Police Blotter: Two Arrests and an Unsolved Theft

A slow crime week in Ardmore and the surrounding areas saw two notable arrests and one unsolved theft. Most of the activity occurred in Ardmore and Wynnewood, with one Wynnewood woman arrested while attempting to shoplift in Bala Cynwyd, according to the Lower Merion Police.

The reports were released on Monday, Feb. 14.

Public intoxication: Police said an officer was passing Brownies 23 East at about 11:20 p.m. Feb. 9 when a Brownies employee flagged down the officer. The employee said a man was attempting to enter the bar using a false ID. Police said Matthew Shirinian, 20, of Lodi, N.J., identified himself to police and had a blood-alcohol content of .22. Police said Shirinian was cited with public drunkenness, carrying a false ID and underage drinking.

Theft: Police said a Lankenau Hospital employee reported on Feb. 11 his wallet had been stolen from his office between 8:35 and 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 10.  Police said the employee received a call from his credit card company to report suspicious activity, and the man canceled his credit cards.

Retail theft: Police said a woman entered Lord & Taylor on City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd at 2:18 p.m. Feb. 10 and attempted to steal $718.82 worth of merchandise, including brown UGG boots, a headband, socks, sweaters, and Michael Kors and DKNY brand clothing.

Loss prevention officers at Lord & Taylor told police they saw a woman enter the dressing room and exit not wearing the clothes she went in with, police said. Police said when they entered the dressing room, there were price tags on the floor, and they stopped the woman when she went to exit the store.

Police said they found a pair of scissors the woman had reportedly used to cut off the price tags with. Police arrested Niki Palmou, 38, of the 200 block of E. Wynnewood Road in Wynnewood and charged her with retail theft and possessing an instrument of crime.