Police Blotter: Would-be Thieves Grateful Borders is Still Open

Lower Merion police reported the following recent crimes and incidents in a media briefing Monday afternoon:

Retail Theft: Police responded to a report of a theft that occurred about 5 p.m. on Aug. 23 at the Old Navy in the Wynnewood Shopping Center. A man was observed stuffing a large plastic bag with merchandise and was asked if he needed help, to which he said he did not. When he exited the store, the sensor went off and he refused to stop, police said. A woman was then observed exiting Old Navy with a large green bag, which also caused the sensor to go off.

The two were followed by store employees, and the man and woman threw the two plastic bags into the back of a pickup truck and entered the Borders store at the other end of the shopping center, where they were lost. Police said the truck was determined to be a random vehicle after the two individuals realized they were being followed and were trying to get rid of the merchandise. The merchandise, valued at $662, was recovered from the back of the truck.

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Police said a man took four items into the fitting room at the Apricot Lane Boutique in Ardmore at 4 p.m. Aug. 23 and exited with only two of them. Reported stolen were a James Perse sweatshirt dress and a black T-shirt. The man was last seen heading toward Montgomery Avenue.

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Public Intoxication: Police responded to a report of a drunk person causing a disturbance at 12:40 a.m. on Aug. 23 on the unit block of Holland Avenue in Ardmore. When they arrived, police said the man refused to calm down. Muhammad Hussain, 24, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested and charged with public intoxication.

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Police responded to the Ardmore train station at 1:08 a.m. on Aug. 25 on a report of an intoxicated woman. Police said the woman, a 21-year-old Haverford College student, was intoxicated to the degree she was a danger to herself, and was transported to Bryn Mawr Hospital for treatment. She was issued a citation for public intoxication.

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Police said they observed a man about 7 p.m. on Aug. 28 near the Wynnewood train station having a difficult time walking with a bike. It was determined the man was intoxicated to a degree he was a danger to himself. A 47-year-old man from the 600 block of Lancaster Avenue in Wynnewood was issued a citation for public intoxication.

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Underage Drinking: Responding to a report of an alcohol overdose at the Merion Gardens Apartments at 12:20 a.m. on Aug. 26, police said they arrived to find a St. Joseph’s Universoty student intoxicated to the degree he was transported to Lankenau Hospital for treatment. A 19-year-old student from Rhode Island was issued a citation for underage drinking.

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DUI: Police observed a vehicle drift over the double yellow lines on Lancaster Avenue in Wynnewood about 2:55 a.m. on Aug. 27. The driver was stopped near Remington Road and failed a field sobriety test. A 27-year-old from the 700 block of Melon Drive in Philadelphia was found to have a .17 blood-alcohol level and was held until sober. The driver was charged with DUI, police said.