Traffic stop leads to drug charges for four people in vehicle

A Wyomissing police officer stopped a vehicle with a broken brake light about 4 p.m. March 11 at Penn and Clayton avenues. When the officer approached the car, the smell of marijuana was apparent. A police dog was brought in to help search the vehicle a search that yielded more marijuana, paraphernalia, scales and open containers of alcohol. The four people in the vehicle now face drug charges.

West Reading police find drugs on man in hospital

A shooting investigation brought West Reading police to the Reading Hospital emergency room to help Reading officers, who had escorted a victim there about 2:24 a.m. Feb. 18. While there, borough police stopped a man whom they suspected to be involved in the shooting. Officers found the man had 31 small plastic bags of marijuana and $210 in cash on him.

The suspect, a 28-year-old Philadelphia man, wasn't charged with anything relating to the shooting. He was charged, however, with a single count of drug possession and jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail.

Probation officer finds marijuana growing in West Reading apartment

A probation officer called West Reading police about 10:40 a.m. Jan. 31 after finding marijuana plants in an apartment in the 500 block of Reading Avenue. Police arrested the tenant on charges of possession of marijuana, use or possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal possession of a firearm.

The suspect, a 37-year-old borough man, was on probation in a drunken-driving conviction from 2010, according to court records. That probation was revoked in December, records say.

The suspect was jailed on the new charges in lieu of $25,000 bail.

Three face drug charges after traffic stop in West Reading

A group of men chose the middle of the day, and the middle of the street, to make a drug deal. West Reading police officers were watching about 3:34 p.m. Jan. 6 as the four men, in a vehicle stopped at Franklin Street and South Fifth Avenue in the borough, handed items off to one another. One of the men got out of the car, and the driver drove away, speeding and turning without signaling. Police stopped the car and smelled marijuana immediately. They found pot in the car and on one of the suspects.

All three men were charged. The suspected driver, a 20-year-old Reading man, was charged with pot possession, conspiracy to possess pot, failure to use a turn signal and speeding. A second suspect, a 19-year-old Reading man, was also charged with marijuana possession and conspiracy. The third suspect, a 21-year-old Wyomissing man, was charged with manufacturing a controlled substance and conspiracy to manufacture a controlled substance. The three were jailed in lieu of $5,000 each.

Police catch three men snorting cocaine in Wyomissing parking lot

Wyomissing police officers spent the night of Dec. 16 in a parking lot of a nightclub in the 1100 block of Bern Road with officials from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. About 12:17 a.m. Dec. 17, they spotted three people in a sport utility vehicle getting a snort, but not of booze. The men were sniffing cocaine, officers saw. Police confiscated the drugs and paraphernalia and allowed the trio to go home with some sober friends.

The three men -- a 36-year-old Wyomissing Hills resident, a 28-year old from Wyomissing and a 23-year-old, also from Wyomissing -- were each charged with drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Wyomissing man charged with drug paraphernalia possession in West Reading

On Nov. 20, West Reading police stopped a vehicle with no registration about 1:45 a.m. in the 200 block of South Sixth Avenue in the borough. The driver had drug paraphernalia in the car. Police had the vehicle towed and charged the suspect, a 20-year-old Wyomissing man, with two counts of use/possession of drug paraphernalia and one count each of driving without insurance, driving without registration, driving an unregistered vehicle and improper display of a license plate. He is scheduled to appear in district court for a hearing Dec. 21.

Police check on senior citizen, find two drug suspects instead

A case worker for the Office of Aging called Wyomissing police about 12:45 p.m. Aug. 30 to check on one of her clients, who lives in the 1200 block of Delaware Avenue in the borough. At the home, police found instead two men with drugs on them. They arrested both men, a 23-year-old and a 47-year-old, both from Laureldale.

The suspects were charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, while the younger man was also charged with drug possession. Both were jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail each.

Reading man accused of drug possession in Wyomissing

Wyomissing police charged a 29-year-old Reading man June 27 with possession of a controlled substance stemming from a Feb. 5 incident. In the winter, police officers saw the suspect drop what appeared to be drugs while he was waiting in line to get into a business in the 200 block of Park Road North. The man was released at the time, pending analysis of the item he dropped. Based on the latest charges, it looks like the suspicious substance was, in fact, drugs.

Littering in Wyomissing leads to drug charges

A woman had the unfortunate timing of throwing trash out a vehicle window about 6:30 p.m. June 13 in a parking lot in the 800 block of Hill Avenue in Wyomissing, while a borough police officer was watching. The officer asked her to pick up the litter. As she did so, a bundle of heroin fell out of her lap and onto the ground. The suspect, a 24-year-old Elverson, Pa., woman, was charged with drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Virginia man arrested on drug charges in Wyomissing

Wyomissing police found a man with a large amount of what appeared to be Ecstasy as well as some cocaine about 2:02 a.m. May 29 in the 400 block of Park Road North in the borough. The suspect, an 18-year-old Pilot, Va., man, was charged with two counts of drug possession and one count of possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. He was released on $25,000 bail.

Man in parked car charged with driving under the influence

West Reading police found a man sitting in the driver's seat of a vehicle parked illegally about 2:30 a.m. April 30 near the intersection of South Fourth Avenue and Cherry Street in the borough. The driver – or parker, as the case may be – was under the influence of either alcohol or drugs, officers concluded. They arrested him and charged him with disorderly conduct, driving under the influence and possession of drug paraphernalia. The 26-year-old suspect was jailed in lieu of $5,000 bail.

Traffic stop leads to drug charges in Wyomissing

It feels redundant to talk about a drug arrest that took place on 4/20, but here we go:

Wyomissing police stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation about 1:11 a.m. April 20 (hee) on Route 422. The passenger gave officers a fake name and they soon found out why: an outstanding warrant from Lebanon County. The driver, meanwhile, had a firearm on him, along with 41 bags of crack and five bags of powder cocaine.

Police arrested the driver and charged the suspect, a 48-year-old Reading man, with drug possession, possession with intent to deliver, driving without rear lights and carrying firearms without a license. He was jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail. Charges against the passenger are pending.

Driver, passenger face drug charges after traffic stop

Wyomissing police stopped a vehicle about 10:10 p.m. April 21 in the 900 block of Penn Avenue for an equipment violation. A search of the vehicle turned up drugs, so both the driver and passenger were arrested. The suspected driver, a 20-year-old Reading man, was charged with driving without a license, possession of a controlled substance, conspiracy and conspiracy to possess a controlled substance. The passenger, a 19-year-old Reading man, was charged with drug possession and two counts of conspiracy to possess a controlled substance. They were both jailed in lieu of $20,000 bail each.

Police find drugs on passenger during traffic stop in Wyomissing

Wyomissing police stopped a vehicle about 1:52 a.m. March 15 in the 900 block of Pen Avenue. The passenger, officers learned, was wanted for escaping from Lehigh County Prison. To make matters worse (for him), he was also carrying five bags of crack and four small bags of marijuana. Wyomissing police charged him with drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia and marijuana possession. He was jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Police charge drug overdose victim

A Temple man had to be taken to Reading Hospital after what police called a possible overdose. The suspect had been in a home about 10:38 p.m. Feb. 21 in the 200 block of South Second Avenue when he needed medical attention. Police charged him March 10 with drug possession and resisting arrest.

Traffic stop leads to drug arrests in West Reading

Three people were arrested about 12:10 a.m. Oct. 30 in the 400 block of Penn Avenue in West Reading after a traffic stop. Police pulled the vehicle over because of an expired registration sticker. The officer noticed the driver's eyes were bloodshot and glassy, and pot was visible inside the vehicle. The driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and the two passengers were arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession.

Bronx, N.Y., man faces drug charges following traffic stop in West Reading

West Reading police stopped a blue BMW X3 after it made an illegal left turn about 1:30 a.m. Oct. 30 from South Third Avenue onto Penn Avenue. The suspect, a 29-year-old Bronx, N.Y., man, was initially charged with providing false identification and traffic offenses: disobeying a traffic sign, driving without a valid inspection sticker and driving with a suspended license. He was jailed in lieu of $5,000 bail.

On Nov. 1, though, the charges were amended to include drug possession and possession with intent to deliver. His bail was raised to $100,000.

Check back here for updates on this story as more details become available.

West Reading man charged in undercover drug bust

A 52-year-old West Reading resident was charged earlier this month after state police said he sold crack to an undercover trooper. Between July 1 and July 13, the trooper made three trips to the man’s apartment in the 500 block of Chestnut Street in the borough and bought at least $100 worth of drugs each time. The suspect told the trooper he received the drugs from an unnamed woman. He was arrested July 15 and charged with three counts each of drug possession, possession with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia. The man was jailed in lieu of $25,000 bail pending an August preliminary hearing.

Man arrested after police say he hit Wyomissing building with vehicle

A driver drove into a building twice about 6:05 p.m. July 27 in the 1100 block of Woodland Road in Wyomissing, then drove away. Police spotted the vehicle, which presumably had body damage, and arrested the driver. They discovered he was drunken and charged him with driving with a suspended license, drunken driving, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, hit and run and causing an accident. The suspect, a 28-year-old Akron, Pa., man, was jailed in lieu of $25,000 bail.

Forgery suspect faces possible jury trial on fake prescription charges

A 27-year-old Sinking Spring woman waived her preliminary hearing July 26 on multiple charges of forging prescriptions for morphine, Soma and Vicodin. Wyomissing police charged the suspect following a three-month investigation into faked prescriptions given to pharmacies throughout Berks County.
All the charges -- 38 counts of forgery, 24 counts of theft by deception, 13 counts of identity theft, eight counts of receiving stolen property, 51 counts of violating the Pharmacy Act and three counts each of possession of a controlled substance and acquiring a controlled substance -- were waived to court.
She has been free on $25,000 bail since the charges were filed July 6.