BURGLARY
EAST HEMPFIELD TWP.: An unknown burglar entered a Kentucky Fried Chicken at 1533 Columbia Avenue by forcing entry through the drive-through window sometime between 3 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. on June 2, police said. Estimates on property loss or damage were unknown, police said.
EAST HEMPFIELD TWP.: The glass pane of a storm door was shattered in the 1100 block of Aquilla Drive at 12:57 a.m. on June 6, police said.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
EAST HEMPFIELD TWP.: Two men were seen smashing the windshield of a vehicle, causing $600 in damage, at a Sheetz Mini Market at 3101 Columbia Avenue at 5:25 p.m. on June 7, police said.
A Lancaster Township resident is in critical condition after a fire on Friday night, according to the Lancaster Township Fire Department
Firefighters were dispatched at 10:29 p.m. for a dwelling that was on fire in the first block of Pickford Drive in Wedgewood Estates, off of New Danville Pike between Second Lock Road and Hoover Road, according to Capt. Greg Leaman.
The resident of the home was taken to Lancaster General Hospital in critical condition and was then flown to a burn center for treatment.
A neighbor returned home at around 10 p.m. and noticed the smell of smoke in the area. They first thought the smell was from a fire pit from a neighboring home, Leaman said.Â
Hospitals across the state saw their operating margins drop during the last fiscal year due, according to a recent report, a trend related to the challenges posed by the pandemic.
A bystander was hospitalized after being shot following an argument in East Petersburg on Sunday night, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional police.