Our Results in 2010

City police charge suspect in fatal city shooting
The dispute between the two men was captured on Lancaster Community Safety Coalition surveillance cameras. That was an enormous help to detectives in the investigation, police said.
Capt. Pete Anders said, "Without question, if it was not captured on cameras, we wouldn't be sitting here with a warrant today." ...Read More >>

City police nab suspect in slaying
City police Tuesday arrested a suspect in a daytime shooting death, four days after announcing they were looking for him. Police got a tip about the whereabouts of Jose Andrew Ramos Jr., 22, (pictured left) late Monday night ...Read More >>

Hearing Focuses on Camera Recording; Plays Key Role in City Homicide Proceeding
The star witness in a homicide hearing Friday was a security camera recording.
A brief but deadly encounter between two young men last August on Marietta Avenue was captured by a Lancaster Community Safety Coalition camera and shown in a court proceeding Friday.

On the small screen of a laptop computer, one young man, identified by prosecutors as Chrishon Johnson-Gray, 20, of Lancaster, is mortally wounded and staggers down the street. ...Read More >>

Safety Coalition Camera Helps Police ID Suspect; Also Helps Locate Discarded Handgun
A Lancaster Community Safety Coalition camera helped police find a discarded handgun and identify a suspect after a fight, city police said.

While police were responding to the fight at 718 E. King St. on Wednesday night, a safety coalition member told them a surveillance camera had footage of a woman throwing a handgun under a car parked in the area, police said. ...Read More >>

Man faces charges for vandalism
Lancaster police have charged a man in connection with a rash of spray-paint incidents in the city's northeast section.

The incidents took place in the city's northeast area between January and March 17. It was on that day that Hannah was spotted by the Lancaster Community Safety Coalition acting suspiciously in the 100 block of East Chestnut and the 200 block of North Cherry streets. ....Read More >>

Additional Results from 2010

Charges Dropped: Police requested video evidence for an incident where a gun  was allegedly pointed at another person.  Video proved the alleged assailant was not in the area and charges were dropped; that individual was then released from Police custody. (March 2010)

Vehicle Theft: A car matching the description of a reported stolen vehicle was spotted by a Camera System Operator who notified police of its location.  Police confirmed that the vehicle had been stolen and recovered the car.  It was returned to the owner within 24 hours of its reported theft. (March 2010)       

Vandalism: A person wanted by police for numerous acts of alleged vandalism was observed in the area where the vandalism occurred.  A Camera System Operator reported the person to police and monitored his movement until police were able to stop and detain him.  He has been charged with over 20 counts of vandalism. (March 2010)

Fight: A fight was called into Countywide Communications (911).  While police were in route to the incident, LCSC staff observed one of the subjects leaving the scene.  Police were notified and directed to his location.  He was stopped by police who learned that he had outstanding warrants and the suspect was taken into custody. (March 2010)

Domestic Violence: A subject who was involved in a domestic disturbance where he allegedly beat a woman was reported to the police. He was spotted by a LCSC Camera System Operator who reported his location to County 911. Cameras followed him until officers were able to take him into custody. (February 2010)

Fight: LCSC staff placed several calls to County 911 for fights outside of a local bar at closing time which resulted in many arrests over several nights. Timely calls from LCSC enabled police to respond quickly keeping the fights from escalating into more serious situations. (February 2010)

Hit and Run: A Camera System Operator was reviewing video for a hit and run, during the review the camera operator found that the vehicle had also knocked over a utility pole in the area of a local hospital. Additional charges were filed against the driver based on this information provided by the LCSC. (February 2010)

Assault: Video provided to City Police positively identified two subjects who were allegedly involved in an assault on another person. Police were in the LCSC offices reviewing video with LCSC staff when the two suspects were stopped and detained. The officer reviewing video was able to make a positive identification and the suspects were taken into custody and charged with the assault. (January 2010)

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" I support the use of cameras in Lancaster. ... It is not financially
possible to have a police force large enough to be ever present in every
area of the city. What areas do
you ignore? None, if you have
sufficient camera coverage."

J. Herbert Zug
Lancaster Township

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