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Then-Captain Richard Pickles talks to the Landmark Neighborhood Organization Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Pickles, now the Penn Township police chief in Perry County, was charged in July with DUI. JOHN C. WHITEHEAD/The Patriot-News

A Perry County police chief will stand trial in Dauphin County on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and failing to stop at a stop sign.

Richard Pickles, 60, of Harrisburg, was pulled over by Susquehanna Township police in June after he failed to come to a complete stop at a stop sign.

His blood alcohol level was 0.082 percent, according to court documents. Drivers can be charged with a crime if their blood alcohol level is above 0.08 percent.

Pickles, who is cu

rrently the chief of police in Penn Township, was scheduled for a

preliminary hearing at 11:15 a.m. today before District Judge James A. Lenker, according to court records.

But court records show the hearing was moved earlier this month to 9:30 a.m. on January 13

and

Pickles waived the hearing. Records show he was originally charged in July.

Representatives of Lenker's office said the hearing was moved up at the request of Pickles' attorney.

Pickles is scheduled to appear for formal arraignment at the Dauphin County Courthouse on March 3.