Thursday, March 28, 2013
Abington police arrest Anthony Dennis Sr., 36, of Brookside Drive, after he allegedly pried his way into a home late Wednesday morning.
Abington Police said a Lansdale man broke into a home in the Elkins Park section of Abington late Wednesday morning. Police arrested Thomas Anthony Dennis Sr., 36, of the unit block of Brookside Drive, shortly after 11 a.m. after police said a witness saw a man forcing his way into an unoccupied home in the 900 block of Douglass Avenue. According to police, Dennis fled out a back window of the house, climbed a fence and ran into the rear section of the Manor College property. Police chased the suspect, who refused to stop or comply. According to police, Dennis kept reaching into his pocket, forcing the officer to arrest Dennis at gunpoint. Police said Dennis entered the house by prying the front door open with a tire iron. Once inside, …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
William Graef III, 22, of Oak Road in Hatfield, allegedly faked an armed robbery in Hatfield Borough so he had a reason to tell his parents why he did not have $98 he was supposed to have on him, police said
A Hatfield Township man, charged with faking a report last week of an armed robbery in Hatfield Borough's Centennial Park, made up the story, police said, so he had a reason to tell his parents why he did not have the $98 he was supposed to have in his possession. William Graef III, 22, of the 2000 block of Oak Road, faces misdemeanor charges of unsworn falsification to authorities and false reports to law enforcement authorities, at a Feb. 6 preliminary hearing at 9:30 a.m. before District Judge Kenneth Deatelhauser, police said. Graef III is free on $10,000 unsecured bail; if Graef III fails to appear at his scheduled hearing, then a warrant will be issued for his arrest and he will be responsible for the $10,000 cash bail. It was during…
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Hatfield Township Police are investigating a robbery at gunpoint that occurred under a bridge in Centennial Park in Hatfield Borough Wednesday night
Hatfield Township Police are searching for a man in his 30s who robbed a man at gunpoint of cash and property under a bridge in Centennial Park in Hatfield Borough Wednesday night. The suspect is described as a man in his 30s, 6 feet 1 inch to 6 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 150 to 200 pounds, wearing blue jeans, tan work boots, and a black-hooded sweatshirt, police said. His face was covered by a black bandana, police said. On Jan. 23, at 6:55 p.m., Hatfield Township Police responded to an armed robbery dispatch at Centennial Park on Cherry Street in the borough. An investigation revealed the victim was walking in the park, when the man was grabbed from behind, police said. The suspect displayed a handgun and forced the victim under a …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Stacy Maurice Beckett, 40, of Tulip Drive, is expected to return upstate to a state correctional facility due to a parole violation. Beckett is accused of robbing a Warrington woman at gunpoint as she sat in her car on Jenkins Avenue in Lansdale
A Hatfield man, who was tasered and arrested by Lansdale Police on charges of felony robbery in October, had all charges held over to county court Thursday morning at a preliminary hearing in Lansdale. Stacy Maurice Beckett, 40, of the 100 block of Tulip Drive, allegedly robbed a 30-year-old Warrington woman at gunpoint on the unit block of Jenkins Avenue, near South Broad Street and Stanbridge Apartments, on Oct. 13. Beckett is charged with felony robbery, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, harassment and disorderly conduct, according to court records. Bail for Beckett remains at $250,000 cash. At the hearing, Assistant District Attorney Rebecca Strubel said Beckett, through his public defender Stephen Walton, would …
Monday, October 22, 2012
Lansdale Police said a two black males entered a home by prying open a door with a crowbar. The incident matches the same M.O. as a Monday morning home invasion on the same street
Lansdale Police are investigating a reported home invasion and robbery that occurred Friday morning on Willow Street in Lansdale, where two black males entered a home and asked questions about another man. Police said it was a targeted incident and not a random home invasion. Read about a similar home invasion on the same street that occurred Monday at this link. Police responded to the 700 block of Willow Street at around 10:15 a.m. Friday for a report of a home invasion and robbery. A 23-year-old man was sleeping at his home, when he heard someone prying open his exterior door with a crowbar, police said. Two black males entered the home and displayed a gun, police said. The suspects asked the man questions about another man whom the …
Preliminary reports broadcast on Montgomery County police radio state two black males robbed someone at gunpoint at 718 Willow Street
Lansdale Police said a home invasion and armed robbery report at 718 Willow Street was a targeted incident and not random. Police said officers responded to the residence at 10:20 a.m. A 24-year-old woman who was visiting the home told police two black males broke into the home, threatened her with a gun and bound her hands and feet with tape, police said. The suspects took several electronic items belonging to her, police said. A male resident of the home was not home at the time, police said. The woman told police the suspects asked questions related to the identity of the male resident, police said. Contact Lansdale Police at 215-368-1801 with any details. This story was reported first and exclusively by Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch. …
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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Friday, March 9, 2012
Allegedly forced victim into car at gunpoint
A man who allegedly forced his ex-girlfriend into his car at gunpoint outside a Lansdale bar has been charged with her kidnapping and numerous other offenses, Lansdale Police said today. Joshua Ellis, 28, allegedly forced the victim, an Upper Gwynedd woman, into his car in a parking lot near the Third & Walnut Bar in Lansdale shortly before 11:00 p.m. on Thursday night. The 21-year-old woman had been celebrating her birthday with friends inside the bar when Ellis allegedly arrived and became involved in an argument with her. Police said Ellis was under a Protection from Abuse Order filed by the victim. Police said the victim attempted to "calm down" Ellis by going outside the bar to speak with him. Following that conversation, she …
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
The suspect robbed the store safe at gunpoint
Montgomery Township Police have released a composite sketch of the man who robbed the KFC at Airport Square Shopping Center on Monday. Police said the culprit entered the restaurant and asked to see a manager. The suspect then displayed a black handgun and demanded money from the safe, police said. He fled on foot, exiting the business with an undetermined amount of cash, police said. The suspect is described as a white male, about 35 to 40 years old, 6 feet tall, medium to heavy build, brown straight hair, clean shaven, wearing a black coat, white T-shirt and blue jeans. Anyone that may have witnessed any unusual events near the business is asked to contact the Montgomery Township Police Detective Division at (215) 362-2301.
DELIAH ONE
1:50 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Send is butt to jail and let him make up a fantasy story to get his way out. Gonna be awhile! more ›