Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Emmaus police say 30-year-old Flint Andrew Staton, of Perkiomenville, was following his estranged wife to work with a Valentine's Day card, a cache of weapons, restraining devices and a mask.
Perkiomen Valley Patch has the story of a Valentine's Day done wrong. According to Emmaus Police, Flint Andrew Staton, 30, of Perkiomenville, was following his estranged wife to work when they pulled him over for violating a protection from abuse order. In his car, they found a Valentine's Day card with 39 additional pieces of paper featuring drawings of violent acts. The card was reportedly entitled "A Promise for My Wife." With the card, police say they found guns, knives, ammunition, duct tape, binoculars, arrowheads, a machete, a Kevlar military helmet, cable restraints, a mask and wigs. Read more about Staton's violent Valentine on Perkiomen Valley Patch.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Parents were alarmed to receive a call from the school alerting them to the letter, but reportedly offering few details.
Several concerned parents contacted Patch on Monday, Jan. 28, after receiving a call from Whitehall Elementary School alerting them to a letter sent to the school that was now under investigation. Parents were not specific about any details conveyed in the call and calls to Maryanne Hoskins, principal of Whitehall Elementary, were referred to the Norristown Area School District. The school district has not returned calls for comment at this time. West Norriton Police Chief Dale Mabry confirmed that his department is investigating the letter, which was reportedly sent to the school from a correctional institution. "The writer of the letter is incarcerated," said Chief Mabry. "So he doesn't pose an immediate threat to the school." Because …
40.144393
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399 N Whitehall Rd, Norristown, PA
Whitehall Elementary School
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Twenty eight-year-old Anthony Elonis was sentenced to 44 months in prison for threatening his wife, authorities and a local kindergarten class on Facebook.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
According to a release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Anthony Elonis, 28, of Bethlehem, Pa., was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 18, to 44 months in prison for four counts of interstate communication of threats in connection with postings he made to his Facebook page. Among the threats that Elonis posted were threats against his wife, Pennsylvania State Police, the FBI, the Berks County Sheriff’s Department and an unidentified kindergarten class in the Bethlehem area. Elonis posted the following to an unidentified kindergarten class: “That’s it, I’ve had about enough I’m checking out and making a name for myself Enough elementary schools in a ten mile radius to initiate the most heinous school shooting ever imagined And hell…
Thursday, February 16, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Norristown Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
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Monday, December 5, 2011
The following information was supplied by the Norristown Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
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Monday, December 5, 2011
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Monday, October 10, 2011
The following information was supplied by the Norristown Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
If you have questions about these briefs, contact Norristown Patch Editor James Myers. Read more recent crime reports here.
Friday, September 23, 2011
The following information was supplied by the Norristown Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
If you have questions about these briefs, contact Norristown Patch Editor James Myers. Read more recent crime reports here.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Here's a quick look at what other area media outlets are saying about Norristown.
The Times Herald has reported on a series of serious crimes earlier this week. A bicyclist asking for directions in Norristown on Tuesday evening was threatened with a gun when he approached a group of four males at the corners of Main and Pearl streets. One of the males reportedly held the gun to the victim’s head and asked, “What are you doing in my neighborhood?” A Norristown man was pistol-whipped at his home on Cherry Street during another home invasion. On Wednesday night, three suspects knocked at the man’s door around 10:30 p.m. amd assaulted him with a gun after finding no cash or valuables. The suspects left and took off towards Marshall Street. A man was reportedly thrown off of Marshall Street bridge after being kidnapped, …
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W Main St & Pearl St, Norristown, PA
Threats
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W Marshall St & Markley St, Norristown, PA
Kidnapping
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Norristown Area High School
1900 Eagle Dr, Norristown, PA
New Athletic Field
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Read reports of recent crimes from the Norristown Police Department.
Theft According to Norristown police, sometime between 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 10 and 6 a.m. on Monday, April 11, a white GMC Savana belonging to a Norristown was broken into and tools valuing $2,000 were taken from the vehicle. Harassment According to Norristown police, on Sunday, April 10, Argentina Lowry, of 610 Green Street, reported that Ashley Wallace, of 743 Haws Avenue, came to her house looking for another girl to fight. Police said Lowry told Wallace the girl was not there, but Wallace remained in the area, causing a disturbance and yelling profanities. Police reported Wallace was later joined by Brittney Wallace Johnson, also of 743 Haws Avenue, and the two drew a large crowd on the block. Police said upon their arrival, both …
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-75.33931
610 Green St, Norristown, PA
Harassment
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Montgomery Hospital
1330 Powell St, Norristown, PA
Domestic dispute
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200 Swede St, Norristown, PA
Found property
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Haws Ave & W Airy St, Norristown, PA
Motor vehicle accident, DUI
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40.12082
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657 Astor St, Norristown, PA
Drug paraphernalia, criminal trespass
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40.11302
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Sandy Hill Rd & E Marshall St, Norristown, PA
DUI
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40.12236
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W Marshall St & Stanbridge St, Norristown, PA
DUI
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Kathy Turtle
12:14 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
Ben, my problem with your rant that it first off it implied the article portrayed the woman as innocent when if you read the article it barely mentions her at all. Secondly, she, based on the information in the article IS the innocent victim, and unless you have information to dispute that then she IS the innocent victim. Thirdly, no matter what their relationship or what you think she may have … more ›