Crime & Safety

Megan's Law, Thefts in Perkiomen's PSP Report

Pennsylvania State Police reported 89 incidents, Perkiomen Township Fire Co. responded to 20 incidents, and there were 31 ambulance requests in January.

 

Pennsylvania State Police

Four assaults, six disturbances, one domestic incident and one DUI were reported to the Pennsylvania State Police in Perkiomen Township over the month of January.

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One Megan’s Law update was reported, one sex offense, and one attempt to locate.

Five thefts were reported – four by unlawful taking, one fraud.

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Three reports of criminal mischief, one drug possession and one suspicious vehicle were also included in the agency’s 89 incident throughout the month.

Perkiomen Township Fire Company

There were 20 incidents reported by Perkiomen Township Fire Marshal John T. Moran, Sr. in the month of January.

Two dwelling fires, four investigations, two accidents with injuries,  and four false alarms were reported among the incidents.

Moran said that there was zero fire loss reported in the township for January.

Trappe Fire Co. #1 Ambulance

According to a report from Trappe Ambulance, there were 20 dispatches into Perkiomen Township. The Trappe Station responded to 17 of the requests, the Limerick Station responded to three.

The time from dispatch to response was 1.6 minutes and the time from response to arrival was 5.8 minutes, for a total response time of 7.4 minutes.

Lower Frederick Regional Ambulance Corps

According to a report from the Lower Frederick Regional Ambulance Corps, there were 11 calls into Perkiomen Township, six of which were to Highland Manor.


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