Haverford Knife Point Robbery Suspects Charged: Police

HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP, PA – Two people have been arrested and charged in connection with recent knife point robberies in Haverford and Lower Merion townships, according to Haverford Township Police.

Jessica Ettore, 37, of Upper Darby, and Matthew Jason Jimenez, 32, of Philadelphia, have both been charged with robbery, terroristic threats, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, theft, conspiracy, possession of instruments of crime, and other charges related to the two Haverford incidents, according to court records and police.

Ettore was also charged with similar crimes in connection with the Lower Merion incident.

Haverford Police said detectives launched an investigation after two knife point robberies occurred on Sunday, Nov. 19 near Eagle Road and Sunnyhill Lane and at about 7:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22 near Eagle Road and West Hillcrest Avenue, both in Haverford Township.

Days after the Nov. 22 incident, a similar robbery occurred in Lower Merion Township at Marlboro and Wellington roads in the Ardmore section of Lower Merion on Nov. 26.

Police said the suspects in that case were described similarly to the suspects in the previous robberies.

The Lower Merion robbery victim’s credit cards were used at a gas station in Philadelphia and Philadelphia Police were able to obtain surveillance video of a woman using the stolen credit cards.

With Haverford, Lower Merion, and Philadelphia police looking into the incidents, an arrest warrant was later issued for Ettore's arrest in connection with the Lower Merion robbery.

She was arrested on Nov. 28 by Lower Merion and Upper Darby police.

Ettore was remanded to the Montgomery County Jail on $99,000 bail Nov. 29.

Through police interviews, authorities learned from Ettore the second suspect was Jimenez.

He was taken into custody by Upper Darby Police on drug-related charges on Dec. 1.

Haverford Police Detectives interviewed Jimenenz and discovered he had a red-handled knife similar to one used in the Nov. 19 incident and clothing that was worn during one of the Haverford robberies.

Jimenez was taken to the Delaware county jail in lieu of $50,000 bail on Dec. 2, court records show.

Ettore will appear for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 14 in a Montgomery County Court for the charges out of Lower Merion. She is slated to appear on Jan. 11 in a Delaware County court for the Haverford incidents.

Jimenez is set to have his preliminary hearing on Dec. 21 in Delaware County.

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