Police warn of "IRS" scam

JANUARY 12, 2018

The police department has received another report of the "IRS" calling people and telling them that they need to pay the "IRS" or they will come pick them up. Please do not allow yourself to become a victim of these scams. Most of them will tell you to get a gift card of some type and give them the number on the card. One of the numbers that they have called from is 360-209-8910. We attempted to contact this number several times and only got a busy signal.

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Columbia Borough Police Department

https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/post/fraud

Keep off the ice, especially now

It was unseasonably warm today. The ice is melting, and the river's flowing, as evidenced by the lights reflected in the water. Remember to stay off the ice, especially now.

This is HISTORIC for all the wrong reasons

According to today's New York Times:

"President Trump on Thursday balked at an immigration deal that would include protections for people from Haiti and African countries, demanding to know at a White House meeting why he should accept immigrants from “shithole countries” rather than people from places like Norway, according to people with direct knowledge of the conversation."

4 suspects break into, take prescription drugs from Columbia pharmacy

Police are looking for four suspects who stole drugs from a pharmacy in Columbia early Thursday.

The suspects entered the Medicine Shoppe, 960 Lancaster Ave., by breaking a glass window at the front of the store, according to police.

They took various prescription drugs from inside, police said.

They fled in a dark car, possibly a Jeep Grand Cherokee, on Barber Street, according to police.

Officers responded to a burglar alarm around 1:45 a.m., police said.

Anyone who finds discarded containers, white paper packages or plastic bins with Medicine Shoppe labeling is asked to call police at 717-684-7735.

LINK:

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/suspects-break-into-take-prescription-drugs-from-columbia-pharmacy/article_7c35ceac-f6d4-11e7-92b5-bfedc0f1ea38.html

Today's mild temps bring folks out and about, some onto the thawing ice

After a long stretch of temperatures that refused to rise above freezing, today's mild weather in the 40s brought many people out and about, including these folks who enjoyed themselves on the thawing ice at Columbia River Park...

Q&A: Local group motivated to invest in $10M apartment venture in Columbia, Lancaster city

Through their newly formed company, Eberly Myers LLC, they are also proposing an apartment building costing about $4 million in Columbia, with an anticipated opening of late 2018.

"There is something to this community that is continuing to grow in vibrancy, and we want to be a part of that," said Benjamin Myers, 36, who lives in Falls Church, Virginia.

MORE:

http://lancasteronline.com/business/local_business/q-a-local-group-motivated-to-invest-in-m-apartment/article_915d9ae4-f4ef-11e7-9a20-bf133e738c61.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

Chestnut Street Turkey Hill store has been robbed several times

The owners of Turkey Hill convenience stores claim they have stepped up efforts to deter robberies at their stores, as reported here:

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However, the Chestnut Street Turkey Hill was robbed again last Friday. A handgun was reported:

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Robbers have hit the store at least twice before. One previous incident involved a handgun (although the robbery was unsuccessful). Here are the links:

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There was also an incident last November in which two people were assaulted and robbed after leaving the store:

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