Fugitive arrested in West Reading

A woman who was wanted on a parole violation was arrested Oct. 13 in the 400 block of Spruce Street in West Reading, according to a detective from the Berks County District Attorney’s office. Sheriff’s deputies went there to arrest the suspect, a 37-year-old Strausstown, Pa., woman. In the course of arresting her detectives found a small amount of marijuana as well as a small amount of crack and a crack pipe on her. She was charged with drug possession, pot possession and possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia and jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail.