LANCASTER — Lancaster police responded to 467 calls for service, including 98 EMS calls, during the week of March 7-13.
Officers arrested a driver near a Transit Road grocery store after observing the vehicle run two stop signs.
A DMV check revealed the driver’s license was revoked, resulting in traffic tickets and the vehicle being retrieved by a licensed family member.
Police recovered a stolen backpack and iPad behind a dumpster near a Broadway grocery store after the owner tracked the device’s location.
The medication that had been in the backpack was missing.
The investigation is ongoing.
A Transit Road department store reported shoplifters who took Easter decorations and toys without paying.
Security footage showed a male and female placing items in a shopping cart, bypassing all payment points, and ignoring store employees who attempted to confront them.
Two vehicles were reported stolen from a town residence garage.
Security footage showed four males dressed in black with face coverings entering the property around 7:30 a.m., with two of them driving away in the homeowner’s vehicles.
Multiple vehicle break-ins were reported at a Walden Avenue car dealership, with surveillance capturing a suspect taking money and credit cards around 11:30 p.m.
Depew police later arrested a suspect with evidence linking him to the Lancaster thefts.
Officers conducted a traffic stop on Central Avenue for an expired inspection, discovering the registered owner had a suspended license.
A search of the vehicle revealed methamphetamine, leading to the passenger’s arrest after he admitted ownership of the drugs.
A Transit Road grocery store reported two males stole rose bouquets and consumed soup cans inside the store around 8:15 p.m., leaving without paying for items totaling $71.73.
The suspects left in a vehicle driven by a female who had paid for her own items.
