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Wanted Suburban Philly Driver Leaving Crash Scene Had Loaded Gun, Meth: Police Wanted Suburban Philly Driver Leaving Crash Scene Had Loaded Gun, Meth: Police
Wanted Suburban Philly Driver Leaving Crash Scene Had Loaded Gun, Meth: Police A driver who crashed his car in Chester County with warrants out for his arrest was found with a loaded handgun and a plastic baggie full of meth, authorities said. Benjamin Lawrence Snyder, 31, was trying to flee the crash on Catfish Lane in North Coventry, when police arrived around 4 p.m. Jan. 13, local police said. Snyder was detained upon police arrival pending confirmation of an active warrant out of Bucks County. Through the investigation, Snyder was found in possession of a fully-loaded 9mm handgun and a plastic baggie containing methamphetamine, North Coventry police said.  …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pottstown Harley Rider Busted For DUI In North Coventry, Police Say Pottstown Harley Rider Busted For DUI In North Coventry, Police Say
Pottstown Harley Rider Busted For DUI In North Coventry, Police Say A Pottstown man was busted on DUI charges while riding his motorcycle through North Coventry, authorities said. Officers stopped Jeffrey Lawrence, 49, after they noticed he failed to signal while making multiple turns on his Harley Davidson motorcycle on Sept. 3, North Coventry police said. Officers determined Lawrence was operating his motorcycle under the influence of an "intoxicating substance" and was subsequently arrested, police said. Lawrence was processed at the Pottstown Police Station and later released to his daughter. Charges will be filed with District Court 15-3-01.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Baton-Wielding Driver Arrested In Route 100 Road Rage Incident, Police Say Baton-Wielding Driver Arrested In Route 100 Road Rage Incident, Police Say
Baton-Wielding Driver Arrested In Route 100 Road Rage Incident, Police Say A Montgomery County man fled the scene of a Chester County crash last month after he struck a driver's car and beat him with a baton, authorities said. When the victim signaled Robert Sammaritano, 58, of Gilbertsville, to pull over on Route 100 south near Temple Road, Sammaritano whipped out a baton, and struck the driver on March 23, North Coventry police said. The man was able to disarm Sammaritano before an off-duty fireman stopped to control the situation, police said. This was when Sammaritano then got back into his white BMW and fled the scene, police said. The relationship bet…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Drunk Pottstown Driver Crashes On Route 422 In ChesCo, Police Say Drunk Pottstown Driver Crashes On Route 422 In ChesCo, Police Say
Drunk Pottstown Driver Crashes On Route 422 In ChesCo, Police Say A drunk driver who crashed her car into a Route 422 guardrail is facing several charges, police said. Officers responded to the eastbound side of the highway near mile marker 171.6 around 7:45 p.m. on March 22, where a white Chevrolet Equinox had hit a guide-rail head on, North Coventry police said. Sandy Zazueta, 35, of Pottstown, was the sole occupant and driver of the car, police said. Zazueta was taken into custody for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, authorities sayd. She refused testing and was processed and released to a sober adult.  DUI and oth…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Chester County Man, 28, Charged With DUI After Near Collision With Police Car Chester County Man, 28, Charged With DUI After Near Collision With Police Car
Chester County Man, 28, Charged With DUI After Near Collision With Police Car A Chester County man is facing DUI and drug charges after he nearly crashed into a police car Sunday night, authorities said. Officers saw Joseph Lopez, 28, in a black BMW failing to yield to oncoming traffic at the intersection of the Route 100 ramp and Route 724 east, where he narrowly avoided the police car crash around 8:20 p.m. on Jan. 24, North Coventry police said. An officer who stopped Lopez determined he was driving while under the influence of marijuana, police said. A subsequent search turned up 186 Adderall pills in the car, police said. Lopez was taken into cus…

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by Nicole Acosta