10/16/2026
LEWISTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT WEEKLY POLICE BLOTTER
This is a weekly highlight of the incidents handled by the Lewistown Police Department. This does not include every incident but rather those which are most relevant to the community we serve. All arrested individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This release reflects arrests made and does not convey the final disposition of the individuals who face legal action.
WEEK OF OCTOBER 8-14, 2026
10/08/26 (7:55 AM) Officers investigated a report of a hit-and-run on South Dorcas Street at the Five Points area. A white vehicle backed up at a red light into another vehicle. The white suspect vehicle then fled without exchanging their information. Officers are waiting for video of the suspect vehicle.
(11:00 AM) Officers observed Levi T. Ryder (30 YOA, W/M, Lewistown) riding a bicycle on the 200 block of Valley Street. Ryder had active arrest warrants to include an arrest warrant from the PA State Police – Troop G Vice Unit for delivery of m**hamphetamine (F). Officers stopped Ryder and he threw a backpack he was wearing into a nearby trash can. Ryder was taken into custody without incident. He was found to have empty plastic drug baggies in his pocket. Officers searched his backpack and found several glass m**h pipes, and a small amount of m**hamphetamine and crack co***ne. Ryder was lodged in MCCF on his warrant and charged additionally with possession of controlled substances (M) and possession of drug paraphernalia (M).
(4:30 PM) Officers responded to the first block of East Market Street for a juvenile having a mental health crisis. The juvenile was upset after speaking with a therapist and began grasping onto their mother. Officers had to use pressure points to get the juvenile to release their mother. Officers were requested to transport the juvenile to the hospital for a mental health evaluation.
(5:06 PM) Officers received a report that someone was smashing windows inside the former Buchanan Elementary School on Franklin Avenue. This area is posted as no trespassing and officers have arrested subjects in the past for trespassing at this location. Officers arrived and found doors that were forced open. While checking the large building, juveniles reported a white male ran from a door on the first floor crossing West Sixth Street. The subject could not be located.
(10:39 PM) Officers responded to an address on the 100 block of Valley Street for a complaint of trespassing. A property manager reported that tenants were evicted from the apartment on 9/28/26. The property manager reported that there was someone inside the apartment which should have been vacant. Officers responded and made contact with Marisha Matos (47 YOA, W/F, Lewistown) who was inside the apartment. Matos had several bags and items in her hands when she answered the door. Matos was arrested for criminal trespassing. A search incident to her arrest revealed that she was in possession of m**hamphetamine and a m**h pipe. Matos was lodged in MCCF and charged with criminal trespassing (F2), possession of controlled substances (M), and possession of drug paraphernalia (M).
(10:54 PM) Officers received three separate calls regarding a naked male who ran from the 400 block of Valley Street to the Five Points area and onto East Market Street. The subject was screaming for help and stopped at one point to tamper with a parking meter. Officers saw the subject run across East Market Street where he ran out in front of a vehicle and was almost struck by the car. Officers stopped the subject who uttered nonsense including that Elon Musk was accusing him of treason. Officers were unable to determine whether the subject was in psychosis or whether he was impaired from ingesting substances. The subject was transported to the hospital for evaluation. At the hospital, the subject was wheeled into the emergency room while covered with a towel. The subject provided resistance to officers briefly.
The subject was determined to have a serious mental health diagnosis. Officers completed a 302 mental health commitment warrant and the subject was left at the hospital for treatment after he calmed down and staff felt that he was no longer a threat. Officers left but returned a short time thereafter to return property that belonged to the subject. Officers were informed that staff was having an emergency trying to restrain the subject in the emergency room. It was reported that after officers left, the subject stood up on his hospital bed and shouted “green light” and attempted to escape. Officers assisted hospital staff securing the subject. The involved subject is not being charged with any criminal offenses.
10/09/26 (7:45 AM) Officers responded to Lawler Place (141 South Pine Road) for a reported assault. Geneva L. Marks (18 YOA, H/F, Lewistown) and Melinda M. Fultz (39 YOA, W/F, Lewistown) reported that Marks was struck with a coffee cup by a 39-year-old female who also resides at the housing authority property. Officers spoke with both parties. The 39-year-old female, who was later determined to be the victim, reported that she confronted Marks and Fultz after getting her children onto a nearby bus stop. Marks began yelling at the victim calling her names. The victim reported that Marks removed her Crocs and told the victim that there was no video in the area and Marks was going to say the victim assaulted her first. The victim began walking away and Marks began striking the victim in the back. The victim said she stuck her hand out and her coffee cup struck Marks.
Officers obtained statements from Marks and Fultz. They claimed that Marks intervened in an altercation between the victim and a fourth female and that the victim struck Marks with a coffee cup. They denied doing anything to the victim. Marks and Fultz said that Marks’ Croc shoe fell off and the victim took it. Officers made contact with the housing authority and reviewed video that did capture the altercation. The victim exchanged words with Marks and Fultz. Marks put her hand in the victim’s face which did not elicit a reaction. Fultz tried to pull her daughter, Marks, back but Marks stripped off her coat and attempted to kick the victim. The victim turned and began walking away. Marks took off her Crocs and threw them at the victim. The victim turned around but continued walking away again. Marks then followed the victim and began punching and swinging at the victim several times. The victim turned around and struck Marks one time knocking her to the ground.
Due to the materially false information provided and Marks initiating the assault, she was charged with simple assault (M2) and false reports to law enforcement (M2). Fultz was also charged with false reports to law enforcement (M2).
(12:40) LPD assisted the Mifflin County Regional Police Department with a crash on 322 westbound. It was not clear whose jurisdiction the crash occurred within and upon LPD arriving it was determined that the crash occurred in Derry Township.
10/10/26 (1:20 AM) Officers were conducting patrols on the 800 block of South Main Street when a vehicle passed by going southbound. Officers noticed faulty lighting and turned around to stop the vehicle. There was no record with Penndot for the license plate displayed on the vehicle. Officers could not catch up to the vehicle until it was entering US322 eastbound and officers waited for the vehicle to reach a safe place to conduct a traffic stop. During this time, the driver was going approximately 85 MPH on the highway which is posted 65 MPH. Officers stopped the vehicle and the driver, Conner J. Robinson (19 YOA, W/M, Honey Grove, PA) was found to be highly intoxicated. Robinson had an empty six pack of b**r on his passenger seat. Robinson also told officers that he smoked ma*****na approximately one hour prior to the stop. Robinson showed several indicators of impairment when conducting field sobriety tests and he had a high reading on a portable breath test conducted on the roadside. Officers transported Robinson to LPD where a law enforcement phlebotomist obtained a blood sample. Charges, including DUI and underage drinking, are pending toxicology reports.
(10:09 AM) Officers received a report from a resident alleging that her boyfriend stole her m**hadone. Officers noted the resident’s speech extremely slurred and questioned the resident. The resident told officers she consumed ketamine, a potent and frequently abused medication commonly used as a form of anesthesia. Officers noted that she could not make a report for a drug theft while impaired from another drug.
(12:59 PM) Officers received a report of a subject trespassing at the Buchana Elementary School. Officers located the subject (44 YOA, W/M, No fixed address) nearby and the person told officers that they took a video of all the graffiti on the back of the school. Officers identified the subject who had three summary traffic warrants and a DUI warrant for a summons that could not be delivered. The subject had a ma*****na pipe in his possession as well as legally prescribed ma*****na. Officers destroyed the pipe (PA medical ma*****na laws specifically prohibit smoking ma*****na) and the subject was not being charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Officers transported the subject to MCCF to have his warrants served. The jail refused to accept the inmate without first being medically cleared due to the subject having a pacemaker. Officers took the subject to the hospital where he was medically cleared and lodged in MCCF on his warrants.
(10:18 PM) Officers responded to the intersection of Valley Street and Spruce Street for a reportable crash. A vehicle driving eastbound on Valley Street attempted to make a left turn onto North Spruce Street. The driver reported seeing a pedestrian waiving them on and they did not see an approaching vehicle. The driver turned into the approaching vehicle causing a crash. No injuries were reported however both vehicle sustained significant damage and were towed from the scene. The driver who turned left was cited for summary traffic offenses.
10/11/26 (9:25 AM) Officers responded to the 100 block of North Wayne Street for a report of an assault involving a knife. Fabian V. Roque (46 YOA, H/M, Lewistown) had a verbal dispute with a female. Roque pulled out a knife and threatened the female. The female received a small laceration on her hand during this dispute and Roque fled from the residence. He threw the knife into a grass area beside the library. Officers were able to recover the knife and officers located Roque at a nearby boarding house where he was taken into custody. During a search incident to arrest, he was found to possess a vial with m**hamphetamine residue. Roque was transported to MCCF and he was refused due to a pre-existing injury on his foot. Officers transported Roque to the hospital where he was treated and medically cleared. Roque was lodged in MCCF and charged with aggravated assault (F2), recklessly endangering another person (M2), simple assault (M2), and possession of drug paraphernalia (M).
(2:55 PM) Officers responded to the Downtown OIP (East Market Street) for a male who was there claiming to have been assaulted. Officers spoke with Larry Anderson (46 YOA, B/M, Lewistown) who was highly intoxicated from consuming alcohol. Anderson would not tell officers what happened. Anderson was taken into custody for public drunkenness. He was found to possess a small amount of ma*****na which was destroyed as he was not being charged for illegally possessing it. Anderson was lodged in MCCF and cited for public drunkenness (S).
(7:08 PM) Officers responded to North Pine Street to assist EMS with a subject overdosing from co***ne. The subject was found by officers face-down on a bed and semi-conscious. The subject reportedly smoked crack co***ne and had adverse effects from it. The subject was transported by EMS to the hospital for medical treatment.
10/12/26 (12:11 AM) Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of West Third Street for a report of an intoxicated male passed out on someone’s porch where the subject did not reside. Mark A. Hughes (52 YOA, B/M, Lewistown) was found highly intoxicated. Tracey L. Yeater-Sample (56 YOA, W/F, Lewistown) was there trying to help Hughes. Officers transported Hughes to a residence where he was released. Hughes was cited for public drunkenness (S). Officers discovered afterward that Yeater-Sample had warrants for her arrest and she was located on the first block of Chestnut Street. Yeater-Sample’s warrant were from the prothonotary’s office for failure to pay fines and costs and failure to pay PFA costs. Yeater-Sample was arrested on her warrants and lodged in MCCF.
(1:22 AM) Officers were dispatched to the 900 block of West Sixth Street for a report of someone breaking into a residence. The caller reported that Lacey N. Ramsey (38 YOA, W/F, Lewistown) pushed in an air conditioner and entered the subject’s residence. The resident confronted Ramsey and she left through a rear door. The resident provided a clothing description and gave a description of a vehicle associated with Ramsey. One officer responded to Ramsey’s residence to look for the vehicle. The officer saw the vehicle pass by, confirmed it was registered to Ramsey, and followed it to her residence where Ramsey was questioned about the incident. Officers noted that Ramsey’s clothing description matched what the resident reported. Ramsey reported that the resident messaged her to come over. She went to his house and got mad when he did not answer the door. Ramsey said she moved a screen and went through the “front”. Ramsey was subversive but eventually admitted to entering the residence through the window. Ramsey was taken into custody without incident and lodged in MCCF where she was charged with criminal trespassing (F2), defiant trespassing (M3), and disorderly conduct (S).
(9:11 PM) Officers were dispatched to a suspicious activity complaint in the area of Hale Street and Charles Street. The caller reported that a male was asking for help for his sick girlfriend and he told the caller not to call for the police or he would be arrested. Officers located the male, Larry Anderson (46 YOA, B/M, Lewistown), on the 100 block of West Water Street. Anderson was highly intoxicated and provided a preliminary breath test which yielded a reading three times above the legal driving limit (Anderson was on foot and not driving). Officers tried to release Anderson to a significant other on East Third Street. This person requested an ambulance upon officers arriving due to breathing problems. Anderson also requested medical treatment and officers were informed that he had been at the hospital earlier in the day for a medical issue. Both subjects were transported to the hospital for a medical evaluation and Anderson was cited for public drunkenness.
10/13/26 (8:56 PM) Officers received a report that a resident on the 100 block of Spring Street was missing half a tank of gas. The resident reported parking a company car with a full tank of gas. When the subject went to drive it again, it was at half a tank. No suspects were identified.
(9:39 PM) Officers responded to the 200 block of Shaw Avenue for a domestic dispute between two male cohabitants. Garet P. Moore (19 YOA, W/M, Lewistown) approached officers with his hands in front of him offering for officers to handcuff him while stating that this was the result of four months of being “bottled up”. Officers spoke with another male resident who reported that Moore entered the subject’s room after a verbal altercation. Moore proceeded to strike the other subject several times causing swelling under his eye and on the back of his head. The subject who was assaulted was transported by EMS for medical treatment. Moore was taken into custody and lodged in MCCF on charges of simple assault (M2) and harassment (S).
10/14/26 (10:40 AM) Officers responded to Giant Food Store (200 South Dorcas Street) for a report of a male and female attempting to take items without paying for them. A manager reported seeing the pair enter the store and conceal $84.92 in merchandise in a backpack. The pair then attempted to pay for two items but not the items that were concealed in their backpack. The manager confronted the subjects and the male initially denied concealing anything. They returned the items to the manager and left the store. Officers reviewed surveillance images and began looking for them. The pair was found walking on South Main Street near Water Street. They were identified as Kristopher P. Jones (30 YOA, W/M, Carlisle PA) and Lindsey A. Blumenauer (35 YOA, W/F, Lewistown). Blumenauer had two prior retail theft convictions making this offense a felony retail theft. Jones had one prior retail theft making the offense a misdemeanor retail theft however Jones also had an active arrest warrant from Cumberland County. Both were transported to MCCF and Blumenauer was charged with retail theft (F3) and Jones was charged with retail theft (M2).
(1:14 PM) Officers received a report about a resident’s son using their identity to gamble online. The resident received a letter from the IRS about winnings that were not reported in 2024. The resident owes $59,000 with a $11,000 penalty totaling $70,000. The incident was referred to a criminal investigator for further investigation.
