2 teens charged
for alcohol
SHOEMAKERSVILLE - An 18-year-old Hamburg man and an 18-year-old Sinking Springs man were charged and released after state police at Hamburg found alcohol in the vehicle they were in while driving on Route 61, near Glen-Gery Brick in Perry Township, at 12:30 a.m. Saturday.
State police at Hamburg said Alex J. Breisch, Sinking Springs, was pulled over for speeding and the passenger in the vehicle, Cole D. Trump, Hamburg, was visibly intoxicated and had an open beer spilled in the front pocket of his sweatshirt.
Police said Breisch did not appear to have been drinking, but was charged with transportation and possession of alcohol after 13 cans of Milwaukees Best Ice Beer was found in the vehicle.
Police charged Trump with underage drinking and having an open alcohol container in a vehicle.