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No Razors for November
The Perkasie Borough Police Department is excited to be putting away the razors for No Razors for November as we raise funds to benefit the Pennridge School District RamPacks Program. "The mission of RamPacks is to provide food on weekends and school holidays to children experiencing food insecurity in the Pennridge School District so they are able to come to school ready to learn". If you would like to support our department for this great local ca
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Halloween Candy Donation
Thank you to RM Palmer Candy Company in Reading, Pennsylvania who donated two cases of their candy to the Perkasie Police Department to hand out to Trick-or-Treaters on Halloween. Thank you RM Palmer for your community Support!
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COFFEE WITH A COP
For National Coffee With-A-Cop day on October 5th Chief Robert Schurr and several Perkasie Police Officers will be at Rise and Grind Cafe located at 1 North Seventh Street from 8:00 am to 10:00 am for Coffee and Conversation. Children will receive free mini pumpkins. We look forward to meeting you!
The Perkasie Borough Police Department is still seeking the public’s assistance in attempting to locate Matthew Branning, age 50, who was reported missing by his family and was last seen on Friday, Oct 15, 2021. At this time, we are also seeking assistance in locating a second missing person: Michael Allen Stark, age 47. Mr.
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Has someone filed for unemployment in your name?
A common scam that we are seeing right now involves someone filing for unemployment using your information. You can receive notice that someone has filed for unemployment in your name a few different ways, including receiving paperwork in the mail from the unemployment office, or your work might notify you that someone has made a claim with your information and your work was contacted to verify if that is correct.
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Camera Registry Program
The Perkasie Borough Police Department wants your help in fighting crime by taking part in our Camera Registry Program. This voluntary program allows residents and business owners to register the locations of their video surveillance systems with the Perkasie Borough Police Department. This registry will enable our department to quickly identify the locations of nearby video cameras if a crime or suspicious incident occurs in your area.
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Fraud by phone
A local resident reported being victimized by phone scam where caller posed as Apple Security. Please be careful of providing personal information over the phone. Please be aware that the number that appears on your caller identification can be manipulated, and may not be accurate. Also, when requests are made for you to purchase prepaid cards or immediately transfer funds, you should pause and consider the situation, as such requests can be an indication tha
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PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
With Perkasie being a walkable town we want to ensure that our pedestrians remain safe. As a reminder we would like to advise motorists to be on the lookout for pedestrians and bicyclists. Title 75 Section 3542 of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code gives specific rights to pedestrians in crosswalks;
§ 3542. Right-of-way of pedestrians in crosswalks.
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PENNSYLVANIA FIREWORKS LAW
As we approach the Fourth of July Holiday the police department experiences an increase in fireworks related complaints. Although certain non-commercial consumer grade fireworks are legal in Pennsylvania there are restrictions on their use:
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