A 67-year-old Schaefferstown man threatened to shoot and kill any police officer during two calls in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County on Jan. 12 and 20, state police at Jonestown said.
In the calls, George Horst Jr. said he would shoot and kill and officer who either came to his residence or tried to conduct a traffic stop on his vehicle, state police said.
Horst was charged with two counts of terroristic threats, two counts of harassment and two counts of disorderly conduct, state police said.
Horst was taken into custody and arraigned with bail set at $50,000. He was unable to post bail and was sent to the Lebanon County Prison, state police said.
Police: Man hit girl in head
A 49-year-old Lebanon man struck a 12-year-old girl in the head with an open hand on June 9, county detectives said.
John Moffitt was cited with harassment on Jan. 20, detectives said.
Detectives: Man linked to 23 burglaries
A Hershey man went on burglary spree last year, hitting 23 locations in broad daylight, Lebanon County detectives said.
Edwin Miller, 43, was charged with 23 felony counts, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, detectives said.
Miller with various other persons targeted construction sites and storage units in January 2009, detectives said.
The suspects cut the padlocks on the units and steal items that could be sold in pawn shops later, detectives said.
Miller is serving a one- to two-year state prison term for similar acts in other municipalities, detectives said.
The charges are a result of a cooperative investigation with Lebanon County Detectives, North Lebanon police, South Lebanon police, Palmyra police and the state police at Jonestown, detectives said.
Police: Man robbed Turkey Hill
A 23-year-old man robbed a Turkey Hill on Lancaster Pike in Drumore Township on Dec. 7, state police at Lancaster said.
William Grace Jr. 23, was charged on Jan. 20, and is in the slammer in Maryland for additional robbery charges, state police said.
In the robbery, Grace and another suspect entered the store demanded money from the cash register, and when the clerk didn’t immediately respond, one of the men grabbed a pair of scissors, state police said.
Vehicles crack up in Paradise
Vehicles driven by Richard Polleck, 49, of Bear, Del., and John Jannuzzio, 46, of Newark, Del., were involved in an accident on Route 30 in Paradise Township on Jan. 16, state police at Lancaster said.
Nobody was injured.
Man’s vehicle hits utility pole
A vehicle driven by George Hodgson, 81, of Upper Chichester, lost control on a curve and barreled into a utility pole on Christiana Pike in Bart Township on Jan. 7, state police at Lancaster said.
Nobody was injured.
Vehicles smack up in Leacock
Vehicles driven by Jessica Shrock, 31, of Ronks, and Alan Railing, of Willow Street, were involved in an accident outside of Kauffman’s Market on Old Philadelphia Pike in Leacock Township on Jan. 19, state police at Lancaster said.
Nobody was injured.
Baby treated after accident
Vehicles driven by Christopher Cafaro, 31, of Yuba City, Calif., and Benjamin Mootz, 33, of Lebanon, were involved in an accident at routes 422 and 934 in Annville on Jan. 19, township police said.
Mootz’s 18-month-old daughter was treated by EMTs at the scene, and nobody else was injured, police said.
Assisting police at the scene were the Union Hose Fire Company, Fire Police and First Aid and Safety Patrol.
Police: DUI suspect had drug paraphernalia
Mack Rhea, 67, of Peach Bottom, was arrested for DUI after a traffic stop on Route 222 in Fulton Township on Dec. 30, state police at Lancaster said.
Rhea also had drug paraphernalia in his possession, state police said.
Police: Boys face theft charges
Two Palmyra area boys, aged 14 and 15, face several charges, including theft by unlawful taking, for an incident on North Railroad Street in Palmyra on Nov. 22, borough police said.
Police: Boy charged with theft
A 15-year-old Palmyra area boy was charged with theft by unlawful taking after an incident on North Railroad Street in Palmyra on Nov. 11, borough police said.
Slugs steal man’s snowmobile
Slugs stole a red Yamaha snowmobile from a property on West Cherry Street in Palmyra on Jan. 21, borough police said.
The victim is Douglas Miller, 31, of Palmyra.
Vehicles collide in mall parking lot
Vehicles driven by D. Timothy Fogelsanger, 28, of Lebanon, and Richard Showers, 64, of Lebanon, were involved in an accident in the Lebanon Plaza Mall parking lot in North Cornwall on Jan. 16, township police said.
Nobody was injured.
Vehicles crack up in North Cornwall
Vehicles driven by Steven Wolfe, 21, of Lebanon, and Melissa Dorsey, 31, of Lebanon, were involved in an accident at 16th and Center streets in North Cornwall on Jan. 17, township police said.
Nobody was injured.
Vehicles strikes boy on bike
A vehicle struck a boy on a bike at West Cumberland and South 22nd Streets in North Cornwall on Jan. 20, township police said.
The bicyclist was trying to cross West Cumberland Street and was hit by a vehicle driven by Mable See, 52, of Lebanon, police said.
The boy was taken to Hershey Medical Center for a leg injury.
The boy attempted to get across the intersection when he didn’t have the pedestrian signal, police said.
He also didn’t have a light on his bike and was wearing dark clothing, making it hard for motorists to see him, police said.
