COLUMBIA SPY

Charges have been filed by the Lancaster City Bureau of Police on the juvenile armed with a gun who shot and injured multiple people at the Park City Center on Sunday. District Attorney Heather Adams has concluded that no charges will be filed on the armed civilian who intervened to dissolve the situation. "It is very fortunate that more people were not hurt," Adams said. "The armed civilian's actions were not only justified under the law, but potentially and likely prevented others from serious injury or death." Police have charged Jeremiahs Josiah-Alberto Sanchez, 16 of Lancaster, with two counts of Criminal Attempt Homicide, three counts of Aggravated Assault, 52 counts of Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Person Not to Possess a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm by a Minor, Carrying a Firearm Without a License and Receiving Stolen Property.   Sanchez stands charged as an adult pursuant to Pennsylvania law due to the nature and grading of the charges.   S...

Keith A. Peters A Columbia man was charged with drug delivery resulting in death after a Lancaster woman died in July after police say she used cocaine he provided to her. Keith A. Peters, 55, was charged months after the death of  46-year-old Heather Hess , according to an affidavit of probable cause.  MORE: https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-man-charged-after-woman-dies-following-cocaine-use-in-july-police/article_8e1c7fce-328c-11ec-a40e-ffb0a884c8e5.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share  

Recent photos of Columbia (Click/tap on photos to see larger, sharper images.)  Down in a hole at the former airport -  Excavation for storage tanks began on Monday morning and was completed yesterday. Here's the first one. Two were excavated and taken away via flatbed on Tuesday. ECS did one of the recent environmental studies of the property, and this guy was on-site during excavation. At the conclusion of the operation, fill was placed in the hole and tamped down. Mission accomplished ******************************** The pink hats were back at the Eberly Myers construction project at the bottom of Locust Street. They wore pink hard hats in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Here's their excavation project. They said two water lines will be run to the site, one for fire emergency, one for domestic. ***************************** Columbia Borough Council is considering buying the former Visitors Center at 445 Linden Street. The current purchase price is listed...

Joanne M. Ott, Franklin Ott & Joanne M. Ott Revocable Living Trust, Franklin Ott, Frank Ott and Mark D. Ott A conveyed 537 Locust St. to John Ott for $130,000. The estate of F. Michael Buggy, the estate of Francis Michael Buggy and Quarterphase Investments LLC conveyed property on North Third Street to QP Invest Real Estate Group LLC for $1. John S. Ferrara conveyed property on South Fifth Street to Invest Pa 2020 LLC for $90,000. Gerardo J. Ortiz, Latisha Crespo Ortiz, Latisha Crespo Ortiz and Marie Griselda Cespedes Mendez conveyed property on a public road to Maria Griselda Cespedes Mendez for $190,000. Darlene Marie Brown and Darlene Marie Musser conveyed property on Lancaster Avenue to Lungelo Bechtel for $209,000. Curtis L. Wilson and Wesley A. Guidry conveyed 145 S. Eighth St. to Kassandra B. Miller and Stacey Miller for $176,900.

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Columbia Borough Council Budget Meeting - October 14, 2021 Columbia Borough Council discussed budget line items and requests at its October 14, 2021 budget meeting. Following are summaries of some of the items discussed: How many parking meters does Columbia have? Columbia resident Frank Doutrich asked how many operating, in-service parking meters the borough has. Police Chief Jack Brommer said the number is "about 200." The Market House might be closing on Wednesdays The Columbia Market House might be closing on Wednesdays, because, according to borough manager Mark Stivers, the numbers are low.  Stivers said the issue will be discussed at the October 26 borough council meeting. Any such closing will require an action of borough council, because the borough's contract with CHI will need to be amended, according to Stivers. Where's the money for the Market House? Columbia Borough has not yet received funds from the $1.75 million RACP grant that was awarded in 2019. Th...

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