COLUMBIA SPY

Artist Bob Hammer will have his works on display and for sale at Albatwitch Day today. Website: https://hammerartstudio.com/event/albatwitch-day/

Columbia police are investigating three burglaries reported at two Columbia businesses within the past two days. MORE: http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/cash-registers-cigarette-cartons-stolen-in-rash-of-burglaries-at/article_e3d87f6c-b06d-11e7-bc08-3b2f69465df5.html

Rick Fisher Rick Fisher took his message to Columbia Borough Council Monday night: There's crime in Columbia and something must be done about it.  Fisher, a Columbia resident, told council he was sparked to action when he learned of a 61-year-old man beaten in a wolfpack-style attack in the borough in September. Fisher said he was outraged, but decided to channel his anger into something positive. To that end, he started the Columbia PA Crime Watch Facebook page as a means for Columbians to report local crime. The page is an outgrowth of several meetings he organized in Locust Street Park where citizens gathered to talk about crime, offer ideas, and air grievances. Among the complaints voiced at the first two meetings: police response time, neighborhood drug dealing, surveillance cameras not working, and lack of personnel to monitor them. Fisher asked Mayor Leo Lutz why recent arrests at an incident in Rotary Park were not made public. Lutz claimed that polic...

A West Hempfield man is accused of drug dealing following an investigation that involved surveillance of drug sales. Jordan Stark, 28, was arrested on Oct. 6 in East Donegal Township and had 29.3 grams of heroin, packaging materials, $500 cash and a stolen handgun on him at the time of arrest, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office. MORE: http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/west-hempfield-man-charged-with-felony-drug-dealing-had-heroin/article_d39e86a4-b02d-11e7-8841-e7b35cca686e.html

A 19-year-old Columbia man was sentenced Friday to 10 years to 20 years in prison for his role in a  shooting attack on police officers in the borough  last year. Trenton Nace pleaded no contest to felony charges of conspiracy to murder a law-enforcement officer and two counts of aggravated assault and a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment. MORE: http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/year-old-accomplice-sentenced-in-case-of-columbia-teen-who/article_1db76240-b049-11e7-b002-73078ee44bac.html

There are two events in town that will impact traffic on Saturday 10-14-17. Between the hours of 11:00AM and 8:30PM the Columbia Historic Preservation Society will be holding an Albatwitch Day event in the 200 blk. of Locust St. The 200 blk. of Locust St. will be closed during this time. The second event will be between the hours of 2:00PM and 5:30PM. The event is a 5k for the Columbia Life Network. The event will start at Columbia River Park and go north on the Northwest River Trail. Traffic using Rt. 441 between Locust St. and N. 3rd St. should use extreme caution and watch for pedestrians between these intersections. Source:  Columbia Borough Police Department MORE: https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/post/weekend-events-0