Police incidents Sept. 18–23, 2026: DUI, unauthorized vehicle use, juvenile assault, theft and crash
East Hempfield police reported a DUI arrest, unauthorized vehicle use warrant, juvenile assault and disorderly conduct citations, a porch bike theft and a two-vehicle crash during Sept. 18–23, 2026.
On Sept. 18, Charles J. Bukowski (66) of Lancaster was charged with two counts of Driving Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance (M) and a summary traffic violation stemming from a Sept. 14 traffic stop. On Sept. 21, Ryan Douglas Mitchell (33) of East Berlin was charged with Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (M2) related to an incident in May 2026 and a warrant was issued; a 14-year-old Lancaster male was cited for Disorderly Conduct (S) from a Sept. 17 Hempfield High School incident; a mountain bike valued at $164 was reported stolen from a porch on Travelo Dr between Sept. 22–23; a 14-year-old Elizabethtown male was charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault (F2) at River Rock Academy on Sept. 23; and Linda A. Brem (74) of Lancaster was charged with Accident Involving Damage to an Attended Vehicle (M3) and summary violations stemming from a two-vehicle crash on Sept. 21 in the 500 block of Centerville Rd. All persons charged with an offense are presumed innocent.