Bomb Scare at North Penn High School Friday

The North Penn School Distirct confirmed a bomb threat written in graffiti in a bathroom at the high school in Towamencin

A graffiti bomb threat was found on the wall in a boy's bathroom Friday at North Penn High School. Readers reported North Penn High School was put on an "all hazard alert" Friday afternoon for the bomb threat. According to a community Facebook post, parents were informed via a phone call from the school district of a bomb threat in a boy's restroom at the school, written in graffiti. A post on the district's website confirmed the incident. Towamencin Police responded to the scene, and the school was evacuated. Police found no suspicious devices in the school. Students were kept out of harm's way for about a half hour. Towamencin Township Police and North Penn School District have been contacted for comment. Students with any information on…

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Busted

Police: Sellersville Man Busted in Trainyard Vandalism

Matthew Gerdes, 31, claimed he was engaging in a 'hobo tradition.'

A Sellersville man admitted to partaking in a "hobo tradition" when he was caught vandalizing two trains with graffiti the afternoon of May 27, according to Lansdale Police. On May 27 at around 4 p.m., police observed Matthew Gerdes, 31, of the 400 block of East Park Avenue, Sellersville, allegedly writing on a boxcar on the CSX rail line on West Fifth Street, police said. An officer approached Gerdes, who was allegedly still holding a black Markel B paint stick and producing a white one from his pocket, police said. Police said Gerdes stated he was engaging in a "hobo tradition" by writing his sign on the boxcar. He told police he was interested in the history of "hobos" and their affiliation with boxcars, police said. Gerdes allegedly …

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