Thursday, January 31, 2013
Doylestown Borough Police on Thursday reported several alcohol- or drug-related incidents.
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Thursday, January 31
Doylestown Borough Police on Thursday reported several recent alcohol- or drug-related citations handed out recently. Officers cited four people for driving under the influence, one after allegedly driving the wrong way down East State Street, a second after allegedly driving erratically on Route 202. A third was cited with DUI and drug possession after police said they found him allegedly intoxicated and smoking pot in a parked car near the Mercer Museum at nearly 3 a.m. The fourth allegedly failed to stop his vehicle at the stop sign at Court and Hamilton Streets. Police also cited three people for public drunkenness, one after allegedly staggering in Wawa, the second after allegedly sleeping in the doorway of Doylestown Bookshop, and …
Monday, January 14, 2013
A Havertown man has been charged with assault after police said he hit another man outside a Doylestown bar.
A Havertown man has been charged with assault and several related charges after police said he hit another man outside a Doylestown bar recently. Alan Koch, 22, Earlington Road, Havertown, was arrested on Sunday, Jan. 6 at about 12:32 a.m. after he allegedly punched a patron of Stephanie’s in the eye, according to police. Doylestown Borough Police Chief Jim Donnelly said the victim was leaving the bar when he was assaulted and had had no prior contact with Koch. "He just walked up the steps to go home, and the guy at the top of the steps punched him," Donnelly told Doylestown Patch. The victim was taken to Doylestown Hospital for evaluation and treatment of a cut above his right eye. In addition to the assault charge, Koch also was …
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Police say a safe was stolen recently from a Doylestown home.
Some Doylestown residents got an unwelcome holiday surprise. They returned home from an out-of-town trip to find their home on West Court Street had been burglarized. The only thing missing was a safe, stolen from a closet on the second floor. The 10-inch by 10-inch by 18-inch safe was easy enough to carry away, according to police. Inside was $7,000 and the family's important papers, including birth certificates and passports, according to police reports released Friday. Doylestown Borough Police Chief Jim Donnelly said officers are investigating but have little to go on. The family had left the door unlocked, Donnelly said, so there were no signs of forced entry. The theft happened sometime between Dec. 24 and Dec. 31.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
A wallet, a wreath and two bicycles are among items stolen recently in Doylestown Borough.
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Saturday, January 5
Doylestown Borough Police are investigating three incidents of theft in recent weeks. A wallet, a wreath and two bicycles are among the items reported missing recently, according to police reports released this week. Officers are investigating the report of a wallet being stolen from a classroom at Central Bucks High School West on Tuesday, Dec. 18 between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. The wallet contained the victim’s driver’s license, credit cards, and approximately $20. In the second incident, a resident on the 100 block of W. Oakland Avenue reported that someone stole a wreath from his front door sometime between 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 19 and 8 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20. The wreath is valued at approximately $20. In the third incident, two…
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Wreaths, packages and cash have been reported stolen in Doylestown Borough in the past week.
It wouldn't be the holiday season without reports of some kind of theft. In Doylestown, borough police are investigating three cases of stolen goods. First, two wreaths were stolen from the door of the Law Office of Eastburn and Gray. It happened some time during the overnight hours from Wednesday, Dec. 12 into Thursday, Dec. 13, police said Thursday. The wreaths are valued at approximately $50, according to the police report. In the second instance, $170 cash was removed from a purse that had been left in a shopping cart accidently at the Acme, police said. The victim told police that she forgot her purse on Sunday, Dec. 16 at about 11:30 a.m., as she loaded groceries into her vehicle. She realized her mistake and returned to the store …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
She told police the attacker put her in a choke hold with a "pointed object" against her neck.
A woman told police she was attacked and robbed while walking along West Oakland Avenue near Clinton Street in Doylestown last week. Doylestown Borough Police are investigating the incident, which allegedly occurred on Thursday, Dec. 6 at about midnight, according to police reports released Thursday. The victim told police she was walking along West Oakland Avenue when a man ran up from behind her, put his arm around her neck in a choke hold, placed a pointed object against her neck, and demanded that she drop to the ground and empty her purse. The man allegedly took several items from her purse, then told the woman to remain on the ground, as he fled the area on foot. He headed eastbound on Oakland Avenue, the report said. A silver watch …
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Friday, December 7, 2012
The unknown thief undressed a mannequin in the middle of the day on Main Street in Doylestown.
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Friday, December 7, 2012
The mannequin that stands near the steps leading down to Chelsea Clothing and Gifts always displays a stylish outfit, enticing would-be shoppers into the Doylestown boutique. One "shopper" recently liked the look - but made off without paying for it. Someone took a complete outfit that had clothed the mannequin, right down to the accessories. The theft occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 28 sometime between 2 p.m. and 3:40 p.m., according to Doylestown Borough police. Police Chief Jim Donnelly said it's possible the thief removed the clothes, then walked down the steps toward the shop for a few minutes before leaving the area. Passers by could have thought the person was a store employee changing the display, he said. Missing were a light-colored …
The owner of the Doylestown boutique from which the jewelry was stolen decided to press charges - but the reason why might surprise some.
A homeless woman is facing several charges after police said she caused a drunken scene and stole rings from a downtown Doylestown boutique. Betty Brown, 65, no fixed address, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at about 1:06 p.m. Officers were called to investigate reports of a drunk woman, allegedly creating a disturbance and soliciting money in the area of State and Main streets, police said Thursday. When officers brought her to the police station, a female officer found the woman had four sterling silver rings with price tags still attached. The rings, valued at $248, had been taken from Lilies of the Field. Shop owner Jona Franklin was able to identify the rings as hers, and verified to police that they were missing from her store, …
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Here's a roundup of police news in Doylestown Borough.
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
Doylestown Borough Police recently reported several misdemeanor incidents, including public drunkenness, disorderly conduct and four DUI charges. Police also are investigating the theft of nearly $7,000 worth of tools from vehicles at an auto repair shop. For complete details from the police log, please see the attached PDF file.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Doylestown Borough police are investigating several pricey thefts
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
A thief or thieves recently made off with some expensive tools from a Doylestown auto repair business. Doylestown Borough Police Officers are investigating the report of several thefts from vehicles that were parked at Smith Wheel. The first victim reported that several pieces of landscaping equipment were removed from a locked trailer, police said Thursday. The trailer’s lock and clasp were cut from the trailer door sometime between Friday, Nov. 16 and Monday, Nov. 19, according to the police reports. Two backpack blowers, a push mower, a self-propelled mower, a hand-held blower, several gas tanks, and miscellaneous tools were removed from the trailer. The missing items are valued at $4,805. A second victim reported that a salt spreader …
Tom
11:23 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013
Way, to be >> coherent?! True about the restaurants, sadly. more ›