Police find drunken man on Penn Street Bridge

A man who had a few too many drinks left Reading Hospital in West Reading without his shoes about 5:06 a.m. Feb. 18 and fled toward Reading. Police found him on the Penn Street Bridge. A breath test showed he had a blood-alcohol content of 0.24. Officers cited him for public drunkenness and turned him over to his mother.

Man knocks over table, gets arrested for drunkenness

A sure sign of intoxication is knocking over furniture. Maybe that's not a medical distinction but it was good enough for West Reading police, who watched a man topple a table (while tippled?) about 2:45 a.m. Aug. 6 in the 400 block of Penn Avenue. The officers arrested the man for public intoxication.

Drunken man found in bushes in Wyomissing

A man delivering newspapers about 1:34 a.m. Jan. 1 found a man passed out in the bushes in the first block of Woodland Road in Wyomissing. Police said the man, who was "extremely intoxicated," had been trying to get to his girlfriend's house. Instead, his mom came to take him home. Officers cited the young man for underage drinking.

Man found down, drunk on sidewalk in West Reading

West Reading police found a man lying down on the sidewalk about 9:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in the 300 block of Linden Lane, next to a small puddle of vomit (presumably his). He woke up when officers arrived and told them he had been drinking and had no idea how long he was on the ground. He was taken to Reading Hospital and cited for public drunkenness.

Man charged after giving police fake ID

A Wyomissing police officer on patrol about 2:31 a.m. Oct. 31 spotted a man trying to hide in the 900 block of Woodland Road. The officer found the man, who appeared to be "extremely intoxicated." The suspect, a 20-year-old West Lawn man, also gave the officer a false identification. He was charged with providing a fake ID, lying about his age to purchase alcohol, purchasing alcohol while underage and public drunkenness. The young man was jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail.

Man faces charges after giving bogus name to police

West Reading and Wyomissing police were called to break up a fight about 3:50 a.m. Oct. 22 in the 400 block of Penn Avenue in West Reading. When they arrived the fight had ended and the combatants had gone their separate ways. But a man in the parking lot caught the officers' attention. Police noticed he was drunk and when they asked him his name, he lied. He was arrested and taken to Central Processing. He now faces charges that could include public drunkenness.

West Lawn man charged following fight in Wyomissing

A fight broke out inside a convenience store about 2:24 a.m. Oct. 24 in the 2000 block of Museum Road in Wyomissing. By the time police arrived, the fight had ended and the people involved were still in the parking lot. Police reported that two people were arrested. One of them, a 22-year-old West Lawn resident, was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct and one count each of resisting arrest, harassment and public drunkenness. He was released on 5 percent of $5,000 bail pending a preliminary hearing.

Police find man passed out on sidewalk in Wyomissing

Wyomissing police found a man sleeping on the sidewalk about 2:47 a.m. Aug. 31 at the intersection of State Hill Road and Greenwood Mall in Wyomissing. When they woke him up he appeared drunk and became combative. Officers arrested the man, who also had a small amount of pot on him. The suspect, a 27-year-old Sinking Spring resident, was charged with marijuana possession, public drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He was jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail.

Man complains to police when bar won’t let him in

A man tried to get in to Brewer’s Pub shortly after 1 a.m. May 23 but the bouncers wouldn’t let him in. Unwilling to take “no” for an answer, the man approached a West Reading police officer and complained about his treatment. The officer told the man to go home. He made it a half-block before stopping. The officer became suspicious and caught up with the man who, police discovered, had cocaine on him. The suspect, a 33-year-old West Reading man, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and public drunkenness. He was jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail.

Theft suspect faces charges of threatening his wife

Store security stopped a man on suspicion of shoplifting about 3:28 p.m May 11 in a store in the 500 block of Penn Avenue in West Reading. When borough police arrived, they discovered the man appeared drunk and had threatened his wife. He was arrested and charged with retail theft, making terroristic threats and public drunkenness. Court records don’t indicate a hometown of the suspect, a 51-year-old man. He was jailed in lieu of $20,000 bail.

No witnesses means no drunken-driving charge for man

Someone called police about a possible drunken driver about 8:07 p.m. April 30 in the 1800 block of State Hill Road in Wyomissing. When police arrived, they found a man in his car, who not only had been drinking but also vomited on himself. He told police he had driven, but since no one had seen him operate the vehicle, he wasn’t charged with drunken driving. The man’s father came to pick him up and the vehicle was left in the parking lot.

Man tries, and fails, to take long walk home

A driver called police about 6:35 a.m. April 18 after noticing a man lying in the grassy median by an on-ramp to the Warren Street Bypass in Wyomissing. When police arrived the man, apparently drunk, was staggering along the shoulder of the road. He told police he was trying to walk home to Muhlenberg Township from a friend’s house in Sinking Spring, a roughly 8-mile trek. Police cited him for walking on a highway and drove him to the Muhlenberg Township line.

Man damages toilet after date with 'Fantasy' goes wrong

A man picked up a woman at a Douglassville, Pa., bar the night of March 20 and took her back to a hotel in the 600 block of Spring Street in Wyomissing for a party. He told police the next morning that the woman, whose professional name was “Fantasy,” took $1,000 out of his wallet.

Makes sense why he would call police, right? Only he didn’t. Officers learned about the theft because at 7 a.m. March 21, the hotel owner called them to report a guest breaking a toilet that overflowed and leaked water to the rooms below. It wasn’t until after the officers stopped the man, who had tried to slip out and was still drunk, that they learned of the theft. Police said the hotel owner and jilted guest agreed to work out payment for the damage done from the party.

Argument leads to arrest in Wyomissing parking lot

An argument in a parking lot brought out the police about 11:47 p.m. March 20 in the 800 block of Park Road North in Wyomissing. One man was so drunk and disorderly that apparently not even his friends would take him home. Police offered to call the man a cab but he insisted on walking home. Officers told him he wasn’t allowed. The man pulled away when one officer grabbed him by the arm and he was eventually subdued and arrested. West Reading police assisted on the call.

Man, woman arrested in alley in West Reading

West Reading police officers spotted a man and woman walking out from behind a business about 2:55 a.m. March 12 in the 200 block of Highland Street in the borough, both smelling of pot and alcohol. Police discovered the man had an outstanding warrant and arrested him. The woman was arrested, but released a short time later. She faces charges of disorderly conduct, trespassing and public drunkenness.

Suspect gives fake ID to West Reading police

A West Reading police officer spotted a man relieving himself about 2:40 a.m. Feb. 28 in the parking lot of a restaurant in the 400 block of Penn Avenue in the borough. After the “highly intoxicated” man finished, the officer asked for his ID. He gave the police a false identification and social security card. Police arrested the suspect, a 37-year-old Reading man, and charged him with tampering with records, fabricating physical evidence, lying to police, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.

Pair face charges after showing up unwanted at West Reading restaurant

West Reading police arrested two men on trespassing and other charges about 2:58 a.m. Feb. 20 at the West Reading Diner, in the 400 block of Penn Avenue in the borough. One of the men, a 44-year-old Reading resident, was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct and one count each of defiant trespass and public drunkenness. He was jailed in lieu of $5,000 bail.

The second man, a 33-year-old Temple, Pa., resident, was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct and one count each of defiant trespass, marijuana possession and public drunkenness. He was released after posting 5 percent of $5,000 bail.

Man calls police after getting kicked out of bar

A man was drinking at a bar in the early morning of Jan. 14 in the 100 block of South Third Avenue in West Reading. The bouncers decided he'd had enough to drink and asked him to leave. The man left, but not before threatening to call police. About 1:28 a.m., he followed through on his threat. Emergency dispatchers told the officers the caller was “very intoxicated.” Police couldn't find the drunken caller once they arrived at the bar.

Breakup leads to breaking up in hotel

A man who was apparently drunk and upset over a breakup with his girlfriend, started smashing items in a Wyomissing hotel about 3:16 a.m. Jan. 1 at a hotel in the 1700 block of Papermill Road. Court records indicate after the woman told him she was breaking up with him, he punched a mirror on his way out of their hotel room.

On his way to another room in the hotel the now-ex-boyfriend broke more mirrors and pictures, flipped tables and left blood splatters in his wake. He had cut his hand on the first mirror, court records say. After police confronted the man he said he had been drinking at the hotel's New Year's eve celebration.

Police took him to Reading Hospital to treat his hand injuries, then arrested him. The suspect, a 22-year-old from Carmichaels in Western Pennsylvania, was charged with disorderly conduct, criminal mischief and public drunkenness.

Drunken man refuses to leave bar

Wyomissing police went to a bar about 1:36 a.m. Nov. 14 in the 1100 block of Bern Road in the borough after hearing about a drunken man who was fighting with bar staff. The dispute stemmed from the employees telling the man he had to leave because of his unruly behavior. Police officers cited the man for disorderly conduct and let him go home with a sober friend.

Later that evening, about 11:40 p.m., police returned to the parking lot of the bar when another “very intoxicated” patron became belligerent after being asked to leave.  The suspect was arrested and cited for disorderly conduct.