Sunday, January 28, 2024

About Town - January 28, 2024

 Photos of Columbia from the past few weeks

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Fog rolled in on Friday morning and hung around into evening . . .






This heron was at its station on the pier.

So was this one, on the next pier over.

The recent rain and snow yielded a lot of water.

Speaking of snow, we got hit twice in one week this month.

This man spread icemelt in a parking lot on Manor Street after the first snow.

A lot of debris drifted down the river recently.

Not everyone cleared their sidewalk, even days after the second snow...


Here's a look at Shawnee Run as seen from 4th Street.

And here's a study in basic perspective.

Don't eat the yellow snow, but what about fuchsia?

Before every plowable snow, the borough spreads brine on the streets to make plowing easier.

The remnant of a snowman

Some night clouds illuminated by the moon

The winter weather creates some interesting skies, including this one above the former home of Columbia's General Shannon.


Some random shots around town . . .

New rails arriving . . . via rail.

Jesse does good work!

Oil slick rainbow emanating from a Mondrianesque meeting of sidewalk seams

Moss around a water shutoff, with gravel "donated" by PennDOT

Front doors of the former General Edward C. Shannon Armory

Colored lights

Bridge lights

Not a hotline to Wrightsville, just sunlight reflecting off a wire

Nutcracker at Front & Locust

Medical Dept. at former Grinnell/Anvil

Vulture on Elks

Cargo plane with landing gear deployed

This biker keeps cool with a back vent.

Cat caught in the act of rummaging through unattended trash bags.

Morning DAC


Todd Stahl sent the following photos showing how swollen the river has become recently . .  .









Friday, January 26, 2024

Fog creeps in, stays late

 

"The fog comes on little cat feet." - Carl Sandburg


The fog crept in this morning and looks like it'll be staying the night . . .



Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Photos: Wednesday morning river ice

 














SHOOTING INVESTIGATION- UPDATE | Columbia Borough Police Department




PennDOT bans nearly 3,000 vanity license plates: Here are some of them | ABC27

Shots fired again, the 3rd time this year


Once again, shots rang out in Columbia Borough, the third time this year so far, and it's only January. The police report issued yesterday raises more questions than it answers, so Columbia Spy has attempted to fill in some of the blanks from social media reports and submissions:

The sound of shots fired in the middle of the night awakened residents on Lawrence and adjoining streets, sending a wave of fear and anxiety through the neighborhood. The incident, which occurred at about 3 o’clock Monday morning, left residents shaken and concerned for their safety.

According to reports, the disturbance prompted a police response in and around the 200 block of Avenue N, where the shots were believed to have originated. (Avenue N runs between Lawrence and Perry Streets.) Police urged residents to stay indoors as they investigated the incident. Witnesses described seeing two individuals wearing hoodies and acting suspiciously in the vicinity of the shooting.

Police reportedly towed away a maroon car (make and model unknown) parked behind a neighbor's house. One resident reported seeing surveillance photos showing the perpetrators.

According to residents, police spent hours at the scene, near a vehicle that may have been damaged in the incident. Residents questioned online why someone would shoot at a car in the dead of night.

The Columbia Borough Police Department has issued a report stating, “Evidence that validated the report was recovered by police." The report is HERE.

At Tuesday night's council meeting, Mayor Lutz and Chief Brommer did not comment on the incident. 

There were two previous shots fired/shooting incidents in the borough this month. On January 5, a man shot at a police dog when officers attempted to serve a warrant on the 300 block of Cherry Street, and on January 15, a juvenile was shot in the leg in Avenue G.

The 200 block of Avenue N