He Allegedly Stole Money From Mother To Buy Drugs

By Pattie Price

Brian Mullen, 35, of Newtown waived two hearings Thursday, July 19, before Magisterial District Judge Lee Hunter. On the first criminal complaint Mullen is charged with theft by unlawful taking and criminal trespass for an incident 7:20p.m., June 8, at his former Boot Road residence.

According to the affidavit, Newtown Officer Todd Welch responded to a report of a domestic disturbance between Mullen and his mother. Mullen’s mother said when she arrived home she found her son in his bedroom. However, she kicked him out of the house two days prior. When his mother confronted him, Mullen demanded money to buy drugs. She said he is a heroin user.

When Mullen’s mother denied him the money, he grabbed her by the throat, dragged her to her bedroom, and told her to find the money. She was in fear of her life so she told him her money was in her car. Mullen found her car keys and took off in his mother’s 2007 Chevrolet.

On the second affidavit Mullen is charged with receiving stolen property and possession of drug paraphernalia. These charges stem from an incident 11:46a.m., June 11 when Newtown Officer Joe Vandegrift found the 2007 Chevrolet parked in Greer Park.

Vandegrift said Mullen was sitting alone in the drivers’ seat of his mother’s car. There was fresh blood on the console and a hypodermic needle next to Mullen.

Mullen is scheduled for an Aug. 16 arraignment in Common Pleas Court on both cases.

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Luke Lindsay, 40, of Newtown, waived a hearing on the charges of DUI, accidents involving damage to an attended vehicle, careless driving, and duty to give information and render aid. The charges stem from a hit-and-run accident 1:11p.m., Jan. 16, in the 3700 block of West Chester Pike.

According to the affidavit, Newtown Officer Bill Moor responded to the accident. A radio report indicated the driver fled on foot to Wawa. Moor located Lindsay in the store when Lindsay approached him and said, “Officer, I was just involved in an accident.”

Lindsay had a strong odor of alcohol, glassy eyes, extremely slurred speech, and said he had a little to drink earlier in the day. A portable breath test, administered by Newtown Officer Dan Dougherty, revealed a blood alcohol level of .108 percent. Lindsay was transported to Riddle Memorial Hospital for a blood test.

Lindsay is scheduled for an Aug. 16 arraignment in Common Pleas Court.

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