Passenger in car arrested on warrant in Wyomissing

Wyomissing police stopped a vehicle about 1:38 a.m. March 5 on North Wyomissing Boulevard at the West Shore Bypass for a traffic violation. After checking the identities of the people in the car, officers arrested the passenger. She was wanted on two felony warrants in Reading. Police took her to Central Processing.

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.

Fight leads to arrest in West Reading

About 25 people go involved in a fight about 11:56 p.m. June 24 in the 200 block of South Fourth Avenue in West Reading. Police arrested at least one man on a scofflaw warrant but it wasn't clear if anyone else was arrested or charged that night.

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.

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.

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.

Speeding driver arrested on warrant

Wyomissing police stopped a vehicle about 2:17 a.m. Nov. 19 for speeding on the Warren Street Bypass in the borough. The vehicle had an expired registration and the driver had an outstanding warrant. She owed $200 in fines from an earlier unpaid speeding ticket. She was cited for the latest stop and arrested, then handed over to constables.

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.

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.

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.

Littering leads to fugitive’s arrest

Police arrested both occupants of a vehicle who littered and failed to use a turn signal about 10:41 p.m. June 22 at the intersection of Park Road North and Spring Street in Wyomissing. Both had warrants but one man, a 30-year-old Reading resident, made his problems worse by using a fake ID. On July 8 he waived his preliminary hearing and jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail. He is charged with forgery, tampering with identification, making a false statement and using forged writing.

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.

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.

Suspect wanted for retail theft caught shoplifting

About 4:38 p.m. May 31, a man took four video games from a store in the 1100 block of Berkshire Boulevard in Wyomissing, removing the anti-theft devices and hiding the games before he left. Borough police caught up with him and arrested him.

They learned that the suspect, a 36-year-old with no fixed address, was on bail for a retail theft charge and was also wanted for shoplifting, apparently in another incident.

He was charged (again) with two counts of retail theft and jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail.

Pair arrested following traffic stop in Wyomissing

A 26-year-old Laureldale woman faces charges after a traffic stop about 3:23 a.m. May 15 in the 1200 block of Penn Avenue in Wyomisssing. Police stopped the vehicle for having an expired inspection sticker and noticed the driver smelled strongly of alcohol. She refused to take a sobriety test and was arrested. The passenger, meanwhile, was wanted on several outstanding warrants and also arrested. The driver was charged with two counts of drunken driving and one count each of driving with a suspended license and having an expired inspection.

Passenger arrested after traffic stop

West Reading police stopped a vehicle about 1:25 a.m. May 5 in the first block of North Fifth Avenue in the borough for an unspecified violation. In the course of the stop an officer learned the passenger had two outstanding warrants. He was arrested and turned over to county constables.

Man arrested on his way to work

A man was walking to his job along with two friends on bicycles about 3:41 a.m. April 28 on State Hill Road near the Warren Street Bypass in Wyomissing when a borough police officer stopped the trio. After checking identification for all three, the officer discovered the commuter had two open warrants. His pedaling friends were released but he was arrested on the warrants.