Crime & Safety
Police Blotter Next Door: Newtown Square Resident Arrested for DUI, Underage Drinking Involved
The following information has been supplied by the Lower Merion Police Department. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction.
BRYN MAWR–Lower Merion police said they pulled over a car at about 1:18 a.m. July 7 at the intersection of Bryn Mawr Avenue and County Line Road because it had its high beams on and was speeding.
When speaking with the driver, police said the officer could smell alcohol coming from the car, and everyone in the car was younger than 21.
Police said the driver, Shawn Heard, 18, of the unit block of Rockwood Road in Newtown Square, had a blood alcohol content of .15 and was charged with driving under the influence.
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Two others in the car with Heard were issued citations for underage drinking, police said. Brendan Meehan, 20, of the unit block of Rockwood Road in Newtown Square, was cited with underage drinking. He was also picked up on a warrant from Delaware County, police said, but did not specify for what.
Luqwan Toscano, 18, of the 300 block of S. Parkway Lane in Broomall, was cited with underage drinking.
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