Driver arrested for lying to police

West Reading police stopped a vehicle about 9:18 p.m. April 7 for a traffic violation at the traffic circle at Reading and Tulpehocken avenues in the borough. The driver gave police a fake identification, but the officers weren't fooled. They arrested him.

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.

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.

Driver runs red light, gets arrested on drunken-driving charge

Wyomissing police stopped a vehicle about 2:25 a.m. Jan. 10 after it had gone through a red light at Penn Avenue and Park Road in the borough. The driver appeared drunk, and a breath test confirmed it: The suspect's blood-alcohol content was 0.14, nearly double the state's legal threshold for drunken driving of 0.08. Police took the driver to St. Joseph Medical Center for a blood test.

Homeless man arrested on outstanding warrants in Wyomissing

Wyomissing police stopped a vehicle about 2:10 a.m. Jan. 2 at Paper Mill Road and Berkshire Boulevard in the borough for having an expired registration. The owner of the vehicle told police he was living out of his vehicle. Not only was the registration expired; so were the inspection stickers and the insurance, he told officers. A background check showed the man also had an outstanding warrant. He was cited for the vehicle violations and taken to Reading Central Arraignment Court for the warrant.

Woman faces gun, drug charges after traffic stop in Wyomissing

Wyomissing police stopped a vehicle about 11:19 p.m. Dec. 13 at Route 422 west and Penn Avenue because its rear lights didn't work. Officers found a gun, marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. They arrested one of the passengers, a 21-year-old woman, and released the driver and another passenger. The suspect whom police arrested was charged with carrying a gun without a license, conspiracy to carry a gun without a license and use/possession of drug paraphernalia. She was jailed in lieu of $15,000 bail.

On Dec. 18, police filed charges against the driver. The suspect, a 23-year-old Shartlesville, Pa., man, was charged with illegal possession of a firearm, carrying a gun without a license, possession of a controlled substance, conspiracy to carry a gun without a license, and driving without rear lights.

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.

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.

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.

Wyomissing police stop one car, find two occupants and nine warrants

A traffic stop yielded two arrests March 17 in Wyomissing. Police stopped a vehicle about 8:19 p.m. in the 1700 block of Crossing Drive. A check of the driver's identification showed a suspended license and three outstanding scofflaw warrants. The passenger had six warrants of her own. Both were arrested.

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.

Woman leaves toddler at home, gets stopped by police

A West Reading police officer stopped a vehicle about 9:53 p.m. Jan. 21 at South Third and Penn Avenues in the borough. During the stop, the officer learned three facts that got the driver in trouble.

1. Her driver's license was suspended for insurance cancellation;
2. She had two outstanding warrants; and
3. She had left her 4-year-old son at home alone.

The woman was arrested on the warrants and police call Children and Youth Services to check on the child.

Wanted man arrested after traffic stop in West Reading

West Reading police stopped a vehicle about 9:30 p.m. Jan. 6 in the 500 block of Reading Avenue. The driver had a warrant from Williamsport, Pa., and was turned over to the sheriff's department. He will also receive a citation for driving with a suspended license.

Wrong-way driver ends up under arrest

A West Reading police officer stopped a vehicle about 6:57 p.m. in the 300 block of Spruce Street in the borough. The green Dodge Neon had been traveling east on the one-way, westbound street. To make matters worse for the driver, he also had two open warrants and was arrested.

Reading man arrested after lying to police

A driver made an illegal left turn about 11:17 a.m. Oct. 29 from North Third Avenue onto Penn Avenue when police stopped his vehicle. He lied to the officer about his name and didn't have any proof of identification. The suspect, a 30-year-old Reading man, was arrested and charged with driving without a license, making an illegal turn, lying to police and providing false ID. He was released on 5 percent of $20,000 bail.

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.

Police arrest passenger after traffic stop in Wyomissing

A Wyomissing police officer stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation about 2:53 p.m. Oct. 20 at the intersection of Cedarwood and Larchwood roads in Wyomissing. In addition to whatever problems the car had, the officer found a plethora of violations inside the car. The driver didn't have a license. Three children younger than 4 were in the car, none of them in safety seats. A passenger – presumably NOT one of the toddlers – also had three warrants. Police arrested the passenger, who was turned over to constables at the borough police station.

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.

Driver in traffic stop was wanted, several times over

A West Reading police officer stopped a vehicle about 9:30 p.m. May 31 in the 300 block of Buttonwood Street in the borough for an equipment violation. The officer discovered the driver’s license had been suspended and he had five outstanding warrants. He was arrested and turned over to Berks County constables.

Man stops for deer in middle of highway

A West Reading police officer spotted a car stopped about 11:34 p.m. April 24 in the middle of the West Shore Bypass with its flashers on. The driver got out of his car and asked the officer if he’d seen “that deer.” Apparently he saw a deer in the road and, while he didn’t hit it, he thought he should stop where he was (in the passing lane of a highway late at night, in the rain) and call 911. The officer told him next time, pull over to the side of the road first.