Lower Pottsgrove police arrested a township resident Friday night after they alleged he was driving under the influence. He later allegedly attempted, but failed, to escape police custody in Pottstown.
Safety
Douglass (Berks) Police issued citations Friday morning following a two-vehicle crash on eastbound U.S. Route 422, in which they said a car driver attempted to pass a truck in a construction zone.
With six photos. Eight different local fire companies and departments, and dozens of their volunteer members, arrived Thursday night in Sanatoga to practice filling and emptying water trucks in a mock emergency exercise.
The need for assistance may never be greater than what some local families face now and in the months ahead, so the Limerick Police Department is getting a head start on its Thanksgiving food drive.
Montgomery County's coroner has ruled the Monday night shootings in Gilbertsville as a double homicide and suicide, the county district attorney said Tuesday. He urged anyone living in a violent situation to seek help.
Talk's Tavern on Benjamin Franklin Highway in Douglassville was issued a citation for allegedly furnishing alcoholic beverages to a 20-year-old, according to a September report from the state police.
Alcohol-related fatalities account for almost 30 percent of all Pennsylvania traffic deaths, state data shows. Eleven local police departments are targeting DUI drivers at checkpoints this week.
Lower Pottsgrove has ended its plans for a 2020 Community Day in October. With the coronavirus pandemic continuing, all involved preferred to exercise caution. A 2021 date, though, is already set.
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