CBFD 1st Annual Cornhole Tournament Saturday, March 31
Year: 2018
Street Sweeping to resume Monday, April 2 | Columbia Borough Police Department
Street sweeping will resume on Monday 04-02-2018. Please remember to check the signs in your neighborhood to see what day and times the sweeper will be in your area.
https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/post/street-sweeping-0
Leo Lutz talks about Columbia's revitalization
Columbia Mayor Leo Lutz
[Columbia Spy file photo]
Today, Columbia is embarking on a very aggressive marketing strategy, downtown revitalization and neighborhood-improvement campaign. Columbia is open for business and homeownership.
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Columbia residents assaulted fish wardens and locked them up – Shad Wars: A long, violent period in Lancaster County over a fish in the Susquehanna
In a well-reported incident documented in local newspapers, five fish wardens sent to Columbia had their boat overturned by locals. When they swam to the Columbia shoreline they were assaulted by residents. They spent the night locked inside a room in a local hotel while an angry mob milled outside.
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Columbia PA Neighborhood Watch March 2018 Newsletter
16-year-old Columbia boy nabbed in Lancaster City drug bust | Lancaster Bureau of Police
16 year old juvenile male Columbia Borough resident
Charged with- Possession with Intent to Deliver Heroin/Cocaine and Crack Cocaine; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia-
Committed to Youth Intervention Center (YIC)
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Benson, Philip N – (1) Count Possession of Marijuana and 1 additional charge | Manheim Township Police Department
Possession of Marijuana Arrest, 2:02 a.m., Sunday, March 25, 2018, 1000 block North Duke Street (MT) – Philip N. Benson, M/45, of Columbia, PA, was charged with the above offense following a traffic stop. Officers searched Benson’s vehicle which yielded 11.89g of marijuana. A criminal complaint was filed.
Arrest Date: Monday, March 26, 2018
Case Number: 2018-MT-03021
Charges:
(1) Count Possession of Marijuana
(1) count summary traffic violation
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About Town
56 photos from the last two weeks…
The borough has been notifying residents of the upcoming street sweeping season with these yellow warning tickets. Next time (starting March 26, 2018) will be the real deal, and it’ll cost you.
Even the codes car got a warning ticket.
Good thing the street sweeper is running again. Here’s a view of the 400 block of Locust a week or two ago. The sweeper hadn’t been operating since late last year. The borough should have issued corn brooms and dust pans in the interim.
Anyway, here’s a line of jeeps at River Park.
And here’s a posterior view.
These two were tethered to a parking meter in front of Stover’s. Hopefully, the owner plugged the meter with a quarter. Or would it be two quarters in this case?
They terrorized people going in and out of the store.
But quickly got their act together when they spotted the paparazzi.
Cannabis – not just for stoners anymore.
A miracle crop?
Who says there’s no free ride?
Lady harpsichordist at 5th & Cherry…
accompanies a lady on the flute.
Seen at a local gas station
[From Wikipedia]:
Since November 2000, the standard Washington, D.C. license plate design has featured the slogan “Taxation Without Representation,” referring to the unique circumstance that the district’s residents face, in which they must pay federal income tax but cannot elect a voting member of the United States Congress.
Unfortunately, many other elected officials don’t really represent their constituents.
One order of seagull, over light
A possible Apache helicopter flying over
[Follow-up: We’re told it’s a Blackhawk.]
[Follow-up: We’re told it’s a Blackhawk.]
On Bank Avenue – Ghost signs, evidence of the Columbia that once was
The former Columbia No. 1 Fire Department building along Front Street
The borough has been trying to unload this, although it may become construction headquarters for the upcoming Veterans Memorial Bridge project.
It was built in 2003.
PA State Police helicopter flying over
More work from our local junk artist
He arranges found objects down at the railroad tracks.
Some of which include shards of glass, pieces of bricks and rusted metal objects.
Other materials include dried-out plants and metal strips.
Here’s another example, piled high.
A dead possum was incorporated into this piece.
Immortalized…temporarily
Sliver of green cheese
On Bank Avenue, an old microwave has been added to the trash pile.
Is this the varmint that’s been molesting the trash?
Behind the abandoned trailer, most of the tires have been moved.
They’ve been piled into a dumpster.
As seen here
Speaking of tires, here are two more for the dumpster.
This accident occurred last Friday at Short 6th & Union. No one was seriously hurt.
That’s one way to keep your bike’s essentials dry.
A white-breasted nuthatch(?) with something in its beak at Laurel Hill
This is what happens when you throw your money around.
Furry feral felines
Here comes the thaw after Mother Nature’s gut-punch last Wednesday.
And here’s a photo of a photo of the bridge in a window on the 400 block of Locust.
A Picassoesque glass head peers out of the window at Through the Fire Studios.
Gone fishin’
A grinch in bunny’s clothing?
(Tacos to Go)
Mardi Gras beads at Lazy K
Free furniture, gently used
So much for the sign
Apartment 1 must be OK.
But Apartments 2, 3, and 4 are unlawful.
This is the building with the French Quarter wrought iron railings.
Easter’s on the way.
Amazing Spider-Man poster at Cooper’s Comics at North 5th & Locust.
(Johnny Romita Sr. was the best Spider-Man artist.)
Hours of operation
Here’s a joyful fellow waiting for something to die.
And here’s an eagle that has turned to stone.
Even NO PARKING signs get cold in the winter.
A Chinook flying over
Hit and Run of a residence | Columbia Borough Police Department
400 block of Union Street
On Saturday, March 24, 2018 at approximately 7:30 pm Officers from the Columbia Borough Police Department responded to a vehicle accident involving a car into a house. Officers arrived and learned that a silver Ford sedan occupied by an older white male had fled the area south on S. Fourth Street. Witnesses stated that the male was attempting to parallel park and was backing into a space when the vehicle struck the vehicle behind it and drove up onto the sidewalk striking two separate houses. There appeared to be no structural damage and only cosmetic damage to both residences. The suspect vehicle will have damage to the right rear tail light assembly which was collected at the scene. Columbia Borough Police are asking for assistance with locating the vehicle. Any information can be forwarded to the Columbia Borough Police (717)684-7735 or text LANCS to 847411.
Date:
Saturday, March 24, 2018
Case Status:
Case Type:
https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/cases/hit-and-run-residence
Walker, Clarence Malik – Arrest Prior to Requisition – Fugitive from Justice | Columbia Borough Police Department
Clarence Malik Walker
On 03-24-18 at approx. 4:32AM the Columbia Borough Police were called to 50 N. 4th St. for a possible burglary in progress. During the investigation into the call police discovered that the male involved, Clarence Walker, 24 of Maryland was wanted out of Allegheny County on a felony warrant. When Walker was taken into custody he was found in possession of a Bluetooth credit card reader/writer as well as other possible items related to stealing credit card information. Walker was taken to central arraignment on the warrant out of Allegheny County and the investigation is ongoing.
Arrest Date:
Saturday, March 24, 2018
Case Number:
27649-03-24-18
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