Norristown Police Department

Best wishes to Norristown Police Chief Mark Talbot who will be leading the Hampton Police Department in Virginia. Talbot has done such great work for the municipality and he will be missed! Congratulations, chief! Full press release is on our website.

EXAMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR POLICE OFFICER MONTGOMERY COUNTY CONSORTIUM OF COMMUNITIES The Montgomery County Consortium of Communities, on behalf of their respective Civil Service Commissions or Municipalities, will be conducting a written examination for Police Officer on Saturday, June 12, 2021... Beginning May 15, 2021, at 8:00 AM, a single unified application will be available online at www.montcopolicetest.com. This application can be used to apply to any of the departments you are eligible for. Unified Applications must be completed online at www.montcopolicetest.com. You will not be permitted to take the exam until you complete the application online and pay the $40 fee by using the Pay Pal account linked to the application. - NO paper applications will be accepted. - NO checks or money orders will be accepted. - Applicants who do not have computer access can go to any public library or one of the participating agencies to complete the application online. ON-LINE APPLICATION PROCESS WILL CLOSE Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at 5 PM

It's back! The friendly blood donation competition Battle of the Badges returns on June 8. First responders from the municipal and county levels see who can get more of their supporters to sign up to donate and save a life! Signup with the Red Cross, sponsor code Norristown BOB.

Elmwood Park Zoo hosted members of the local police, fire fighter, and ambulance departments this morning to honor the "first responders" for their service to t...he community. As a further thank you, the zoo announced the creation of a yearly zoo membership intended especially for members of these departments. The zoo's First Responder Membership will be available for free to police, fire, and EMT workers in Norristown and its surrounding townships. The membership provides free zoo admission and other exclusive perks, similar to the zoo's yearly memberships available to purchase for individuals and families. In his comments, Elmwood Park Zoo's Executive Director and CEO, Al Zone, thanked the gathered forces from Norristown, East Norriton, West Norriton and Plymouth for their service. "We truly appreciate the support of our first responders, who put the safety of the residents of Montgomery County ahead of their own," he said. Also in attendance were Municipality of Norristown Administrator Crandall O. Jones, East Norriton Township Manager Robert Hart, and West Norriton Township Manager Jason M. Bobst; each took a moment to heap further praise on the men and women serving their communities.

SECOND MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER OF PINNOCK IN NORRISTOWN; WOMAN CHARGED WITH AIDING, EVIDENCE TAMPERING AFTER BEING ARRESTED IN FLORIDA Montgomery County Distric...t Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Mark E. Talbot Sr. announce the arrest of Hilton Freeman, 21, of Norristown, for the murder of Junior Pinnock on April 25, 2021, and the arrest of Asia Jackson, 18, of Norristown, for hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence. The two defendants fled the Norristown area following the murder and were arrested on May 10, 2021 by U.S. Marshalls at a relative’s home in Jacksonville, Fla. The arrests stem from the murder of Pinnock on Sunday, April 25, 2021. At 9:08 p.m., Norristown Police responded to Ann and Barbadoes Streets in Norristown for a report of a man who had been shot. Police arrived to find the victim, Junior Pinnock, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to Suburban Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The scene was processed, and four 9mm cartridge casings were recovered as well as the sheaf, blade and handle of a long-bladed knife. Norristown Police and Montgomery County Detectives launched a joint investigation into the homicide. The investigation found through witness interviews and surveillance video that the victim had come to the area looking for co-defendant Montez Kent and called him when he found he wasn’t in an area residence. Soon after, a dark-colored vehicle parked in the nearby county-owned parking lot, from which Freeman and his co-defendant Kent exited. The investigation found that Kent and the victim physically fought in the street, with Kent pulling a long-bladed knife from behind his back and lunging at the victim, who knocked the knife away. While they were fighting, Freeman shot the victim multiple times, then both men ran back to the vehicle and fled the area in a dark-colored vehicle. Kent was arrested on April 28, 2021 and charged with First-Degree Murder, Third-Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Possessing an Instrument of Crime. He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Margaret Hunsicker. There is no bail available for First-Degree Murder, and the defendant was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m., June 3, 2021 before Magisterial District Judge Greg Scott. Freeman was charged with First-Degree Murder, Third-Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Person Not to Possess a Firearm and Possessing an Instrument of Crime. Jackson was charged with three felony counts of Hindering Apprehension for hiding Freeman, assisting his getaway and destroying evidence as well as Tampering with Evidence. Freeman and Jackson are being held at a facility in Jacksonville. They have waived extradition and will be transported back to Pennsylvania to face charges. The case will be prosecuted by Assistant Chief of Trials Roderick Fancher and Assistant District Attorney William Highland, with the Norristown Community Justice Unit. CRIMINAL CHARGES, AND ANY DISCUSSION THEREOF, ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS AND ALL DEFENDANTS ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL AND UNLESS PROVEN GUILTY.

Please join us in welcoming a new officer to our team, Officer Johnathon Davidson.

This morning, members of the public brought to our attention an act of racist hate involving a figure suspended from a local building. This behavior was designe...d to divide us, but we won’t let it. It is also meant to cause pain and suffering. We hope that healing will happen as we consciously decide to double-down on treating everyone that we encounter with dignity and respect. We are moving as quickly as we can to identify the offender and take all necessary action to ensure that he or she gets the help and the justice that they deserve. See more

So many blankets were donated after our call for help. Now patrol officers have blankets and other goods to provide to homeless people in town. Thanks to all that responded with love and care. #NorristownChaplains #NorristownChurches #NorristownSchools #NorristownResidents #YourWayHome #Norristown @TogetherWeAreStronger @NPDGenuinelyCommitted Municipality of Norristown Norristown, Pennsylvania Norristown Baptist ChurchMt. Zion A.M.E. Church - NorristownChrist Church United ...Church of Christ - Norristown@RevJones See more

GERARD GETHERS ARRESTED FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER OF JERRY WHITE IN NORRISTOWN Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Mar...k E. Talbot announce the arrest of Gerard Gethers, 29, of Philadelphia, for the murder of 34-year-old Jerry White in Norristown. Gethers was arrested without incident by the United States Marshall’s Fugitive Task Force at his residence on West Wellens Avenue in Philadelphia. White was murdered on Nov. 3, 2020. Norristown Police heard multiple gunshots while on patrol at 3:36 p.m., and immediately located White in the 500 block of West Marshall Street. The victim was transported to Suburban Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. An autopsy was conducted on Nov. 4, 2020, by Dr. Ian Hood, a forensic pathologist with the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office, who opined that White died of multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death was homicide. Norristown Police and Montgomery County Detectives launched a joint investigation into the homicide, which found the killing was captured on surveillance video. The video showed a single man approach White, clearly targeting him as he fired a black semi-automatic pistol several times. Detectives noted that the suspect was wearing a black hooded Nike jacket, had a prominent and distinctive tattoo on his left hand and walked with an unusual gait. The investigation found that Gethers had previously threatened to get even with the victim. Further, Gethers’ tattoo on his left hand matches the tattoo observed on the shooter’s hand seen in the surveillance video of the homicide. Gethers is charged with First-Degree Murder, Third-Degree Murder, Person Not to Possess a Firearm, Possessing an Instrument of Crime and Recklessly Endangering Another Person. He was arraigned on Dec. 1, 2020 before Magisterial District Judge Francis J. Lawrence. There is no bail available for First-Degree Murder, and the defendant was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m., Dec. 10, 2020 before Judge Lawrence.

There is a power outage at the intersection of Airy & Stanbridge. Please use caution when driving. PECO has been contacted and is working on the issue. Be Safe!

Here’s some guidance from the CDC to make trick-or-treating safer: Avoid direct contact with trick-or-treaters. Give out treats outdoors, if possible. Set up a station with individually bagged treats for kids to take.... Wash hands before handling treats. Wear a mask. Wear a mask Make your cloth mask part of your costume. A costume mask is not a substitute for a cloth mask. Do NOT wear a costume mask over a cloth mask. It can make breathing more difficult. Masks should NOT be worn by children under the age of 2 or anyone who has trouble breathing Stay at least 6 feet away from others who do not live with you Indoors and outdoors, you are more likely to get or spread COVID-19 when you are in close contact with others for a long time. Wash your hands Bring hand sanitizer with you and use it after touching objects or other people. Use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Parents: supervise young children using hand sanitizer. Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds when you get home and before you eat any treats. Norristown, Pennsylvania Norristown Municipality #NPD #NPDGenuinelyCommitted #TogetherWeAreStronger

17-YEAR-OLD GUN TRAFFICKER CERTIFIED TO STAND TRIAL AS ADULT, FACING MORE THAN 160 FELONY CHARGES Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norris...town Police Chief Mark E. Talbot announce the certification of Rahajahi Taylor Batchelor, 17, of Norristown, to stand trial as an adult. He faces numerous felony charges related to his leadership role in the gun trafficking organization that illegally obtained and resold 44 firearms in Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia counties during July and August of this year. Batchelor joins nine adults previously charged in late September for their roles in the gun trafficking organization: Terrance Barker, Jamil Brown, Clarence Codada, Demetrius Huggins Jr., Shaireese Liles, Anthony McCrary, and John McDonald, all of Philadelphia; Ashon Pearson of Norristown; and Mikal Scott of Cheltenham. Four other juvenile males, ages 14 to 17 years, were involved in the gun trafficking organization but to a lesser extent than Batchelor, and the District Attorney’s Office did not seek to certify them as adults. Batchelor was certified as an adult before Judge Cheryl Austin following a lengthy hearing in Juvenile Court on Nov. 24, 2020. The Commonwealth presented evidence of the severity and sophistication of the crimes, the impact of these crimes on the community of Norristown as well as the entire Philadelphia region and the defendant’s prior contact with law enforcement. The defendant faces 166 felony counts of Corrupt Organization, Conspiracy, Dealing in the Proceeds of Unlawful Activities, Illegal Sale or Transfer of Firearms and Criminal Use of a Communications Facility, as well as 21 misdemeanor counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Minor. The investigation began on Aug. 9, 2020, when Montgomery County Detectives were routinely reviewing paperwork related to multiple gun purchases by individuals and noted McCrary’s high number of guns purchased from federally licensed dealers. The next day, on Aug. 10, 2020, Norristown Police responded to Suburban Community Hospital for a report of a gunshot victim, which was Batchelor. The Norristown Police investigation determined that Batchelor had accidentally shot himself in his arm inside a his family’s residence on Green Street in Norristown. Inside the residence, police found two gun boxes that had been purchased on the day of the shooting by McCrary, who is Batchelor’s cousin but does not live at the residence. Neither gun had been reported stolen, indicating possible straw purchases. A straw purchase is when a person with a clean background purchases firearms specifically on behalf of another person to conceal the true ownership of the firearm. Persons who are unable to legally purchase a firearm would include convicted felons, domestic violence misdemeanants, juveniles and mentally ill individuals. From there, law enforcement began investigating McCrary’s firearms purchases both through the Electronic Record of Sale (EROS) system and through hard copies of ATF and Pennsylvania State Police forms at gun stores. They found that he had been buying an alarming number of firearms from firearms stores in Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia counties, sometimes visiting more than one gun store in a day and buying multiple firearms at the same time, often including multiple purchases of the same make and model of gun. The ensuing investigation used surveillance, cell phone analysis, review of federal firearms forms and EROS, social media analysis, search warrants, interviews and other methods of investigation to uncover the participants of the gun trafficking organization. Of the 44 firearms that were found to be straw purchases for the organization, only nine have been recovered by police to date. This 17-year-old was one of the ringleaders that orchestrated the straw purchases of 44 firearms by three adults and then illegally sold those firearms to people who could not legally buy firearms for themselves. This defendant, along with his co-conspirators, has done a tremendous amount of damage to the safety of our community here in Montgomery County and in the greater southeastern Pennsylvania region, said DA Steele. The investigation was led by the Montgomery County Detective Bureau’s Violent Crime Unit (VCU) and the Norristown Police Department with assistance from the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General’s Gun Violence Task Force, the FBI’s Bucks and Montgomery County Safe Streets Task Force, United States Marshals, Cheltenham Township Police Department, Abington Township Police Department, Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania State Police, Warminster Township Police Department, Bensalem Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Detectives from the Montgomery County Detective Bureau and Norristown Police Department are still pursuing the recovery of the other 35 guns. Anyone with information about these illegal guns is asked to call the Montgomery County Detective Bureau at 610-278-3368 or the Norristown Police Department at 610-270-0977. According to Juvenile Court rules, the certification hearing serves as the preliminary hearing for the defendant. Following the presentation of evidence at the certification hearing, Judge Austin ordered the case to be transferred to the Court of Common Pleas. She set bail at $250,000 cash, and the defendant was remanded. Batchelor is currently being housed at the Lehigh County Prison, which can accommodate housing a 17-year-old away from older prisoners. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Kathleen McLaughlin, who is the Captain of the Firearms Unit, and Assistant District Attorney Samantha Arena of the Firearms Unit.

This male dog was found at Oak Street park. Please share so we can locate his family. Thank you!

DA ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION INTO HOMICIDE IN NORRISTOWN, ASKS FOR PUBLIC'S HELP Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief M...ark E. Talbot announce a joint investigation into a shooting homicide that occurred in the 500 block of West Lafayette Street. On Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, at approximately 5:34 p.m., Norristown Police responded to 502 W. Lafayette Street for a reported shooting. Arriving officers located Abdur Rachman Small, 21, inside the living room of the residence. Small sustained an apparent gunshot wound to the head. Small was transported by ambulance to Suburban Community Hospital and later flown to Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. He was pronounced dead on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. The Philadelphia Medical Examiners Officer performed an autopsy on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, which determined Small died as a result of a gunshot to the head. The manner was ruled homicide. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Norristown Police Department at 610-270-0977 or Montgomery County Detectives at 610-278-3368. Anonymous text tips can be submitted using MontcoCrimeTips on the STOPit! app. The STOPit! app can be downloaded for free from the App Store for iPhones or Google Play for Androids, then use code MONTCOPA to get the Montgomery County version of the app.

This female dog was found in the 1700 block of Pine st. this morning. Please share so we can locate her family!

RASHAAN STEVENSON ARRESTED FOR THE APRIL 2, 2019 MURDER OF ALONZO ANTHONY IN NORRISTOWN Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Polic...e Chief Mark E. Talbot announce the arrest of Rashaan Stevenson, 34, of Reading, on charges of First-Degree Murder in the home invasion homicide of Alonzo J. Anthony on April 2, 2019, in Norristown. He is the second man arrested for this murder. Norristown Police were dispatched at 10:53 p.m., April 2, 2019, to 307 Fornance Street for a reported shooting. Arriving officers located Anthony in the hallway of his residence deceased from apparent gunshot wounds. A joint investigation by the Montgomery County Detective Bureau and the Norristown Police found that two masked men entered the apartment, fired shots that struck and killed Anthony, and fled from the residence with cash, marijuana and a cellphone. On Sept. 28, 2019, Brandon M. Thompson was arrested and charged with Second-Degree Murder, Third-Degree Murder, Burglary, Robbery, Person Not to Possess a Firearm and multiple other charges. Since then, detectives have continued to investigate the second man seen in surveillance video running from the apartment. The investigation revealed that Stevenson traveled with co-defendant Thompson from Stevenson’s residence in Reading to the victim’s residence in Norristown and then back again at the time of the murder. Additionally, at 5 feet, 6 inches tall and 215 pounds, Stevenson matches the description of the second man seen in surveillance video running from Anthony’s apartment following the murder. Stevenson is charged with First-Degree Murder, Second-Degree Murder, Third-Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Burglary, Robbery, Person Not to Possess a Firearm and multiple other charges. He was arraigned today before Magisterial District Judge Gregory Scott. No bail is available for First-Degree Murder, and he was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for 11:45 a.m., Nov. 4, 2020 before Magisterial District Judge Margaret Hunsicker. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Roderick M. Fancher III and Furrah Qureshi. CRIMINAL CHARGES, AND ANY DISCUSSION THEREOF, ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS AND ALL DEFENDANTS ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL AND UNLESS PROVEN GUILTY.

ATTENTION: There will be a cleanup event at Riverfront Park this Saturday morning from 9 to 11. Volunteers, please park by the shipping container. The park will be OPEN during the cleanup and we want to make sure we can accommodate all park guests. Thanks!

FOUND KEYS! A set of keys were found on the 800 block of Green Street on October 14th. If you think they belong to you, please call our non-emergency line at (610) 270-0977 and press option 0, or come to the police department. Thank you!

Police Officers will be out in the area of 1400-1500 Markley St, 500 E. Lafayette, 900-1000 W. Airy St., 1400-1500 New Hope St., 1000-1200 W. Main St., and the 1400-1600 Dekalb St. from 10/19/2020-11/25/2020. They want to reduce traffic accidents and injuries. Officers will be introducing themselves to motorists who fail to obey traffic laws. Please drive safely! Del 19 de Octubre al 25 de Noviembre del 2020 oficiales de la policía estarán en el área 1400 -1500 Markley St, 500 E. Lafayette, 900-1000 W. Airy St., 1400-1500 New Hope St., 1000-1200 W. Main St., y 1400-1600 Dekalb St. El propósito es reducer los accidentes de tráfico y las lesiones. Los oficiales estarán conversando con los conductores que no obedecen las leyes de tránsito. ¡Por favor, conduzca con cuidado!

There was a water main break at Markley & Marshall St. The west end of town will have no running water at this time. They are working on getting fixed.

The Norristown Police responded to two incidents of gun violence in the early morning of October 10th. Police responded to shots fired in the area of Spruce and Willow Streets and upon arrival found two vehicles damaged by gun fire and several expended shell casings. Soon after the first incident police responded to the 100 block of West Airy Street for shots fired where a vehicle was damaged by gun fire.... Two gun shot victims were located at area hospitals, both with non life threatening gun shot wounds. The incidents are currently under investigation and unknown at this time if they are related. Anyone with information regarding these incidents is encouraged to contact the Norristown Police Department at 610-270-0977 or you can remain anonymous by calling 610-278-TIPS or email [email protected]. Thank you for your help.

GUN TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION DISMANTLED Nine adults, five juveniles illegally obtained and sold 44 firearms Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele,... Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Norristown Police Chief Mark Talbot and FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Driscoll today announced the dismantling of a gun trafficking organization that illegally obtained and resold 44 firearms in Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia counties. Nine adults and five juveniles were arrested or are being sought for charges related to straw purchases of firearms and illegally transferring firearms. The gun trafficking organization was fueled by purchases by Anthony McCrary, 23, of Philadelphia, who purchased 35 firearms from July 3 to Aug. 27, 2020; Demetrius Huggins Jr., 21, of Philadelphia, who purchased five firearms from July 7 to July 31, 2020; and Shaireese Liles, 21, of Philadelphia, who purchased four firearms from July 20 to Aug. 17, 2020. Those firearms were purchased on behalf of the gun trafficking organization led by Terrance Barker, 19, of Philadelphia; Mikal Scott, 18, of Cheltenham; and a 17-year-old male from Norristown. Also involved were Ashon Pearson, 23, of Norristown; Jamil Brown, 18, John McDonald, 21, and Clarence Codada, 18, all of Philadelphia; as well as four other juvenile males ranging in age from 14 to 17 years old. The investigation was led by the Montgomery County Detective Bureau’s Violent Crime Unit (VCU) and the Norristown Police Department with assistance from the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General’s Gun Violence Task Force, the FBI’s Bucks and Montgomery County Safe Streets Task Force, United States Marshals, Cheltenham Township Police Department, Abington Township Police Department, Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania State Police, Warminster Township Police Department, Bensalem Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The investigation began on Aug. 9, 2020, when Montgomery County Detectives were routinely reviewing paperwork related to multiple gun purchases by individuals and noted McCrary’s high number of guns purchased from federally licensed dealers. The next day, on Aug. 10, 2020, Norristown Police responded to a shooting incident involving a 17-year-old male. A search of the residence where the shooting took place found two gun boxes that had been purchased on the day of the shooting by McCrary, who does not live at the residence. Neither gun had been reported stolen, indicating possible straw purchases. A straw purchase is when a person with a clean background purchases firearms specifically on behalf of another person to conceal the true ownership of the firearm. Persons who are unable to legally purchase a firearm would include convicted felons, domestic violence misdemeanants, juveniles and mentally ill individuals. From there, law enforcement began investigating McCrary’s firearms purchases both through the Electronic Record of Sale (EROS) system and through hard copies of ATF and Pennsylvania State Police forms at gun stores. They found that he had been buying an alarming number of firearms from firearms stores in Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia counties, sometimes visiting more than one gun store in a day and buying multiple firearms at the same time, often including multiple purchases of the same make and model of gun. The ensuing investigation used surveillance, cell phone analysis, review of federal firearms forms and EROS, social media analysis, search warrants, interviews and other methods of investigation to uncover the participants of the gun trafficking organization. We may never know the true extent of the damage from these 44 illegal guns since guns obtained using a straw purchaser are typically immediately resold to people who can’t legally buy a gun for themselves. Then after an illegal firearm is used in a crime, it’s resold to other felons and the damage grows. It’s a domino effect, said DA Steele. This type of organization’s sole purpose is to make money by putting firearms in the hands of people who cannot lawfully buy and possess guns. Illegal firearms on our streets are a significant threat to public safety and should concern every law-abiding citizen. EROS, part of the Office of the Attorney General’s Track+Trace Initiative to assist in thwarting illegal transfers of firearms and decrease gun trafficking, was a key tool used in this investigation to track the illegal purchases of firearms by this gun trafficking organization. This investigation shows how the Track+Trace initiative can help law enforcement stop the straw purchasers who fuel our gun violence epidemic. I applaud District Attorney Steele, Chief Talbot and FBI Special Agent Driscoll for their great work and for getting guns out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them, Attorney General Shaprio said. Our job is not over, we should keep expanding the use of electronic records and double down on this kind of targeted, data-driven, and collaborative law enforcement work to prevent senseless shootings and violence in our communities. Of the 44 firearms that have been found to be straw purchases for the organization by McCrary, Huggins and Liles, six have been recovered: one was seized during a shooting investigation in Cheltenham Township, one was found during a traffic stop in Abington Township and four guns were seized during investigations or through search warrants in Philadelphia. The defendants were charged with varying crimes but all include felony counts of Corrupt Organizations and Conspiracy. Other charges include Dealing in Proceeds of Unlawful Activities, Receiving Stolen Property, Unlawful Transfer of a Firearm, Criminal Use of Communications Facilities, Corruption of Minors, Possession of a Firearm by Minor, Materially False Statements and multiple related offenses. The defendants arrested and charged were arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Suzan Leonard today. She set bail for these defendants at: $500,000 cash for McCrary, Barker, Huggins and Scott; $250,000 for Pearson and Brown; and $25,000 unsecured for Codada, who was released. The remaining defendants failed to make bail and were remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility. The preliminary hearing for these defendants is in the process of being scheduled. Detectives are in the process of locating and arresting McDonald and Scott. Anyone with information about their whereabouts is asked to call the Montgomery County Detective Bureau at 610-278-3368 or the Norristown Police Department at 610-270-0977. The case will be prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Kathleen McLaughlin, who is the Captain of the Firearms Unit, and Assistant District Attorney Samantha Arena of the Firearms Unit. CRIMINAL CHARGES, AND ANY DISCUSSION THEREOF, ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS AND ALL DEFENDANTS ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL AND UNLESS PROVEN GUILTY.

TRAFFIC NOTICE: West Marshall Street is closed between George Street and Haws Avenue until 3 p.m. for street repairs.