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About Town 4/5/2020

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This week's photos of Columbia Taco Nazi says, "No tacos for you!" at Tacos to Go until further notice. Morning light A few more fog pictures from Monday morning...  Sparrow peeking through Cormorant and friend Tall window on Locust  Citizens are urged to.  Tangled in the fly swatter  Almost ready  Saint Francis There's been a lot of web activity lately.  Spiders have been busy (here and below).  Precautions at St. John's Herr Estate  "Tree" o'clock  Open  Daffodils in a row  A full supply of F-bombs Speaking of "bombs"  At the Marine Corps League headquarters On Ironville Pike  In bloom  Out at Norwood  An earth-sheltered domicile  Suitable for anyone named Bilbo, Frodo, or Samwise  Another F-bomb ready to go  Lancaster Container ...

Columbia Borough PD appeals to public to help provide personal protective equipment for its officers

A Lancaster County police department is appealing to the public for help in providing its officers with personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Columbia Borough Police Department said Tuesday it is reaching out to the community for help in protecting its officers. The department said it is specifically in need of N-95 surgical masks, rubber gloves, and hand sanitizer for its officers. "If you wish to donate or provide information on how to obtain these needed supplies, please call the Police Department at 717-684-7735," the announcement said. "The N-95 respirators are especially important for the protection of our officers." MORE: https://www.fox43.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/columbia-borough-pd-appeals-to-public-to-help-provide-personal-protective-equipment-for-its-officers/521-e76b6f8d-227f-4ff2-b8af-adb30ca20fca  

Columbia man charged with robbing 2 Turkey Hills made over 100 calls from prison in effort to lie to court: police

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Timothy D. Jenkins A Columbia man charged in January for robbing two Turkey Hills, 42 minutes apart on Jan. 5, sporting a knife in one robbery and wearing a wig in another, has been charged with perjury and attempt to intimidate a witness, according to new charges filed by the Columbia Borough Police.   Timothy Jenkins, 52, made more than 100 phone calls to a woman that helped police in the robbery investigation, "demanding that she not testify against him during court proceedings," according to the affidavit of probable cause.   Jenkins, who made all of these phone calls from Lancaster County Prison, also demanded that the woman tell investigators and the court that he was with her when these robberies happened, police said.   MORE: https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-man-charged-with-robbing-2-turkey-hills-made-over-100-calls-from-prison-in/article_341641e8-7417-11ea-8bdd...

Railroad car vandalism in Columbia Borough

Police say someone released the brake on a railcar and it drifted into another railcar causing more than $600,000 in damages. Police were dispatched to the 300 block of South Fourth Street on March 10, for a criminal mischief complaint. A witness who spoke with the police said he saw two teens running from the area MORE: https://www.fox43.com/article/news/crime/railroad-car-vandalism-in-columbia-borough/521-5cace708-8478-4974-b855-5106faa763eb  

Railroad car vandalism in Columbia Borough

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/crime/railroad-car-vandalism-in-columbia-borough/521-5cace708-8478-4974-b855-5106faa763eb  

WGAL Video: Columbia Borough leaders urge residents to follow social distancing guidelines

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