Crime & Safety
Two Area Women Charged With Dealing Heroin
Danielle Roque, 24, and Brittany Yost, 22, allegedly sold the drug out of a Spring City home.
Spring City Police Department announced Thursday the arrest of two Spring City Women who were allegedly caught dealing heroin out of a Bridge Street home in the Borough.
Danielle Roque, 24, of Bridge Street, and Brittany Yost, 22, of North Main Street, were arrested as a result of an investigation into several complaints regarding alleged illicit drug dealing out of a rear apartment on the 200 block of Bridge Street, according to Spring City Police Chief Tony Kukliski.
As a result of the investigation, numerous individual baggies of suspected heroin, as well as drug paraphernalia, were seized, Kuklinski said.
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Yost and Roque were charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver, and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to police.
Additional suspects are being developed as the investigation continues; residents who witness suspected drug activity are encouraged to call 610-94803456.
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Yost and Roque were arraigned before Magisterial District Justice Judge William Kraut, and were remanded to Chester County Prison in lieu of $15,000 bail.
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