Tuesday, December 18, 2012
One Reading man has been charged; additional arrests are expected.
Police are investigating several thefts in the Sassamansville section of both New Hanover and Douglass Townships that occurred on Dec. 12. According to police, several burglaries and thefts were reported out of sheds and garages. Stolen items included wire, cable, tools, and other metals. After a report of a suspicious vehicle with two male occupants was reported later that night, police say they located a white Chevrolet Astro van with one occupant, 26-year-old Eric Edwin Kurtz, of Reading. Kurtz was arrested and charged with loitering and prowling at night, and possessing an instrument of crime. The second male was identified as 23-year-old Kyle Spohn, also of Reading. An arrest warrant was issued on Dec. 13, according to police. Spohn…
Monday, December 17, 2012
Last year saw an increase in burglaries, but apprehensions were made in the cases.
Police Chief Paul Maxey offered some insight into safety in Lower Frederick Township during his report at the township’s December meeting. Maxey reported that there were 144 incidents requiring police assistance, 21 of which were responded to by the Pennsylvania State Police, in the month of November. When a resident asked about the makeup of the calls, Maxey said it widely varies. “The makeup – it ranges – everything from animal complaints to domestics, thefts, traffic accidents – it runs the gamut.” After the resident referenced a Perkiomen Valley Patch article regarding thefts in neighboring communities, Maxey responded with positive news for Lower Frederick. “Theft is a traveling crime when it comes to our communities, and it goes up…
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Electronics and cash were stolen; mischief was also reported.
Theft From Motor Vehicle in Perkiomen Township According to the Pennsylvania State Police, a 41-year-old Schwenksville woman had items stolen from her car in Perkiomen Township overnight on Sept. 21. An Apple laptop computer and U.S. currency were stolen from her blue Mitsubishi Outlander, which was parked on the 100 Block of Markley Road. This is an ongoing investigation - police ask anyone with information to contact PSP Skippack at 610-584-1250 and reference incident no. K03-1877146. Theft From Motor Vehicle/Possible Ring-and-Runs in Trappe Borough The Pennsylvania State Police reported a theft from motor vehicle overnight on Sept. 8 in Trappe Borough. A 55-year-old victim had his car window damaged when electronics and other …
Brittany Tressler
1:54 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012
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