Historic Case Studies
In this new section of the web site, we plan to present law enforcement cases from years ago from throughout York County that our followers may find of interest.
As time and resources allow, our web team will identify historic incidents of note, and will conduct in-depth research into the facts of the case, and present them in this section in narrative form.
Watch our Facebook page for announcements of new additions to the historic case studies collection.
All Because of the Food
Posted on February 21, 2022
On Wednesday evening, June 8, 1955, two inmates at the York County Prison overwhelmed the prison warden and a deputy, and made their escape from the prison, fleeing and eluding authorities during a month-long multi-state crime spree before finally being captured. And the prisoners claimed that they had decided to escape from the prison because the food was "slop."
A Stolen Car and Ten Gallons of Gas
Posted on January 11, 2022
On April 1, 1921, police headquarters in York received a call to be on the lookout for a Hudson Super-Six automobile that may be coming into the city. The occupants of the automobile were wanted in the theft of ten gallons of gasoline and a quart of oil from a service station operated by Curvin Mummert in the village of Farmers in Paradise Township in western York County.
Murder At Cly
Posted on February 17, 2021
On Tuesday, May 13, 1919, two men, laborers for a track gang on the Pennsylvania Railroad at Cly in northern York County, were robbed and brutally murdered in their workmen's shanty. Learn about the almost two-year pursuit of the murderer through several states, and the law enforcement officer that lost his life while trying to bring the murderer to justice.
