Our Positive Impact on the Lancaster Business Community

Since 2005, the video safety cameras monitored by the Lancaster Community Safety Coalition have enhanced law enforcement efforts and served as a deterrent to crime and disorder. LCSC's services have proven to be an invaluable asset to both the community and police in response to the following types of incidents:

Read about how an armed robber was quickly apprehended thanks to the LCSC's safety cameras.

Here is a small sampling of additional incidents involving city businesses:

Copper Theft Suspects Arrested

Alleged thieves spotted on security cameras caught by Lancaster City police. The two men arrested broke into the vacant Lancaster Press building on the corner of Prince and Lemon Sts. Miguel Angel Landrau-Melendez and Danny Espinosa were inside the building, attempting to steel copper wiring. Detective Hickey was reviewing previous video taken by the Lancaster Community Safety Coalition when he spotted the suspects entering the building on a live security camera feed. Hickey immediately called for backup.

About 10 officers surrounded the six-story building which has multiple exits. Officers and detectives entered the building and arrested Landrau-Melendez and Espinosa.

The surveillance cameras were installed by the Lancaster Community Safety Coalition in public streets to help keep Lancaster safer. (May 2008)

Harassment: There has been a subject in the North West area of the City panhandling, trespassing and harassing people outside local bars and restaurants. He was spotted on LCSC cameras and Police Officers were directed to him and he was taken into custody for several offenses. (September 2008)

Fight: A fight was called in by LCSC staff in front of the Brickyard on North Prince Street. Two subjects were in the street at the time the Police Officers arrived, taking one into custody. Other subject was taken by EMS to the hospital for injuries sustained during this fight. Other charges may be pending. (September 2008)

Disturbance: County 911 Dispatch broadcasted a disturbance call from the management of the Prince of Subs restaurant. LCSC monitoring staff observed the suspects leaving the area and were able to direct Police to the suspects. (May 2008)

Shoplifter:  LCSC video recordings were used to aid in the investigation of a shoplifter at a store on West Lemon Street. Video recordings from multiple cameras showed the subject running from the store and provided his direction of travel on North Queen Street. (January 2008)

Burglary: A man with a crow bar was spotted trying to open the window of a store on the corner of East King & South Lime Street. LCSC monitoring staff called dispatch and advised them of the incident and which direction the suspect was traveling. Police recognized that this method of entry was consistent with a series of recent commercial burglaries and dispatched officers to the scene. Within ten minutes there was a call for an alarm at another store at 113 West King Street. The police arrived, found the suspect hiding in a closet, and made the arrest. The suspect’s accomplice was also arrested. After reviewing video footage, police confirmed that it was the same suspect. (October 2006)