Crime & Safety

Police: Woman Taken Into Custody Following Vehicle Stop

A passenger in the vehicle had outstanding bench warrants, police said.

East Pikeland Township Police took a woman into custody following a traffic stop Saturday in the township.

Police said they stopped a vehicle for failing to stop at a stop sign at 10:20 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the intersection of Ridge and Schuylkill roads.

Officers discovered that a passenger in the rear of the vehicle, Madelyn Anderson, had outstanding bench warrants from Norristown Police.

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Anderson, 34, was taken into custody and turned over to Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies, police said.

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