Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Harley Duval, 19, of the 1300 block of Needham Circle, had his bailed reduced to 10 percent of $500, with an inpatient rehab condition, following a preliminary hearing Tuesday. Duval allegedly sold nine bags of heroin to an undercover Lansdale officer.
A Hatfield teen charged with selling nine bags of heroin to an undercover Lansdale Street Crimes Unit detective is required to head to inpatient rehab in Eagleville upon posting $50 bail, following a waiver of a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Lansdale District Court. Harley Duval, 19, of the 1300 block of Needham Circle, remains charged with three felony counts of possession with intent to deliver heroin, two felony counts of criminal use of a phone, three misdemeanor counts of possession of heroin, three misdemeanor counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and three misdemeanor counts of receipt in commerce, according to court records. His formal arraignment in Montgomery County court is June 19. Duval, represented by attorney Frank …
Friday, October 12, 2012
Francesco "Frank" Messina, 43, of Upper Gwynedd, is headed to county trial for allegedly bilking three people out of a motorcycle or a refund
An Upper Gwynedd man headed to trial for allegedly helping to run a multicounty organized methamphetamine ring was in court again, this time for numerous alleged fraudulent motorcycle sales. Francesco “Frank” Messina, 43, of the 600 block of Garfield Avenue, West Point, is charged with six counts of felony theft by deception and two counts of felony deceptive business practices, according to Dan Sokil of The Reporter. According to the article, Messina waived his hearing Thursday at Lansdale District Court. There, Messina, talked to alleged victims on how to make up for lost money or bikes, according to the article. According to the article, a man reported a possible theft to Lansdale Police on March 20 related to the sale of a Harley-…
Deborah Ann Hummel, 24, of Pennsburg, claimed she wasn't aware she was having a preliminary hearing at Souderton district court
A Pennsburg wife charged with stabbing her husband in the back during a fight at JBS Packerland in Franconia Township in September had her hearing continued for two weeks at the district court of Judge Kenneth Deatelhauser in Souderton Wednesday because she was unaware she was having a preliminary hearing and needed a public defender. Deborah Ann Hummel, 24, of the 500 block of Main Street, faces a felony aggravated assault charge and misdemeanor charges of attempted simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, possessing an instrument of crime and using prohibited offensive weapons, according to a criminal complaint on file with District Judge Kenneth Deatelhauser in Souderton. At her preliminary hearing on Wednesday, …
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Eric Otto, of Whitpain, had a charge of DUI and resisting arrest dismissed against him at a preliminary hearing Tuesday after the Commonwealth failed to show sufficient evidence
Eric Otto, 25, of Whitpain Township, heads to arraignment at Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas in October facing a felony theft and two summary offenses of accidents involving damage to property and careless driving - but no longer has to face a DUI charge or a resisting arrest charge. District Judge Harold Borek in Lansdale dimissed the two charges after the Commonwealth, represented by Lansdale Police Officer Christine Cohen, failed to show sufficient prima facia evidence to hold the charges over for county court. Otto is accused of stealing a $11,000 U.S. Treasury check from the bedroom of a Lansdale woman, crashing his car into a tree in front of St. Stanislaus Elementary, and fleeing from police. Two women who were with Otto on …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Jayson Dicho, of Heather Court in Hatfield, was nabbed by authorities in Las Vegas, Nevada
A former United States Air Force lieutenant and fugitive from justice was video arraigned Wednesday morning before District Judge Andrea Duffy on multiple charges of distributing and possessing child pornography. Jayson Dicho, 31, of Heather Court in Brookside Manor Apartments in Hatfield Township, is charged with five felony counts of disseminating photos or film of child sex acts, 30 felony counts of child pornography and 30 felony counts of criminal use of a communication device, according to Montgomery County docket records. Dicho has a preliminary hearing set for May 25 at 10 a.m. before Duffy. Dicho is a former United States Air Force lieutenant, who was honorably discharged in 2007 after eight years of service, according to police. …
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Andrea Duffy unofficially wins District Judge 38-1-18 race, defeating three-term incumbent David Keightly.
Here come the judge—and her name is Andrea Duffy. In 14 years, Duffy went from senior Deputy District Attorney for Bucks County to District Judge for Montgomery Township and parts of Hatfield Township. Duffy unofficially clinched the Magisterial District Judge 38-1-18 race Tuesday in the primary, defeating three-term Judge David Keightly. “From the best I can tell, I’ve lost the election,” said Keightly Tuesday night from his home. He said he would not concede because “it’s not like a presidential race.” Unofficial resuts on the Montgomery County website showed Duffy with 773 votes on the Republican ballot, or 56 percent of the vote, to Keightly's 605 votes, or 44 percent of the vote. Those numbers were all precincts reporting. Unofficial …
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Renee Tucci, 31, is accused of stabbing a man in an apartment in Lansdale.
Renee Tucci, 31, of the 100 block of Walnut Street in Lansdale, will head to county court for charges of stabbing a man in an apartment in Lansdale in March. Follow the story from The Reporter newspaper here.
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Montgomery County District Court 38-1-28
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
The Lansdale Parking Authority has begun cleaning up property disorganization in the borough
Ever hear of the Lansdale Municipal Authority? Neither has Lansdale Borough Council. Yet Lansdale Municipal Authority owns four properties – three of which are not in Lansdale Borough. According to Montgomery County public land records, the Lansdale Municipal Authority has two addresses: one at 421 W. Main St. and another at 2225 Kriebel Road. The first is the location of District Court 38-1-28 – the former home of Lansdale Borough Hall – and the second is the location of the Upper Gwynedd-Towamencin Municipal Authority in Towamencin Township. Furthermore, the Lansdale Parking Authority owns property that has nothing to do with parking – like White’s Road Park. In converse, Lansdale Borough owns parcels that deal with parking. The real …
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Lansdale Borough Hall
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Friday, January 21, 2011
Matthew Cross-Harris, 19, of Lansdale, faces felony charge of manufacturing, possession and intent to distribute cocaine. Felony robbery charge from a separate case dropped as well at preliminary hearing
Matthew Cross-Harris, 19, will head to county court in March no longer facing a felony robbery charge. However, the young father will be arraigned on felony drug charges related to nearly 2 grams of cocaine found in a search of his E. Main Street residence in connection with the November robbery incident. His public defender, Cary Hall, attempted to get the felony charge dropped, and painted his client as a victim of circumstance. Borek ultimately held all charges over for county arraignment. Cross-Harris now has three criminal cases he has to answer for in county court, according to documents on file at the District Court of Judge Harold Borek. Cross-Harris was allegedly one of two men involved in a robbery of a 62-year-old man in the …
Friday, January 14, 2011
Montgomery Township resident Kareem Moore and Hatfield Borough resident Jamal Bell allegedly robbed and assaulted a man who gave them a ride home from Hattrick's on New Year's Eve.
A good deed never goes unpunished. A 34-year-old man found that out New Year's Day when he was robbed and assaulted, allegedly by two men that he drove home from the bar. Following a preliminary hearing Thursday morning, a Montgomery Township man heads to county court on nine criminal charges, including felony robbery and conspiracy to commit felony aggravated assault, for his alleged involvement in the attack. Kareem Quindell Moore, 21, of the 100 block of Cheswick Drive, is also charged with felony robbery involving bodily injury or threat of bodily injury, conspiracy to commit robbery involving bodily injury or threat of bodily injury, recklessly endangering another person, simple assault, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen …
Ty Webb
8:40 am on Thursday, May 9, 2013
5000 pennies is nothing to sneeze at......*whistle*......was the judge also high when deciding bail? more ›