Monday, May 20, 2013
The store saw five retail thefts over a two week period, police say.
The following information was supplied by Marple Township Police. Any arrests or charges mentioned do not indicate guilt or conviction. Police investigated multiple retail thefts at Old Navy on the 400 S. State Rd in Springfield recently. On April 30, at about 5:19 p.m., the store's loss prevention officer detained a 23-year-old Philadelphia woman in connection with a retail theft, according to the report. The woman was observed by the store employees, placing $157.18 worth of items into her purse and continuing to walk past all points of sale without any attempt to pay for the items, according to the report. The woman was processed and released. On May 1, at about 3:15 p.m., a loss prevention officer told police that a woman had taken …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Several Marple Township police officers were honored with the 2012 awards for outstanding police work recently.
Several Marple Township police officers were honored at a township meeting in May. Marple Police Chief Tom Murray presented the officers with the 2012 awards for outstanding police work. Officer Jeffrey Haughey, Officer Andrew Ronsvalle and Officer Peter Baylor received a Written Commendation for Efficient Police Work. The award reads as follows: Please be advised that your names were submitted to the Police Department Honor Board, for consideration for your police action on May 31, 2012. Marple Township Police responded to a report of Criminal Mischief to a vehicle on Warren Blvd. The victim reported that her car had been pelted with eggs and that two of the tires on the car were slashed. The area was checked but the actors were not …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Several Marple Township police officers were honored with the 2012 awards for outstanding police work recently.
Several Marple Township police officers were honored at a recent township meeting. Marple Police Chief Tom Murray presented the officers with the 2012 awards for outstanding police work. Look for these officer awards to be posted over the next several weeks. Officer Steve Benecke, Officer Chris Chermak, Officer Dan Lazzari and Officer Edward Rosen received the Life Saved Award. The award reads as follows: Please be advised that your name was submitted to the Police Department Honor Board, for consideration for your part in rendering aid and saving a person's life on April 24, 2012. While on patrol you responded to a medical emergency on Cornell Circle where Officer Chermak utilized the AED from the police car and was performing CPR on a …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Marple Township Police responded to one residential burglary in April, police say.
Marple Township Police responded to 246 calls for service in April, Marple Police Chief Tom Murray said at the May 6 workshop meeting. Below is a breakdown of some of those police calls. Comparing the first four months of 2013 to the first four months of 2012, Murray said, thefts are down 21 percent and vandalism is down 25 percent. "This is certainly a good thing," Murray said. "I'm pleased with the numbers." He said he believes part of the decline in thefts is that residents are locking their car doors and not giving people an opportunity to break in to vehicles. In April, Marple Township had one burglary, Murray said, and for the first three months of the year, the township saw 20 burglaries. "We had an arrest in the early part of March…
Monday, May 13, 2013
Several Marple Township police officers were honored with the 2012 awards for outstanding police work recently.
Several Marple Township police officers were honored at a township meeting on Monday. Marple Police Chief Tom Murray presented the officers with the 2012 awards for outstanding police work. Look for these officer awards to be posted over the next several weeks. Officer Peter Baylor received a Written Commendation for Efficient Police Work. The award reads as follows: Please be advised that your name was submitted to the Police Department Honor Board, for consideration for your police action on February 14, 2012. During this time period, both Delaware and Chester County Communities were being besieged with thefts from vehicles parked on fitness and health club parking lots. Knowing the problem and aware that our Planet Fitness lot had been …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Also, a purse was stolen from the Marple Township library in a separate incident, police say.
The following information was supplied by Marple Township Police. Any arrests or charges mentioned do not indicate guilt or conviction. Theft from Auto—unit block of Summit Avenue in Broomall at about 7:12 p.m. on April 19—A victim walked into police headquarters to report that his Dell laptop was stolen from his vehicle the night before, according to the report. One of the car doors was left unlocked, according to the report. Theft—Marple Library 2500 block of Sproul Road at about 4:11 p.m. on April 19—A library volunteer told police that her purse was stolen from a public area of the library, according to the report. She had placed the purse on a public chair and covered it with a shirt and then left the area for a few minutes and when…
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Several Marple Township police officers were honored with the 2012 awards for outstanding police work recently.
Several Marple Township police officers were honored at a township meeting on Monday. Marple Police Chief Tom Murray presented the officers with the 2012 awards for outstanding police work. Look for these officer awards to be posted over the next several weeks. Sergeant Tony Colgan and Turnkey Robert Krewson received a Written Commendation for Efficient Police Work. The award reads as follows: Please be advised that your name was submitted to the Police Department Honor Board, for consideration for your police action on June 27, 2012. While on duty during the overnight shift you were advised by the dispatcher of a problem with a prisoner in a cell. The prisoner had taken the blanket in the cell and was attempting to hang himself from the …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Several Marple Township police officers were honored with the 2012 awards for outstanding police work recently.
Several Marple Township police officers were honored at a township meeting on Monday. Marple Police Chief Tom Murray presented the officers with the 2012 awards for outstanding police work. Look for these officer awards to be posted over the next several weeks. Officer Ray Stiles and Officer John Murrin received the Life Saved Award. The award reads as follows: Please be advised that your name was submitted to the Police Department Honor Board, for consideration for your part in rendering aid and saving a person's life on November 9, 2012. While on patrol you responded to a medical emergency at the Delaware County Community College and located a man in cardiac arrest on the basketball court. You immediately went to work on the man and …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Also, a house was egged in a separate incident, police say.
The following information was supplied by Marple Township Police. Any arrests or charges mentioned do not indicate guilt or conviction. Vandalism—unit block of Evergreen Avenue in Broomall at about 6:27 p.m. on April 13—Sometime overnight unknown persons ripped off both sideview mirrors of a 2005 Ford Focus, according to the report. The vehicle was parked in the driveway and the victim told police she was awoken at about 2:30 a.m. by a loud noise and when she looked out the window she saw two young teenagers running through her neighbor's yard across the street, according to the report. The two mirrors were not left behind, according to the report. Vandalism—unit block of Evergreen Avenue in Broomall at about 5:55 p.m. on April 13—…
Thursday, May 2, 2013
A man puts a more expensive item into a box marked on sale in a Home Depot theft, police say.
The following information was supplied by Marple Township Police. Any arrests or charges mentioned do not indicate guilt or conviction. Retail Theft—Walmart 400 S. State Road in Springfield at 5:55 p.m. on April 19—Police were dispatched to the store for a report of a man and woman, with a young child, who had left the store after taking merchandise and drove off in a black Chevrolet, according to the report. As police arrived, they were notified that the man was back in the store in the foyer area and police brought the man in to a Walmart security office, according to the report. Store security told police that the man paid for an iPad in the electronics department and then he and the woman placed more items in the bags from the …
Jennifer Shimock
3:38 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Don't know how thrilled I am about going to this shopping center anymore. Had three medallions stolen from the wheels of my VW in this parking lot! more ›