Friday, December 7, 2012
Check out these unusual police stories from the Montgomery County area.
Drunk Daughter Pops Pops: According to a report on the Plymouth-Whitemarsh Patch, police were to dispatched to a home where they found an intoxicated 25-year-old woman repeatedly punching her father in the face. The police report lists the woman as being four inches shorter and fifteen pounds lighter than her father. Read the full story here. Bombs Away: According to a report on the Ambler Patch, a man strapped with a fake bomb entered and robbed a Giant Food Store during the late evening of December 4. The suspect received an undisclosed amount of money, before fleeing the scene on foot. Read the full story here. Loose Lips Sink Ships: According to a report on the Pottstown Patch, two men are facing multiple felonies for a planned …
Monday, December 3, 2012
An argument that escalated into a vehicular assault and shots being fired resulted in at least one man hospitalized and another in custody.
An argument between two men turned violent on Friday morning when one man tried to run down the other with his car and the victim fired shots at his assailant's vehicle. According to reports from the Norristown Police Department, officers responded to the 300 block of East Basin Street at approximately 9:47 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 30 for a report of a pedestrian struck and shots fired in that area. Police arrived and found the victim who reported that he had been inside his home when he heard a car horn followed by banging on his front door. The victim told police he answered the door and found 31-year-old Rasheem Cooper, of the 500 block of Middletown Place, standing outside. The victim stated that the two men began to argue and during the …
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300 E Basin St, Norristown, PA
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
After a robber accosted and beat the owner of Fern Rock Market Deli and made off with the store's proceeds, the victim jumped in his car and gave chase.
According to reports from the Norristown Police Department, a local store owner managed to foil a robbery attempt after chasing down the alleged perpetrator and hitting him with his car. Norristown Police responded to the area of Penn and Cherry streets at approximately 6:21 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 26, for a report of a disturbance. On the scene, officers encountered witnesses who reportedly stated that they heard someone calling for help and observed a silver SUV apparently chasing a man running eastbound on Penn Street. Officers searched the area and were flagged down by the owner of the Fern Rock Market Deli, who was the driver of the silver SUV. The owner reportedly told police that after closing his store for the evening, he was sitting …
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Fern Rock Market
330 Cherry St, Norristown, PA
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
A 53-year-old woman was transported to Einstein Medical Center Montgomery Saturday night for treatment of a stab wound to the stomach.
According to reports from the Norristown Police Department, a Norristown woman was transported from a corner store in the West End to Einstein Medical Center Montgomery on Saturday, after she was allegedly stabbed in the stomach by her boyfriend. Police responded to Adelita's Mexican Market on the 300 block of West Marshall Street shortly after 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17 for a report of a stabbing. On the scene, officers interviewed the victim, a 53-year-old Norristown woman, who told police she was stabbed by her boyfriend minutes earlier. Officers observed a puncture wound in her lower abdomen. The woman identified her attacker as 53-year-old James Ryan, of the 500 block of Church Street. James had reportedly fled the scene and was seen…
Friday, November 16, 2012
The man was reportedly hit in the head from behind with a hard object and robbed.
According to a report from the Norristown Police Department, a man was flown to a Philly-area hospital for treatment of injuries he sustained during a robbery in the West End Monday night. Officers responded to the 00 block of Hamilton Street shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, for a report of an assault victim at that address. On the scene, police spoke with a 40-year-old man who told them he was walking home from a store in the area of West Washington and Noble streets when he heard what sounded like footsteps behind him. The victim said before he could turn to see who was behind him, he was struck in the back of the head with what felt like a brick. The victim told police that as he lay on the ground, two men took $120 from his …
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W Washington St & Noble St, Norristown, PA
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Two Norristown men were taken into custody and a woman transported to the hospital by helicopter following an assault on Monday night.
According to reports from the Norristown Police Department, police responded to the area of Haws Avenue and West Airy Street shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday night for a report of an assault that left a woman injured and lying on the ground. On the scene, officers discovered the victim, a 45-year-old Norristown woman, sitting on the on the sidewalk in the 600 block of West Airy Street, reportedly bleeding heavily from a head wound. The victim told police that her assailant, 21-year-old Timothy Byrd, "hit her in the head with a big stick" and then ran inside his residence on the 300 block of Haws Avenue. As officers approached Byrd's home, they were reportedly confronted by a 21-year-old woman who identified herself as Byrd's girlfriend. The…
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Haws Ave & W Airy St, Norristown, PA
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Monday, November 5, 2012
Randy "Bobcat" Williams was discovered injured late Sunday night in Norristown and later declared dead.
According to Norristown Police Chief Russel Bono, police are investigating the death of a Norristown man that occurred in the 100 block of East Marshall Street just before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4. Family members of Randy "Bobcat" Williams gathered at the police station Monday morning to get answers in what they believe was an assault that led to his death. Rumors of the alleged beating had spread through the community overnight. "It was not an assault according to the report," said Chief Bono. "We're certainly going to investigate it. It's a death under suspicious circumstances." According to Chief Bono, only one witness gave information to police and that witness reported seeing Williams walking up the street in the area of the 100 …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
A Norristown man and Conshohocken woman were arrested after allegedly trying to run down officers attempting to question them. An officer fired one shot in the incident.
According to The Times Herald, two people are in custody and facing a host of charges after they allegedly attempted to run down police who were attempting to question them about a "shots fired" call in the area. Twenty seven-year-old Edward Oney III, of West Marshall Street and 23-year-old Jennifer Orzech, of Palmer Road in Conshohocken, were parked on the corner of Basin and DeKalb streets shortly after 3 a.m. on Monday morning, Oct. 20, when an officer approached them to question them about a "shots fired" call and several reckless driving calls they had received in the area. When the officer approached, the driver, later identified as Oney, reportedly pulled into a parking lot on the 1300 block of DeKalb and then allegedly put the car …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
A Norristown man and his girlfriend were found in bad shape after a reported spat on Pawlings Road in Phoenixville.
According to Lower Providence Police, at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7, officers responded to the 1500 block of Pawlings Road in Phoenixville for an unknown disturbance. On the scene, police encountered Rahsaan Boynes, of the 1000 block of Willow Street, his girlfriend, Rolanda Speller, 27, of the 800 block of Kohn Street, and another male by a tan Buick on the northbound lane of Pawlings Road. It was reported that Boynes and Speller were both observed to have injuries consistent with a physical fight. Further signs of an altercation were observed on the ground and on the driver’s side door of the car. When interviewed by police, Boynes stated that he and Speller were involved in an argument over a girl in a Phoenixville club …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
West Norriton Police have a suspect in custody in the incidents but are still searching for his alleged accomplice.
According to The Times Herald, West Norriton Police are searching for another suspect in two incidents last week in which a Philadelphia man shot at a potential robbery victim in West Norriton and assaulted another in Norristown. Police say 21-year-old Kyante Blakely, of Philadelphia, attempted to rob a pizza delivery guy who was making a delivery at on N. Montgomery Ave. in West Norriton at approximately 10 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 27. According to the victim, Blakely reportedly got out of a burgundy Ford Taurus with tinted windows with his face covered. The victim attempted to flee and Blakely reportedly fired a shot at him, hitting his vehicle as he drove away from the scene. The victim wasn't injured and police recovered a 9mm shell from …
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