Crime & Safety

Blotter: Copper Stolen from Residence

Plus: Items were stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked at a separate residence.

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—Route 352 in Edgmont Township at about 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 22. Police arrived at the scene of a two-car crash and found that a 47-year-old Glenolden driver, of a 2008 Mazda 3, was impaired and taken into custody for driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance, according to State Police.

Retail Theft—Kohl's at Granite Run Mall at about 6:52 p.m. on Oct. 20. A 43-year-old Upper Darby woman was found to be in possession of merchandise held for sale after bypassing the checkout line, according to State Police. The woman failed to render payment for the merchandise and was arrested and charged, according to State Police.

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Controlled Substance—BP Gas Station at Routes 1 and 452 at about 8:28 p.m. on Oct. 19. A 24-year-old Ridley Park man was found to be in possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, according to State Police.

Theft—400 block of Station Lane Road between 9:30 and 10 a.m. on Oct. 16. Unknown persons entered the property and stole copper from the residence, according to State Police. The suspect was a white man, in a newer model, silver, Ford Escape, according to State Police.

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DUI—Lungren and Convent roads at about 9:10 p.m. on Oct. 13. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver, a 17-year-old Aston man, showed signs of impairment and was arrested in connection with driving under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia, according to State Police.

Theft from Motor Vehicle—Muirfield Court in Edgmont Township between 7 and 9 p.m. on Oct. 8. An unknown person stole miscellaneous items from the victim's vehicle, according to State Police. The person removed the items by opening the unlocked car door.  

 


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