Probation officer finds marijuana growing in West Reading apartment

A probation officer called West Reading police about 10:40 a.m. Jan. 31 after finding marijuana plants in an apartment in the 500 block of Reading Avenue. Police arrested the tenant on charges of possession of marijuana, use or possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal possession of a firearm.

The suspect, a 37-year-old borough man, was on probation in a drunken-driving conviction from 2010, according to court records. That probation was revoked in December, records say.

The suspect was jailed on the new charges in lieu of $25,000 bail.