The Sanatoga Post

After 28 years on the Lower Pottsgrove force, and almost six of them as its commanding officer, Chief Michael Shade said Tuesday he will step down this month. His next career awaits, as a detective with Montgomery County. Lt. Michael Foltz has been named the department’s acting chief.

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The length of Ofc. Matthew Meitzler’s suspension did not change, but the parties involved compromised on its terms.

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A potential conflict of interest involving two attorneys from the same firm in Trappe, one which assists Lower Pottsgrove in zoning matters and another set to oppose the township in a personnel case, has been waived by the Board of Commissioners.

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Lower Pottsgrove already has hired an attorney to represent the township in a police disciplinary matter. Commissioners on Thursday also hired special counsel to advise its Civil Service Commission on a hearing it must conduct on the same issue.

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Police department coverage and public safety again in 2011 will be the single largest expense incurred under Lower Pottsgrove’s tentatively approved general fund budget.

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SANATOGA PA – Lower Pottsgrove (PA) police arrested only two motorists last month (September 2009) for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or other substances, Police Chief Michael Shade told the township Board of Commissioners Monday (Oct. 5, 2009). That compares to three such arrests for the same month in 2008, and eight arrests [...]

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SANATOGA PA – “Excellent” investigative work by Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township Police Det. Joseph Campbell was credited Monday (Oct. 5, 2009) by police Chief Michael Shade for “bringing a quick close” to a bomb threat incident that occurred in early September at the Redner’s Warehouse Market, 1300 N. Charlotte St., Pottstown PA. Campbell worked quickly [...]

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SANATOGA PA – Not all life was bliss, it seems, at homes within Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township during June (2009). Township Police Chief Michael Shade reports there was a “marked increase in calls for service” from his department last month, most notably in responses to domestic disputes and accidents, compared to similar statistics for 2008. [...]

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SANATOGA PA – As much as it may want to reduce the cost of local government, there are some expenses the Lower Pottsgove (PA) Township Board of Commissioners can’t tame … unless, of course, the municipality finds an oil field within its borders. Every driver knows the price of gasoline has risen significantly during the [...]

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SANATOGA PA – Lower Pottsgrove’s Police Department will apply for federal funding that pays most of the salary of an additional officer for three years, even though accepting the money commits it to the officer’s continued employment in later years, the township Board of Commissioners agreed Monday (April 6, 2009). Lower Pottsgrove currently employs 17 [...]

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