RICHLAND TOWNSHIP CRIME

Man accused of hauling stolen semi-trailer, police say

The incident occurred on East Pumping Station Road earlier this month.

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The incident occurred on East Pumping Station Road earlier this month.

  • Public Safety

A New Jersey man is charged with felony receiving stolen property for stealing a $10,000 semi-trailer that was found during patrol in Richland Township.

Pennsylvania State Police at Dublin said, on Dec. 3, at 10:23 a.m., troopers were patrolling East Pumping Station Road, about a quarter-mile west of Richland Commerce Road, when they ran registration on a white 2024 Wabash National semi-trailer in front of them, towed by a truck tractor.

Police said the semi-trailer registration came back as stolen.

A traffic stop was conducted and the driver was identified as Clark Nelson, 30, of Clifton, police said. He was taken into custody without incident, police said.

Nelson is free on $10,000 unsecured bail and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Dec. 19 at 12:30 p.m. before Magisterial District Judge Lisa Gaier.


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Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow, and a staff writer for WissNow. Email him at [email protected]. Tony graduated from Kutztown University and went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Patch/AOL, The Reporter in Lansdale, Pa., and The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. He was born and raised in and around Lansdale and attended North Penn High School. Lansdale born. St. Patrick's Day, 1980.

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