Two former presidents of Falls Township Fire Company No. 1 were charged on July 16 with stealing more than $46,000 from the volunteer organization.
Christopher J. Carlin, 48, who served as president in 2017 and treasurer before that, is accused of taking $34,896.59.
His predecessor, Gary Margerum, 61, president from 2009-2016, is charged with stealing $11,198.22.
Both face charges of theft by unlawful taking, a felony of the third degree. They were arraigned by video before Magisterial District Judge Jan Vislosky of Fallsington, who set bail at $50,000 unsecured for both.
A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled for July 25 before Vislosky.
According to court documents attached below, Carlin’s thefts happened from mid-March 2013 through mid-August 2017. He was removed as a fire company member in December 2017.