Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The victim was defrauded of about $2,150, police say.
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 checks were cashed in the state of Georgia, according to the report. In a separate incident, on April 29, a victim sold a black iPhone 5 on eBay to …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
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Bad Week for Jewelry: According to two separate reports from Roxborough Patch, over $13,000 in jewelry was reported missing in the past few weeks. Incidents include a $3,000 diamond ring and $10,000 in other miscellaneous jewelry. Read the full incident reports here and here. Rat in the Mouse House: Because nothing is sacred, TE Patch has a report about a burglary at Chuck E. Cheese that took place in May. According to reports, an unknown person used a pry bar to bash their way into the kids restaurant, and left without taking any money. Get the full story here. A Crummy Freelance Gig: According to a report from Media Patch, a woman reported being scammed out of $11k after agreeing to photojournalism freelance work and was never paid. The …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
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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.
Friday, May 17, 2013
The teen was last seen in the company of an adult male.
Chester and Montgomery counties have issued alerts for a 13-year-old girl from Reading, who was last seen Wednesday. Destiny Hernandez is described by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children as an endangered runaway. Destiny may be in the company of an adult male. She has a scar on her left hand. When Destiny was last seen, she had red and orange highlights in her hair. -according to her missing poster. Hernandez is described as being 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing about 180 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information should call the Reading Police Department at (610) 655-6116.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The victim was never reimbursed for various photojournalism assignments, police say.
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 for the man on various photojournalism assignments but was never reimbursed for her work, according to State Police. The man also utilized several of …
Monday, May 13, 2013
The truck was stopped in the lane of travel on Route 1 just prior to Route 452 in Middletown Township, police say.
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 approached the vehicle, the driver, an 18-year-old Pittsburgh woman, got out of the truck, according to State Police. The truck was found to be stolen out of…
Sunday, May 12, 2013
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Must be Some Nice Jewelry: In what is becoming something of a trend, Radnor Patch has a report about some seriously expensive jewelry being stolen from an area house. According to reports, $20,000 in jewelry was taken from a St. Davids house. No word on how much jewelry was stolen. Read the full story here. Can’t Look Back: In what authorities are calling “totally crummy,” Media Patch has a story about some car vandalism. According to reports, a woman woke up late at night to find both of her car’s side mirrors pulled off her car. Read the full story here. Hot Dog Car: It was a bad week for cars in Greater Philly. According to a report from Springfield Patch, a resident reported that someone poured ketchup and mustard all over his vehicle…
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Find the week's police news around the Media Patch area.
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, socks, shower curtains and drapes were stolen in a retail theft, police say. Alert Issued For Missing Teen Montgomery and Chester counties have …
Friday, May 10, 2013
The former Springton Lake Middle School principal faces a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in prison.
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 lifetime of supervised release—a fine of up to $250,000 and a $100 special assessment. Czukoski had attempted to plead guilty in April; however, the judge …
Richard P. Smith, a 1966 graduate of Episcopal Academy, also taught at the school from 1970 to 1990 and then worked in the development office until 1998.
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 the development office until 1998, allegedly told investigators he also molested a fourth-grade Episcopal student around 1977 while they were in his …
Todd Welch
12:37 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013
I just spoke to the Reading Police, this young girl has returned home. more ›