West Reading man jailed following fight

A man in a group home in West Reading threatened some of the staff members there in the evening of May 9. Borough police arrested the man at the facility in the 400 block of Reading Avenue and charged him with simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment. District Judge Timothy Dougherty dropped the assault charge against the suspect, a 61-year-old borough resident, during his hearing May 26. The disorderly conduct and harassment charges were held for court. The suspect was jailed in lieu of $2,500 bail.