This week's stories include an alleged mugger who was doused by a cup of hot tea, a man who allegedly attempted to steal from the 'poor box' of a local church, and more evidence that the elderly can still run afoul of the law.
Weekly Upper Dublin Police reports.
All information is according to official police reports filed at the Upper Dublin Police Department. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. DUI Accident: At approximately 6:52 p.m. on December 11, Upper Dublin police were dispatched to the intersection of Welsh and Norristown Roads for the report of a vehicle crash with injuries. Upon arrival, officers observed three vehicles, two of which were heavily damaged. A GMC Acadia, driven by Daewoo Kim, 54, of the 1800 block of Maple Glen, PA, had sustained heavy front end damage; a black Buick Park Ave, driven by a 67-year-old male, sustained heavy rear end damage; and a red Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by a 60-year-old man sustained minor rear end damage. Upon …
Plus, an identity theft results in $4,500+ in fraudulent charges.
All information is according to official police reports filed at the Upper Dublin Police Department. Assault and arrest: On Sept. 8 at approximately 4:22 p.m., a female victim entered the Upper Dublin police station to report that she had been physically assaulted. An ambulance was dispatched to the department to evaluate the woman’s injuries. The victim then told police that approximately 15 minutes earlier, Courtney Eugene Harris, 39, of the 300 block of Chelsea Avenue, North Hills, assaulted her while she was in Harris’ home. Police then located Harris, who came to the station after speaking with police on the phone, where he was arrested, according to a UDPD police report. Flooded car theft: On Sept. 9 at approximately 10:04 a.m, a …
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Plus, identity theft.
All information is according to official police reports filed at the Upper Dublin Police Department. Hit and run: On Aug. 29 at approximately 3:04 p.m., an Upper Dublin police officer responded to the 1500 block of South Limekiln Pike for the report of a hit and run. According to the police report, the officer spoke with the reporting party, who told him that she heard a loud bang in front of her home, but did not see a vehicle upon investigating. However, a man then came to her door and told her that a tractor trailer had struck a utility pole, and gave her the name on the trailer, “Family Dollar,” along with the vehicle’s registration tag and state. “At the scene of the collision, a PECO pole had been forcefully removed from the ground, …
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Plus, there's public drunkenness.
All information is according to official police reports filed at the Upper Dublin Police Department. Criminal mischief: On Sept. 5 at approximately 4:32 a.m., UDPD received a call from a resident on the 1400 block of Dillon Road, who stated that his mailbox had been smashed. Upon investigation, officers walked up and down the nearby streets and observed the following damages at separate residences: 1200 block of Goodman Drive: 1300 and 1400 blocks of Dillon Road: Police suspect that the incidents occurred sometime between 3 and 3:45 a.m. Suspicious “roffers”: On Sept. 2 at approximately 5:46 p.m., Upper Dublin police received a call from the 300 block of Stout Road regarding suspicious behavior. Upon arrival, the resident told police that …
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Plus, someone steals power cords. Patch's number one suspect? Irene.
All information is according to official police reports filed at the Upper Dublin Police Department. Bomb Threat: At approximately 4:33 p.m. on August 22, Upper Dublin police were dispatched to the 600 block of Officecenter Drive for the report of a bomb threat. Upon arrival, an employee told responding officers that an unknown male had phoned the call center at and stated that there was a bomb in the building. Employees were told to evacuate the building upon initial contact with police, who contacted the Montgomery County Bomb Squad in an attempt to locate any canine units for a search of the building. “After approximately 40 minutes, employees were advised to enter the building and look around their immediate area for anything …
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Plus, a windshield smashed with a boulder.
All information is according to official police reports filed at the Upper Dublin Police Department. Property damage: At approximately 8:41 a.m. on August 16, a security guard at the Metro PCS in the Fort Washington Office Park reported that sometime during the night, an unknown individual smashed the rear passenger window of the company’s white Hummer H3. Nothing inside the vehicle was taken, including valuables in the backseat. At 12:40 p.m., another individual in the parking lot reported that someone had damaged the front end of his 1995 Honda Del Sol sometime overnight. The vehicle’s Honda symbol hood ornament was found several yards away. Later in the day, a third victim reported that the window had been smashed on his 2011 Ford …
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Plus, an arrest warrant served and a smashed up Mazda.
All information is according to official police reports filed at the Upper Dublin Police Department. Burglary at the office park: On Aug. 14 at approximately 8:20 a.m., an Upper Dublin police officer was dispatched to the 400 block of Virginia Drive for the report of a burglary in the Fort Washington Industrial Park. The report does not say which business was entered, but that it had been broken into through the backdoor overnight, and that $3,000 to $5,000 worth of items were taken. The case was turned over to Upper Dublin detectives, who are currently investigating the crime. DUI: On Aug. 13 at approximately 1:34 a.m., an Upper Dublin police officer on patrol observed a 1995 Toyota Camry touch or cross the dividing double yellow lines…
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Plus, a vehicle hit-and-run at Genuardi's.
All information is according to official police reports filed at the Upper Dublin Police Department. Drugs: On Aug. 6, at approximately 10:25 a.m., an Upper Dublin police officer was monitoring traffic along the 500 block of Twining Road in an unmarked vehicle, on the lookout for speeding drivers. At that time, a Volkswagon Jetta drove past at 45 mph, when the posted speed limit was 25 mph. Upon pulling the car over, the officer identified the driver as Kimberly Trippett, 44, of Mansfield Avenue, Philadelphia, and detected the odor of marijuana emanating from the car. The officer then searched the vehicle and charged Trippett with disorderly conduct for the possession of drug paraphernalia. Juvenile possession of marijuana: On Aug. 4 at …
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Plus, two cases of identity theft.
All information is according to official police reports filed at the Upper Dublin Police Department. Burglary - On July 25 at approximately 6:34 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the 1400 block of Welsh Road for a report of a prior burglary. The resident of the home told the officer that when he had returned home from work, he entered through the side door of his house and heard a noise. Upon investigating, he found a pane of his back door had been broken, allowing the burglar, who was not found in the house, to reach the knob and gain access. Officers found that only the main bedroom had been targeted, and that the only item that appeared to be missing was an 18-inch silver chain with a heart shaped diamond. Retail theft: On July 27 at …
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