POTTSTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE - Monday, October 17, 2005
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Pottstown Police Department Chief of Police Mark D. Flanders and Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor, Jr. are pleased to announce the arrest of JERONE ARTIS (information to follow) after officers from the Pottstown Police Department, members of the Montgomery County District Attorney's Drug Task Force, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET), conducted a search at 448 Chestnut St. (Apartment 3) last Wednesday (10/12/2005) evening. These arrests and seizures were made as part of an ongoing High-Visibility Joint Drug Interdiction Initiative in the Borough.
Acting on information developed during previous drug interdiction activities, police made "controlled buys" of suspected crack cocaine from ARTIS and then obtained a search warrant for the apartment at 448 Chestnut St. As a result of the search approximately 3/4 ounces of suspected cocaine, marijuana, sleeping pills, and drug related paraphernalia were seized. ARTIS was arrested and charged with Drug Act violations.
Thanking District Attorney Bruce L. Castor, Jr. for his continued support, Chief Flanders states that, "These arrests are part of phase 2 of our high-visibility activities." Flanders indicates that, "Based on information received from informants, from intelligence that officers have been gathering during other high-visibility activities - both on the street and from air surveillance - and along with good police work, we are now targeting locations where drugs are being processed and stored for street sales along with persons identified as drug dealers." Flanders promises that, "There are more searches and arrests to come as we continue to push forward with this initiative."
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JERONE IRA ARTIS (Age 24) 5042 Walton Ave. Philadelphia, PA Drug Act Violations: Possession, and Possession With the Intent to Deliver Controlled Substances, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Remanded to MCCF in Lieu of $20,000 Cash Bail Preliminary Hearing 10/21/2005 with DJ Durkin |
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Photo of Evidence Seized at 448 Chestnut St. (10/12/2005) |
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