By Pattie Price
Jessica Kubach, 23, of East Lansdowne waived a hearing before Magisterial District Judge Lee Hunter on the charges of possession of a controlled substance and retail theft for an incident 3:25p.m., April 13, at Kids Sweet Repeats Consignment Store, 3707 West Chester Pike, Newtown, Pa.
According to the affidavit, Officer Joe Vandegrift investigated a retail theft at the store. He was given a description of the actor, later identified as Ms. Kubach, and located her on the corner of West Chester Pike and Clyde Lane, pushing a baby stroller.
When Vandegrift approached Ms. Kubach she reached into the stroller and began to pull out some of the clothing that she stole. She then told Vandegrift that she stole the clothing, valued at $58.25.
Police confiscated 28 Clonazepam pills, 14 Suboxen and one Methadone pill from her purse. The prescriptions she said were her fiance’s.
Ms. Kubach was released and is scheduled for an Oct. 25 arraignment in Common Pleas Court.
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Brittany Hampton, 23, of Norristown waived a hearing on the charges of DUI for an incident 12:01a.m., May 27, at West Chester Pike and Newtown Street Road, Newtown, Pa. In exchange for the waiver the charge of careless driving was withdrawn.
According to the affidavit, Officer Dan Dougherty was monitoring traffic when he heard a loud crash. He saw a white Chevrolet, driven by Ms. Hampton, drive over the concrete median. He followed Ms. Hampton who was drifting and weaving between lanes several times. She was stopped at West Chester Pike and Media Line Road.
Ms. Hampton had a strong odor of alcohol and admitted consuming just a couple drinks. She failed field sobriety tests and a portable breath test revealed a blood alcohol content of .204 percent. She was transported to Riddle Memorial Hospital for a blood test. Her blood alcohol level was .232 percent.
Ms. Hampton was released and is scheduled for an Oct. 25 arraignment in Common Pleas Court.