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Vandal punctures tires on 20 vehicles in Columbia in 2nd crime spree this week

An "edged object" was used to slash about 35 tires, causing $3,000 to $4,000 damage, to vehicles in the Wagon Werks Apartments parking lot in the 900 block of Plane Street, borough Detective Matt Leddy said. No other damage was reported in the 10 p.m. incident.

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Jewish family flees Lancaster County after FOX, Breitbart blames them for canceled Hempfield elementary Christmas play

After seeing reader comments like "It would be nice if we had the addresses of those concerned citizens and, I bet, this info is known to people living in the area" on the Breitbart story, the parents pulled their child out of school and headed out of the area for a bit.

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50 tires slashed at Wagon Werks Tuesday night

50 tires on 20 vehicles were slashed in the parking lot of Wagon Werks Apartments, a source tells Columbia Spy. The incident occurred Tuesday night shortly after 10 p.m. Surveillance footage from cameras on one of the apartment buildings shows a man apparently leaving the building, then randomly vandalizing vehicle tires.

Submitted photos from the scene are shown below.

About town - A few questions

From around town:

147 Walnut Street:  

One 15-foot deep hole in the ground, six feet in diameter, with no barricades, fencing, or caution tape . . .

 plus an unsecured gate, equals...

?

  320 North Third Street

What commodities or services are provided here?

Special Council Meeting Tuesday, December 20, 2016

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Columbia Borough Council will be held in conjunction with the monthly Public Works Committee Meeting on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at 6:00pm in the Borough Hall, 308 Locust Street, Columbia, PA, to discuss the 2017 meeting schedule and any other Borough business. If you are a person with a disability wishing to attend and require an accommodation to participate in the meeting, please contact the Borough Office at 684-2467. Gregory Sahd Borough Manager

[This notice was published HERE on Lancaster Online, but at the time of this posting does not appear on the borough's website.  No meeting agenda available.]

Criminal mischief, thefts in town

The Columbia Borough Police Department is handling a large number of criminal mischief and theft cases that occurred sometime between Sunday 12-18-16 and Monday 12-19-16. It is believed that all the events occurred during the overnight hours. A large number of vehicle mirrors have been removed from vehicles anywhere from the intersection of 4th St. and Walnut St. to 2nd St. and Mill St. areas. There was also damage done to a soda machine and to a building as well. With the large number of calls being received we are behind in getting to some of you. If you haven't received a message or heard from an officer in over 2 hours please call into the police station.

If you had damage or something missing from your vehicle or property, you are encouraged to report it to the police if not already done so. We are asking residents in the areas affected to check their home surveillance systems if you have one to see if anyone can be seen that may have done this. If you have information on who may have done this you are asked to call the police station at 717-684-7735 or submit a tip below.

Thanks and have a safe holiday season!

Case Status:

• Current

Source: 

Columbia Borough Police Department