Thursday, May 17, 2012
The following incidents were reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department.
May 14 – Public Drunkenness Sean Fisher, 38, of Morton, was issued a citation for Public Drunkenness and Disorderly Conduct after being thrown off a SEPTA train for being too drunk. A conductor contacted LMPD to report they had an intoxicated passenger, who became belligerent and confrontational when asked to produce a ticket or other means of payment for the fair. The cops approached the male, who was on his cell phone, and he said to the person on the other end of the line, “well this isn’t going to be good the cops are coming to talk to me.” The man claimed he had a ticket and was not causing any problems. According to the report the police immediately detected the smell of alcohol and Fisher’s eyes were bloodshot and glassy. Cops …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The following incidents were reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department.
May 7 – Suspicious Persons An LMPD officer observed a small, black and red Honda Civic swerve several times on Washington Lane near Terwood Road. It crossed the double yellow lines in the roadway, and the police decided to follow it. After losing sight of the car, the police later found it to be parked at the end of a driveway on Fritz Circle. A neighbor said she did not recognize the car, and the residents were most likely at work at the time. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that the car had driven through the rear yard of a home and was able to drive through the adjacent property to exit on Deerpath Rd. May 4 – DUI Police observed a 19-year-old female drive off the roadway and strike cement stairs leading from Byberry Rd. to …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The folllowing incidents were reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department.
April 30 – DUI Matthew Higgins, 26, of Bensalem, has a DUI charge pending after registering a .237% BAC. Higgins was seen in his silver Ford Escape traveling at a high rate of speed (50 mph in a 35) down Welsh Road. Police immediately detected the smell of alcohol on his breath once it made the stop. Higgins admitted to having a few beers earlier in the night. April 29 – DUI Randy Cusuman, 52, of Langhorne, has a DUI charge pending after officers observed him weaving in the lane and nearly crashing into the median. According to the report, Cusuman failed field sobriety tests, and did not blow into the PBT device correctly to render a reading. He was taken into custody for the suspicion of driving under the influence. April 28 – DUI Philip …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
The following incidents were reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department.
April 13 – DUI Annelise Zitzer, 21, of Abington has a DUI charge pending and Chelsea Eberhardt, 20, of Abington will be cited for underage drinking after the two were stopped near the intersection of Huntingdon Pike and Chestnut Street. A police officer watched Zitzer strike the curb on Welsh Rd. before accelerating towards Huntingdon Pike. Once police made the stop, they found an empty bottle of Pinnacle Vodka on the back floor of her Toyota. Zitzer registered a .212% BAC while Eberhardt's test revealed she was above the legal limit at .120%. April 11 – Criminal Mischief Richard Altopiedi, 70, reported that a window on the side of his garage was broken. When he went inside his garage he found a rock lying next to the window. He did not …
Friday, April 6, 2012
The following incidents were reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department.
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Friday, April 6
April 1 – DUI Boris Tikhonov, 39, of Warminster, has a pending DUI charge after registering a .105% BAC. Tikhonov's left tires crossed the double yellow line for officers to initiate the stop. According to the report his breath smelled of alcohol, his eyes were glassy and red; he also had slurred speech. Tikhonov admitted to drinking two alcoholic beverages before driving. March 31 – DUI Frances Pelham, 72, of Jenkintown, has a pending DUI charge after registering a .101% BAC. Police pulled her over after she ran a red light at the intersection of Philmont & Pine. Pelham was traveling at 70 mph for about a half mile before being stopped. She failed field sobriety tests according to the report. March 31 – Public Drunkenness The Abington …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The following incidents were reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department.
March 27 – Theft David Wedell, 53, of Huntingdon Valley, reported that an unknown actor(s) entered three of his cars sometime overnight. Wedell returned home at midnight and discovered that someone had rifled through the glove compartments of the unlocked cars. The only item determined to be missing was an iPod Nano ($120). March 23 – Traffic Enforcement – Underage Driving LMPD received a call for suspicious activity involving a gold SUV that was operating on a flat tire. It was reported that the occupants in the car jumped out of the vehicle and ran into the woods in the area of Levy Lane towards County Line Road. When police arrived, they found a juvenile sitting in the driver’s seat. Through investigation it was revealed that the kids…
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The following incidents were reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department.
January 26 – DUI James Patrick, Jr., 51, of Huntingdon Valley, was arrested for DUI after officers observed his car had an expired registration. Patrick pulled into his driveway and LMPD issued a stop. Patrick began to stagger out of his car when police questioned him. Patrick said he had three or four beers before driving. He also admitted to being charged with a DUI two years ago. Miller failed field sobriety tests and registered a .20% BAC. January 26 – DUI Yuri Miller, 60, was arrested for DUI after police responded to an accident where his car drifted from the right side of the street to the left side and skipped over the curb. When police arrived, Miller was unconscious and slumped over the steering wheel. When police woke Miller up…
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The following incidents were reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department.
December 12 – Narcotics Possession, morphine, heroin Police responded to a 3-car accident and it was discovered that Francis Goodfriend, 62, of Philadelphia, had caused rear-end, chain reaction type collision. While speaking with Goodfriend, officers noticed he was under the influence of some controlled substance since his eyes were pin-point pupils, his voice was mumbled and had difficulty staying awake at times. After failing field sobriety tests, Goodfriend was patted down. LMPD found prescription pills, four small zip-lock bags containing blue wax paper and a tan powdery substance (believed to be heroin). The blue wax paper displayed the word, “ACE” and a playing card. December 12 – Theft The owner of Arnold’s Towing, Kenneth …
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The following incidents were reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department
October 26 – Criminal Mischief Officers discovered graffiti on the back wall of the building at 2655 Philmont Ave. The door, on the north side facing east, had the word “DAZE” written it on painted in all white capital letters. There was an asterisk in the center of the “D,” similar to the property on Tracey Rd. at 2381 Philmont Ave. October 24 – Theft Police responded to a report of theft at 1142 Mettler Rd. The owner, Eugina Bubb, 59, told police she discovered the jewelry stored in a dresser drawer had been missing. Additionally, she found numerous jewelry boxes that had been open, emptied and thrown back in the drawer. Her husband’s rings had also been taken from his dresser. Bubb plans to file an official report with a detailed list …
Saturday, October 22, 2011
The following incidents were reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department.
October 18 – Narcotis Possession – Morphine/Heroin Gerald Lee, 30, was stopped by police after a report of a reckless driver. The stop was made near the Discovery House, and Lee said he was the passenger and that the driver was inside the Discovery House. Lee was observed to be under the influence. Witnesses near the Discovery House said they saw Lee throw two syringes behind a generator located behind 2755 Philmont Ave. Police found the syringes with suspected heroin residue on them. Police also found one Suboxone pill on Lee. When taken back to the station, more Suboxone pills were found in Lee’s right sock. The owner of the car parked at the Discovery House is Robert Lord, 30, of Bensalem. While Lee was at LMPD, officers responded to a…
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