Local authorities are searching for a man who has exposed himself, masturbated in public before walkers in both townships.
After five reported cases, the area's police are working together to find a man that has been exposing himself in public. Lower Providence and Upper Providence Township Police Departments are investigating five reported incidents of indecent exposure occurring between April 6 and May 12 in both Lower Providence or Upper Providence townships. The incidents have occurred in the late afternoon and early evening as area residents walk along roads or trails, according to police. Each of the five reports were filed as having happened between 3:20 and 7:25 p.m. Police say that the man would be in place prior to the walkers approaching, jump out of his vehicle without any pants on, or with his pants pulled down. The offender would look at the …
The new truck, dubbed Tower 99, adds some needed versatility to Black Rock's fleet.
Black Rock Fire Co. has added a 2012 Pierce truck to its apparatus lineup, according to an article in the Phoenix. The new truck has a one-hundred-foot-long ladder, five feet longer than the copany's previous ladder truck. Black Rock Assistant Chief Jim Callahan told the Phoenix that new buildings in the area, such as the Hilton Garden Inn at the Oaks exit of Route 422 and the Providence Town Center shopping center located on Route 29, necessitated a longer ladder. One benefit to the newer ladder is that a five-foot ladder can be attached to the tower's bucket, which, according to Callahan, is helpful with buildings that have tall facades like the ones at Providence Town Center. The truck cost $980,000, which was paid from a variety of …
The Friday night fire was confined to one home, but caused damage to the attic.
A fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. Friday evening at an apartment in the Orchard Court complex in Upper Providence Township. Royersford Fire Chief Gary Wezel told Patch that when fire crews arrived, there was heavy smoke coming from the roof and attic area of 84 Orchard Court. When firefighters entered the building, the crackling of flames was audible from the attic. A resident was overheard telling neighbors that "the bathroom fan just blew up." The apartment is the center apartment in a row of five apartments. The two apartments on either side were filled with smoke but did not suffer fire damage. The fire was contained to the attic of 84 Orchard Court. Wezel said that the attic was full of the residents' belongings. Firefighters were …
The victims, a mother and her two children, suffered what were described as non-life-threatening injuries.
Last updated 9:10 p.m. Thursday A mother and her two young children were injured Thursday evening in a two car collision on Ridge Pike in Upper Providence Township. Officer Scott Reynolds of the Upper Providence Township Police department said the injured driver, a woman in her 20s, and her two children sustained what he described as non-life-threatening injuries. The mother and children were from "the Collegeville area," Reynolds said. Reynolds said the male driver of the second car, a 17-year-old from Lansdale, was not injured. His car was traveling westbound on Ridge Pike when he attempted to make a left turn into the Court at Upper Providence shopping plaza shortly after 6:30 p.m. His car crossed in front of the woman's vehicle, which …
8:19 am on Monday, February 18, 2013
Apparently, someone wandered into the eastbound lane. Maybe, it was the car's mechanic failure or maybe the driver was not watching where they were going. David, what is the update? more ›
The early afternoon incident took place at the Spring-Ford intermediate school.
A man hunting with his dogs led to a police response near a Spring-Ford school on Thursday afternoon. The 70-year-old Spring City man was hunting legally and not on the property of the Spring-Ford Intermediate School when police interviewed him, according to Sgt. Robert Solorio of the Upper Providence Police. According to an email sent to parents by the Spring-Ford Area School District, school officials received a report at about 12:35 p.m. of a hunter walking on the north side of Route 422, adjacent to the school. "Immediately, the police, the school principal, and our security were informed of the situation. Any students out for recess were quickly returned to their classrooms," the district's email said. The man was carrying a shotgun…
10:02 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013
I question the determination that he was hunting legally. The Pennsylvania Game and Wildlife Code creates safety zones and makes it illegal to hunt within 150 yards of any occupied residence or building or within 150 yards of any playground of a school. If he was within 150 yards of the school or any play area outside the school, he was not hunting legally. At the very least, hopefully the police… more ›
After 43 years of service, Chief Donald Sherid will retire in 2014.
With the loss of long-time Upper Providence Township Police Chief Donald Sherid, the township is in search of a new one. Of course, the township is about a year ahead of themselves. Sherid will retire in January 2014. According to the township, applications are being accepted for until Feb. 22, 2013 for the role. The supervisors have also hired a consultant to assist in finding the ideal candidate. "The board of supervisors figured it might be prudent to start the process with time to spare," Township Manager George Waterman III said. With a population of around 22,000 the township says it is seeking someone with "a minimum of 15 years in law enforcement, 10 years of which in a police supervisory/command position." The department, …
Charges were filed in a string of 21 break-ins.
A story in the Times Herald on Thursday reported that two Limerick men and one Douglassville man have been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries in the area in the last seven months. The Limerick residents were identified as 28-year-old Michael R. Benner Jr. and 25-year-old Joseph A. Samsel Jr. The third man is named as Philip M. Becker, 27, of Douglassville. The three men have allegedly stolen over $100,000 worth of items over the seven-month period. The Times Herald reports that the investigation started on on January 3, 2013 when the Limerick Township police department was called to the scene of a burglary on Limerick Center Road. The homeowner described a white male with a neck tattoo who he encountered in his home, …
9:07 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
Fuck these faggots I hope they plowed by huge black cocks in jail more ›
Ten schools hit Adequate Yearly Progress targets two years in a row.
Principals from ten of Spring-Ford's twelve schools were on hand at Monday's board meeting to accept Keystone Award plaques from superintendent Dr. David Goodin. The Keystone Award is a state-level award given to schools who make Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, two school years in a row. The schools recognized by the board made AYP for the 2010-11 and the 2011-12 school years. The schools were Brooke, Evans, Limerick, Oaks, Royersford and Upper Providence Elementary Schools; the 5th and 6th Grade Center; the 7th Grade Center; the 8th Grade Center, which also celebrated a National Blue Ribbon Award this year; and the 9th Grade Center. Board Appreciation Month January is School Board Appreciation Month, and Goodin spoke on behalf of the …
Accused fatal hit-and-run driver, 75, hears witnesses testify
The following comes from Carl Hessler Jr., of The Pottstown Mercury: COURTHOUSE — During dramatic and emotional testimony, eyewitnesses to a fatal crash involving a pedestrian called the tragic event “surreal” and shocking as the alleged hit-and-run driver’s trial got under way. “I started saying, ‘Oh my God, Oh my God’ and then she hit her. She somersaulted into the air … and landed on the ground. The car hit her. It all happened rather quickly,” James Harrison of Royersford testified Tuesday in Montgomery County Court, recalling for a jury the 1:34 p.m. April 27, 2011, crash that claimed the life of 26-year-old Kristy L. Bender who was walking along the 1200 block of South Township Line Road in Upper Providence on her way from work to …
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2:05 pm on Friday, June 8, 2012
I wonder if she would have stopped if it were her kids or grandkids who she ran over and left to die. more ›
A 75-year-old woman has opted for a jury trial for a hit-and-run that resulted in the death of a 26-year-old girl
The following comes from Carl Hessler Jr. of The Pottstown Mercury: NORRISTOWN — A 75-year-old New Hanover woman has placed her fate in the hands of a jury on charges she was the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a female pedestrian on an Upper Providence roadway. Patricia Maurer, of the 2800 block of New Hanover Square Road, has agreed to a jury trial that will begin Tuesday in Montgomery County Court before Judge Joseph A. Smyth. Assistant District Attorney John Walko and defense lawyer Joseph P. Green Jr. on Monday completed the selection of a panel of 12 jurors and two alternate jurors, who will begin hearing testimony Tuesday. Walko and Green are slated to give their opening statements to the jury in …
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10:36 am on Saturday, May 18, 2013
This creep is most likely already in the system that's why he is still walking around. Someone will say he is the victim and we are over-reacting. I totally agree w/SickOfit. Scumb-bags like this are never cured. One can only hope that this guy gets run over and put out of commission for good the next time he jumps out of his car w/or w/o his pants. more ›