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DUI Arrest Following Two-Vehicle Crash on St. Albans

The Newtown Square man had a recorded 0.156 percent BAC level.

NEWTOWN SQUARE–On Jan. 31 at approximately 4:40 p.m., Newtown police responded to the unit block of Saint Albans Avenue for a two-vehicle crash with no injuries reported. Upon arrival, police observed a Cadillac parked directly behind a gray pick-up, both occupied by only one person in each vehicle. Police approached the driver of the Cadillac and the driver opened his door to which police immediately detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle, according to the report. According to the report, police observed 24 unopened cans of beer sitting on the passenger floor of the vehicle. When police asked for identification, the man had trouble producing the documents even though they were clearly visible in his wallet, according to…

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Blotter: Retail Thefts, Stolen Purse All On Same Day

The following information has been provided by the Marple Township Police Department. Any arrests or charges mentioned do not indicate guilt or conviction.

BROOMALL–On Dec. 21 at approximately 2:25 p.m., Marple police responded to the T.J. Maxx in the Lawrence Park Shopping Center for a reported retail theft. Police spoke with the store’s loss prevention officer who stated she observed a woman enter the store–who had stolen from the store in the past but was never caught–and select a pair of boots off of the shelves and place them in her bag. The woman then selected a pair of shoes off the shelf and carry them to the front of the store, according to the report. The woman set the shoes down on a display by the front door and walked out with the boots, according to the report. The boots were valued at $99.99. The store officer and manager confronted the woman and her friend in the parking lot. …

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Blotter: Traffic Stop Leads to Marijuana Discovery

The following information has been provided by the Marple Police Department. Any arrests or charges mentioned do not indicate guilt or conviction.

BROOMALL–On Nov. 29 at approximately 7:40 p.m., Marple police observed a Pontiac Grand Prix fail to stop at a stop sign westbound on Harding Avenue at Sproul Road. Police pulled over the vehicle and it was discovered the driver was driving on a suspended license. While waiting for the tow truck to arrive, police advised the man to take any valuables from the vehicle. A back-up officer also responded to the scene who observed the man place a padded bag in his pocket. According to the report, the padded bag is often seen used to carrying a pipe used for smoking marijuana. When the driver exited the vehicle, the back-up officer asked for the pipe in which the man obliged. When the officer asked the driver if there was any marijuana inside the…

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Newtown Square Man Faces Charges in Burglarizing Grandfather's Office

The following information has been provided by the Newtown Township Police Department. Any arrests or charges mentioned do not indicate guilt or conviction.

NEWTOWN SQUARE–On Thursday, Sept. 13, at approximately 10:25 p.m., Newtown police responded to a burglary in progress at 3 North Line Road in Newtown Square. Police were advised that a man wearing gray camouflage shorts and a gray shirt was observed climbing into the second-floor window of the Delaware County-Chester County Answering Service office building. According to the report, the man was seen exiting the second-floor window, walk across the overhang roof, down the length of the building and climbing into another window. A witness reported observing the man walking outside the office windows on the overhang roof towards West Chester Pike/Route 3, according to the report. The witness reported, a few minutes later, according to the …

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Underage Drinking-Related Incidents Reported

Newtown Township Police Department reported two recent incidents involving underage drinking around the township.

NEWTOWN SQUARE–On June 2 at approximately 1 a.m., Newtown police was stopped at a traffic light on N. Newtown Street Rd./Rt. 252 and Goshen Rd., facing northbound when they observed a black BMW traveling east on Goshen Rd. making a left turn onto Rt. 252. According to the incident report, when the vehicle made the left turn, it turned into the southbound travel lanes rather than the northbound travel lanes. Police activated their emergency lights to pull the vehicle over, but the BMW was traveling at a very high rate of speed, according to the report, north on Rt. 252. Police tried chasing the vehicle down but occasionally lost sight of the vehicle during the chase, according to the report. When police reached Aronwold Dr. where the …

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Police Seek Public's Help in Nabbing Serial Drugstore Thief

Newtown police issued out a statement on Sept. 13, seeking the public's assistance in identifying a thief who has stolen from a few drugstore chain stores in the area.

NEWTOWN SQUARE–Newtown Township Police issued out a statement on Sept. 13, seeking the public's help on catching a thief who has committed thefts at the CVS in Newtown Square, Rite Aide in Newtown Square and another CVS in Eattown Township. Police said on Sept. 10 at approximately 2:18 pm, officers responded to the CVS Pharmacy located at 3930 West Chester Pike in Newtown Square for a reported theft of cigarettes.  According to police, the manager of the store told police that a white male, approximately 23 years old, came in and asked for a lighter and two cartons of Newport Box cigarettes. The man was seen putting the lighter in his pocket, while the clerk went to get the cigarettes. The man then produced an unknown driver's license …

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Summons Issued to Newtown Square Resident Involved in DUI Arrest in Bryn Mawr

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.

ARDMORE–Lower Merion Township Police issued a summons on Aug. 22 to Shawn Heard, 18, of Newtown Square, for an incident involving underage drinking and a DUI arrest in July in Bryn Mawr. Lower Merion police officer David Herbst arrested Heard on July 7 around 1:20 a.m. at the intersection of County Line Road and Bryn Mawr Avenue. Heard had a blood alcohol content of .15. He was arrested and charged on five counts–DUI: Gen Imp/Inc of Driving Safety (first offense); DUI: High Rate of Alcohol, BAC of .10-.16 (first offense); Purchase, etc. of Alcoholic Beverage(s) by a Minor; Duties at Stop Sign; and Failure to Yield at Yield Sign. Two passengers were also in the car with Heard at the time of incident–Brendan Meehan, 20, of Newtown Square, …

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Police Blotter: Marijuana Arrest, Thefts From Sheds, Solicitor on Georgia Warrant Found Going Door to Door and More

Check out this week's incidents in Newtown from May 13-17.

On May 18 at 9:26 a.m., Newtown police responded to a reported theft at the Liberty gas station on West Chester Pike. According to the incident report, an unknown actor had stolen approximately $50 from the Coca-Cola vending machine located at the front of the service station between the entrance door and the vehicle bay door. On May 17 at approximately 4 p.m., police responded to Rose Glen Court in the Springton Pointe Woods development for a solicitors ordinance violation. Two solicitors were seen going door-to-door around the development. Police located a man and a woman who fit the description from the caller on Stoneybrook Boulevard at Rose Glen Court. The couple told police that they were soliciting magazine subscriptions and …

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