Tuesday, February 5, 2013
George Johnson was fired by Lansdale Borough in June 2010 for failing to appear at a preliminary hearing and for allegedly lying during Loudermill hearings with borough police. On Jan. 3, a Montgomery County judge reversed his termination
A Lansdale Borough Police officer fired in June 2010 for failing to appear at a preliminary hearing — and allegedly lying during Loudermill hearings with borough police officials and administrators as to why he missed the hearing — had his job reinstated by a Montgomery County Common Pleas Court judge in January. However, a recent Lansdale Borough Council appeal to the court order will keep him from donning the uniform due to "automatic supersedence." George Johnson, a 12-year veteran with Lansdale Borough Police, was terminated from his position on June 18, 2010 by the Lansdale Borough Civil Service Commission and Lansdale Borough Council, according to court records. The commission ruled in 2010 that the borough established sufficient …
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Emilio Sciortino Jr., 21, allegedly kidnapped his estranged wife, handcuffed her, gagged her and beat her at his home. He is being held on $3 million cash bail.
Telford Borough Police have identified the man in Tuesday's hostage situation at 42 Indian Valley Lane as 21-year-old Emilio Sciortino Jr. He is being held at Montgomery County prison in lieu of $3 million cash bail. Sciortino Jr. is charged with felony kidnapping, felony aggravated and felony simple assaults, felony discharge of a firearm into an occupied building, and misdemeanor charges of recklessly endangering another person, terroristic threats, unlawful restraint and false imprisonment, police said. Additional charges are likely, police said. Sciortino Jr. was held overnight in Lansdale Police lockup and was arraigned Wednesday before District Judge Kenneth Deatelhauser. Sciortino Jr. was committed to Montgomery County prison, …
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
A 21-year-old man fired shots with high-powered rifle from inside house on Indian Valley Lane
A 21-year-old Telford man was taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon after holding his wife hostage and firing shots through the wall of his house with a high-powered rifle, police said. Telford Borough Chief of Police Randy Floyd declined to identify the man, saying only that he was "known" to local police and that the police department would be discussing charges with the Montgomery County District Attorney's office. "We are investigating to determine what those charges will be," Floyd said. Floyd said police received a domestic dispute call at 1:37 p.m. Tuesday. The man and his 21-year-old wife were in the house at 42 Indian Valley Lane with the man's mother, whom he permitted the leave the house. Floyd said police were not sure where …
Jethro
4:21 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
After reading this I am feeling something is wrong in the PD. The officer got away with all this for a long time. more ›