Written STEPHEN J. PYTAK
spytak@republicanherald.com
01/29/2007
Borough and state police arrested Nicholas A. Dietrich, 24, the owner of Loyalty Skateshop, 117 E. Broad St., and charged him with possession of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia. Dietrich, 545 E. Elm St., Tamaqua, was arraigned before on-duty Magisterial District Judge Carol A. Pankake, Tremont, Sunday night. He was committed to Schuylkill County Prison, unable to pay 10 percent, or $1,500, of $15,000 percentage bail.
After acquiring a search warrant, police entered the store with a state police dog and confiscated a clear freezer bag and a 1-by-2-inch clear baggie, referred to as a "gram" bag, filled with the suspected substance.
"He was probably filling this up out of here and weighing it when we decided to come in and say 'Hey, what's happening,' " Tamaqua police Cpl. Richard Weaver said, noting that a $20 bill was sitting out on a counter top across from the cabinet where the suspected drugs were found.
The suspected substance was field tested by Trooper Ronald Kazakavage and tested positive for marijuana, Patrolman Henry D. Woods said in the affidavit.
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