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Driver Caught with Knives, Oxycodone, Police Say

Police investigated a car that was stuck in the middle of the road during a snowstorm. The driver allegedly had multiple knives and pills.

The folllowing information was provided by the Lower Moreland Police Department: Feb. 9 – Weapons Possession During the snowstorm last week, a Lower Moreland Police Officer noticed a black Nissan Sentra on Red Lion Road stranded in the lane of traffic with four inches of snow on the ground. The officer used his car to push the Nissan onto Dale Road so snow plows could clear the streets. Once the car was on Dale Rd., the officer approached the car to find the driver, Francis Mcalorum, 26, of Philadelphia, having blood shot eyes and the officer also detected a strong smell of marijuana. As the officer began to question him, he noticed a black handled knife attached to the dash board just above the radio. The officer had Mcalorum exit the car…

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Local Residents Charged with Selling Prescription Pills

A drug probe resulted in 25 suspects being charged, including two from Huntingdon Valley.

The following is a press release from the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General: Agents from the Attorney General’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation have filed criminal charges against 25 individuals allegedly linked to the trafficking of prescription pills, cocaine and marijuana in the greater Philadelphia area, including at least three dealers accused of selling prescription pills on and around university campuses in the region. Attorney General Linda Kelly said the arrests are the result of an eight month long investigation involving drug trafficking in southeastern Pennsylvania. Evidence and testimony was presented before a statewide investigating grand jury, which recommended the criminal charges that were filed today. The grand …

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