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Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Passenger In Delco Traffic Stop: Police
A driver was let go while their passenger was arrested after a police officer found a loaded gun and drugs in the car, authorities said.
Joseph Dougherty, 24, was charged after an officer stopped the Honda sedan he was riding in for "vehicle code violations" at S. Sproul Road and Reed Road around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, Marple Township police said.
An officer smelled marijuana, which led him to search the vehicle with the unidentified driver's permission, they said.
He found Dougherty's bookbag on the car floor, which had the following items:
Suspected marijuana,
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Allentown Driver Arrested After Hamilton Street Bridge Shooting Leads To Chase: Police
A 24-year-old Allentown man who opened fire on the Hamilton Street Bridge led police on a chase early Friday, June 3, authorities said.
Officers were on patrol on Front and Hamilton Streets around 2:20 a.m., when they saw shots coming from Joseph Castro's vehicle on the bridge, they said.
When officers tried to stop him, he fled, leading them on a chase, Allentown police said.
When Castro finally stopped, he got out of the vehicle and fled on foot, tossing a handgun in the process, police said.
He was later arrested and a loaded 9mm handgun was recovered nearby, officers said.
Several 9m…
