Thursday, September 27, 2012
Mark S. Williams Jr., 21, of West Fifth Street, has been charged in connection with a September 2011 robbery of Famous Grocery in Lansdale. His alleged accomplice Jurell Smalls was arrested Saturday
Lansdale Police have arrested a second suspect in the September 2011 armed robbery of Famous Grocery convenience store in Lansdale. Mark S. Williams Jr., 21, of the 800 block of West Fifth Street, Lansdale, was arrested Wednesday and charged in connection to the September 5, 2011 robbery at 21 W. Main St. His alleged accomplice, Jurell Smalls, was arrested September 22 and charged in connection with the robbery, police said. Smalls was also charged with felony drug violations in a separate arrest during a search warrant service on his home. Williams had been directed by his probation officer to report to the Lansdale Police Department, police said. Williams faces the following charges: Williams was arraigned Wednesday before District …
Monday, September 24, 2012
Jurell Smalls, 20, of East Third Street, was nabbed in a separate incident on drug charges as well on September 22. He remains incarcerated at Montgomery County Prison
Police have arrested a Lansdale man for his alleged role in the September 2011 robbery of Famous Grocery Store on West Main Street. He was also charged in a separate incident where a search warrant was conducted on his home for alleged drug violations. Jurell Smalls, 20, of the 100 block of East Third Street, was one of the actors involved in the September 5, 2011 armed robbery of Famous Grocery convenience store at 21 W. Main Street, police said. Two men robbed the store, police said, with one firing a gun, according to the clerk on duty. The clerk was not injured, but robbers made off with about $400 cash, police said. Smalls is charged with the following: Small was arraigned before District Judge Christopher Cerski of Elkins Park, and …
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The Commonwealth opted to split the hearing to a later date in order for a late-term pregnant co-defendant to appear to testify at the hearing of her boyfriend and brother
The preliminary hearing of Cleveland Ford Jr. and Pau Chau, both of Philadelphia, will continue later in the month after the Commonwealth called for a bifurcation in order for a late-term pregnant co-defendant — who is also Ford's girlfriend and Chau's sister — to be present to testify at their hearing. Ford Jr. and Chau, both 25, along with co-defendant, Ford's girlfriend and Chau's sister Diep Thi Luu, 29, are charged in connection with the strong armed robbery of an employee outside LumenOptix on Progress Drive in Montgomery Township on March 30, 2012. The hearing was stopped during Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney Teresa Kibelstis' questioning of Lower Gwynedd Township Officer Daniel Diedel regarding his interaction with …
Friday, August 31, 2012
Pau Chau, 25, faces 11 charges, including felony robbery and assault, in connection with the armed robbery of employees outside LumenOptix in Montgomery Township in March
Montgomery Township Police nabbed Cleveland Ford Jr. two weeks ago for his alleged role in the armed robbery of three LumenOptix employees on March 30, 2012. Now, police said they have his alleged accomplice — Pau Chau, 25, of Philadelphia. Chau was arrested by Montgomery Township Police on August 30 on the following charges: Chau was arraigned Aug. 30 before District Judge Andrea Duffy, who set bail at $100,000 cash, according to court records. Chau remains incarcerated at Montgomery County Prison in lieu of bail. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 10 at 2 p.m. before Duffy. According to court records, this is Chau's first and only criminal offense in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia. Police said Chau and Ford …
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Cleveland Ford Jr., of Philadelphia, was arrested August 13 and charged in connection with a March 30 robbery of three LumenOptix employees
Montgomery Township Police have arrested a 25-year-old Philadelphia man and charged him in connection with a March 30 armed robbery of three employees outside a Montgomeryville business. Cleveland Ford Jr. is charged with 14 offenses, including eight felonies, in connection with an armed robbery outside LumenOptix, 203 Progress Drive: Ford Jr. was arraigned before District Judge Andrea Duffy on August 13. Bail was set at $100,000 cash, and Fox Jr. was committed to Montgomery County Prison in lieu of bail. A preliminary hearing is set for August 28 at 10:15 a.m. before Duffy. Police said the robbery occurred a little before 6:20 a.m. on March 30. Three employees arriving for work were approached by two unidentified male suspects dressed in…
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
A pedestrian was robbed by two suspects at Seventh Street and Maple Avenue in Lansdale Wednesday afternoon
A pedestrian was assaulted and robbed of his backpack by two men at around 2:30 p.m. in Lansdale at Seventh Street and Maple Avenue. Both suspects remain at-large, according to police. Sgt. Mike Trail of Lansdale Police told The Reporter that two suspects were detained by police: one at the train station and the other outside Walgreens at West Main Street and Valley Forge Road. Both suspects told the police they were not involved, were eliminated as suspects and were released, according to The Reporter. According to Trail in the article, one suspect fled the scene on foot towards the Lansdale train station, and the other left the scene in a White Ford vehicle. Call Lansdale Police at (215) 368-1801 with information.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Police said the suspect fled north on Broad Street with $500 cash from the convenience store that is also known as Quick Way Food Mart
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Friday, June 1, 2012
Update, Monday, June 4, 2012 Lansdale Police have issued a press release Monday with additional details on the armed robbery June 1 of Rani's Indian Deli and Quick Way Food Mart. Police responded at 9:50 p.m. to the business for a report of a panic alarm activation, police said. Upon arrival, police spoke with the owner and a customer who stated a black male wearing a black mask, black hoodie, black pants and black sneakers entered the store and pointed a gun at the owner, police said. The suspect demanded money and was given $500, police said. The suspect fled north on South Broad Street. Lansdale Police were assisted by Towamencin Township Police, Upper Gwynedd Township Police and a Plymouth Township K-9 Unit. The suspect has yet to be …
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Monday, September 5, 2011
Two men reportedly escaped on foot with cash.
Police thronged downtown Lansdale on Monday evening following the reported armed robbery of a Main Street convenience store. According to sources, two men armed with a gun held up the Famous Grocery & Convenience Store at 21 W. Main St. The men took an undisclosed amount of cash from the store clerk, who was believed to also be the owner of the store. A source with knowledge of the investigation said that the suspects fled the scene on foot. Initial reports described the suspects as two white males. A more detailed description of the suspects was not immediately available. In the minutes following the robbery, two Lansdale police officers could be seen interviewing the clerk and erecting crime scene tape around the store's cash register …
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