East Hempfield Police Incidents — Sept. 24–30, 2026
Retail thefts at two stores, a DUI charge from a wreck, copper wire stolen from a construction site, and two juveniles charged in a school bus lewdness investigation.
Between Sept. 24–30, 2026, East Hempfield Township police responded to multiple incidents including retail thefts at Sheetz (1655 Rohrerstown Rd) and CVS (2110 Spring Valley Rd) — losses estimated at $5.56 and $1,530.18 respectively — and a prior Sheetz theft on Sept. 10 valued at $15.94. Officers also investigated a copper wire theft from a Columbia Ave construction site ($320 loss), charged Frank Rocky Morone (47) of Lancaster with DUI and related traffic violations stemming from a single-vehicle crash on Sept. 21, and charged two 14-year-old students with open lewdness after school bus video captured lewd behavior en route to River Rock Academy. All persons charged are presumed innocent.