By Pattie Price
Ryan Haley, 20, of Marple, waived a hearing Thursday before Magisterial District Judge Dave Lang on the charge of burglary stemming from incidents between Aug. 3 and Aug. 6, at two homes in the 2500 block of Highland Avenue.
According to the affidavit, Marple Detectives Barry Williams and Larry Gerrity investigated a report from two homeowners. The first reported they were at work and when they returned home discovered a large five-gallon-water jug filled with coins missing from their bedroom. They also discovered an engagement ring and two wedding bands missing. The jewelry and coins were valued at $3,500.
The second resident discovered their sliding door was damaged and a large Corona bucket containing coins was missing from their bedroom closet. Additionally, six items of jewelry were discovered missing. The missing items were valued at $1,800.
Police spoke to the manager of TD Bank and were able to determine that Hanley took the coins to the bank and cashed them in.
When police confronted Hanley, he admitted stealing the items from the first home and finally admitted that he broke into the second home and stole the items. He said he sold the jewelry to Best Jewelers in Manoa and Inside Jewelers in Marple. Police were able to recover all but three pieces of jewelry.
Hanley is scheduled for a Sept. 20 arraignment in Common Pleas Court.
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Dara Paul, 30, of Philadelphia waived a hearing on the charges of DUI and driving at an unsafe speed. The charges stem from an accident 5:31p.m., May 20, in the 1100 block of Cedar Grove Road.
According to the affidavit, Marple Sgt. Mike Johnson responded to a report of an overturned vehicle on Cedar Grove Road. He located Ms. Paul who was out of her vehicle and sustained several lacerations from the broken glass. She said she swerved to avoid a small animal that ran in front of her car.
Police determined that Ms. Paul failed to negotiate a turn in the road and drove up an embankment which caused her car to flip.
Ms. Paul had an odor of alcohol and when she stood up, she lost her balance. She was transported to Bryn Mawr Hospital by Marple Ambulance where she submitted to a blood test. Her blood alcohol level was .17 percent.
Ms. Paul is scheduled for a Sept. 20 arraignment in Common Pleas Court.
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Charges of retail theft were withdrawn against Mary Friel, 51, of Newtown Square for an incident 4 p.m., June 22, at the Giant, 2910 Springfield Road. In exchange for withdrawing the charges, Ms. Friel plead guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined.
According to the affidavit, Marple Office John Murrin responded to the store for a report of a shoplifter in custody. Store security saw Ms. Friel tear the UPC codes from several items and conceal them in a white bag. She was stopped as she attempted to leave the store with the merchandise valued at $73.89.
A criminal history check revealed this was her second arrest for retail theft.
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Drug charges were withdrawn against Thomas Wiler, 27, of Marple for an incident 3:28p.m., Feb.1, at his Morton Road residence. In exchange, Wiler pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined.
According to the affidavit, Marple Detective Barry Williams responded to Wiler’s home for a report of a Heroin overdose. He located Wiler in his bedroom and he admitted he injected Heroin earlier that day. Heroin baggies, a glass pipe and a used syringe were confiscated from Wiler’s bedroom.
Williams said Wiler had previous drug arrests and is a known Heroin user.
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Charges of theft and receiving stolen property were withdrawn against Michael Ersek, 27, of Wallingford for an incident 10:30 a.m., April 11, at Delaware County Community College. In exchange, Ersek pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined.
According to the affidavit, Marple Detective Barry Williams investigated a report for a student who said his iPad2 was stolen during a HVAC class. The student and teacher who were standing outside the classroom, saw Ersek go into th e classroom and then leave quickly. The student later discovered his iPad2, valued at $600, missing.
The teacher said Ersek did not show up for the next three classes – including the final exam.
Williams learned from Ersek’s father that he hadn’t been home for over a week and was shocked that his son had not been attending his classes. The father was also concerned because Ersek had an opiate problem in the past.
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Charges of driving under the influence of alcohol were withdrawn against Jared Wright, 30, of Newtown Square. The charges stemmed from a domestic altercation 11:41 p.m., April 29, in the 200 block of Sproul Road.
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Charges of recklessly endangering another person, careless driving, reckless driving, fleeing from police, a left turn violation, driving at an unsafe speed, and driving while his license was suspended – DUI related were withdrawn against Michael Cavone, 43, of Marple. The charges stemmed from an incident 9:33a.m., March 17, at Sproul and Old Marple roads.
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Charges of simple assault and harassment were dismissed against Albert Agostini, 56, of Marple for an incident 12:41p.m., March 19, at his 1st Avenue residence.