Friday, March 2, 2018

PUC lets Columbia Water Co. raise rates, but not as much as requested

Columbia Water Company will see a revenue increase of 12.4 percent under rate hikes approved Thursday by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

That's about two-thirds of the 17.8 percent increase the company requested.

MORE:

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/puc-lets-columbia-water-co-raise-rates-but-not-as/article_f9f474b8-1d73-11e8-87ca-07f508eb0c8b.html

Thursday, March 1, 2018

ONE FOUND GUILTY OF 2 CHARGES IN WOLFPACK ATTACK - FACES UP TO 10 YEARS

Shakim N. McIlwain

One of two men charged in a wolfpack-style attack of a 61-year-old man last year was found guilty of two charges related to the incident. Shakim N. McIlwain, 23, of Columbia was convicted of aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy in the September 3, 2017 attack and will face up to 10 years in prison as a result. Assistant District Attorney Andrew Gonzales prosecuted the case at the Lancaster County Courthouse today where the victim and his wife testified. During the proceedings, an enlarged photograph of the victim, showing the severity of his injuries after the incident, was shown to the jury. The victim now has permanent damage to his right eye.

McIlwain was remanded directly to Lancaster County Prison after being found guilty but unable to post the $250,000 bail (monetary). The original bond of $30,000 monetary, posted three days after his arrest, was terminated today. Interestingly, McIlwain had been able to post the original amount and was recently employed by Ace Hardware in Columbia. Sentencing will be in mid-May. Randy Howard, also charged in the incident, is still at large.

Columbia Spy reported on the September 3, 2017 incident HERE.

MORE TO FOLLOW


Shakim McIlwain docket sheet, filed 9/5/17:






 Columbia Borough Police report from the incident:



Draft Agenda - School Board Committee of the Whole 3/1/18



Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Perez, Daniel Angel Jr. - One count of Possession of Marijuana section 780-113 A 31 i (M) and 2 additional charges | West Hempfield Township Police Department

Daniel Angel Perez, Jr.
On Thursday, February 22, 2018, at 1:34 AM, an officer from the West Hempfield Township Police Department conducted a vehicle stop after observing a black Dodge Durango traveling west on Columbia Avenue with an expired vehicle registration.
The officer learned that the driver, 26 year old, Daniel Angel Perez, of 579 Cherry Street, Columbia, PA 17512, did not have a current PA driver's license. During the stop the defendant admitted to the officer that he had smoked marijuana and that there was a small amount of marijuana inside the vehicle. The officer did find a small amount of marijuana in the vehicle. 
Perez was placed into custody without incident, processed at the West Hempfield Township Police Department, then released.
On Thursday, February 22, 2018, Perez the West Hempfield Township Police Department filed the following charges against Perez at MDJ Miles Bixler's Office: One count of Possession of marijuana, Section 780-113, a, 31, i, (M); One count of Driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked, Section 1543 a, (S); and One count of Registration and certificate of title required, Section 1301 a, (S). 
All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 
Arrest Date: 
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Case Number: 
2018-WH-00390

Source: 

West Hempfield Township Police Department


https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/westhempfieldpd/11465/arrests/perez-daniel-angel-jr-one-count-possession-marijuana-section-780-113-31-i-m-and-2

citations | Columbia Borough Police Department

ROBERT LEWIS CASWELL, SR., AGE 61, OF YORK, WAS CITED FOR PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS, ON BARBER STREET, 24 FEBRUARY 2018.

ERIK A. GRAHAM, AGE 34, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR RESTRAINT OF DOGS REQUIRED, 25 FEBRUARY 2018, AFTER HIS DOG MANAGED TO GET OUT OF HIS YARD ON THE 20TH. OF FEB. 18.

GABRIEL CRUZ, AGE 38 AND TRISTY LEE PRIDGEN, AGE 27, BOTH OF COLUMBIA, WERE CITED FOR HARASSMENT, AFTER POLICE HAD TO RESPOND TO THEIR RESIDENCE FOR A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE CALL, ON THE 18TH. OF FEBRUARY 2018.

ORLANDO SAEZ, JR., AGE 22, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR A BOROUGH ORDINANCE, FOR NOT HAVING A TRANSIENT LICENSE AND GOING DOOR TO DOOR, ATTEMPTING TO SELL ENERGY PLANS ON CLOVERTON DRIVE, 21 FEBRUARY 2018.

MONICA LYNN MILLER, AGE 21, OF POTTSTOWN, PA., WAS CITED FOR STOP SIGNS & YIELD SIGNS AT FIFTH AND MAPLE STREETS, 22 FEBRUARY 2018.

JOSE CENTENENO-VILLEGAS, AGE60, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED; AND FOR STOP SIGNS & YIELD SIGNS, AT BARBER AND 11TH. STREETS, 23 FEBRUARY 2018.

LISANDRA TRINIDAD-ROLDAN, AGE 40, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS, AT LANCASTER AVENUE AND COLUMBIA PLAZA ENTRANCE, 24 FEBRUARY 2018.

SEAN DAVID LORAW, AGE 29, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS IN THE 200 BLOCK OF LOCUST STREET, 20 FEBRUARY 2018.

SYDNEY M. FRIDAY, AGE 26, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR REGISTRATION & CERTIFICATION OF TITLE REQUIRED;  DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED;  AND OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION, ON UNION STREET AND LANCASTER AVENUE, 26 FEBRUARY 2018.

KYLE A. STATES, AGE 26, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS, AT 3RD. AND LOCUST STREETS, 27 FEBRUARY 2018.

JENNIFER A. ATHERHOLT, AGE 36, OF ELIZABETHTOWN, WAS CITED IN THE 100 BLOCK OF SOUTH FOURTH STREET, FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, 27 FEBRUARY 2018.

JOHN C. SCHREINER, III, AGE 43, OF HARRISBURG, WAS CITED FOR OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES AT 5TH. AND CHESTNUT STREETS, 27 FEBRUARY 2018.

DARRYL MICHAEL WILSON, AGE 29, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION, ON LANCASTER AVENUE, 28 FEBRUARY 2018.



https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/post/citations-18

How an Enslaved Man Bought His Freedom and Became One of America's Wealthiest Black People


His wealth led him to invest $9,000 in the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge by the 1850s. It would be burned in 1863 to prohibit Confederate soldiers from reaching Lancaster County. And while a claim was filed with the federal government, the bank nor its investors were ever compensated.
MORE:

http://atlantablackstar.com/2018/02/27/enslaved-man-bought-freedom-became-one-americas-wealthiest-black-people/

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Bid request for Columbia Borough links to surveillance video

A bid request HERE for road materials (about 2,000 tons of asphalt) for Columbia Borough leads to a surveillance video when clicking on the website address http://www.columbiapa.com listed within the request.