Arielle Simmons, a police specialist with the Upper Providence Township police department, has completed an intense year of training and exams to become a certified evidence specialist.
An elderly male resident of Parkhouse Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Black Rock Road was missing Saturday from the facility for several hours, Upper Providence police said. He was located later the same day.
Upper Providence police are searching for a female suspect accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of cosmetic makeup. Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers is offering a reward to identify and locate her.
Individuals from Reading, Plymouth Meeting, and Douglassville have been arrested for alleged drug delivery resulting in death, stemming from a May overdose death in Upper Providence, Montgomery County's district attorney said.
A Royersford resident, who the Chester County district attorney claims was storing and selling drugs from his family's home, faces a July 5 preliminary hearing on multiple counts. He was jailed after failing to post a $100,000 cash bail.
Upper Providence police, much like other local law enforcement agencies, see value in using property owners' video surveillance footage for investigation purposes. The department launched a voluntary video system registry.
In what Upper Providence Police Chief Mark Freeman called a "long overdue" effort for transparency, the township police department Wednesday introduced a new and free-to-the-public crime-mapping feature.
After an independent investigation, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele on Wednesday said police use of deadly force was justified in their encounter with a gun-wielding Mont Clare man.