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January 17, 2020

Leasure, Russell Lloyd - Fugitive From Justice

Ephrata Police arrested Russell Leasure M/40 of Ephrata on eight (8) outstanding warrants from Indiana County (PA) Sheriff's Department. Russell was located at a residence in the 400 Block of West Sunset Avenue, Ephrata and taken into custody without incident. Leasure was committed to the Lancaster...
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January 8, 2020

Manning, Dominic E - Theft By Unlawful Taking

Ephrata Police recently filed charges in theft investigation. On December 9, 2019 at 1:25 p.m., Ephrata Police received a complaint of a theft from a Facebook Marketplace user. The complainant reported that he arranged a meeting in the 400 block of North Reading Road, Ephrata Borough, to sell a...
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January 8, 2020

Keener, Jordan P - Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

Ephrata Police recently charged Jordan P. Keener, 23, of Stevens, with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. On December 29, 2019 at 12:16 a.m., Ephrata Police stopped Keener’s vehicle in the 600 block of South State Street, Ephrata Borough, after receiving a reckless driving complaint. The...
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January 8, 2020

Marin, Gabriel - Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

Ephrata Police recently charged Gabriel Marin, 46, of Ephrata, with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. On December 20, 2019 at 6:21 p.m., Ephrata Police stopped Marin’s vehicle in the 900 block of West Main Street, Ephrata Borough, after receiving a reckless driving complaint. Marin was...
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January 5, 2020

ACCIDENT-Injuries

Ephrata Police investigated an accident involving three vehicles at the intersection of PA Rt. 272 and S. Poplar St Adamstown Borough Saturday 1-4-20 at approximately 5:45 pm. Ephrata Police determined a north bound white van driven by Amos Bongorlie M/22 of Philadelphia stopped to turn left onto S...

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January 17, 2020

Leasure, Russell Lloyd - Fugitive From Justice

Ephrata Police arrested Russell Leasure M/40 of Ephrata on eight (8) outstanding warrants from Indiana County (PA) Sheriff's Department. Russell was located at a residence in the 400 Block of West Sunset Avenue, Ephrata and taken into custody without incident. Leasure was committed to the Lancaster...
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January 8, 2020

Manning, Dominic E - Theft By Unlawful Taking

Ephrata Police recently filed charges in theft investigation. On December 9, 2019 at 1:25 p.m., Ephrata Police received a complaint of a theft from a Facebook Marketplace user. The complainant reported that he arranged a meeting in the 400 block of North Reading Road, Ephrata Borough, to sell a...
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January 8, 2020

Keener, Jordan P - Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

Ephrata Police recently charged Jordan P. Keener, 23, of Stevens, with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. On December 29, 2019 at 12:16 a.m., Ephrata Police stopped Keener’s vehicle in the 600 block of South State Street, Ephrata Borough, after receiving a reckless driving complaint. The...
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January 8, 2020

Marin, Gabriel - Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

Ephrata Police recently charged Gabriel Marin, 46, of Ephrata, with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. On December 20, 2019 at 6:21 p.m., Ephrata Police stopped Marin’s vehicle in the 900 block of West Main Street, Ephrata Borough, after receiving a reckless driving complaint. Marin was...
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January 3, 2020

Koshinsky, Michael John - Retail Theft

Ephrata Police were called Friday evening 1-3-20 around 8:30pm to the Ephrata Walmart 800 blk of East Main St, for a shoplifting incident. Walmart Asset Protection reported a male failed to purchase $270.00 worth of items at the self check out line. Michael Koshinsky M/46 of Ephrata was stopped by...
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September 16, 2019

Caprarella, Richard - Robbery

Ephrata Police hold a warrant for the arrest of Richard J. Caprarella, 55, previously of Lancaster. On September 9, 2019, Caprarella removed five cartons of cigarettes from behind the sales counter at Walmart, 890 East Main Street, Ephrata Township. While attempting to steal the merchandise,...

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November 23, 2018

Michel, Ferdinand J III - Theft By Unlawful Taking

Ephrata Police hold a warrant for the arrest of Ferdinand J. Michell III, 37, of Palmyra. On September 26, 2018, an employee of a business in the 300 block of South Reading Road, Ephrata Borough, reported that his wallet was taken from the office area. The value of the wallet and its contents was $...

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October 23, 2018

Blessing, Daulton Lee - Retail Theft and 2 additional charges

Ephrata Police hold a warrant for the arrest of Daulton Lee Blessing, 23, last known address of Denver, PA. Blessing is charged with Retail Theft, Prohibited Offensive Weapons and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Police allege that on September 12, 2018, Blessing failed to pay for $168 worth of...

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October 23, 2018

Allen, ivan - Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse and 2 additional charges

Ephrata Police hold a warrant for the arrest of Ivan Allen, 30, last known address of Clifton Heights, PA. Allen is charged with Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child, Unlawful Contact with a Minor and Corruption of Minors. Police allege that in June of 2016, Allen had sexual contact...

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May 23, 2018

Mankins, Brianne E. - Receving Stolen Property and 8 additional charges

Ephrata Police hold a warrant for the arrest of Brianne E. Mankins, 22, last known address of Ephrata. On May 22, 2018 at 12:32 a.m., Ephrata Police responded to the first block of East Pine Street, Ephrata Borough, to investigate a report of suspicious activity. Police located Mankins asleep in a...

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November 16, 2019

PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY VEHICLE

On 11/16/19 at 1257 hrs, Ephrata Police responded to West Main Street at Church Avenue in Ephrata Borough for a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle. A 39 year old Ephrata Woman was crossing Main St. after receiving the walk signal, when she was struck by a vehicle on N. Church St. turning left...

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November 5, 2019

*** UPDATE*** Road Closed due to Crash w/Injuries

Ephrata Township; US 322/ East Main St East and West bound lanes will be CLOSED for several hours due to serious motorcycle crash with injuries. The roadway will be shut between Bethany Road and Pleasant Valley Road to allow utility crews time to replace utility pole and wires. Ephrata Police...

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October 23, 2019

Pedestrian struck by vehicle

On 10/23/19 at 0653hrs, Ephrata Police investigated a vehicle accident involving a person struck, on West Locust Street at North State Street in Ephrata Borough. A vehicle driven by Laura Martin, age 22, of Ephrata, turned left from State Street and struck Madelon Metzger, 68, of Ephrata, while she...

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October 19, 2019

Vehicle Into Building

On 10/19/19 at 1307 hrs, Ephrata Police investigated a vehicle accident involving a vehicle that drove into a building in the 2800 Block of N. Reading Rd. in Adamstown Borough. A vehicle operated by Edward Krasovec, 86, of Sinking Spring, was parking the vehicle when his foot slipped from the brake...

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September 22, 2019

Vehicle Accident

On Saturday 9/22/19 at 0946 hrs. Ephrata Police investigated a vehicle accident on S. Line Rd. at Indiantown Rd. in West Cocalico Township. Peter Bowersox, 45, of Norristown, was operating a transit van with thirteen juvenile passengers, approximate ages 12-15, headed for an area retreat. Bowersox...

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January 5, 2020

ACCIDENT-Injuries

Ephrata Police investigated an accident involving three vehicles at the intersection of PA Rt. 272 and S. Poplar St Adamstown Borough Saturday 1-4-20 at approximately 5:45 pm. Ephrata Police determined a north bound white van driven by Amos Bongorlie M/22 of Philadelphia stopped to turn left onto S...

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January 1, 2020

Crash- Overturned Vehicle

Ephrata Police were called around 0305hrs on 1-1-20 to the 600 Block of Greenville Road, West Cocalico Twp. for a vehicle accident involving an overturned vehicle with two occupants. Ephrata Police found a silver in color Subaru Forester was south bound in the 600 Block of Greenville Road when it...

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December 26, 2019

Crash- Pedestrian Struck

Ephrata Police were called for an accident involving a pedestrian struck at the intersection of State and Main Streets, Ephrata Borough at approximately 3:20pm 12-26-19. Ephrata Police investigation found a vehicle driven by Constance Buck F/71 of Ephrata was making a left turn from North State St...

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December 16, 2019

ACCIDENT

Ephrata Police were called to the first block of East Mohler Church Road for a vehicle accident involving one vehicle off the roadway into a ditch. Ephrata Police found a black sedan skidded off the roadway at a sharp bend in the roadway and struck a tree. The driver reported he lost control on the...

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December 8, 2019

Help Solve Hit and Run Involving a Buggy

The Ephrata Police Department is investigating a hit and run crash involving a car which stuck a horse drawn buggy. The crash occurred on Parkview Heights Rd. near Bethany Rd. on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at approximately 12:25pm. The suspect vehicle is believed to be an Autumn Bronze Metallic 2008...

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December 9, 2019

Local Lens Program

Do you have a home surveillance system? Would you like to help your local police solve crimes? Let’s be partners! The Ephrata Police Department, in conjunction with CRIMEWATCH Technologies, Inc, is proud to introduce our “Local Lens” program. Local Lens invites individuals and businesses to...

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November 5, 2019

Long-time Crossing Guards Honored at Borough Council Meeting

Three career crossing guards were honored by the Ephrata Police Department during the November 4th Borough Council work session Monday night. Bill Peters, Ethel Pratt, and Gloria Keller, all 20+ year crossing guards, were given commemorative plagues to recognize their service. When later asked...

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October 30, 2019

Trick-or-Treat Rescheduled

All four of our municipal partners, Ephrata Borough, Ephrata Township, West Cocalico Township and Adamstown Borough, have rescheduled Trick-or-Treat for Friday November 1, 2019 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.

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October 8, 2019

Interim Police Chief Appointed

In the wake of the departure of Police Chief William Harvey, Ephrata Borough Council appointed Lt. Thomas Shumaker as Interim Police Chief at the council meeting last evening. Lt. Shumaker will lead the department while the Personnel Committee of Borough Council explores the options to pursue the...

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June 19, 2019

Apply to be an Ephrata Police Officer

Are you interested in becoming a police officer in Ephrata? The Ephrata Police Department participates in the Lancaster County Chiefs of Police Consortium to establish an eligibility list of police applicants. To apply to the Ephrata Police Department, along with many other Lancaster County police...

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