Monday, April 15, 2013
Neighbors of Phoenixville's Mark Kawchak say he took pictures of them, and their undergarments, without permission.
A 50-year-old Phoenixville man who allegedly broke into his neighbors’ homes to satisfy an apparent underwear fetish had his bail raised to $100,000 and was remanded to Chester County Prison by a district judge on Thursday, The Phoenix is reporting. According to the paper, Judge Theodore P. Michaels raised the bail after determining, based on testimony from the father of one of Mark Nicholas Kawchak’s victims, that the defendant had violated the conditions of his initial release, which barred him from having any contact with his victims. Kawchak violated these terms, according to the victim’s father, on three separate occasions. Michaels also, according to the paper, held the 34 felony counts of criminal trespassing Kawchak faces to a …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Antonio Girifalco was heavily armed, Schuylkill Township Police are reporting.
A 23-year-old Phoenixville man is in Chester County Prison after he engaged area police in a nearly two-hour standoff from his Continental Drive home, Schuylkill Township Police said. Though Antonio Girifalco was heavy armed during the standoff and threatened to shoot himself, family members and authorities, according to police, there were no injuries reported. On March 8, Schuylkill Township Police were dispatched to the 100 block of Continental Drive for a report of a loud verbal dispute between two men. According to court documents, while the officers were en route, they received an update that a gunshot had been fired. Once on the scene, police say Girifalco’s mother told them that her son was in the house and was “freaking out.” The …
Friday, March 8, 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. Explosions Rattle Malvern Multiple explosive devices were found at the Public Storage facility in Frazer, according to Malvern Patch. Neighbor Snaps Lewd Pictures, Breaks Into Homes, Police Say According to police, the man was busted after two young pet sitters looked at his camcorder. Lewis Road Crash Victim Identified The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office has joined the Limerick Police in the crash investigation. Man Spits On, Kicks Officer in the Head, Police Say Police say the defendant shouted racial slurs at a separate officer and spat in his face. 'House of Horrors' Abortion Clinic Employee to Face …
According to police, the man was busted after two young pet sitters looked at his camcorder.
A 50-year-old Phoenixville man faces multiple felony charges after police say he took sexually suggestive video of women in his neighborhood without their consent, and, on several occasions, broke into nearby homes to take photographs of bras and underwear. Two men and their underage daughters went to the Schuylkill Township Police Department to report suspicious behavior in the neighborhood on Nov. 23 of 2012, according to court documents. The men stated that their daughters were asked to pet sit by their neighbor, Mark Nicholas Kawchak, 50, in his home on the 100 block of Hawthorne Lane, according to police. While in the house, the girls found a silver handheld video camera that they had reportedly seen Kawchak conspicuously using …
Saturday, March 2, 2013
A rundown of the week in Phoenixville police news.
The following incidents occurred in and around the Phoenixville area. Arrest, when mentioned, does not suggest conviction. Man Bites Wife, East Pikeland Police Say Police say the man had blood on his face and hands when they took him into the station. Man Assaulted Wife Over Money, Police Say 'We can do this all day,' police report the man told his wife as he choked her. Girl Scout Robber Confesses, Police Say The 31-year-old former Berwyn resident is charged in other recent incidents, too. Phoenixville Pastor Convicted of Mortgage Fraud A pastor with New Millennium Life Restoration Fellowship was convicted today of fraudulently obtaining more than $6 million in home loans for properties in Schwenksville and Glenmoore. Gunman Pleads Guilty…
Friday, March 1, 2013
The second of the two arrests occurred on Fillmore Street.
A 32-year-old Devon man was arrested for DUI on South Whitehorse Road last week, Schuylkill Township Police are reporting. According to court documents, on Feb. 20 at 9:35 p.m., police saw a black Audi traveling 15 mph under the speed limit on the 400 block of South Whitehorse Road and swerving. When the officer stopped the vehicle, he noted the man had glassy eyes and betrayed other signs of intoxication. The driver said he had had two beers that night, police said. The man then took and failed field sobriety tests and was arrested and taken to Phoenixville Hospital to have blood drawn for testing. He was charged with DUI. A 21-year-old Spring City man was arrested for DUI in the borough last week, Phoenixville Police are reporting. …
Sunday, December 23, 2012
The following incident reports were provided by Phoenixville, East Pikeland, Schuylkill Township, and state police.
The following incidents occurred in and around the Phoenixville area. Arrest does not suggest conviction. Police: Man Driving Wrong Way in Borough Arrested for DUI Police say the incident occurred on December 7. Phoenixville Police Make Drug Arrest in Reservoir Park The alleged incident occurred on December 7. Fellowship Staff Allegedly Threatened: 'Gonna Be Another Sandy Hook' Police say a 66-year-old woman with a daughter in treatment levied the threat. Woman Admits to Barbell Assault That Hospitalized Senior Citizen It took seven staples to close her victim's wound. Police: Drunk Guy with Flat Tires Pulls Over...Into Police Parking Lot The alleged incident occurred at 4:49 a.m. Phoenixville Police Report Nutt Road Hit-and-Run The …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Police say the driver became hysterical during field sobriety testing.
A Phoenixville woman was arrested for DUI last weekend after police say she, for reasons that are unclear, drove her car onto and got stuck on railroad tracks. Kimberly Anne Reese, 26, faces charges of three counts of DUI and an additional count of careless driving stemming from the December 1 incident. According to court documents, a witness told Schuylkill Township Police that he saw Reese drive onto the tracks near the intersection of Charlestown Road and Pothouse Road sometime before 5:20 p.m. and become stuck. When the officer found Reese, he observed that her Mitsubishi Gallant has sustained left front bumper damage and was wedged between and across the tracks. The driver, the keys still in the ignition, was uninjured, but the …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Ramon Sanchez, 54, was charged with four counts of DUI.
An Ohio man was hit with multiple DUI charges over the weekend after police say he was driving recklessly in the borough. Ramon Sanchez, 54, faces four counts of DUI and a count each of disregarding his traffic lane and careless driving stemming from the November 24 incident. According to court documents, a Schuylkill Township Police officer witnessed Sanchez swerve several times in his pickup truck that evening, finally pulling him over on the 1000 block of West Bridge Street at 2:02 a.m. The officer, upon speaking with Sanchez, noted he smelled like alcohol and has bloodshot eyes. Sanchez admitted to having had a few beers with dinner. The officer then placed him in custody on suspicion of DUI and took him to Phoenixville Hospital, where…
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The man was pulled over after allegedly drifting into an oncoming lane last weekend.
A Phoenixville man was arrested for DUI and drug charges last weekend after a traffic stop yielded a glass pipe in his car, Schuylkill Township Police are reporting. Scott Matthew Patrick, 26, faces charges of careless driving, disregarding his traffic lane, possession of drug paraphernalia, and five counts of DUI stemming from the September 30 incident. According to court documents, Patrick was traveling westbound on the 1200 block of Valley Forge Road at 3:09 a.m. that morning when he, at least twice, swerved across the double yellow line and into the oncoming lane. Police pulled him over (a second vehicle was pulled over as well, but the driver was sent on his way) and noted he had bloodshot eyes and smelled like alcohol. Patrick failed…
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