Thursday, May 2, 2013
Frank Raphiek Cristea, 36, of West Eighth Street, was wanted on an outstanding felony drug warrant, police said.
The Lansdale man wanted by Lansdale Police for alleged cocaine sales in the borough has turned himself in to police Thursday. Frank Raphiek Cristea, 36, of the 500 block of West Eighth Street, was wanted on an outstanding felony drug warrant, police said. Cristea was arraigned before District Judge Harold Borek, who set bail at $50,000 cash, police said. Cristea is currently incarcerated at Montgomery County prison. A preliminary hearing date is pending. On April 19, Lansdale Police detectives served a warrant on Cristea's home on an unrelated assault case, police said. Cristea was not home at the time of the service. During the search, detectives smelled marijuana and saw a marijuana pipe; this led police to apply for a second search …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Frank Raphiek Cristea, 36, of West Eighth Street, abandoned his apartment and his whereabouts are unknown, police said.
Lansdale Police are seeking the whereabouts of alleged cocaine dealer Frank Raphiek Cristea, 36, formerly of the 500 block of West Eighth Street, Lansdale, following a search warrant service on his home on April 19. On April 19, Lansdale Police detectives served a warrant on Cristea's home on an unrelated assault case, police said. Cristea was not home at the time of the service. During the search, detectives smelled marijuana and saw a marijuana pipe; this led police to apply for a second search warrant specifically for narcotics, police said. Judge Andrea Duffy of Montgomery Township District Court issued the warrant, police said. During the search, police recovered a can with a false bottom, containing seven grams of suspected cocaine, …
Sunday, April 28, 2013
This week's stories include an alleged panhandler who can't take a hint, an allegedly drunken driver who police say pushed emergency personnel while they were rescuing her and a Norristown man who picked a bad place to sleep one off.
If at First You Don't Succeed: According to a report in the Pottstown Patch, a 22-year-old woman was cited three times in one day after she repeatedly panhandled for cigarettes outside of Redner's. The woman reportedly launched into profanity-laden tirades directed towards the store's manager as well as responding officers. When police declined the woman's request for money, she reportedly said that someone who "is working and making so much" should be able to give her money. Read the full story here. Woman Pushes Through Emergency Responders Trying to Rescue Her: According to a report in the Plymouth-Whitemarsh Patch, a 31-year old woman was charged with DUI after she crashed her vehicle and pushed through emergency personnel who were …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Marino Tambourino, 36, was sentenced to six-to-23 months in prison after pleading guilty to the assault of David Rogers, of Lansdale, at the Fireside Bar and Grill in March of 2012.
Marino A. Tambourino, 36, of Ambler, was sentenced to six-to-23 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the March 2012 assault of a Lansdale man at the Fireside Bar and Grill. In addition to the prison sentence, Tambourino will also have to complete two years' of probation following his parole, according to the Reporter. The report adds that he will be eligible for work release while incarcerated. Though originally charged with felony aggravated assault, Tambourino pleaded guilty to the lesser charges of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person as part of Monday's plea agreement. Police initially responded to the Fireside during the early hours of Sunday, March 18, 2012, for a report of an assault. …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Charles Schmidt Jr., 30, of Walnut Street, allegedly hit a woman in the ribs because she woke him up when she went to the bathroom during the night. Schmidt Jr. also hates when people watch TV while he sleeps.
A Lansdale man, who allegedly assaulted a woman because she got up to use the bathroom, thereby waking him up, heads to Montgomery County court on misdemeanor assault and summary harassment charges. Charles Schmidt Jr., 30, of the 600 block of Walnut Street, also does not like it when the alleged victim gets up to watch TV at night, according to an affidavit. Schmidt will be arraigned in county court on May 22. Lansdale District Court Judge Harold Borek held both charges against Schmidt Jr. Thursday. Schmidt Jr. has bail set at unsecured $10,000, according to court records. On Feb. 21, 2013, Lansdale Hospital called Lansdale Police to report a woman in the emergency room who was being treated for injuries from an assault, police said. The …
Friday, April 12, 2013
Basement dweller William Keith Kane, 23, had the sole felony charge dismissed at a preliminary hearing in Lansdale District Court Thursday. Kane allegedly assaulted and threatened to kill his landlord with a knife and tire iron.
Franklin Street basement tenant William Keith Kane, 23, of Lansdale, will not face a felony charge of aggravated assault in Montgomery County court in May for allegedly assaulting and threatening his landlord with a knife and tire iron. The charge was dismissed at a preliminary hearing Thursday morning in Lansdale District Court. All other charges against Kane were held by District Judge Harold Borek: misdemeanor possessing an instrument of crime, three counts of misdemeanor simple assault, misdemeanor reckless endangerment and summary harassment. Kane has been free on 10 percent of $10,000 bail since March 19, according to court records. Kane allegedly assaulted his landlord with a knife one day, and allegedly threatened him with a tire …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Marino Tambourino, 35, is charged with felony aggravated assault and related offenses in connection with the beating of a Lansdale man at the Fireside Bar and Grill in March of 2012.
A jury trial has been scheduled for 35-year-old Marino Tambourino, of Ambler, who is accused of beating a Lansdale man at the Fireside Bar and Grill on Saint Patrick's Day in 2012. Tambourino, whose trial is set for April 22 at 9 a.m. at the Montgomery County Courthouse, is charged with felony aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and harassment, in connection with the incident. Police responded to the Fireside during the early hours of Sunday, March 18, 2012, for a report of an assault. Upon arrival, police discovered David Rogers, 30, of Lansdale, laying in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor of the establishment. Rogers told police that he was dancing near the kitchen doors of the bar when a white …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Karen Pilat, 51, of Hatfield, got a maximum 23 months in county jail on a simple assault misdemeanor for menacing her husband with a butcher knife on Christmas because she didn't like her gifts.
Being a butcher-knife-wielding “Grinch” on Christmas has sent one Hatfield woman to jail. Karen Pilat, 51, got a maximum 23-month sentence for conviction on a misdemeanor simple assault for a Christmas 2011 attack on her husband, according to Mainline Media. Pilat menaced her husband with a butcher knife inside their 2400 block of Merel Drive home Christmas morning. Why? Because she didn’t like her gifts. She wanted jewels and a card. She got an artsy tile and a Bonsai. Assistant District Attorney Cara McMenamin said in the article that Pilat's anger at the wrong gifts "... turned her into essentially the ‘Grinch’ on steroids. She really was an abomination." According to the article, Pilat can serve the sentence over three consecutive …
Monday, April 1, 2013
Karim Amir Walker, 20, of Philadelphia, allegedly shot at the brothers of his girlfriend with a stolen Glock handgun. He allegedly fled the scene with his infant son in the vehicle. Walker remains in prison on $500,000 cash bail.
A North Philadelphia man has been arrested and charged by Lansdale Police with attempted murder Monday for allegedly shooting at the brothers of his girlfriend on Easter Sunday afternoon on Ridge Street, all while his two-year-old son was in the car. Karim Amir Walker, 20, of the 5000 block of Boudinot Street, was arraigned Monday afternoon before District Judge Andrea Duffy in Montgomeryville. He remains in prison on $500,000 bail. Walker allegedly fled the scene in a Ford SUV—with his infant son inside the vehicle, according to the criminal complaint. Police said officers eventually found a stolen, loaded Glock semi-automatic gun with 11 rounds of 9mm ammunition; the ammunition matched a round recovered at the scene, according to the …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Anthony Hughes, of West Third Street in Lansdale, allegedly disposed of a handgun and a knife owned by one of the men charged in the January robbery and assault at Hen's Coins and Collectibles in Lansdale.
A Lansdale man charged with felony hindering prosecution and apprehension of two of his alleged accomplices in the January robbery and assault at Hen's Coins and Collectibles on West Main Street waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday afternoon in Lansdale District Court. Anthony Hughes, 25, of the unit block of West Third Street, had a misdemeanor charge of possession of a controlled substance withdrawn by the Commonwealth. The felony charge, a misdemeanor charge of tampering with evidence, and a misdemeanor charge of possession of a small amount of marijuana remain against him. Hughes is also accused of disposing of a handgun and a knife in a Dumpster at Brookside Manor Apartments in the days following the robbery, according to court …
StGabes
12:47 pm on Friday, May 3, 2013
Oh get a grip, pull your head out of your ass. racists really???? If it was my Brother or Father I would kick their asses for embarrassing my name like that... and I would believe there is enough evidence too judge..... You are the one sounding all high and mighty...... more ›