A Militia Court resident reported that someone smeared dog feces on his car's door handle sometime between 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24, and 9 a.m. Friday, May 25, according to Collegeville Police. The resident suspected he knew who the perpetrator was, but did not have any proof, police said.
A Pottstown man will face charges in connection to a harassment incident that occurred at Perkiomen Valley Express Care, Monday afternoon, May 21, according to a Pennsylvania State Police report. The report alleges that Hassan Attia, 36, "started a verbal confrontation (about) the work (a 33-year-old Norristown man) performed on his vehicle." Attia then allegedly struck the other man's face and fled the scene. Charges will be filed in District Court 38-1-24, the report states. Reda Attia, 39, of Bridgeport, will also face charges for "(interfering) with a criminal investigation regarding an …
Emergency personnel responded to a two-car crash on Saturday afternoon, May 19, in Perkiomen Township. Both drivers suffered minor injuries, according to a Pennsylvania State Police report. Collegeville resident Michelle Campbell was driving a 1995 Ford Taurus north on Route 113 when she stopped in the 70 block and waited to turn left into her driveway. Lansdale resident Donald T. Reese was also traveling north on Route 113, and when his Saturn Vue came over the hill and "could not stop in time," police said. The Vue crashed into the rear of the Taurus, pushing the vehicle over the double …
Collegeville Police Officer Andrew Sohl responded to a report of a suspicious male at Wawa. The shift manager called police after approaching a man who who had been walking around the store "holding something under his sleeve," the report states. The man reportedly became argumentative. He had left the store by the time Sohl and Officer Cubbler arrived, so they began to check the area. Around 2 a.m., Sohl saw a man dressed in black clothes and a black knit hat exiting from the front yard of 23 E. Fourth Ave., the report states. The man reportedly appeared to be trying to hide from police by …
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating an attempted theft case at a Perkiomen Township home on Thursday afternoon, March 29. According to a police report, a member of the Township Line Road household returned to the residence and saw a late-model green pickup truck in the driveway. The individual “then observed a (man) walk from behind the residence to the front”; he was carrying a leaf blower and a bicycle seat. When the man saw the resident, he dropped what he was carrying and then fled the scene in the truck, driving toward Ridge Pike, the report states. “The witness described the …
Trappe Ambulance transported a Limerick woman to Paoli Hospital to be treated for injuries following a one-car crash in Trappe Borough around 11:45 p.m. on March 23. According to a Pennsylvania State Police report, Danielle Jarota, 27, was driving west in the 300 block of Main Street, and as her Chevrolet HHR “arrived in the area of Apian Way, it traveled onto the sidewalk” and crashed into a utility pole. “It is likely that this crash was due, in part, to a medical condition,” the report states. Trappe Fire Co. also assisted at the scene. Norristown Man Accused of DUI Pennsylvania State …
A side door of a residence in the 100 block of Schwenksville Road, Upper Salford, was forced open during a reported attempted burglary, according to a Pennsylvania State Police report. Damage to the door is approximately $500, police said.Anyone with information about the incident can contact the Pennsylvania State Police Skippack Barracks, 610-584-1250, and reference incident number K03-1839067. Police: Perkiomenville Man Accused of DUI, Wanted on WarrantA 27-year-old Perkiomenville man who allegedly fled the scene of a one-vehicle crash in the 1200 block of Perkiomenville Road, will face …
Pennsylvania State Police say a 16-year-old Schwenksville boy confessed to three burglaries within the last four months. According to a police report, during an interview the teen confessed to the December 2011 burglary at the Schwenksville liquor store, as well as the burglary this past weekend and the February burglary at Moccia's Train Stop. Nothing was taken during the Moccia's burglary, and troopers found partial shoe prints at the scene. About nine items were taken from the liquor store during the December burglary, according to police. During the March 10 burglary, police said the …
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a burglary at the Schwenksville Wine and Spirits store; it occurred sometime between 12:05 and 2:21 a.m. March 10, according to a report. Police said the perpetrator gained entry to the store by “smashing the right side glass entry door. Once inside, (the burglar) then walked to the front display case and removed items from the display.” The burglar removed five bottles from the display and then left the scene, dropping one bottle while exiting, the report states. It is not stated whether or not this burglary is connected with a similar incident …
Pennsylvania State Police are seeking information about three men who physically assaulted a 42-year-old man outside Rockwell’s Restaurant in Green Lane shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. According to a police report, three men who were drinking at Rockwell’s pulled the man outside the restaurant and repeatedly punched and kicked him. The man suffered several injuries, including cuts and bruises to his hands, face and arms as well as “major internal injuries to his rib section,” the report states. Police released the following descriptions of the assailants: • Man in his 50s with glasses …
An unknown person (or people) stole copper pipes from the Perkiomen Bridge Hotel. A Collegeville police officer made this discovery while on patrol Saturday, Feb. 25. According to a report by Officer Andrew Sohl, he noticed the rear loading dock door, leading to the old hotel’s kitchen, was open. Upon inspecting the property’s second floor, Sohl “observed that the baseboard covers were removed and the copper piping used inside the baseboards were removed.” A further check of the second floor revealed that “all the baseboard covers were removed and all copper was stolen,” Sohl wrote. Returning…
Police are investigating a break-in at Moccia’s Train Stop that occurred around 2 a.m. Feb. 16. Nothing was stolen, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. The burglar (or burglars) unsuccessfully attempted to pry open the back door, and then used an unknown object to smash a window in the southeast corner of the building, police said. The unknown person (or people) then entered the Gravel Pike business. An alarm was activated, and the burglar(s) fled through the broken window. Troopers at the scene lifted partial shoe prints off the broken glass, according to correspondence from …
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a theft case in Skippack Township. According to a police report, a shoulder bag containing makeup was taken from a vehicle while it was parked in the 300 block of Bridge Road, Skippack, sometime between 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16 and 8 a.m. Feb. 17. Police Question Person in Connection with Theft Case A 15-inch Dell monitor and HP notebook computer (worth $630) were taken from a locked residence in the 400 block of Kennedy Road, Perkiomen Township, sometime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Feb. 17, according to Pennsylvania State Police. A report states there was…
Collegeville Woman Loses Control of Car, Hits Tree A Collegeville woman suffered minor injuries after the car she was driving hit a tree, Sunday, Feb. 12. Gatrina Nolan, 19, was driving north on Kagey Road, approaching the intersection of Forge Road, in Perkiomen Township. Nolan lost control of the 1993 Volvo 900 she was driving, traveling to the left side of the road and striking a tree. The car suffered heavy front-end damage, and Jack Nolan Exxon Towing took the car from the scene. Nolan will not be cited in connection with the crash. Driver Cited Following One-Car Crash Police are citing …
A blue Oldsmobile Alero was stolen by an unknown person around 1:30 a.m., Feb. 11, after it was left running outside the Skippack Wawa. According to a Pennsylvania State Police report, a 33-year-old Norristown man left the car unlocked and running when the thief entered the vehicle and fled the scene, driving northbound on Route 113. The Alero's PA registration is GCS-4664. Anyone with information about the case, or anyone who witnessed the theft, can call the Pennsylvania State Police Skippack Barracks, 610-584-1250, incident number K03-1831955.
An unknown person (or people) took a set of Pittsburgh brand wrenches, as set of KD wrenches and a Craftsmen wooden and metallic sledgehammer from the 2000 block of Lucon Road in Skippack, sometime between 3 p.m. Jan. 25 and 7:30 a.m. Jan. 26, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Collegeville Woman Arrested on Suspicion of DUI Elizabeth Tindall, 41, of Collegeville will face charges for allegedly driving under the influence, according to a Pennsylvania State Police report. According to police, Tindall’s 2010 Ford Escape “was found disabled” at the intersection of Routes 113 and 73 in …
A Skippack man reported a burglary at his home in the 2000 block of Old Forty Foot Road, according to a Pennsylvania State Police report. The incident occurred sometime between Sunday, Jan. 15, and Wednesday, Jan. 18. The man told police that people damaged his residence’s garage door and entered the garage. There was also an attempt to enter the residence by “forcing a front window up and tearing out the interior screen,” the report states. The investigation continues, police said. Skippack Man Accused of DUIEric Cassel, 29, of Skippack was arrested on suspicion of driving under the …
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a New Year’s Eve incident in which a gunshot damaged property in the 100 block of Lafayette Circle in Trappe. According to a police report, two women said shortly before 9 p.m. they heard six to seven gunshots from the rear yard and heard a window break.“A spent round was found in the window frame (of a second-floor rear bedroom) along with a broken window,” the report states. Anyone with information can call the Pennsylvania State Police Skippack Barracks at 610-584-1250, and reference incident number K03-1824515. Collegeville Woman Accused of DUI …
Pennsylvania State Police are seeking information about a residential burglary that occurred around noon in Skippack Township on Wednesday, Dec. 21. According to a police report, an unknown person (or people) came to a residence in the 4000 block of Creamery Road; the individual(s) may have been in a white pickup truck.The person entered the home by smashing a glass door in the rear of the property, the report states. “Once inside (the perpetrator) cut and removed copper piping from sinks and other fixtures within the residence,” the report states. The person (or people) fled in an unknown …
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a burglary in which several items were stolen from the Schwenksville Wine and Liquor Store around 2 a.m. Friday.An unknown person smashed the glass of the right-side entry door and got into the store, according to a police report. The burglar then walked down the first aisle and took about nine items from “the shelf closest to the wall,” placing them in a bag, the report states. The person then fled the scene through the smashed front door. Brick Tossed through Schwenksville Home’s Window Police are asking for the public’s help in investigating a …
