Thursday, May 16, 2013
Police detail how the two met.
A 20-year-old Delaware County man is facing felony statutory rape charges for having sex with a 14-year-old Phoenixville teen. According to an affidavit of probable cause filed in the court case, the two met through an online dating service. Police say that teen initiated contact with Alexander Stinger of Upper Darby through the website back in "July/August 2012." According to police, the girl told Stinger that she was 14 and "Stinger told her that he did not care about her age." According to court documents filed by Phoenixville Police: "Stinger and (the teen) arranged to meet on Joneal Road in Phoenixville. Stinger invited (the teen) into his car and drove (her) to an undisclosed location in Phoenixville. Stinger stopped the vehicle …
Friday, April 26, 2013
A rundown of the biggest police stories from the past week.
The following incidents occurred in the Phoenixville area. Arrest, when mentioned, does not suggest conviction. Two Pottstown Residents Charged in 7-Eleven Drug Bust A man and woman who accompanied an alleged drug dealer to 7-Eleven were charged with drug possession, police say. Man Threatens to Stab Wife, Police Say According to Phoenixville Police, the couple was arguing about the husband's drinking. Father and Son Hospitalized After Fight, East Pikeland Police Report The son, 22, was charged with aggravated assault. Heroin Sting Nets 2 Phoenixville Dealers, DA Says Police say the case started after parents found their daughter dead in her bedroom. Reward Offered for Phoenixville Federal Robber $2,500 is being offered for information …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
A man and woman who accompanied an alleged drug dealer to 7-Eleven were charged with drug possession, police say.
A man and woman from Pottstown have been hit with drug charges for their role in an April drug bust that occurred at a Phoenixville 7-Eleven, police are reporting. On April 12, Joseph Merrill McIntosh, a Philadelphia man who police say sells heroin in the Phoenixville area, was arrested at the 7-Eleven on the 200 block of Nutt Road after he attempted to deliver two bundles of heroin to a prospective customer who was working with authorities as an informant, police say. The two new charges in the case were levied against a 23-year-old Pottstown man and a 22-year-old Pottstown woman who police say accompanied him during the deal. The defendants each had three baggies of heroin, two syringes, and two metal spoons on their person, according to…
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
According to Phoneixville Police, the couple was arguing about the husband's drinking.
A 59-year-old Phoenixville man is in Chester County Prison after police say he assaulted his wife and threatened to stab her during an argument in their Garfield Avenue home. On April 16 at 2:39 p.m., Phoenixville Police were dispatched to the 1200 block of Garfield Avenue for a report of a domestic assault. According to court documents, the defendant’s wife told police that she and her husband were having an argument about how much alcohol he had consumed that day when he struck her in the head. The victim also alleged that her husband pulled out a knife and threatened to stab her with it, police say. The man was arrested and charged with terroristic theats, simple assault, and harassment. He was confined to Chester County Prison in lieu …
Monday, April 22, 2013
Police say the case started after parents found their daughter dead in her bedroom.
Two men police say were drug dealers operating out of the Phoenixville area were arrested and charged as part of a countywide crackdown on the heroin trade, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday. District Attorney Tom Hogan said that heroin is a drug that, owing to its unique addictive potential, deserves special attention from parents and law enforcement. In 2012 alone, there were 34 recorded deaths in Chester County where the deceased had heroin in their system. “Chester County law enforcement is cracking down on heroin dealers. Heroin does not discriminate—from Main Line suburbs to rural locations, heroin turns kids into hard-core addicts or sends them to an early grave. We are going to keep locking up these …
$2,500 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a man police say robbed the bank twice since Feb. 20.
A $2,500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a man Phoenixville Police believe robbed the Main Street branch of Phoenixville Federal Bank on Feb. 20, then again on Tuesday of last week. Police say the robber is a white male who is approximately 5-feet-10-inches to 6-feet-tall with dark hair. (Images of the man captured by the bank's security camera are attached to this article.) Anyone with potentially useful information is asked to contact Phoenixville Police Detectives at 610-933-1180.
Friday, April 19, 2013
A rundown of the biggest police stories from the past week.
The following incidents occurred in and around the Phoenixville area. Arrest, when mentioned, does not suggest conviction. Judge Doesn't Accept Czukoski's Guilty Plea On Thursday, a federal judge said he sensed 'hesitation' in the former Phoenixville principal authorities say possessed child pornography, and continued the hearing. Drug Bust Goes Down at 7-Eleven, Police Say A Philadelphia man was arrested after police say an informant set up the Friday night deal. Two Charged with DUI, East Pikeland Police Say The incidents occurred on Sunday and Wednesday. Phoenixville Federal Bank Robbed, Again Police believe it was the same man who robbed the Main Street bank on Feb. 20. Car Kicking Added to Drug Dealing Charges for Phoenixville Man …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
A Philadelphia man was arrested after police say an informant set up the Friday night deal.
A 30-year-old Philadelphia man is in Chester County Prison after police say he sold heroin to an informant behind a Nutt Road convenience store last week. On Friday at approximately 5 p.m., under the direction of Chester County Detectives and Phoenixville Police, an informant called Joseph Merrill McIntosh and asked for heroin. According to court documents, McIntosh agreed to sell the informant two bundles of heroin in exchange for cash. A short while later, McIntosh pulled into the 7-Eleven parking lot on the 200 block of Nutt Road, where he had agreed to meet the customer, and called the informant's cell phone to let him know he was there, police say. At this point, uniformed and plain-clothed officers pulled alongside the defendant’s …
Police believe it was the same man who robbed the Main Street bank on Feb. 20.
For the second time in eight weeks, Phoenixville Federal Bank and Trust on Main Street was robbed, Phoenixville Police are confirming. The department believes the same man was responsible for both robberies. According to Sgt. Joseph Nemic, who is investigating the case, sometime before 11:55 a.m., a white male in his early 20s entered the bank, threatened employees with a black revolver, and demanded money from a teller. The robber, who police say is approximately 5'10" to 6'0" with dark hair, concealed his face with the collar of his jacket, but was captured by the bank's security camera. (Those images are attached to this article.) After leaving the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash, the man ran south on Main Street. No injuries …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Michael Lance caused more than $5,600 to four parked cars, according to police.
Looks like trouble has found Michael Lance again. The 27-year-old Phoenixville man who was charged with multiple felony drug charges last month after police busted an apparent marijuana growing operation police say he and his twin brother were operating out of their Buchannan Street apartment, was hit with another felony on Tuesday. The crime this time? According to Phoenixville Police he was kicking cars. On March 23 at approximately 2:22 a.m., police were dispatched to the area of Washington Avenue and Gay Street for a report of three men in dark clothing randomly kicking cars. A block west of Gay, police say they stopped the three men. In the area of the stop, police say they found a black Jeep with a fresh dent shaped like a work boot…
Dave
8:50 am on Monday, May 20, 2013
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