Conewago Township Police Department

Please be advised that Conewago Township is going into a Snow Emergency beginning at 7:00AM on Thursday morning and continuing until 12-noon on Friday. A Snow Emergency declaration institutes special parking regulations on snow emergency routes. If you are uncertain if your street is affected by this, please contact this agency via Adams County Dispatch: 717-624-2101

Snow Emergency in effect from noon today until noon on Tuesday. Drive safely.

Please be advised that the 911 Center has resumed normal operations.

Please be advised that the 911 Center is experiencing some difficulties, if you are having a problem reaching a dispatcher, contact the Conewago Twp. Police Department directly at 717-637-7361 we have officers prepared to take your call. We will update once the issue is resolved. Thanks

*** The juvenile was located this afternoon. *** Missing juvenile was last seen Tuesday night in Adams County. The Pennsylvania State Police are looking for a 13-year-old last seen outside of his home in Orrtanna Tuesday night. Liam Warner is described as a white male, 4-feet, 2-inches tall, and approximately 65 pounds. He has brown hair and green eyes. If seen or if you have information regarding his whereabouts contact 911 immediately.

Our Officers and Staff wish you and yours a very merry Christmas and the happiest of New Years.

A SNOW EMERGENCY will go into effect at 7:00 AM tomorrow morning Dec. 16, 2020. Please have vehicles removed from Snow Emergency Routes.

We are pleased to announce that we now have medicine take back boxes in both the police department and township administrative offices. Available for use during normal business hours: Monday thru Friday 7:30am to 3:30pm.

All Guts, No Glory The PA Vehicle Code section 3102 Obedience to Authorized Persons Directing Traffic states the following: No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any uniformed police officer, sheriff or constable or, in an emergency, a railroad or street railway police officer; or any appropriately attired person i.e. Fire Police Personnel. Let’s envision that it’s Friday evening after a long day at work, add in some f...reezing rain with plummeting temperatures. The families already home and waiting on you for dinner. Wait, what’s that ahead, flashing lights in the distance, brake lights from the cars in-front. Great, just what you needed, stuck in traffic on a cold, miserable evening while loved ones wait at home for your arrival. As you make your way through the scene your lights catch the high-vis yellow reflective gear worn by Fire Police Personnel. Imagine, you’ve been in this traffic for about twenty minutes, warm and dry with the heater going and your favorite radio station playing. The Fire Police Personnel you just past, has been at his or her post for over an hour, he or she is long past cold and wet, but they have no time to lament about their discomfort or the family they have waiting for them, there is a job to do and people to keep safe. Those people are you, the person just trying to get home and the other first responders working to investigate the accident and clear the roadway. Why are we discussing Fire Police, after all no one makes movies or TV shows about the men and women who direct traffic, close roadways and help secure incident scenes for both fire and police departments. Make no mistake about what these individuals do every time they are called for assistance, they save lives. It is largely unquantifiable because by their mere presence accidents are avoided, damaged lives and property are kept whole. So I ask you to keep these thoughts with you the next time you hear a siren or see the flashing lights, it is very likely that a volunteer is leaving the comforts of their home, donning their fire police safety equipment and responding to help a stranger, not for the money, there is none, not for the glory there won’t be any, but simply because these heroes have the guts to stand the line. Gary L. Baumgardner Chief of Police

We were advised by a citizen of a new scam being perpetrated in the name of Comcast Xfinity. The scammers are calling subjects, offering them 50% off their Comcast bills in support during the COVID-19 pandemic. To take advantage of this promotion, you must pay for two months of service in advance using Best Buy store gift cards. The phone number the scammers provide seems legitimate, however, it is not affiliated with Comcast Xfinity. If you receive a call of this nature, do not buy any gift cards or give the scammers any personal information. You may contact the York office of Comcast Xfinity at 800-266-2278 to verify any possible promotions.

We had another great "Drug Take Back" yesterday; Chief Baumgardner, Sergeant O'Brien, and volunteers from Collaborating for Youth and Adams County Children & Youth Services worked the event. Our collection site took in 291.8lbs. of narcotics, that thanks to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration will be properly destroyed and out of our water sources and away from curious youth.