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Drunk Visitors Asked to Leave Manor Care After Dancing with Patients

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On January 16, the Lower Moreland Police Department responded to Manor Care Health Services, 3430 Huntingdon Pike, after a complaint was made about two drunk visitors who were supposed to be visiting their mother who is a patient there. The subjects were identified as Kathleen Shiepe, 54, Robert Shiepe, 57, both of Philadelphia. According to the report, both subjects had slurred speech and were asked to leave the facility by an administrator. According to the report, their mother was in the beauty salon at Manor Care and the two siblings were seen dancing with other residents in the hallway while waiting for her. They also removed their facemasks after they were told not to, which every visitor has been required to wear to help prevent flu…

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10:21 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013

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Visitor Asked to Leave Manor Care for his Behavior

The following was reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department.

On Sept. 18, the Lower Moreland Police Department received a call from the manager at Manor Care to report a disturbance. She told police that Joseph Katz, 56, of Philadelphia was at the facility to visit his significant other. While visiting, Katz was reported as being aggressive with the staff and directing vulgar language towards them. Katz was apparently upset at the care his significant other was receiving at Manor Care. The patient is non-verbal and could not be interviewed by police. The manager and another employee report that Katz smells like alcohol when he visits and frequently uses profanity with the staff. Manor Care did not want to pursue charges for harassment, but they indicated to police that they no longer want Katz on …

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Police Log: Drugged Man Sleeping on Corner; Another Manor Care Theft

The following was reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department.

Sept. 17 – Theft Manor Care, 3450 Huntingdon Pike A woman called LMPD to report that someone removed her wallet from her purse while it was inside of Manor Health Care on Sept. 16 sometime between 7 a.m. and noon. She stated she hung her purse up at the nurse’s station in the morning and went about her work the rest of the day. When she went to her car to leave for the day, she noticed her wallet was missing from her purse. The following items were reported stolen: Sept. 14. – Public Drunkenness 2000 block of Huntingdon Pike A resident called LMPD to report a suspicious man who he believed was high on drugs standing on the corner of Huntingdon Pike and Welsh Road. Police arrived and found a male in his late 20's standing with his head …

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Three Thefts and a Burglary Reported by LMPD

The following was reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department.

August 15 – Theft The Customer Service Director at Manor Care called police to report the theft of $500 from a long-term patient’s room. Officers met with the patient in question, Arthur Altemose, 64, who said that his brother gave him $500 in cash to use at vending machines or similar purposes. He stored the cash in the top drawer of his nightstand. There is has a lock on it, and the key is attached to a necklace that he normally wears. On July 23, he checked the drawer and noticed the funds were down to $120. On August 11, there was no more money left in his drawer. Altemose reports that he left Manor Care on several occasions for treatment at a hospital. During one his visits to the hospital, he realized he no longer had the key to the …

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Manor Care Employees Get into Fight in Patient's Room

Two employees of Manor Care got into a physical altercation in an elderly woman's room while she was still there.

The Lower Moreland Police Department was already responding to a minor incident at Manor Care Health Services, 3430 Huntingdon Pike, on July 28 when an officer was approached by an employee who wanted to report an assault. The employee told the responding officer that coworkers Shadae Marquis, 22, of Philadelphia, and Charles Sawbo, 30, of Philadelphia, were invloved in a fight in a patient's room. She heard yelling and screaming coming from the room and decided to see what was going on. As the one employee entered the room, she saw Sawbo strike Marquis with a closed fist, after which Sawbo pushed the other employee to the ground causing her to fall backwards and strike a table next to the patient’s bed. She said during the fall, she …

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Police Log: DUI, Fraud and Theft at Manor Care

The following incidents were reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department.

August 30  - Fraud Khalif Scott, 23, of Philadelphia presented a fake paycheck to a car dealer in order to purchase a new vehicle. Scott claimed to be an administrative assistant to Darryl Barkley, who is a current employee of Allegheny Valley School (AVS). The administrator of AVS, Darlene Fulton, contacted police once she was contacted by her human resources department to confirm Scott was employee, which he was not. After comparing two pay stubs, police brought Barkley in for questioning. He appeared nervous and hesitant to answer any questions, according to police. While speaking with Scott on the phone, he admitted to police that he altered the paycheck and that he obtained the check from his friend Barkley. Scott was able to purchase…

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