Failed brake light leads to arrest

A Wyomissing police officer stopped a vehicle at 11:11 a.m. June 17 at the intersection of Hobart Avenue and State Hill Road for having a bad brake light. Turns out, malfunctioning vehicle equipment is one way to get caught by the police if you are trying to NOT get caught. The driver had four active warrants from three district courts in Reading. Police arrested the driver and seized the suspect's license.

Half a dozen warrants lead to driver's arrest

Police stopped a vehicle for speeding about 7:56 p.m. April 23 at Penn Avenue and Northfield Road in Wyomissing. The driver, officers discovered, had a suspended license and six scofflaw warrants. Police arrested the driver, who also received several citations – presumably for speeding and driving with a suspended license.

Parking ticket leads to woman's arrest in West Reading

A woman who parked illegally on South Fourth Avenue saw police ticketing her car about 2:55 p.m. March 26. She might have been better off letting it go; when she went to her car, the officer checked her name for warrants and found seven. She was arrested.

Man arrested after trying to skip paying restaurant check

A man tried to leave a restaurant without paying his check and ended up leaving in police custody. West Reading police were called to a restaurant about 12:24 a.m. Feb. 6 in the 400 block of Penn Avenue after the man wouldn't pay. Officers stopped and identified the man, whose friend ended up paying his check. He was arrested anyway; the man had outstanding warrants.

Traffic stop leads to arrest for unlicensed driver

Wyomissing police stopped a vehicle about 9:58 p.m. July 24 at the intersection of Penn and Lynne avenues in the borough. The driver didn’t have a license; he did, however, have a $300 scofflaw warrant. The officers called Berks County constables, who arrested him on the outstanding warrant.

Would-be heroin buyer arrested in Wyomissing

Wyomissing police spotted a man sitting in a vehicle about 6:45 p.m. July 8 in a parking lot in the 800 block of Hill Avenue. A check of car’s registration turned up an outstanding warrant on the owner. The officer stopped the car as it drove off the lot and arrested the man, who had a suspended license as well as the scofflaw warrant. He told police he came to the area to buy heroin and was waiting for police to leave so he could drive into Reading and purchase drugs.

Wanted man arrested in West Reading just wanted to fish

Two men went fishing about 1 a.m. June 20 at the Bertolet Fishing Dock on South First Avenue in West Reading. Police officers spotted them and found one of the two men was wanted on three warrants. He was arrested and turned over to county constables. The other man was allowed to leave.

Fugitive tries, but fails, to avoid police during late-night stroll

Three men riding in a car about 1:55 a.m. April 17 in Wyomissing parked in a neighborhood and started walking. A borough police officer stopped them after two blocks, near the intersection of Reading Boulevard and Sunnyside Avenue. The men were all drunk and told the officer they hoped to avoid any police vehicles. Perhaps with good reason: One of them had an active warrant and was arrested.

Minivan driver arrested after speeding in West Reading

A West Reading police officer clocked a Ford Windstar going 46 mph down a street with a 25 mph speed limit about 9:54 p.m. April 10, in the 300 block of Buttonwood Street in the borough. Police stopped the minivan in the 600 block of Reading Avenue and discovered the driver had an outstanding warrant, as well as a suspended license. He was arrested and turned over to constables to answer for the warrant.

Passenger arrested after traffic stop

A woman was arrested March 19 after West Reading police stopped the Jeep she was riding in about 10:02 p.m. in the 400 block of Penn Avenue. The Jeep had made an illegal left turn onto Penn Avenue from North Fifth Avenue when police stopped it. The driver received a citation; the passenger received a ride to Reading Central Arraignment Court. She had an outstanding warrant and police turned her over to constables.

Bright headlights attract police attention in West Reading

A man driving about 8:18 p.m. March 18 in the 300 block of Buttonwood Street in West Reading got the attention of police with his high-beam headlights. Officers stopped the car and found the man had a suspended driver’s license and two outstanding warrants. They arrested him and turned him over to Berks County constables to answer to the warrants.

West Reading police arrest bicycle-riding wanted man

By now loyal readers of Borough Blue can rightly assume that if you have outstanding warrants, it’s not a good idea to, say, ride in a car with expired plates or run a red light. But a man who opted for two-wheeled transportation still found it impossible to avoid getting caught.

West Reading police officers spotted the man riding his bicycle without a light about 8:20 p.m. March 1 in the first block of North Fourth Avenue. When they checked hi identification they discovered several warrants and arrested him. He was also cited for not having a light on his bike, which police put in temporary storage.

Police arrest man following fight at restaurant

West Reading police heard a report of a fight about 3:30 a.m. July 19 at the West Reading Diner in the 400 block of Penn Avenue in the borough. The fight had dispersed before officers arrived, but a witness said a man who was still there had been involved in the fight. Police talked to the man and found he had outstanding warrants, on which they then arrested him.

Drunk woman scares children

Two small children approached a West Reading police officer the evening of June 9 to report a drunk woman who scared them and was hugging them. The officer found the woman, who had open warrants and was jailed.

Crowbar, knife and alcohol involved in Wyomissing fight

Shortly after midnight June 4, Wyomissing police responded to a call about a fight involving weapons in the first block of Woodland Road. When they arrived they found two men, one of them apparently drunk, and two weapons – a crowbar and a knife. The inebriated man was arrested on suspicion of public drunkenness and police found an open scofflaw warrant on the other man.