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Macungie Traffic Stop Yields Drug-related Charge, Police Say

The Lancaster County man also was charged with driving with a suspended license, officers report.

A recent traffic stop in Macungie brought trouble for a Lancaster County man, according to police.

Shawn Reppert, 25, of Lititz was stopped at 1 a.m. Jan. 18 at Chestnut and Race streets for an unspecified traffic violation, according to Macungie police.

Reppert was found to be driving under suspension, but also was found with drug paraphernalia with methamphetamine residue, police said.

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He was taken to Lehigh County Central Booking in Allentown and arraigned on both charges before Magisterial District Judge David Harding. Bail was set at $5,000, according to county court records.

Blood was drawn and additional charges may be brought upon receipt of toxicology test results to determine whether Reppert was driving under the influence, police said.

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This arrest information was supplied by the Macungie Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

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