Crime & Safety Archives - LebTown

Gap police make arrest Tuesday night of armed 32-year-old Bucks County man who allegedly decapitated his father

LebTown Staff — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:28:39 +0000

A 32-year-old Levittown man was arrested without incident Tuesday night by Fort Indiantown Gap Police and Pennsylvania State Police, and taken into custody within 30 minutes of the Gap police being notified of the suspect's presence near the 17,000-acre military base at the northern part of the county.

The latest food safety violations in Lebanon County

LebTown Staff — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Here are the most recent food safety violations in Lebanon County, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.

Blotter: False alarms, vehicle crashes, theft, identity theft, arrest warrant

LebTown Staff — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 11:15:00 +0000

Here are the latest updates from local and state police in Lebanon County.

North Lebanon police arrest two New Jersey men over recent theft of $24,000 from local elderly couple in Bitcoin scam

LebTown Staff — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:23:28 +0000

North Lebanon Township Police apprehended two suspects who tricked a local couple in their 70's into sending $24,000 through a Bitcoin ATM and were attempting to collect an additional $30,000.

District Attorney charges second person in child rape investigation in W. Cornwall

Chris Coyle — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:37:00 +0000

Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf has announced that a second person has been charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl in West Cornwall Township.

The latest food safety violations in Lebanon County

LebTown Staff — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Here are the most recent food safety violations in Lebanon County, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.

Dauphin County coroner releases names of 3 North Londonderry Twp. fire victims

Tom Knapp — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 20:28:35 +0000

Screencap of ABC-27 news report on overnight fatal fire in North Londonderry Township.

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Blotter: Store burglary, DUIs, simple assault, criminal trespass, warrants

LebTown Staff — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:45:00 +0000

Here are the latest updates from local and state police in Lebanon County.

Report: 3 dead after overnight fire in North Londonderry Township

LebTown Staff — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 15:37:37 +0000

Screencap of ABC-27 news report on overnight fatal fire in North Londonderry Township.

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Police say Lebanon woman’s death in November is linked to fatal N.J. crash

Tom Knapp — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:37:39 +0000

A suspicious death of a 42-year-old Lebanon woman on Nov. 7 is being investigated as a homicide and is linked to a fatal crash later that day in New Jersey, police announced in an email Thursday.

The latest food safety violations in Lebanon County

LebTown Staff — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Here are the most recent food safety violations in Lebanon County, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.

Cornwall police arrest West Cornwall man, 54, on multiple child sex assault charges

Chris Coyle — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 22:19:39 +0000

Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf announced on Jan. 16 that 54 year-old Edward Lee Williams of Manheim has been arrested and jailed on accusations that he sexually assaulted a seven year-old girl in Cornwall.

Blotter: Retail theft ring, driving while suspended, simple assault

LebTown Staff — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:15:00 +0000

Here are the latest updates from local and state police in Lebanon County.

The latest food safety violations in Lebanon County

LebTown Staff — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Here are the most recent food safety violations in Lebanon County, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.

Blotter: Found property and dog, DUIs, firearms not to be carried, drug charges

LebTown Staff — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:15:00 +0000

Here are the latest updates from local and state police in Lebanon County.

Blotter: Endangering the welfare of children, drug possession, theft

LebTown Staff — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Here are the latest updates from local and state police in Lebanon County.

Myerstown house catches fire Saturday, displacing two residents and three cats

LebTown Staff — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 20:50:07 +0000

A house in Myerstown caught fire on Saturday, Dec. 30, leaving one resident in the hospital and another resident and three cats displaced.

Robber escapes Myerstown bank with $2,800; state police seek public’s help

LebTown Staff — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 23:49:22 +0000

Pennsylvania State Police seek the public's help in identifying the culprit of an apparent armed robbery at the Truist Bank in Myerstown on Tuesday, Dec. 19.

Blotter: Simple assault, public drunkenness, harassment, burglary

LebTown Staff — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Here are the latest updates from local and state police in Lebanon County.

65-year-old Palmyra man killed in crash on Gravel Hill Rd. in N. Londonderry Twp.

LebTown Staff — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:45:44 +0000

North Londonderry Township Police and the Lebanon County Accident Reconstruction Team are investigating a fatal crash that took place on Monday, Dec. 11, shortly before 8:30 a.m.

The latest food safety violations in Lebanon County

LebTown Staff — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:30:00 +0000

Here are the most recent food safety violations in Lebanon County, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.

Use of deadly force in May 3 shooting was ‘justified,’ District Attorney says

Tom Knapp — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:15:00 +0000

Lebanon city police have a suspect in custody after a fatal shooting Wednesday morning on Jones Street. (Source: Crimewatch)

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‘Super sweet’ cat is euthanized after being shot with an arrow in Cornwall

Tom Knapp — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:30:00 +0000

Blue is shown being cared for after he was found Friday in Cornwall with an arrow through his torso. He was euthanized later because of the seriousness of his injuries. (Photo provided)

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$1M bail set for armed robbery suspect who stole car before high-speed chase

LebTown Staff — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 22:33:58 +0000

Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf released details Thursday evening, Nov. 9, about an armed robbery and subsequent car theft and high-speed chase through Lebanon that took place on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Apparent murder-suicide on 300 block of S. 9th St.; city police are investigating

LebTown Staff — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:45:12 +0000

Lebanon city police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that took place on the 300 block of S. 9th Street last weekend.

Police probe two linked deaths: One in West Lebanon Twp., one on I-78 in NJ

Tom Knapp — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 22:47:05 +0000

North Lebanon Township police are investigating two deaths that took place on Tuesday, Nov. 7 – one of which occurred in a home on the 2000 block of Church Street in West Lebanon Township and another that occurred in a crash in New Jersey.

The latest food safety violations in Lebanon County

LebTown Staff — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 10:30:00 +0000

Here are the most recent food safety violations in Lebanon County, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.

Blotter: Shooting investigation, firearm found, DUI crash, defiant trespass

LebTown Staff — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:45:00 +0000

Here are the latest updates from local and state police in Lebanon County.

Blotter: DUI crash, shots fired, hit-and-run, public drunkenness

LebTown Staff — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 11:30:00 +0000

Here are the latest updates from local and state police in Lebanon County.

Police seek 19-year-old man over his role in weekend shooting

LebTown Staff — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 10:05:00 +0000

Lebanon City Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of Gavin Rodriguez, a 19-year-old Lebanon man, for his role as the alleged shooter in an incident that took place in the city on Saturday night, Oct. 21.

Police investigate shots fired at empty vehicle on 300 block of N. 8th Street

LebTown Staff — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 13:24:35 +0000

Lebanon City Police are investigating shots that were fired overnight Thursday, Oct. 19, at an empty BMW parked in the area of N. 8th and Church streets.

Legacy of firefighting equipment comes alive at fire company’s museum

James Mentzer — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000

The museum at Perseverance Fire Company, believed to be the only one of its kind in Lebanon County, displays a range of historic firefighting gear, including a wooden hand pumper from the early 1800s and a fire bell from a 1922 Model-T Ford fire engine.

Benefit auction on Nov. 5 will raise funds for Lebanon city’s police K-9 program

Tom Knapp — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:15:00 +0000

It's been nearly a year since Apollo, the only serving police dog in Lebanon city, retired. Now, advocates of the K-9 program are hoping a silent auction next month will raise much of the needed funding to put another deputized dog on the streets.

Blotter: Hit-and-run crashes, retail theft, DUIs, simple assault, fight

LebTown Staff — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 10:30:00 +0000

Here are the latest updates from local and state police in Lebanon County.

Blotter: Burglary, sale or transfer of firearms, natural death, criminal mischief

LebTown Staff — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Here are the latest updates from local and state police in Lebanon County.

Lebanon County man arrested for threatening Florida reality-TV deputy

Tom Knapp — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:54:47 +0000

Jason E. Senseman

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Blotter: Burglaries, evading arrest, hit-and-run, theft from mailboxes

LebTown Staff — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 10:30:00 +0000

Here are the latest updates from local and state police in Lebanon County.

The latest food safety violations in Lebanon County

LebTown Staff — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Here are the most recent food safety violations in Lebanon County, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.

The latest food safety violations in Lebanon County

LebTown Staff — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:15:00 +0000

Here are the most recent food safety violations in Lebanon County, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.

Suspect identified in Friday’s hit-and-run crash that killed 33-year-old motorcyclist

LebTown Staff — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 10:45:00 +0000

The North Lebanon Township Police Department released details earlier this week regarding a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on Aug. 25.