It wasn't a day of rest Sunday for representatives of the Pottstown, Ringing Hill, and Sanatoga fire companies, or Goodwill Ambulance. They were busy practicing life-saving skills.
Safety
North Coventry Police allege a Pottstown woman committed seven recent burglaries in properties located on two blocks of South Hanover Street.
A program offering tips on preventing crimes against seniors will be presented May 11 in Pottstown by the state Attorney General's Office.
Firefighters from the Ringing Hill, Goodwill, and North End fire companies practiced together Thursday, learning new tools and life-saving practices.
A specially trained emergency response force of police officers from departments in two counties, including the Pottsgroves and Pottstown, has a new name but is otherwise unchanged.
Police Chief Michael Foltz has written a letter to Days Inn corporate executives, asking their help to decrease criminal activity at the hotel franchise operating on Industrial Highway.
Propane storage tanks that sat for decades outside Shaner's Propane on East High Street in Sanatoga have been removed. They will be refurbished for storage use elsewhere.
A shooting crime that occurred almost two years ago, and which left a Pottstown resident disabled, remains unsolved. Pottstown police are again asking for public help in finding the perpetrator.