Saturday, January 12, 2013
This week's stories include an elderly man who was questioned after joyriding a shopping cart, a suspect who stole a 16-year-old piece of wedding cake, a drunk driver who crashed their car into a liquor store and an Absolut peach.
Elderly Man Questioned After Joyriding Shopping Cart: According to a report in the Lower Providence Patch, an elderly man was questioned by police after he was observed riding a shopping cart on Trooper Road. The incident was initially reported as a "theft in progress" by Acme, but police later stated that they declined to arrest the suspect. Read the full story here. Click here to follow us on Facebook! Life Imitates Seinfeld: According to a report in the Perkiomen Valley Patch, a 16-year-old piece of wedding cake was amongst several items stolen from a vehicle in Skippack Township. The suspect(s) also stole two lighters and a "billfold cardholder" before fleeing the scene. Read the full story here. Drunk Driver Crashes Into State Store: …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Bradley Roebuck, 23, is charged with false imprisonment, simple assault - attempt by menace, and recklessly endangering another person, in connection with a domestic incident that occurred during the afternoon of December 5.
A Pottstown man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly locked his mother in her basement following an argument about finances. According to court records, Bradley Roebuck, 23, is charged with false imprisonment, simple assault - attempt by menace, and recklessly endangering another person, in connection with a domestic incident that occurred during the afternoon of December 5. Click here to follow us on Facebook Records indicate that police were called to the home around 2 p.m., after receiving a 9-1-1 call from a woman reporting a problem with her son. Upon police arrival, the woman stated that her son was upset about not being able to find a job, as well as having no money. The woman then stated that her son kicked and hit things…
Friday, November 30, 2012
Check out these unusual police stories from the Montgomery County area.
Robbery Victim Strikes Attacker with Car: According to a report on the Norristown Patch, a store owner fought back against a alleged robber by striking the suspect with his vehicle. Afterwards, a trail of blood from the scene of the accident lead police to the suspect. Read the full story here. Bad Time for a Bathroom Break: According to a report on the Lower Providence Patch, a Lower Frederick Township man was busted for drug possession after a pee-break in a parking lot drew the attention of a police officer who had been patrolling the area. Read the full story here. Someone Forgot to Read 'Everybody Poops': According to a report on the Pottstown Patch, a 50-year-old man is facing charges of institutional vandalism after he allegedly …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The suspect's vehicle was stopped in the parking lot of the Lower Providence Fire Department.
An outdoor bathroom stop in Eagleville on Thanksgiving night led to drug charges for a Spring Mount area man. Click here to "like" us on Facebook! Shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 22, Lower Providence Police Corporal Michael Slattery was on foot outside the Lower Providence Fire Department on Ridge Pike when he noticed a Chevrolet Silverado truck in the building's parking lot, according to a criminal complaint filed by Slattery. According to Slattery, a man standing next to the truck was urinating in the parking lot. The man then entered the back seat of the truck, which, Slattery wrote, backed up and "accelerated at a high rate of speed, spinning the tires as it left the lot." As the truck waited to pull onto Ridge Pike, Slattery wrote, …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Jacob Loppe, 17, of Pottstown, allegedly robbed a man in West Chester on Saturday morning, but botched the getaway when he took a self-inflicted shotgun blast to the foot.
A Pottstown teen was hospitalized with a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the foot early Saturday morning, following an alleged botched getaway from an otherwise successful robbery along the 100 block of Dean Street in West Chester. Click here to "like" us on Facebook! According to a report by the Pottstown Mercury, Jacob Loppe, 17, allegedly robbed a 21-year-old man at gunpoint near the intersection of Dean Street and Church Street around 3 a.m. on Saturday morning. The victim told police that he heard a gunshot shortly after the incident, and police would later find Loppe at the Chester County Hospital, where he was being treated for a gunshot wound to the foot. Loppe was arraigned as an adult on felony robbery charges, and he is …
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