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Teenage girl shot, injured after fight ends with gunfire in Montgomery County
A teenage girl was shot and injured after a fight broke out in Pottstown, Montgomery County.It happened at approximately 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on Myrtle Street in the Bright Hope Community.Officers say they responded to reports of a fight involving multiple teenage girls.According to police, shots were fired as a result of that dispute.When police arrived at the scene, officers found a 14-year-old girl suffering from a gunshot wound to her chest.She was treated at the scene and transported to a local trauma center. There is no word yet on her condition.Anyone with information regarding the incident should contact the Pottstown Police Department at 610-970-6574.
Police Identify Victim of Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash on Schoolhouse Road
Franconia Township Police have released the identity of the teen killed in a single-vehicle crash on Schoolhouse Road earlier this week. Police were dispatched to the scene at 7:15 a.m. on June 26 for a report of a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of Halteman Road. Arriving officers found that a Ford sedan had left the roadway and crashed into a tree.
Sentence reduced by one year for man convicted of assaulting Pottstown man with metal pipe
NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man saw his minimum prison term reduced by one year after a Montgomery County judge reconsidered the sentence she imposed last December after a jury convicted the man of charges he assaulted a Pottstown man with a metal pipe during a dispute in the borough.
North Coventry man convicted of taking ‘upskirting’ photos of woman at Pottstown store
NORRISTOWN — A Chester County man was convicted by a jury of charges he used his cellphone to take photographs under a woman’s skirt as she shopped at a Pottstown arts and craft store. Monte Wyndell Reed, 31, of the 600 block of West Schuylkill Road, North Coventry...
2 injured in Monday evening motorcycle crash at Five Points
Two people were injured in a motorcycle crash at the Five Points intersection Monday evening and the accident remains under investigation. Montgomery Township Police said the 5:51 p.m. accident involved a red 2008 Toyota Prius and a 2006 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Police said the Toyota, driven by a 31-year-old woman from...
While awaiting trial on 5th DUI charge in Towamencin, man faces new charges after fleeing from police in Whitpain
A Collegeville man who is currently awaiting trial on his fifth set of DUI charges is facing new charges after he allegedly fled from police in Whitpain Township. Patrick Laverty, 46, has been charged with misdemeanor counts of fleeing or attempting to elude police and driving on a license suspended or revoked for DUI, along with summary counts of speeding and careless driving, in connection with the May 27 incident.
Norristown man draws prison term for robbery attempt outside borough store
NORRISTOWN — A Norristown man faces state prison time after he admitted to his role in the attempted robbery of a woman outside a borough convenience store. Shawn Wilson, 20, of the 1000 block of Sterigere Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 15 to 54 months in a state correctional institution after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to engage in robbery in connection with an April 2023 incident outside a borough business.
Woman accused of attempting to dine-and-dash from Skippack pizza restaurant
A New Britain Township woman is accused of a dine-and-dash from a Skippack Township pizza restaurant, in an incident where her husband refused to pay the bill for her. Jennifer Anne Sames, 54, of the 200 block of Cornwall Drive, Chalfont, was charged last month by Pennsylvania State Police with misdemeanor theft of services by deception and disorderly conduct through unreasonable noise for the June 9 incident at Giuseppe’s Pizza, 3509 Skippack Pike, Cedars, police said.
Warrington Police Stop a Man Allegedly Trying to Break into the Front Door of a House
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—Warrington police intervened when a 33-year-old Ambler man was allegedly trying to break in the front door of a house in broad daylight. Police said that on June 27, Steven Joseph Delpopolo was on Tabatha Drive when he tried to break into the front door and front windows of a house. Witnesses said that Delpopolo appeared to give up and walk away, but he immediately went back to the house and tried to enter through the front door.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER When police arrived at about 6:30 p.m., they said they found Delpopolo acting erratically. He also appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance. Delpopolo was picked up by a family member and citation was filed for public drunkenness. Want more news like this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly e-mail newsletters online. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Coroner called to the scene of reported firearm incident in Montco
NEW HANOVER TWP., Pa. - New Hanover police report a disturbance involving a firearm Saturday night. According to the New Hanover Police Facebook page, officers responded to the 800 block of Henning Road shortly after 5:30 p.m. for a disturbance involving a firearm. Upon their arrival officers heard a gunshot...
Police Release Details of Fatal Franconia Crash that Led to Homicide by Vehicle Charges for Hatfield Man
A Hatfield Township man has been arraigned on charges of homicide by vehicle while DUI and related offenses stemming from a fatal September crash in Franconia Township that killed 72-year-old Paula Ann Wilson, of Bethlehem. Logan Dierkes, 20, of the 1200 block of Alexander Drive, was arraigned Thursday afternoon on...
Police across Chester County search for suspects in counterfeit bills investigation
West Chester police are investigating after counterfeit bills were passed at a CVS pharmacy in East Bradford Township, Chester County over the weekend.It happened around 8 p.m. Sunday when police responded to the store on Miles Road.According to police, suspects walked in with the fake cash in exchange for a deposit on their Cash App."They have the app on their phone, pharmacy scans the barcode to their Cash App, it registers how much they want -- $100, $200 whatever. You pay the cashier $200, and once the transaction is complete, it goes on your app," said West Chester Police Public...
Drexel professor accused of stealing pro-Israel signs from synagogue, home in Lower Merion
A Drexel University professor is one of three women accused of stealing pro-Israel signs from outside a synagogue and a home in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, last year. On Nov. 24, 2023, at 12:58 a.m., a Lower Merion Township police officer was driving when he spotted a white Honda CRV that was stopped at a curb outside the Main Line Reform Temple on 410 East Montgomery Avenue in the town’s Wynnewood section, investigators said.
PHOTOS: Upper Gwynedd Police, residents team up for tree removal after Sunday storm
Upper Gwynedd Township Police teamed up with random drivers and walkers on Sunday afternoon to clear a large limb that had fallen across Swedesford Road following a fast-moving, windy storm forecast to have golf-ball-sized hail. Reader and resident Michael Simpson, of West Point, was out for a walk with Andrea...
Central Bucks Regional PD adds 4 officers, 3 of them women
Four new officers recently joined the Central Bucks Regional Police Department, bringing the total number of “sworn personnel” to 28, officials said. Three of the new officers are women, making the number of females on the force six, or approximately 21% of the department. Officers Alicia Belli, Juliana...
Lower Merion crews battle fire at historic church in Bryn Mawr
LOWER MERION — Lower Merion firefighters battled a fire early last week at the historic Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr. Firefighters from throughout the township responded to the church at 200 Pennswood Road, June 24 at about 8:30 p.m. The first arriving crew from the Bryn Mawr Fire Company entered the church and found fire in the ceiling area spreading into the rear of the structure.
Philly man pleads guilty to possessing fentanyl with intent to deliver in Whitpain, check forgery in Blue Bell
Michael Leon Nixon, 64, of Philadelphia, admitted to possessing packets of fentanyl in Whitpain Township and attempting to cash a forged check at a Citizens Bank in Blue Bell on August 5, 2022, the Pottstown Mercury reported. He pleaded guilty to charges of possession with intent to deliver and forgery...
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