City of Lebanon
Arrest warrant served – Police arrested Xavier Baez, 29, on an arrest warrant, with the original charge being possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, on Sept. 3.
Arrest warrant served – Jose Baez, 72, turned himself in on Sept. 1 after a warrant was issued for his arrest after an investigation request initiated on May 27. The original charges were aggravated indecent assault-person less than 13 years of age, indecent assault-person less than 13 years of age, endangering the welfare of children, corruption of minors, and unlawful contact with a minor.
Burglary, simple assault – Police charged Erik Oxenreider, 45, with burglary and simple assault after an incident at around 9:30 a.m. Aug. 29 on the 200 block of South 9th Street.
Simple assault – Police charged Donnell Williams, 33, with simple assault (domestic violence-related) after an incident at around 4 p.m. Aug. 26 on the 700 block of Chestnut Street.
Simple assault – Police charged Judy Esbenshade, 47, with simple assault after an incident at around 6:15 p.m. Aug. 22 on the 100 block of South 8th Street.
Endangering the welfare of children, tampering with physical evidence – Police charged Bryan Gomez-Rivera, 29, with endangering the welfare of children, intimidation, retaliation, or obstruction in child abuse cases, and tampering with physical evidence after an investigation request initiated on June 4 on the 200 block of Mifflin Street.
Rape by forcible compulsion, indecent assault – Police charged Kevin Padilla-Torres, 23, with rape by forcible compulsion and indecent assault after an incident at around 6 p.m. in November 2025 on the 300 block of North 8th Street.
Fraud investigation – The individual pictured below is involved in a fraud investigation on April 18 on the 800 block of East Walnut Street. Anyone with information regarding this person is asked to notify police at 717-272-6611 or through CRIMEWATCH.
Assault investigation – Lebanon City Police are attempting to identify the individual pictured below regarding an assault Aug. 12 on the 1100 block of Cumberland Street. Please contact police at 717-272-6611 or through CRIMEWATCH.
Trespass – Police charged a 40-year-old man with trespass after an incident at around 1:45 a.m. July 16 on the 200 block of Lehman Street.
Public drunkenness – Police charged a 31-year-old resident with public drunkenness after an incident at around 9:15 a.m. Aug. 2 in the area of North Gannon and Water streets.
Disorderly conduct – Police charged a 26-year-old man with disorderly conduct after an incident at around 11:30 a.m. June 6 on the 1200 block of Maple Street.
Disorderly conduct – Police charged a 22-year-old woman with disorderly conduct after an incident at around 9:15 p.m. July 29 in the area of 7th and Walnut streets.
Disorderly conduct – Police charged a 31-year-old man with disorderly conduct after an incident at around 3:15 a.m. Aug. 9 on the 900 block of Cumberland Street.
Disorderly conduct – Police charged a 30-year-old woman with disorderly conduct after an incident at around 10:15 a.m. Aug. 7 on the 300 block of North 5th Street.
Harassment – Police charged a 25-year-old resident with harassment after an incident at around 12 a.m. Aug. 11 on the 500 block of Spruce Street.
Damage survey monument – Police charged a 61-year-old woman for damaging a survey monument after an incident at around 5:30 p.m. Aug. 7 on the 300 block of South 8th Street.
Public drunkenness – Police charged a 44-year-old man with public drunkenness after an incident at around 12 a.m. Aug. 12 on the 1100 block of Cumberland Street.
Harassment – Police charged a 25-year-old man with harassment after an incident at around 5 p.m. Aug. 6 on the 300 block of North 9th Street.
Disorderly conduct – Police charged a 31-year-old man with disorderly conduct after an incident at around 1 p.m. Aug. 15 on the 1200 block of Maple Street.
Public drunkenness – Police charged a 37-year-old resident with public drunkenness after an incident at around 5:30 a.m. Aug. 16.
Harassment – Police charged a 56-year-old man with harassment after an incident at around 12:30 p.m. July 1 on the 100 block of North 7th Street.
Public drunkenness – Police charged a 40-year-old woman with public drunkenness after an incident at around 2 a.m. Aug. 19 on the 00 block of South Lincoln Avenue.
Public drunkenness – Police charged a 52-year-old man with public drunkenness after an incident at around 8:15 a.m. Aug. 18 on the 1100 block of Willow Street.
Harassment – Police charged a 53-year-old woman with harassment after an incident at around 11 a.m. July 22 on the 100 block of East Cumberland Street.
Barnyard animals prohibited – Police charged a 43-year-old man with barnyard animals prohibited after an incident at around 2 p.m. Aug. 14 on the 100 block of South 3rd Street.
Disorderly conduct – Police charged a 44-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man with disorderly conduct after an incident at around 10:45 a.m. Aug. 17 on the 400 block of North 5th Street.
Vaccines required – Police charged a 66-year-old man with vaccines required after an incident at around 11:30 a.m. Aug. 18 in the area of 5th and Scull streets.
Trespass – Police charged a 40-year-old man with trespass after an incident at around 7 a.m. Aug. 6 on the 200 block of Lehman Street.
Public drunkenness – Police charged a 35-year-old man with public drunkenness after an incident at around 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24 on the 900 block of Mifflin Street.
Disorderly conduct – Police charged a 34-year-old man with disorderly conduct after an incident at around 1:30 p.m. July 17 on the 500 block of State Drive.
Harassment – Police charged a 47-year-old woman with harassment after an incident at around 11:45 a.m. Aug. 23 on the 100 block of South 6th Street.
Public drunkenness – Police charged a 35-year-old man with public drunkenness after an incident at around 12:15 a.m. Aug. 26 on the 500 block of East Lehman Street.
Public drunkenness, disorderly conduct – Police charged a 52-year-old man with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct after an incident at around 10 p.m. Aug. 30 on the 00 block of North 12th Street.
Public drunkenness, disorderly conduct – Police charged a 63-year-old man with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct after an incident at around 12:30 a.m. July 10 in the area of 10th and Cumberland streets.
Proof of rabies vaccine – Police charged a 58-year-old woman with proof of rabies vaccine after an incident at around 6 a.m. Aug. 17 on the 200 block of Guilford Street.
Harassment – Police charged a 41-year-old man with harassment after an incident at around 6 p.m. Aug. 22 on the 100 block of South 8th Street.
Lebanon County Regional
Retail theft – On Aug. 23, police responded to Kohl’s in North Cornwall Township after Alexander Oquendo Ortiz, 35, allegedly entered the store at around 8:35 p.m. Aug. 19, took merchandise, and left without paying for it. Police obtained an arrest warrant for Oquendo Ortiz, with the original charge being felony retail theft, and apprehended him on Aug. 25.
Defiant trespass – On Aug. 18, police responded to Henry Molded Products in West Lebanon Township and made contact with Isabel Weaver, 27, who was trespassing on the property, and ordered her to leave. At 9:30 a.m. Aug. 22, police checked the property and found Weaver trespassing again. Police escorted Weaver off the property, charged her with misdemeanor defiant trespass, and obtained an arrest warrant.
Defiant trespass – On Aug. 18, police responded to Henry Molded Products in West Lebanon Township and made contact with Blaine Gibson, 46, who was trespassing on the property, and ordered him to leave. At 9:30 a.m. Aug. 22, police checked the property and found Gibson trespassing again. Police obtained an arrest warrant, with the original charge being misdemeanor defiant trespass, and apprehended Gibson on Aug. 25.
Retail theft – On Aug. 18, police responded to Kohl’s in North Cornwall Township after, at around 12:25 p.m., a 17-year-old girl entered the store with an adult, concealed store merchandise, and left without paying for it. Police charged the girl with summary retail theft and notified her parent/guardian.
Harassment – At 11:09 a.m. Aug. 9, police responded to Rutter’s in West Lebanon Township where a 57-year-old man was engaged in an argument with another customer that escalated, with the man throwing coffee at the other customer. Police charged the man with summary harassment.
Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle – At 1:37 p.m. Aug. 8, police responded to the 1800 block of Alamo Way in West Lebanon Township for a stolen vehicle report. The investigation revealed that Whitney Miller, 35, took a vehicle without authorization from the vehicle owner and would not return the vehicle after several weeks. Police later recovered the vehicle and charged Miller with misdemeanor unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Harassment – At 1:30 p.m. Aug. 8, police responded to the 1400 block of North 7th Street in North Lebanon Township after a 32-year-old woman attempted to slap a phone out of another person’s hand, shoving them in the process. Police charged the woman with summary harassment.
Harassment – At 5:57 p.m. Aug. 7, police responded to the 2500 block of Emma Road in North Lebanon Township for a harassment/suspicious vehicle. The investigation revealed that a 43-year-old man harassed a woman by following her and passing her multiple times while driving a vehicle as she was walking along the road. Police charged the man with summary harassment.
Millcreek Township
Death by suicide – At 6:53 a.m. Aug. 29, police responded to Hogeland Road for a 33-year-old Newmanstown man who died by suicide. The investigation is ongoing.
North Londonderry Township
Vehicle accident – At 7:54 a.m. Aug. 31, police responded to the rear of the Palmyra Area High School for a non-reportable crash. A vehicle driven by a 17-year-old Palmyra boy was pulling into a parking space beside a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old Palmyra girl, and his vehicle’s front bumper struck her vehicle, resulting in minor damage to both vehicles. No injuries were reported.
South Lebanon Township
Driving while suspended – On July 26, police pulled over a vehicle on the 2400 block of East Cumberland Street for an expired registration. Police identified the driver as Henry Barto Jr., 53, and determined that his operating privileges were suspended in relation to a DUI conviction. Police charged Barto with misdemeanor driving while suspended and summary registration and certificate of title required.
Unsworn falsification to authorities – On April 22, Jeffrey Brandt, 36, attempted to purchase a firearm at Dunham’s Sporting Goods and allegedly provided false information on the federal firearms transaction record regarding his eligibility to purchase a firearm. The purchase was denied by PICS. On Aug. 30, police charged Brandt with misdemeanor unsworn falsification to authorities.
Swatara Township
Theft – The Pennsylvania State Police, Jonestown Station, is investigating a package theft on Arrow Court. On Aug. 24, the suspect pictured below delivered the package to a resident’s front door. The suspect took a picture of the package to confirm it was delivered, then took the package and left the scene. Any agency with information or investigating similar incidents should contact Trooper Brody Myers at 717-865-2194 or bromyers@pa.gov and reference incident number PA2026-1069407.
Western Lebanon County Regional
Disorderly conduct, drug possession, harassment – On Sept. 2, police responded to the 300 block of North College Street in Palmyra and made contact with Ivette Ferrer, 33, who was screaming at multiple individuals on the scene. Ferrer did not listen to repeated warnings and continued screaming, causing inconvenience to neighbors. Police arrested Ferrer, charged her with misdemeanor disorderly conduct, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, and summary harassment, and transported her to LCCB for arraignment.
Simple assault, harassment – Police charged Rothany Chea, 39, with misdemeanor simple assault (domestic violence-related) and summary harassment after an incident at around 9:45 p.m. Aug. 30 on the 400 block of West Oak Street in Palmyra.
Retail theft – At 12:27 p.m. Aug. 20, police responded to Weis Markets in Palmyra, where Ronie Chard, 53, allegedly stole merchandise worth around $500 before being stopped by Weis Markets Loss Prevention. Police took Chard into custody and filed a charge of misdemeanor retail theft against her through MDJ Warner’s office.
DUI, turning movements and required signals, disregard traffic lane, rear lighting – At around 9:55 p.m. July 24, police pulled over a vehicle after observing it commit several traffic violations on College and Cherry streets in Palmyra and identified the driver as Martin Carrano, 58. Police found Carrano was driving while under the influence of alcohol and placed him under arrest. Carrano’s BAC was 0.201% at the time of the traffic stop. On Aug. 26, police charged Carrano with misdemeanor DUI-general impairment, misdemeanor DUI-highest rate of alcohol, summary turning movements and required signals, summary disregard traffic lane, and summary rear lighting.
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