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June 1, 2017

16 Year Old Charged with Burglarizing Business

Ephrata Police have charged a 16 year old Rothsville boy with burglarizing an Ephrata business on two consecutive nights. Overnight on May 30 and May 31, a business in the first block of Bethany Road, Ephrata Borough, was forcibly entered. Each night the suspect stole a vehicle from the business...

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May 26, 2017

Bank Robbery Suspect Nathan Heinzig Arrested

Ephrata Police held a warrant for the arrest of Nathan Edward Heinzig for the May 18, 2017 bank robbery at Santander Bank, 270 North Reading Road, Ephrata Township. On Friday May 26, 2017 at 1155 hours an alert employee at a local business noticed that Nathan E. Heinzig was a passenger in a vehicle...

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May 23, 2017

Vehicle Accident

On May 23, 2017 at 1528 hours, Ephrata Police responded to a vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 897 and North Peartown Road, West Cocalico Township. A commercial truck driven by Timothy Mohn Jr., 38, of Myerstown, swerved to avoid a vehicle that pulled out from a stop sign. Mohn’s truck...

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June 14, 2017

Speed Compliance Check

On Wednesday June 14, 2017 Ephrata Police conducted a speed compliance check in the 500 Block of West Route 897, Reinholds, where the speed limit is 35 MPH. Twenty vehicles were stopped. The highest cited speed was 61 MPH.

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January 17, 2017

Stolen Vehicle - Out of State Warrant

On 1/16/17 at 2355hrs, the Ephrata Police stopped a stolen vehicle reportedly stolen out of New Holland, Pa. One passenger in the vehicle, identified as Pedro Jesus Castillo of Reading, Pa was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant out of Orange County New York. He was charged with Arrest...

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January 6, 2017

Assist with Identification

The Ephrata Police is asking for the public's assistance with identifying the pictured female who is reported to have stolen over $2,600 worth of electronics and other merchandise from Walmart in Ephrata. If you can help ID her, you can leave a tip on our Crimewatch or Facebook webpage or contact...

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December 15, 2016

Retail Theft Arrest

On 12/7/16 Ephrata Police charged Dennis James Boley, 57 of Ephrata, with one count of Retail Theft after he was observed by Walmart staff concealing $143 worth of merchandise in a tote and attempting to leave the store without paying.

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December 15, 2016

Criminal Mischief Arrest

On 12/15/16 Ephrata Police charged Miguel Antonio Reyes, 29 of Ephrata, with one count of Criminal Mischief to a business after causing over $3,000 worth of damage to a custom glass window on 11/3/16.

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