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Police Blotter
A list of police activity in Limerick, Royersford and reports from the Pennsylvania State Police.
Limerick
The logged 181 incidents from Nov. 7 - 13. Of the reports, 15 were deemed false alarms. Here are some incidents of note:
Former Tenant Drunk, Wanted His Microwave Back
On Nov. 11 at 10:48 p.m., responding Officer Tim DiGregorio was patrolling and was summoned to 409 Country Club Rd., where a possible public drunkenness was in progress. The caller stated a man came to his door, cursed at him, demanded a microwave, cursed some more and left with the microwave after the caller retrieved it for him.
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Upon arrival, DiGregorio saw a white male matching the description getting into the drivers seat of a Ford Bronco II, which was in the name of Michael Huffman, 53 of Schwenksville. The man, who was later determined to be Huffman, put the vehicle in reverse.
DiGregorio began approaching the vehicle in his police car with the lights on, but Huffman continued to back the vehicle up until the siren was enacted. DiGregorio observed Huffman as having glassy eyes, slurred speech and smelled of alcohol.
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Huffman said the microwave was his, as he was the former tenant of the apartment. He could not complete a PBT and was locked up until sober. He was cited for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Royersford
The following incident was called in by Officer David Taylor.
Man Flips Vehicle and Flees, Turns Himself In
On Nov. 10 between 2 and 2:30 a.m., police responded to a vehicle accident on 2nd Avenue. A vehicle was heading down 2nd Avenue toward Washington Street, veered right, struck a car and overturned. The accident caused the car to slide 50-60 feet, according to Taylor.
The driver fled before police arrived, but turned himself in around 2:45 p.m. His whereabouts, even to himself, were unknown for the 12 hours he was missing. The man, Harry Timney, 35 of Collegeville, said he was in the woods under the train tracks passed out and coming into consciousness.
Timney has previous arrests for DUI and drug possession. He is not being charged with anything other than summary offense.
Pennsylvania State Police
The following reports were sent in by the Pennsylvania State Police Skippack Barracks.
Routine Stop Results in Underage
On Nov. 15 around 11:40 p.m., a traffic stop was initiated for observed traffic violations on a vehicle traveling eastbound on 422 at mile marker 179.5 in Limerick. Contact was made with Sean Morrissey, 19 of Morris Plains, N.J., a passenger, who was found to be in possession of alcoholic beverages. A non-traffic citation was issued to him for being in possession of alcoholic beverages and underage drinking.
Sanatoga Man Receives DUI in Trappe
The Pennsylvania State Police Skippack Barracks investigated an incident on Nov. 12 at 3:05 a.m. Harry Yorgey, 33 of Sanatoga was stopped at Main Street and 7th Avenue in Trappe and was determined to be driving under the influence. He was arrested for DUI. The charges will be filed in district court.
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