A man in his 30s is missing after jumping off a boat in the Susquehanna River around 1 a.m. Saturday, one mile south of Peach Bottom Marina.
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Another man in the 12-foot boat was starting the motor when he looked over his shoulder and saw the victim enter the water, Capt. Chris Hodgden of Robert Fulton Fire Company said.
"He was jumping in the water with a flashlight," Hodgden said. "We have no idea why, it makes no sense."
When the man did not resurface, the boat operator went to the marina for help.
Hodgden noted that the water level is high due to recent rain.
Water Witch Fire Company Station 7, Port Deposit, Md., led the search until it was transferred to Robert Fulton Fire Company at about 11 a.m.
Also conducting the search were Conestoga, Highville, Rawlinsville and Washington Boro fire companies.
The search was called off at 3 p.m.
No further information was released. The Fish and Boat Commission is investigating.
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•Sandra I. Serrano, 43, Lancaster, was arrested for driving under the influence following a traffic stop on Marshall Avenue at 2:40 a.m. Saturday, Manheim Township police said.
•Lance Conway, 26, East Lampeter Township, was charged with driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop at 4 a.m. Saturday, police said. His blood alcohol content was .12, police said.
•Linda Heidlauf, 47, Narvon, was arrested for driving under the influence following a crash at East Main Street and South Railroad Avenue, New Holland Borough, at 5:25 p.m. Tuesday, police said. Heidlauf's blood alcohol content was .17, police said.
CRASHES: One person received minor injuries in a three-vehicle crash on Route 324, Martic Township, at 5:48 p.m. Friday, state police at Lancaster said. A car driven by Jason Scott, 41, Lancaster, pulled out of a parking lot, northbound on Route 324, and hit a northbound vehicle driven by Christopher Drumm, 19, Holtwood, police said. Drumm's car rolled onto its roof while Scott's car continued into the southbound lane, striking a car driven by Eric Skelton, 39, Lancaster, police said. Drumm suffered moderate injuries.
•Joel A. Miller, 23, of Mount Joy, was southbound on Hossler Road, Rapho Township, at 12:01 a.m. Friday, when he drove through a stop sign at Buckwalter Road and off the south side of the road, state police at Ephrata said. Miller's vehicle then hit a pickup truck parked in a driveway, then a tree, and then came to a stop against the garage door of a home, police said.
DRUG CHARGES: Ian W. Steffy, 20, Cobblestone Lane, was charged with possession of marijuana and Glen S. Ruhl, 19, Lititz, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after they were stopped by Franklin & Marshall College police for trespassing on Baker Field, Harrisburg Pike, at 7:35 p.m. July 23, Manheim Township police said.
BURGLARIES: East Lampeter Township police are investigating the burglary of a home in the 500 block of Oak Grove Drive. A car parked in the garage and items from the home were stolen overnight Thursday when no one was home. The car was recovered by Manheim Township police after it was involved in a crash on Knollwood Drive, at 4 p.m. Friday. The driver fled the scene. Anyone with information should contact East Lampeter police at 291-4676.
•A Suzuki GSXR motorcycle, an Echo chain saw and a Craftsman leaf blower were taken from a garage in the 400 block of Cinder Road, Providence Township, between Monday and Friday, state police at Lancaster said.
•Coins and other items were taken from a home in the first block of Redstone Circle, Reinholds, sometime before 4 p.m. Friday, East Cocalico Township police said.
•A detached garage in the 600 block of Narvon Road, Gap, was broken into and items taken sometime between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 3 p.m. Friday, state police at Ephrata said. Anyone with information should contact police at 721-7667.
RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY: Alexis Ramirez, 22, Corona Queens, N.Y., was charged with retail theft Monday afternoon at AC Moore, 1515 Lititz Pike, after he left the store with two shopping carts full of art supplies valued at $2,400 without paying, Manheim Township police said.
Merchandise stolen from two other art supply stores in Wyomissing and Manheim Township, worth more than $2,500, was found in Ramirez's vehicle, police said. He was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property and taken to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail.
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DOMESTIC: Jack Strothers, 50, East Lampeter Township, was cited for dangerous burning after he set fire to $100 worth of his girlfriend's clothes on the back patio of his apartment during a dispute at 3 p.m. Friday, police said.
FALSE 911 CALL: Carl Snyder, 56, of the 100 block of West Main Street, Reinholds, was cited for making false reports after he called 911 to talk to the operator without having an emergency at 3 a.m. Saturday, East Cocalico Township police said.
VANDALISM: Graffiti was written on the property of First Baptist Church, 149 W. Conestoga St., New Holland, sometime Friday, police said.
WARRANTS: Vaughn Bosley, no age or address given, was arrested at 12:44 p.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of West Main Street, New Holland, for active warrants, police said.
•David Hauden, 51, Lancaster, was arrested for a failure to pay warrant following a traffic stop in the 200 block of East Chestnut Street at 11:21 a.m. Friday, police said.
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