Politics & Government
The Fate of Berks-Lehigh Police Could be Decided Tonight
The Berks-Lehigh Regional Police Commission meets tonight to discuss disbanding the police department.
The Berks-Lehigh meets tonight at 7 p.m. in Maxatawny. The life of the regional police force is at stake.
Maxatawny Supervisors voted March 7 to disband that covers Maxatawny, Topton and Lyons in Berks County and Upper Macungie Township in Lehigh.
That came a week after Upper Macungie supervisors voted to leave membership in the force.
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Police Chief Roger Heins said that chances are the force will disband by the end of the year. But the other municipalities have yet to be heard from.
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