A Middletown Township man was recently charged in connection with hiding evidence and receiving stolen property allegedly involved with a Lancaster County homicide, according to State Police-Media Barracks. Emlyn Lucas Jones, 24, was charged with felony counts of aiding consummation of crime, hindering apprehension or prosecution and receiving stolen property on May 20. State Police-Lancaster Barracks are investigating a homicide that occurred in Lancaster County on Aug. 17, 2012 and resulted in the arrests of Kyle Wunder, Cody Wunder and Stephen Harmer on homicide and related charges, …

Editor's Note: The following Middletown and Edgmont township incidents have been supplied by the Pennsylvania State Police-Media Barracks. Anyone with information regarding any of these incidents is asked to call police at 484-840-1000. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction.   Two local residents were recently defrauded, according to State Police. On May 18, a victim reported to police that her bank account was fraudulently accessed, according to the report. The persons attempted to cash multiple checks valued at $2,150, according to the report. The …

The following incidents occurred the Media Patch area. Arrests, when mentioned, do not suggest conviction.   13-Year-Old Girl Missing The teen was last seen in the company of an adult male. Woman Conned Out of $11K in Photos, Police Say The victim was never reimbursed for various photojournalism assignments, police say. Stolen Truck Found In Traffic Stop, Police Say The truck was stopped in the lane of travel on Route 1 just prior to Route 452 in Middletown Township, police say. OMG PD: Ketchup and Mustard-Covered Car Check out these unusual police stories from around Greater Philadelphia.    

Editor's Note: The following Middletown and Edgmont township incidents have been supplied by the Pennsylvania State Police-Media Barracks. Anyone with information regarding any of these incidents is asked to call police at 484-840-1000. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction.   A local woman was not paid and defrauded out of thousands of dollars for photography work she performed, police said. Over the course of a year, a 45-year-old Texas man, defrauded a 44-year-old woman out of about $11,000, according to State Police. The woman had agreed to work …

Editor's Note: The following Middletown and Edgmont township incidents have been supplied by the Pennsylvania State Police-Media Barracks. Anyone with information regarding any of these incidents is asked to call police at 484-840-1000. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction.   A stolen vehicle was found during a traffic stop, according to State Police. At about 8:07 p.m. on May 6, police observed a Ford F-150 sitting stationary in the lane of travel on Route 1 just prior to Route 452 in Middletown Township, according to State Police. As police …

The following incidents occurred the Media Patch area. Arrests, when mentioned, do not suggest conviction.   Czukoski Pleads Guilty to Child-Porn Possession The former Springton Lake Middle School principal faces a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in prison. Media Man Accused in 1981 Rapes of Children Pleads Not Guilty The 1966 graduate of Episcopal Academy also taught at the school from 1970 to 1990 and then worked in the development office until 1998. T-Bone Crash Results in DUI Arrest, Police Say No one was injured in the crash. $19K Transferred to Stolen Credit Card, Police Say Also…

The former Springton Lake Middle School principal who was charged with possession of child pornography in March after an investigation by the U.S. Postal Service pleaded guilty Friday. Troy Czukoski, 42, of Exton, pleaded guilty to possessing more than 150, but fewer than 300, images of children engaging in sexually explicit conduct, according to the United States Attorney's Office. U.S. District Court Judge Legrome D. Davis scheduled a sentencing hearing for Aug. 12. Czukoski faces a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in prison, a mandatory five years of supervised release—up to a …

A 65-year-old Media man, who was indicted in April on charges of sexually abusing four children in 1981 when he was a youth camp counselor in Massachusetts, has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Richard P. Smith was indicted by a Barnstable County, Mass. Grand Jury for rape of a child, indecent assault and battery and five counts of indecent assault and battery upon a child under the age of 14, according to a press release issued by Massachusetts District Attorney Michael O’Keefe. Smith, who is a 1966 graduate of Episcopal Academy and taught at the school from 1970 to 1990 and then worked in…

Editor's Note: The following Middletown and Edgmont township incidents have been supplied by the Pennsylvania State Police-Media Barracks. Anyone with information regarding any of these incidents is asked to call police at 484-840-1000. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction.   DUI Crash—W. Baltimore Pike near Valleybrook Road at about 8:40 p.m. on April 27—A Toyota station wagon was traveling eastbound on Valleybrook Road approaching the intersection on a green light and continued through the intersection, according to State Police. At the same time, …

Editor's Note: The following Middletown and Edgmont township incidents have been supplied by the Pennsylvania State Police-Media Barracks. Anyone with information regarding any of these incidents is asked to call police at 484-840-1000. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction. Theft, Fraud, Forgery—Edgmont Township at about noon on April 29—Someone obtained the victim's biographical information and was able to obtain her credit card information, according to State Police. The person transferred $19,000 to the victim's credit card and made several …

Media Police were dispatched to the CVS at 295 E. Baltimore Ave. at about 10:16 a.m. on May 3 for a report of a theft, according to Media Police Chief Martin Wusinich. A CVS manager told police that a man has been passing counterfeit bills at several CVS locations and the store was notified by its bank that one of the deposits contained a $50 bill that had been bleached and reprinted, according to Wusinich. This counterfeit transaction was found to have occurred at about 7:10 p.m. on May 1. The black man, wearing a black baseball cap and black vest, made a purchase for $3.14, paid with the …

Editor's Note: The following Middletown and Edgmont township incidents have been supplied by the Pennsylvania State Police-Media Barracks. Anyone with information regarding any of these incidents is asked to call police at 484-840-1000. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction. Controlled Substance—County Alternative School in Middletown Township at about 9 a.m. on April 26—A juvenile had Oxycodone pills on his person, according to State Police. Charges will be filed. Terroristic Threats—County Alternative School in Middletown Township at about 10:30 a.m…

The following incidents occurred the Media Patch area. Arrests, when mentioned, do not suggest conviction.   $1K Stolen from YMCA Lockers, Police Say Also, two Victoria Secret employees were arrested in connection with retail theft, police say. Wrong Way Crash on I-476 Kills 2 A vehicle was traveling the wrong way down the Blue Route in the early morning hours Friday, police say. Mall Date Results in Theft, Police Say A victim met a man for a date and ended up losing a phone, police say. OMG PD: $6K in Stolen Booze Check out these unusual police stories from around the Greater Philadelphia …

Editor's Note: The following Middletown and Edgmont township incidents have been supplied by the Pennsylvania State Police-Media Barracks. Anyone with information regarding any of these incidents is asked to call police at 484-840-1000. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction.   Retail Theft—Victoria's Secret at Granite Run Mall at about 4:52 p.m. on April 25. Two store employees, a Newtown Square woman and a Drexel Hill woman, were arrested in connection with stealing store merchandise, according to the report. Charges were filed in District Court 32-2…

Editor's Note: The following Middletown and Edgmont township incidents have been supplied by the Pennsylvania State Police-Media Barracks. Anyone with information regarding any of these incidents is asked to call police at 484-840-1000. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction.   Theft—Granite Run Mall on April 25. A man met a woman for a mutual date at the mall and after sitting in the man's vehicle for about 30 minutes, the victim got out and the man drove off with the victim's phone and keys, according to State Police. The man refused to return the …

The following incidents occurred the Media Patch area. Arrests, when mentioned, do not suggest conviction.   Threatened Man Pulls Gun on Disorderly Pair, Police Say Also, jewelry, computer equipment and cash were stolen in a separate burglary, police say. Truck Closes Olive Street Wednesday Morning A tractor trailer closed parts of Olive Street after bringing down wires. 2nd Arrest Made in Armed Gas Station Robbery Media Police arrested and charged a woman in connection with the Easter Sunday robbery. Media Man Accused of 1981 Rapes of Child Campers The former camp counselor was indicted on …

Editor's Note: The following Middletown and Edgmont township incidents have been supplied by the Pennsylvania State Police-Media Barracks. Anyone with information regarding any of these incidents is asked to call police at 484-840-1000. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction.   Burglary/Theft—1100 block of E. Baltimore Pike between April 19 and 20. Unknown persons stole copper from the address, according to the State Police. Simple Assault/Criminal Mischief—1000 block of Baltimore Pike at about 11:30 p.m. on April 19. A 29-year-old man and 24-year-old …

Olive and Jasper streets were closed from Front to State streets Wednesday morning after a tractor trailer brought down some wires. The accident occurred at about 8:40 a.m. and the road was reopened by about noon, Media Police Chief Marty Wusinich said. No one was injured.

Media Police have made a second arrest in connection with an armed robbery on Easter Sunday. Jilly Tung, 22, of Media was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and related charges in connection with a March 31 robbery at the Luk Oil Gas Station, at Baltimore Avenue and Providence Road in Media Borough, Media Police Chief Marty Wusinich said. Michael Szegila, 24, was arrested and charged with robbery, theft and related offenses April 12. Szegila waited in the store until other customers left, then approached the teller brandishing a knife, before fleeing the scene, …

A 65-year-old Media man was indicted Monday for allegedly sexually abusing four children in 1981 when he was youth camp counselor in Massachusetts. Richard P. Smith was indicted by a Barnstable County, Mass. Grand Jury for rape of a child, indecent assault and battery and five counts of indecent assault and battery upon a child under the age of 14, according to a press release issued by Massachusetts District Attorney Michael O’Keefe. Four former campers said the abuse took place in 1981 when Smith worked as a counselor at Camp Good News; at the time, the campers were between the ages of 11 …