Friday, November 16, 2012
Kristen Stephen, 29, of Hickory Court in Towamencin, allegedly stole her boyfriend's handguns to pay off debts. While investigating the theft, police also allegedly found cocaine and paraphernalia in her purse
A Towamencin woman — who is headed to county trial on prostitution and numerous heroin possession charges in Lansdale — is also headed to county trial on felony theft and felony receiving stolen property charges, as well as cocaine possession charges. Kristen Stephen, 29, of the 200 block of Hickory Court, allegedly broke into her boyfriend's home and stole his gun in order to pay off drug debts. Stephen allegedly stole a gun at a previous date for the same reason, police said. While investigating the theft at the home on Oct. 6, Stephen allegedly gave permission to Towamenicn Police to search her purse, where needles and other paraphernalia used for heroin were found in her possession, according to the affidavit. At a preliminary hearing …
Kristen Stephen, 29, who holds addresses in Towamencin and Upper Dublin, allegedly dropped small bags of heroin inside Lansdale district court after a hearing on prostitution charges
Kristen Stephen, 29, of the 200 block of Hickory Court, Towamencin — who is headed to trial at Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas on prostitution and drug charges in Lansdale — allegedly dropped three small bags of heroin inside the lobby of Lansdale district court in July, as she was signing paperwork related to a hearing she had that day on those prostitution and drug charges, police said. Stephen also holds an address of the 1500 block of Fort Washington Avenue, Upper Dublin. Stephen was charged with misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance and use and possession of drug paraphernlia by Lansdale Police in October, for the offenses allegedly committed on July 26 at 11:42 a.m. At a preliminary hearing Tuesday, the …
Thursday, July 26, 2012
The two women were arrested during a prostitution sting operation at an apartment on West Main Street in Lansdale in June. Police also found two dime bags of suspected heroin in the lobby of Lansdale district court
Prostitution charges against two women who were arrested in a June prostitution sting on West Main Street were held over for Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Thursday morning. Kristen Rachel Stephen, 29, of the 300 block of W. Main Street, Lansdale, and Janet Lee DeFrancesco, 34, of the 200 block of Danny Lane, Harleysville, were arrested in a prostitution sting conducted by Lansdale Police. Both women face the following misdemeanors at the county level: Both women were never arraigned at their June 12 arrest. Instead, District Judge Harold Borek summoned both by mail. Both women waived their preliminary hearings and bail was set at $5,000 unsecured for each of them. Lansdale Police Officer Chad Bruckner found two dime bags of …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Part of the Bureau’s Innocence Lost National Initiative, the nationwide sweep was conducted over the past weekend in 57 cities across the country.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
From the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reprinted for interest to Montgomeryville-Lansdale readers: In the continuing effort to address the national problem of child sex trafficking, the FBI and its partners announced on Monday, June 25, the results of a three-day law enforcement action in which 79 child victims of prostitution were recovered and more than 100 pimps were arrested. "Operation Cross Country VI," part of the Bureau’s Innocence Lost National Initiative, was conducted over the past 72 hours in 57 cities around the country with the help of state and local law enforcement and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). "Child prostitution remains a major threat to children across America," said Kevin Perkins, …
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
John Nicholas Gallagher, 45, of Derstine Avenue, was busted following a prostitution sting earlier this month in Lansdale
Lansdale Police said an alleged prostitution sting led to the arrest of a suspected heroin dealer in the borough. John Nicholas Gallagher, 45, of the 500 block of Derstine Avenue, Lansdale, was arrested June 22 at his home after a search warrant was served and heroin was found in his home, police said. Gallagher's arrest was the result of a narcotics investigation that began with the arrest of two alleged prostitutes on West Main Street in Lansdale earlier this month. Gallagher is charged with felony manufacture, deliver and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver; misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance; misdemeanor possession of a counterfeit substance and misdemeanor possession with intent to use drug …
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Kristen Stephen, 29, of Lansdale, and Janet DeFrancesco, 34, of Lower Salford, were busted in an undercover operation that also uncovered heroin in an apartment. Also arrested was Robert DeFrancesco, 53, of Lansdale, who pleaded guilty to murder in 1985
Two women will be summoned by mail to face charges of prostitution in Lansdale Borough. Also arrested was a York Avenue man convicted of first-degree murder in 1985. Kristen Rachel Stephen, 29, of the 300 block of W. Main Street, Lansdale, and Janet Lee DeFrancesco, 34, of the 200 block of Danny Lane, Harleysville, were arrested in a prostitution sting conducted by Lansdale Police. Stephen was found to have an active Montgomery County warrant from May 2012, police said. On June 13, 2011, Stephen was charged with depositing trash in the street, according to court records. On June 13, DeFrancesco was released from custody without bail being set after District Judge Harold Borek ordered both to be summoned by mail, police said. Stephen …
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