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Theft Hits Township Streets; Covers, Grates Disappearing

Scrap metal thieves in Lower Pottsgrove are becoming more brazen, the acting police chief said. They’ve stolen engine parts, wire from electrical stations, and now, manhole covers.

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Lower Pottsgrove Bike Rodeo Biggest Hit Of Five Years

Adults and children from across Lower Pottsgrove, and other municipalities too, brought their bicycles, tricycles and other wheeled vehicles Saturday to the township Police Department’s biggest-ever bike rodeo.

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Posted in Business, Education, Fire, Health, Lower Pottsgrove, Police, Pottstown, Safety, Sanatoga1 Comment

Hanging Tag Means Township Police Were On Patrol

Lower Pottsgrove has begun a proactive community policing project in which officers on routine patrol stop and leave a tag or card at a property to let its owners know what they’ve seen that could jeopardize their security.

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Public Intoxication Charged At North End Center

Public Intoxication Charged At North End Center

Lower Pottsgrove police arrested a Pottstown man while on patrol Wednesday in the shopping plaza.

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Rollin’, Rollin’ … Police Bike Rodeo Returning Saturday

Get out your bicycles in preparation for the Lower Pottsgrove Police bike rodeo planned for Saturday at Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School on Buchert Road.

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Posted in Health, Lower Pottsgrove, Police, Recreation, Safety, Sanatoga, Social1 Comment

Township Fixes Paperwork ‘Ooops’ With A Penstroke

An eagle-eyed Lower Pottsgrove commissioner found a simple clerical error in a document the board was about to approve. Alterations were made on the spot.

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Firefighting, Safety By The Numbers In Lower Pottsgrove

Lower Pottsgrove firefighting and emergency safety volunteers spent 400 man hours recently just getting ready to save your home and protect your family.

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Early Warning: Town Commissioner Ponders SRO Costs

Lower Pottsgrove Township Commissioner Stephen Klotz said Monday he’d like to explore having the Pottsgrove School District pay more, maybe even the full cost, of its resource officer at the high school.

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Posted in Education, Lower Pottsgrove, People, Police, Politics, Pottsgrove Schools, Pottstown, Safety, Sanatoga6 Comments

Police Arrest Township Man On Home Burglary Charges

Police Arrest Township Man On Home Burglary Charges

He was taken into custody Tuesday in relation to a Buchert Road incident, and is said to be a suspect in other burglaries on Stuart Drive, Mervine Street, and Green Briar.

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Township Names Goodwill Ambulance First Responder

The Lower Pottsgrove board’s unanimously approved resolution said the designation fulfills the township’s “public safety needs for efficient administration for emergency services response.”

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Posted in Business, Fire, Lower Pottsgrove, Police, Pottstown, Safety, Sanatoga7 Comments

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