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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Man Allegedly Throws Weed at Cop, and More Police Reports

A Philly man is arrested on drug charges and more Abington Police reports

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  • Thursday, March 21

Possession of a controlled substance … Richard George Liggins, 44, of West Huntingdon Street, Philadelphia, was arrested Feb. 6 at 9:27 p.m. following a traffic stop for a malfunctioning brake light near the corner of Moreland and Davisville roads in which he was a passenger, police said. When police made contact with Liggins, he allegedly removed a small amount of suspected marijuana from his pants and threw it out the window at the officer’s feet. When asked what he did, Liggins said, “[Expletive], I can’t believe I just threw weed at the cops.” When asked if he had any more contraband, Liggins allegedly said, “I got a little rock down my pants,” and police retrieved a small clear bag of confirmed crack. Robert Cassel, 33, of Fernwood …

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4:51 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Lol he's got a little rock in his pants, sounds like a personal problem. How come nobody throws weed at me?   more ›

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Police Reports: Two DUI Arrests

Abington Police arrested the following people for suspected DUI.

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  • Wednesday, March 13

  Graham Sebastien Skelly, 19, of Blake Avenue, Rockledge, was arrested Feb. 3 at 5:31 a.m. following a traffic stop in the 500 block of Susquehanna Road, police said. According to police, Skelly said he was lost and was looking for Huntingdon Pike. Skelly was lethargic and slow to respond, and there was a very strong odor of air freshener in the car, police said. Skelly admitted to smoking marijuana earlier at a friend’s house; Sklley failed several field sobriety tests, had a blood alcohol content of 0.102 percent and his blood tested positive for the presence of marijuana, police said. Skelly was also charged with driving with a suspended license and careless driving. --  Jeffrey Scott Biel, 54, of Union Meeting Road, Blue Bell, was …

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Man Had Crack Pipe in Grocery Store, Police Say

The following police reports were taken from the Abington Police records room.

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  • Tuesday, February 5

Possession of drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct … Cornell Bryant Garrett, 51, of Hilltop Lane, Wyncote, was arrested Jan. 23 at 1:24 p.m. near Acme in the 300 block of Old York Road after he attempted to steal several items from a shopping cart, police said. According to police, Garrett had a four-inch crack pipe in his possession. Garrett has been arrested more than 10 times for theft and drug-related charges dating back to 2003. DUI … Kurt Eugen Traub III, 33, of Connerstone Drive, Morrisville, Pa., was arrested Jan. 3 at 1:28 p.m. following a traffic stop on Fitzwatertown Road for driving with expired inspection and emission stickers, police said. According to police, Traub smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes and dilated …

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Abington Police Reports

'I'll make it easy on you.'

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  • Wednesday, January 30

  Retail theft … Hanane Elhafid, 31, of North Line Street, Lansdale, was arrested Jan. 22 at 12:56 p.m. after a Macy’s loss prevention officer saw her via closed-circuit TV attempt to leave the store with $449 worth of merchandise, police said. Retail theft … Noni Rhakita Roberson, 37, of Rothley Avenue, Willow Grove, was arrested Jan. 13 at Giant on Susquehanna Road after a Giant loss prevention officer saw her put two pill bottles in her purse and attempt to leave without paying, police said. DUI and careless driving … Consuella Teresa Folger, 42, of Old Welsh Road, Willow Grove, was arrested Jan. 7 at 4 a.m. in the 900 block of Old York Road after she had to be boxed in by two police vehicles, police said. According to police, Folger …

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Abington Police Reports

Shiny side down.

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  • Wednesday, January 23

  Retail theft … Mara Pelosi, 58, of Welsh Road, Huntingdon Valley, was arrested Jan. 7 at 4:24 p.m. in Macy’s in Willow Grove Park mall after she hid $387 worth of merchandise in a stroller while in a fitting room and left the store without paying, police said. DUI and following too closely … Timothy P. Conway, 53, of Stratford Avenue, Abington, was arrested Jan. 6 at 9:16 p.m. following a two-vehicle crash near the corner of Old Welsh and Easton roads, police said. No one was injured. According to police, Conway smelled strongly of alcohol, had slurred speech, glassy eyes and had trouble with his balance. He flailed his arms during a field sobriety test and was unable to complete the tests. Conway refused a breath test. Retail theft … …

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Abington Police Reports

Some hidden weed, a DUI and an illicit .22

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  • Wednesday, January 16

  Criminal mischief and disorderly conduct … An arrest warrant was issued Dec. 30 for Wayne B. Bickel, 22, of Wanamaker Road, Jenkintown, after a witness said he saw Bickel vandalizing his friend’s Audi in the 400 block of Tulpehocken Avenue on Dec. 24, police said. According to police, the witness said he saw Bickel jumping on top of the car and kicking the car on all sides. There were several dents on the car and the car’s roof was caved in. Damage likely exceeded $1,000, police said. Carrying firearms without a license … Anissa M. Hamilton, 27, of Comly Street, Philadelphia, was arrested Dec. 29 at 6:55 a.m. after she blew a red light in the corner of Highland Avenue and Susquehanna Road, police said. According to police, the car, a …

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Abington Police Reports

Some weird places to hold drug stuff and a very candid DUI arrest

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  • Tuesday, January 8

  DUI and reckless endangerment … Laurie Gillespie, 38, of Huntingdon Road, Abington, was arrested Dec. 5 at 5:45 p.m. following a crash in the corner of Old York and Rockwell roads after Gillespie turned left in front of another motorist who was driving southbound on Old York Road, police said. According to police, the occupants of the car driving southbound were transported to Abington Memorial Hospital for their injuries. Gillespie had glassy and bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and smelled of alcohol, police said. She was also unaware of her surroundings, unsteady on her feet and appeared highly intoxicated. Police found a bottle of Absolut Apeach vodka next to the driver’s seat, which was half empty. DUI … Marquis Levar McCoy, 32, of …

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Abington Police Reports

Some 'weed' in pill form and a DUI after a hearty lunch

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  • Thursday, December 20, 2012

  Drug possession … Tariq Laquan Clinton, 21, of Kindred Street, Philadelphia, was arrested Nov. 14 following a traffic stop near the corner of Old York Road and Summit Avenue for having a malfunctioning brake light on his black SUV, police said. According to police, there was an odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. Clinton admitted to having marijuana in the vehicle and said he believed he had marijuana in his pocket. Prior to a search, Clinton said the marijuana was in the vehicle’s center console. Police found no marijuana, rather a pill bottle containing 26 Xanax pills. The pill bottle in which they were contained had its label partially torn off, making the patient’s name unreadable, police said. DUI and careless driving … …

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Abington Police Reports

A couple of DUIs and some strange retail thefts

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  • Wednesday, December 12, 2012

  Retail theft … Shakeeta Kimberly Williams, 27, of Ontario Street, Philadelphia, was arrested Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m. after she stole two Burberry coats (worth a total of $990) and one Michael Kors Coat (worth a total of $250) from Bloomingdale’s and fled in a red Chevy Monte Carlo, police said. According to police, Williams was stopped by Jenkintown Police in the corner of Old York Road and Greenwood Avenue. The merchandise was recovered. Retail theft … Rasheed Roache, 32, of North 20th Street, Philadelphia, was arrested Nov. 26 at 2:20 p.m. after Roache concealed $498 worth of merchandise from the Willow Grove Park mall and left without attempting to pay, police said. Roache has one prior conviction for retail theft, according to police. …

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Abington Police Reports

A handful of DUIs

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  • Tuesday, December 4, 2012

  DUI … Patricia Stubel, 57, of Jericho Road, Abington, was arrested Oct. 23 at 1:42 a.m. following a traffic stop near the corner of Easton Road and Mildred Avenue after she was seen swerving and touching the double yellow lines, police said. According to police, Stubel smelled moderately of alcohol and there was a strong smell of perfume emanating from the vehicle. There was a bottle of perfume in plain view, but Stubel denied recently spraying it. Stubel said she had two beers. She had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. She failed two field sobriety tests and had a blood alcohol content of 0.165 percent, police said. DUI … Tyrece Jamar Hughes, 28, of Fitzwatertown Road, Willow Grove, was arrested Oct. 21 at 7:04 p.m. following a traffic…

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