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Shippensburg Police Looking for Hit and Run Driver

Shippensburg Police Looking for Hit and Run Driver

SHIPPENSBURG — Police here are looking for a hit and run driver who struck a parked car in the first block of South Queen Street Thursday evening.

According to the police report, someone driving a dark colored SUV hit the parked car at 9:20 p.m. then fled south on Queen Street.

Traffic cameras captured the suspect vehicle passing the intersection of Queen and Orange.

The SUV has several decals and/or stickers in the left rear window and should have damage to the passenger side. 

Anyone having information on the suspect vehicle is asked to contact Shippensburg Police 717 532-7361.

Found Property

On 9/1/2026 at 2:34 p.m., CPD officers were dispatched to the lobby to speak with an employee from the Hamilton Heights who brought in a wallet that was left at

Charles E. Hawk 1951-2026

Charles was a 1970 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He worked at Pet Inc. and Geodis warehouse in Chambersburg.

Franklin County Schedules Mosquito Spray For Hamilton Township

Residential and recreational areas in Hamilton Township will be sprayed for adult mosquitoes beginning around sunset on Sept. 8.  Areas to be sprayed include but are not limited to: Sollenberger Road, Johnson Road, Leedy Drive, Holly Lane, Hamilton

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