Monday, April 22, 2013
The minor fire caused some damage to an apartment kitchen.
Limerick, Linfield and Trappe Fire Departments responded to an emergency call from an apartment in the Summer Chase complex around 8:30 p.m. on Monday night. Limerick Fire Department chief Ken Shuler said that something cooking on the stove in the apartment caught fire and scorched the stove and cabinets, but that the apartment's sprinkler system put the fire out. "It's more water damage than fire damage," Shuler said. "The sprinklers did what they were supposed to."
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The Main Drive home was destroyed in an early-morning blaze.
A Limerick home on West Ridge Pike was lost to an electrical fire on Friday, December 6, at around 4:30 in the morning. Police and fire crews responded to the mobile home park on West Ridge Pike at 3:30am after the residents called 911 for help. Residents James and Melanie Thees told police and fire officials that they were awakened by smoke alarms. When they checked the home, they found smoke coming from behind a living room wall. Although the fire department arrived shortly after being dispatched, the fire had already flared up and been knocked down twice by Officers John Cassel and Shawn Pancoast. Cassel and Pancoast tried to extinguish the fire with his patrol car's extinguisher, but the fire was too extensive. Limerick Fire …
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Yingling now faces criminal solicitation charges from Berks County D.A.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Christopher Yingling, 42, the alleged shooter of Limerick Deputy Fire Chief Glen Russell, has additional charges pending from the Berks County District Attorney. The new charge is criminal solicitation to commit murder, as it is reported by Frank Otto of The Pottstown Mercury that Yingling attempted to hire a hit-man to "murder the victims of his alleged crimes." Yingling already faces charges for sex crimes against a teenager and for shooting Russell. For the full story, click here. Related Stories Limerick Deputy Fire Chief Shot Tuesday Hearing Waived in Russell Shooting Russell's Shooter Arrested for Sex Crimes
