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Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.

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Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.

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Public Safety

Arch Road burglary suspect remains jailed on $50,000 bail

August 28, 2026 · 2 min read

Booking photo of a middle-aged man with a goatee and neck tattoos.

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Man arrested mid-burglary on Arch Road as family hid upstairs

August 27, 2026 · 1 min read

Large truck overturned on its side at an intersection, surrounded by traffic cones.

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Overturned semi leaks fuel, closes Whitemarsh road

A tractor-trailer overturned near Pennsylvania and Indiana avenues in Whitemarsh Township around 4:51 a.m. Thursday, leaking fuel and closing the road near the turnpike exit; no injuries were reported.

August 28, 2026 · 1 min read

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Spring Mill firefighters handle false alarm, then Norristown building fire 35 minutes later

Spring Mill Fire Company answered two calls in 35 minutes on Thursday, July 30 — a malfunctioning alarm on Basswood Drive in Whitemarsh Township, then a mutual aid building fire in Norristown that drew nine companies including Plymouth and Barren Hill.

August 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Aerial ladder truck extended over a wet residential street with firefighters in turnout gear nearby.

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East Norriton man accused of leading $155K retail theft ring heads to Montgomery County trial

Nehemeiah Jones, 31, of East Norriton waived his preliminary hearing Monday, Aug. 3, and will face trial in Montgomery County Court on charges of leading a multi-state retail theft ring that stole $155,629 from stores including Dick's Sporting Goods, using juvenile runners who threatened employees with pepper spray.

August 5, 2026 · 2 min read