Tuesday, February 5, 2013
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, …
Thursday, January 31, 2013
The Exton man, in his car at the time, drove himself to Phoenixville Hospital.
An Exton man went to Phoenixville Hospital last weekend after he apparently shot himself while driving, Upper Providence Police are reporting. According to the department, the 33-year-old, whose name is being withheld, was driving in the southbound lane of route 29 in Mont Clare on Sunday at approximately 3 a.m. when he attempted to transfer a .38-caliber handgun from his pants to his jacket pocket and accidentally discharged the weapon, shooting himself in the left lower leg. The man was able to drive himself to Phoenixville Hospital after giving himself the wound, where Upper Providence Police met him and filled out an incident report. The man was transferred to Paoli Hospital Trauma Center for surgery. Police provided no information on…
Monday, January 7, 2013
Lower Providence Police led the chase of alleged copper thieves, which ended in an attempted swim escape across the Schuylkill River.
Lower Providence Police report that the discovery of an attempted theft of approximately $300 worth of copper piping from the Collegeville Inn, resulted in a multi-municipal police car chase, after which, one of the suspects attempted to elude authorities by swimming across the Schuylkill River. The incident was reported on Dec. 28, when Lower Providence Police officer Jeremy Bonner was on routine patrol at approximately 9:32 a.m. The officer observed a length of rope hanging between the rear door of the Collegeville Inn, located at 4000 Ridge Pike in the Collegeville section of the township. Upon investigating, the officer found the rope opened the door when pulled. Inside the doorway, a large amount of copper piping was placed. …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Daytime burglaries in Royersford area
Updated 3:09PM: Patch spoke to Detective Ray Bechtel of the Upper Providence Police Department. "[The burglaries] are spread throughout the township," Bechtel said. "Over the last two weeks, we've had them along the Egypt Road corridor, in neighborhoods along either side of Egypt Road." The two burglaries on South Township Line Road, according to Bechtel, are newer incidents. Bechtel said that this appears to be a high number of burglaries. Earlier story: Upper Providence police have issued a press release stating they are investigating "numerous burglaries in the past several weeks." Two of the burglaries have happened along South Township Line Road. The burglaries are occurring in residential areas during the day. Police report that the …
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
We continue our year in review by looking back the men and women who serve our communities
Bloggers and students and businesses, oh my! We've certainly had a whirlwind of fond memories over the past few days as we have looked back at 2011 - LRSC Patch's first year in existence. We've seen the ways that the aforementioned people/places can make an impact on our local community, and of course the voting is still open, and the nominations still continue. Today, we look at one of the most integral portions of community - the men and women who serve us: police officers and firefighters. There have been plenty of brow-wiping moments in 2011 in the Limerick-Royersford-Spring City area, and, if it weren't for these brave officers, those brow-wipers could have become tear-jerkers. So, we honor those who fight for the safety of the Spring…
Thursday, October 20, 2011
New reports indicate an Upper Providence officer was injured when Justin Mastroianni escaped from police custody.
According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, new charges have been added in the case against Justin Mastroianni, who was arrested on multiple drug charges on the night of Oct. 7, escaped police custody, and was later apprehended in the early morning hours of Oct. 8. The report told the story of Mastroianni's escape, which revealed that an Upper Providence officer was injured in the process. A warrant was out for the arrest of both Justin, 21, and Nicholas, 22 for drug-related charges from an investigation that began in January. Upper Providence Officer Michael Schwartz saw Justin leave his residence at 41 Orchard Ct. in his Chrysler Le Baron and was subsequently stopped on the 422 eastbound ramp at Township Line Road. Officers handcuffed …
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Upper Providence Police released an official report Saturday afternoon
Upper Providence police have reported that Justin Mastroianni, 21, was arrested last night in response to a drug-related search warrant at 41 Orchard Ct. in Royersford. Police found marijuana, a digital scale, drug packaging materials and a shotgun in the investigation. Mastroianni escaped during the investigation, in handcuffs, but was taken back into custody early Saturday morning. Nicholas Mastroianni, 22, was also noted as a person involved, but no further details were released about him or his involvement. Assisting agencies included: Chest-Mont Emergency Response Team, Royersford Police, Limerick Police, Pennsylvania State Police, Lower Providence Police and Philadelphia Police. For previous coverage, click here. For those who recall…
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12:42 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
Why was this grown mans name withheld? Is he a cop??? more ›