COLUMBIA SPY

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Columbia Borough Police in Lancaster County are looking for the suspect who robbed the Turkey Hill on Linden Street around 12:30 Wednesday morning. He was able to leave the store with the cash register tray, but police are not releasing the amount of money that was taken. Police believe he is in his early 20s. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt and jean shorts. He was driving a silver four door car with a PA license plate.

Anyone with information pertaining to this investigation should contact the Columbia Borough Police Department at (717-684-7735).

http://fox43.com/2013/07/17/columbia-turkey-hill-robbed/

Monday, July 15, 2013

What I Saw - Monday, July 15, 2013

The beginnings of a memorial at Lancaster Avenue and South Sixth Street, dedicated to the two people killed in yesterday morning's tragic vehicle accident

A new look for Jesse the Computer Guy's truck

A new look for Betty Boop, at Butcher's tattoo shop at Fifth and Locust

A horizontal jiffy john at River Park

Police identify driver, pedestrian killed in crash in Columbia

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/872517_Police-identify-driver--pedestrian-killed-in-crash-in-Columbia.html

Vehicle accident at 5th & Maple

Last night (July 14), a van went through a stop sign and hit a Mustang at 5th and Maple around 9:35. Speed appeared to be an issue.

(Photos and information submitted by ducktapeman01. Used by permission.)

Sunday, July 14, 2013

What I saw recently

Some pics from around town over the last few days . . .

On Thursday at River Park, a young couple with three dogs barely under control, "accidentally on purpose" let one of the dogs loose to swim out and terrorize the local mallards. What is wrong with some people? Believe it or not, that's the dog's head denoted by the red arrow.

Here's a closer view of the same pic. Unfortunately, it's not of very good quality, because I was using a small point-and-shoot, and I "shot from the hip." The mallards were all females, and they didn't fly away, because their ducklings were with them. The ducklings can't be seen in the photo, because they swam a bit further out to escape the predatory dog.

Here's a red-tailed hawk keeping watch over the railroad tracks from a height.

One-man band Nick Disanto performed at River Park on Saturday.

He has quite a set-up.

Later on Saturday afternoon, Washington Boro tomatoes, the best in the world, were on display at the tomato festival.

It was a little past five o'clock, and the crowd was already starting to grow.

A selection of pies. I want one of each.

Thanks to whomever removed that eyesore of a sycamore growing on Second Street. Compare with HERE (fourth picture down).

Why is the street light on at 5:07 in the afternoon?

Really, it's on in the daytime.

Lost house key. Someone's gonna be locked out.

200 block of Locust. Broken window and a hole in the tarp. How did it happen?

Vehicle accident this morning - July 14, 2013

Emergency personnel responded to a vehicle accident at Lancaster Avenue and South Sixth Street today at 6:12 a.m. A pedestrian and a 70-year-old man, an occupant of the vehicle, were killed. A 66-year-old woman, another vehicle occupant, was taken to the hospital. The vehicle, a white Plymouth van, hit the pedestrian before slamming into the sign post at Lancaster Avenue Garage.

Police have not released the identities of the victims.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 717-684-7735.

Go HERE for more information.

The following three photos show emergency personnel hosing down the Lancaster Avenue Garage parking lot, where the accident occurred this morning.