With 3 photos. Pottstown police shot an alleged armed robber Saturday morning at the Turkey Hill convenience store on North Charlotte Street in the borough, then later found and arrested him after he fled and hid inside a church.
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Shots Fired; Pottstown Police Arrest Robbery Suspect
Posted on 23 October 2011.
Posted in Government, Police, Pottstown, Safety2 Comments
Two 422 Crashes Snarl Traffic On Pottstown East End
Posted on 10 October 2011.
A motorcyclist said to be traveling at speeds exceeding 100 miles an hour crashed Sunday into a guard rail on U.S. Route 422 near Sanatoga. That was followed by a second crash of three vehicles trying to avoid the first incident.
Posted in Lower Pottsgrove, Police, Pottstown, Transportation1 Comment
Radio System In ‘Emergency’ Straits, County Declares
Posted on 30 September 2011.
Montgomery County’s leading political figures said magic words Wednesday – the issued an official declaration – that lets them act immediately on mounting problems with the county emergency telecommunications system.
Posted in Government, Infrastructure, Law, Montgomery County, Police, Politics, SafetyComments Off
County Dedicates, Opens Jail’s Dorm-Like Expansion
Posted on 20 September 2011.
Montgomery County officially has more space to house prisoners; an expansion to the county jail in Eagleville PA was dedicated Monday.
Posted in Courts, Government, Montgomery County, Police, Safety2 Comments
Join Tuesday In Pottstown’s National Night Out
Posted on 01 August 2011.
The event, which demonstrates the community’s commitment to fight crime, will be held Tuesday beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the borough park and Washington and Chestnut streets.
Posted in Law, Non-Profit, Police, Pottstown, Safety, SocialComments Off
Local Cadets Among County Police Academy Grads
Posted on 29 July 2011.
Pottstown, Harleysville, Limerick, Royersford, and Spring City residents were participants in the two graduating classes.
Posted in Education, Government, Montgomery County, Police, Pottstown, Safety2 Comments
Radio Upgrade Referendum Needed, Two Candidates Say
Posted on 29 July 2011.
A Montgomery County proposal to spend $48 million on upgrading the countywide police radio system should be put up for a public vote, two candidates running for election as commissioners say.
Posted in Government, Infrastructure, Montgomery County, Police, Politics, Safety1 Comment
Unlike Pottstown, Neighbor Still Considering Radios
Posted on 23 July 2011.
Lower Pottsgrove commissioners, unlike their counterparts in Pottstown and Collegeville, want to give further thought on whether they will spend about $109,000 to replace township police radios as part of a countywide system upgrade.
Posted in Government, Infrastructure, Lower Pottsgrove, Montgomery County, Police, Pottstown, Safety, Technology1 Comment
Pottstown Plans National Night Out Event Aug. 2
Posted on 22 July 2011.
Fun activities, food and refreshments and a march to retake the neighborhoods all will be part of Pottstown’s National Night Out observance next month.
Posted in Law, Non-Profit, Police, Pottstown, Safety, Social3 Comments
9-11 Memorialized By Thunder Ministries’ HonorFest
Posted on 08 July 2011.
A block party called “HonorFest 2011,” to be held during September at First Energy Stadium in Reading and sponsored by a Douglassville group, will serve as a 10th anniversary memorial to the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
Posted in Douglassville, Fire, Non-Profit, Police, Recreation, Social2 Comments
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