Lancaster County, PA Officer Down / Shooting 06.06

[PUMP]

EAST EARL TOWNSHIP LANCASTER COUNTY, PA
BOX AREA 36 MEDICAL EMERGENCY / OFFICER SHOT
1420 MAIN STREET C/S READING ROAD
Reported Officer Down, Discharged gun at officer.

BOX ASSIGNMENT
AMBULANCE 39-1
MEDIC 9, 3
QRS 36

PD requesting Aero-Medical.

Footchase in progress.

K-9 requested

Officer's handgun is report missing.

PD requesting an ETA for EMS.

LANDING ZONE
ENGINE 36-1

ADD
SKYCARE

Officer's handgun found to the rear of the house, suspect is dressed all in Black... PD All call in effect.

PSP & MSP Helicopters requested... 20 min ETA for PSP

Chester County Communications Reporting the officer was shot in the leg... PD was On scene for a reported burglary in progress.

Field Com 91 en route to the location for Command.

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"84" Command request 7 Add'l Officers to the scene...

Multiple PSP and Local PD Units O/S at this time.

Command requesting 6 Add'l Officers...

Suspect spotted running on Route 322 by Fire Police.

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EAST EARL TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- An East Earl Township, Lancaster County, police officer was shot around 12:30 a.m.

Police said Officer Greg Yarbough told them he was on duty when he noticed a suspicious person at his own home.

Yarbough said when he confronted the man, there was a scuffle and Yarbough was shot with his own gun.

Yarbough is now at Lancaster General Hospital with a non-life threatening wound.

Suspect is still on the loose.

[gangsterade]

MSP as in maryland state police ?

[klinger]

gangsterade said:

MSP as in maryland state police ?

Yes

[irons]

That sux! well good luck with the recovery.