Rusty Piston Racing Co.

Cumru Township Police Department
The community is seeking formal clarification and comment regarding several unresolved questions and public concerns surrounding the ongoing investigation into the death of in the interest of transparency and factual accuracy.

𝟏.) 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲
Please explain your department’s assessment of how Mr. Martin’s body was located in an area that had been previously searched multiple times and is situated approximately 20 yards from a heavily trafficked cart path. This area is reportedly accessed weekly by hundreds of residents walking dogs, golfing, or working in the vicinity. Given the extensive search efforts conducted over the past year and the consistent foot traffic, how does the department account for the body not being discovered sooner? Has the possibility that the body was placed there at a later date been formally considered or ruled out?

𝟐.) 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
Please clarify why there is reportedly no available police body-worn camera footage, dash camera footage, or corresponding audio from the night in question. Does your department require body camera usage during all active calls, and if so, why does no footage appear to exist in this instance? Additionally, what is the status of Ring doorbell footage or other residential surveillance video from that evening? It is widely understood that the Flying Hills area contains multiple fixed cameras, and that numerous residents utilize Ring or similar doorbell systems. Was such footage requested, collected, reviewed, or retained, and if not, why?

𝟑.) 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬
Please respond to claims circulating publicly that Emily Scheel’s apartment—where Mr. Martin was reportedly last present—was immediately remodeled following the incident. Multiple neighbors have alleged that Ms. Scheel and her roommate were not permitted to reenter the apartment the night of the incident. Is it accurate that blood-stained carpet was removed from the residence? If so, whose blood was identified? Additionally, please clarify claims regarding whether Ms. Scheel was dating, or had previously dated, a police officer at the time of the incident? And whether her father, Fred Scheel Jr., was employed by Cumru Township during that period?

𝟒.) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝
Please provide an explanation regarding Officer Justin Good, identified as one of the highest-paid salaried officers within the department, who publicly stated on Facebook that he was present at the scene. It has also been alleged that Officer Good posted multiple derogatory and insensitive remarks directed toward Mr. Martin’s family members on social media before subsequently deactivating his accounts. Has the department reviewed this conduct, and does it align with departmental standards of professionalism and ethics expected of sworn officers?

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