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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Police Investigate 3 Daytime Burglaries

There were also four thefts of more than $200 from cars the week of July 23.

Lower Merion police responded to approximately 347 calls the week of July 23 throughout Ardmore, Merion Station, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne and Haverford, down from 398 calls the previous week. A version of the department's most recent report, sorted by the type of incident and culled of incidents throughout the rest of Lower Merion, is attached to this article. Patch also has reported some incidents from the week of July 23 that were relayed in a police briefing. From July 23 to July 29, the police calls (which do not necessarily indicate arrests were made or charges filed) included: See the complete list in the attached PDF.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Police Activity: Assault, Rape, Reported In Ardmore

Police activity in Ardmore, Merion and Wynnewood from July 16 to 22.

Lower Merion police responded to approximately 398 calls the week of July 16 throughout Ardmore, Merion Station, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne and Haverford, up from 351 calls  the previous week. A version of the department's most recent report, sorted by the type of incident and culled of incidents throughout the rest of Lower Merion, is attached to this article. Patch also has reported some incidents from the week of July 16 that were relayed in a police briefing. From July 16 to July 22, the police calls (which do not necessarily indicate arrests were made or charges filed) included: See the complete list in the attached PDF.

ann

10:33 am on Wednesday, August 1, 2012

thank you, amanda. i'm also anxious because this is very close to my own place. what would be most helpful i think is knowing whether this was a stranger to the victim or someone they knew.   more ›

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Police Calls Up 20 Percent Last Week

Lower Merion police responded to about 461 calls the week of June 18 in the Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood area, up from 386 calls the previous week, department records show.

Lower Merion police responded to 461 calls the week of June 18 throughout Ardmore, Merion Station, Wynnewood and Haverford, up from 386 the week of June 11, and an increase of 100 calls from the week of May 21, department records show. The increase in calls from June 11 to June 18 signifies a 19.4 percent jump. A version of the department's most recent report, sorted by the type of incident and culled of incidents throughout the rest of Lower Merion, is attached to this article. Patch also has reported some incidents from the week of June 18 that were relayed in a police briefing. Included was a string of thefts from vehicles in Ardmore and Wynnewood. From June 18 to June 22, the police calls (which do not necessarily indicate arrests were…

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Amanda Mahnke

12:45 pm on Thursday, June 28, 2012

"Police calls" in this context means police activity—places and situations the police responded to, which includes everything from 911 hangups to thefts to noisy parties to raccoon incidents. You can look at the locations and descriptions of the activity in the PDF attached to the photo gallery—apologies, because that PDF should have been attached with the original article (it somehow was not).   more ›

Friday, June 22, 2012

Police Activity: 3 Burglaries in 4 Days

There were also two reports of criminal mischief to automobiles and 14 car accidents with property damage, department records show.

Lower Merion police responded to 386 calls the week of June 11 throughout Ardmore, Merion Station and Wynnewood, up from 361 in late May, department records show. A version of the department's most recent report, sorted by the type of incident and culled of incidents throughout the rest of Lower Merion, is attached to this article. Patch also has reported some incidents from the week of June 11 that were relayed in a police briefing. From June 11 to June 17, the police calls (which do not necessarily indicate arrests were made or charges filed) included:

Friday, June 15, 2012

Police Activity: Credit Card Fraud, 15 Car Accidents

There were also eight car accidents reported in the blotter between May 28 and June 3.

Lower Merion police responded to 375 calls the week of May 28 throughout Ardmore, Merion Station and Wynnewood, recently posted department records show. The previous week, department records show they answered 361. A version of the department's most recent report, sorted by the type of incident and culled of incidents throughout the rest of Lower Merion, is attached to this article. Patch also has reported some incidents from the week of May 28 that were relayed in a police briefing. From May 28 to June 3, the police calls (which do not necessarily indicate arrests were made or charges filed) included:

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Police Activity: April 16 to April 22

Browse a list of all police calls from the past week.

Lower Merion police responded to 382 calls last week throughout Ardmore, Merion Station and Wynnewood, up from 366 the previous week, department records show. A version of the department's most recent report, sorted by the type of incident and culled of incidents throughout the rest of Lower Merion, is attached to this article. Patch also has reported some incidents from the past week that were relayed in a police briefing Monday afternoon. In the past week, the police calls (which do not necessarily indicate arrests were made or charges filed) include:

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Police Activity: Car Crashes Increase in Lower Merion

Officers responded to 46 accidents with property damage in the past week.

Calls for Lower Merion police response ticked up in the week leading up to Halloween, particularly for traffic accidents with property damage, department records show. According to a weekly report posted on the township's website, the department received 768 calls for service from Oct. 24 through Oct. 30, after weeks of 672, 659, 668, 644 and 608 incidents. Forty-six of the calls were for vehicular accidents causing property damage, after 32 the previous week.  A version of the most recent report, sorted by the type of incident, is attached to this article. In the past week, the police calls (which do not necessarily indicate arrests were made or charges filed) include: The department briefs news media about some incidents each Monday …

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