Sunday Morning Home Invasion Under Investigation

One man is in custody and another person is being sought in connection with a shots fired incident that police say may have been an attempted home invasion.

Authorities are investigating what they believe is an attempted home invasion in the 700 block of Astor Street early Sunday morning. Patch readers reported heavy police activity in the area sometime before 6 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24. The incident was originally categorized as a shots-fired call, according to 6ABC Action News. Norristown Police Chief Russell Bono later told The Times Herald he believed the incident was an attempted home invasion. At least one man is in custody and another person is still being sought by authorities in connection with the incident. Police were reportedly searching early yesterday for a possible victim, though Chief Bono told the Herald that no victims of the incident were found. "No one was shot, as far as we…

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Boywonder

8:32 am on Saturday, March 2, 2013

AHAHAHHAHA!!! EXACTLY!! IM GOING TO NEED ANN TO SPELL WORDS CORRECTLY FIRST!!! I'm, there you go i fixed it for you, how ironic........also is your caps lock button broken? or is caps lock just cruise control for cool?   more ›

Murder Charges Filed in Alleged Botched Robbery

Police have arrested 18-year-old Rontrey Wilkins, of Norristown, for the Monday night shooting death of 25-year-old Andrew Polen, of West Norriton.

Witnesses Testify in Black Horse Tavern Shooting Trial

Phillip Mullen is accused of shooting Sean McGonagle in the parking lot of the Black Horse Tavern in East Norriton in Dec. 2011.

According to The Times Herald, witnesses testified on Tuesday in the trial of 26-year-old Phillip Mullin who allegedly shot 28-year-old Sean McGonagle in the chest in the parking lot of the Black Horse Tavern in East Norriton on the night of Dec. 23, 2011. McGonagle was left paralyzed from the waist down as a result of his injuries. The incident reportedly started as an argument in the bar between the two East Norriton men and moved to the parking lot where Mullin allegedly used a Taser on McGonagle and then shot him. Mullin is being charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault and other related charges. Read more about the case and Tuesday's testimony here. --- Related Stories Man Shot In East Norriton Bar Black Horse …

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Rick

7:09 am on Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Better yet, just shoot the ass   more ›

UPDATE: Police Say Victim of Monday Night Shooting Not Cooperating With Investigation

The 26-year-old man was transported to a Philadelphia-area hospital for treatment last night.

UPDATE: [1/29/13; 8:05 a.m.] Norristown Police Detective Lt. Michael Crescitelli confirmed that one victim, an unidentified 26-year-old black male, was transported by ambulance to a Philadelphia-area hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to the right upper inner thigh following last night's reported shooting in the 300 block of George Street. According to the detective, the victim is not cooperating with the police investigation and has refused to answer any questions. Police do not have a suspect in custody, but a witness reportedly observed two black males running north on the 500 block of George Street following the shooting. The condition of the victim is unknown at this time. Patch will update this story as more information …

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Family Members of Those Affected Most Comment on Violence in Norristown

Byron Brown, brother of Paul Brown, and Darchelle Pierce, mother of Brandon Pierce, talk about the culture of violence on the streets of Norristown.

Philly.com on Saturday featured a story about the recent violence plaguing Norristown. Byron Brown, the brother of Paul Brown, who was murdered on Christmas Day in Norristown, and Darchelle Pierce, the mother of Brandon Pierce, who was convicted of the murder of 16-year-old Dominique Devlin in 2011, spoke about the what drives young men to a culture of street violence. "Imagine a bunch of poor people who will do anything – who will steal, will kill, will sell their bodies, will sell drugs – to change their situation," Byron told Inquirer staff writer Carolyn Davis. "But the sad thing about it is, you go through every day, every week, every month, doing the same exact thing, and you really ain't changing your situation." Pierce, whose son …

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How To Survive A Mass Shooting

If you can run, run. If you can't run, hide. If you have to, fight.

The recent mass shooting incidents at Connecticut elementary school, a Colorado movie theater, and a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, among other places, have made a once-unlikely question relevant: What should you do if someone comes into your workplace, school, or public venue and starts randomly shooting at people? The three-part answer, according to the Department of Homeland Security, is Run, Hide, Fight. If you can get out of the building or the vicinity of the shooter, do so. If you can't, hide. If you can't run or hide, as a last resort, resolve to incapacitate the shooter through any means necessary. The video above, produced last summer by the City of Houston (Tx.) Mayor's Office, was shared by the Limerick Township Police Department on…

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John Q. Public

7:03 am on Saturday, January 26, 2013

Erin, on average only 50 people /year are hit by lightening. That you know multiple people is newsworthy indeed. I can't find a average for mass-shooting/year, but just looking at only the last 20 years, it must be a very small number.   more ›

Norristown PD Steps Up Presence with New Task Force

The "Aggressive Enforcement Unit" is a new partnership between police, county sheriff and detective departments, state troopers and the narcotics enforcement team.

Norristown Patch readers this past weekend reported seeing increased police presence and even noting the participation of Pennsylvania State Troopers and what appear to be undercover units in a number of recent police responses in Norristown. According to Norristown Police Chief Russell Bono, the show of force is all part of a new effort he has been working on with other county and state authorities. "[We] call it the 'Aggressive Enforcement Unit,'" said Chief Bono. Bono noted that the task force is made possible with "tremendous cooperation" from Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman, Montgomery County Sheriff Eileen Whalon Behr, the Montgomery County Detectives Unit, The Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET), Pennsylvania State …

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Saturday's Multiple Shots Fired Incidents Actually One Incident

Police say the three separate incidents of shots fired on Saturday night in Norristown were actually all attributable to one incident at Violet and Moore streets.

Norristown Police Chief Russell Bono confirmed that three separate shots fired incidents reported by Norristown Patch on Saturday evening, Jan. 5, were actually only one incident in the 400 block of Moore Street. Norristown Patch received the first reports of a shots fired incident shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Saturday from several residents who identified East Oak and Arch as the possible location. While on the way to the scene, Patch was alerted to what was referred to as a second shooting incident in the area of Violet and Moore streets sometime around 5:30 p.m. On the scene at Violet and Moore, police and residents alerted Patch to another investigation underway at Oak and Smith streets, which was reportedly called in within minutes of …

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John Q. Public

2:03 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013

I much prefer aggressive reporting, and occasional retractions, than the passive fluff oozing from non-Patch outlets. Keep it up.   more ›

UPDATE: Police: Victim 'Not Cooperating' in Drive-By Shooting Investigation

At least one man in his early 20s is reportedly injured and has been flown by medevac to a hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound.

UPDATE: [1/4/13; 9:15 a.m.] Authorities are investigating a drive-by shooting in the area of West Oak and Kohn streets in Norristown Thursday night that sent one man to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his stomach area, but say the victim is not cooperating with their investigation. "[The victim] is not cooperating," said Corporal Adam Schurr, a detective with the Norristown Police Department. "He refused to give any information to police on the scene." Cpl. Schurr added that the investigation into last night's shooting, like others in recent weeks, is hampered by a lack of witnesses willing to talk about what they saw. "There were people out there who wouldn't talk to the police," said Cpl. Schurr. "They just wouldn't talk to police. …

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