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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Police Investigating Midnight Shoot Out at Arch and Oak Streets

Authorities recovered 30 shell casings from three different weapons at the scene.

Police are investigating a gun battle in the area of Arch and East Oak streets that erupted around midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 19, terrifying neighbors. According to Norristown Police Chief Russell Bono, officers responded to the scene at 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday for a report of shots fired in the area. There, they recovered 30 spent shell casings from at least three different types of weapons.  "[We recovered] .40 caliber shell casings, 9mm shell casings and a .380," said Chief Bono. "All semi-automatic handguns." No one was reported injured in the incident, but at least one home in the 700 block of Arch Street was damaged when a bullet entered a front window and struck a wall inside the home. Police reportedly have very little information…

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Two Men in Custody After Police Respond to Early Morning Shooting

Officers responding to a call of shots fired in the area of Arch and Basin streets have two suspects in custody.

According to reports provided by the Norristown Police Department, officers responded to Arch and Basin streets last night shortly before 2:30 a.m. for a report of shots fired in the vicinity. Callers reported to police that vehicles apparently involved in a chase had sped through the area of Arch and Freedly streets. Once on the scene, officers found a blue minivan abandoned on the lawn of a home on the southwest corner of Arch and Freedly streets. According to reports, a witness flagged down officers and described seeing a man wearing a white T-shirt running through Hayden Alley behind the 200 block of Nassau Place involved in a "running gun battle." Police searched the area and encountered Myheime David Boyd, 26, of the 800 block of …

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