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Two men charged after entering condemned home
LEWISTOWN -- Two men were charged after Lewistown Police Department officers found them staying inside a condemned residence on Chestnut Street in Lewistown, according to a release issued on Thursday.
At 10:15 a.m. Oct. 2, officers responded to a report of someone entering a condemned property on the 100 block of Chestnut Street. Police identified Jessie C. Sanders, 35, of Lewistown, who admitted entering the residence and said a person known only as “Rusty” gave him permission to stay there.
During a search of the property, officers also located Raymond B. Weaver, 34, of address unknown. Police said both men had been staying inside the residence for several days. Sanders was charged with burglary and criminal trespass offenses, while Weaver was charged with criminal trespass, police said.
Wanted Derry Township man taken into custody on active warrant
LEWISTOWN -- A Derry Township man wanted on an active warrant was taken into custody by Lewistown Police Department officers on Valley Street in Lewistown, according to a release issued on Thursday.
At 2:46 p.m. Oct. 2, police observed Zachary C. Knepp, 36, of Derry Township, walking along Valley Street and recognized him as the subject of an active warrant related to a hit-and-run investigation. He was arrested without incident and lodged in the Mifflin County Correctional Facility in Lewistown.
Lewistown man admits possessing cocaine during police encounter
LEWISTOWN -- A Lewistown man was charged after admitting he possessed crack cocaine to the Lewistown Police Department during an encounter with drug task force officers, according to a release issued on Thursday.
At 7:20 p.m. Oct. 2, officers spoke with Andrew J. Kaufman, 66, of Lewistown, on the 400 block of Valley Street in Lewistown after observing him leave an area known to investigators. Police said Kaufman admitted possessing crack cocaine and turned over a small quantity of the drug. A used crack pipe was also recovered. He was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.
Traffic stop leads to drug charges for two people
LEWISTOWN -- A traffic stop near the Milroy exit led to drug-related charges against a Derry Township woman and a Mifflintown man, according to a release issued on Thursday by the Lewistown Police Department.
At 8:29 p.m. Oct. 2, officers stopped a vehicle after observing traffic violations. Police said passenger Linda S. Williams, 57, of Derry Township, appeared impaired and admitted to using cocaine about an hour earlier. She allegedly surrendered crack cocaine and was found in possession of additional crack cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Police also attributed a crack pipe discovered in the vehicle to Steve Ward, 59, of Mifflintown. Williams was charged with possession of controlled substances, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said, and Ward was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.