Crime & Safety
'Jane Doe' Attacked Officer During Arrest In Delco: Police
A woman, who refused to identify herself, was charged with felony aggravated assault and more following a Sunday incident, police said.
MARPLE TOWNSHIP, PA — An unknown woman was charged with felony aggravated assault and more crimes after police said she resisted arrest and hit a police officer, authorities said.
Marple Police said officers on Sunday were called to a law office on the 2800 block of West Chester Pike for a report of a woman who would not leave the property.
According to the arrest report, when one officer arrived, another was already on scene and fighting with the woman.
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Police said the woman was captured on body camera footage running from the first officer and stopping at West Chester Pike and West Garden Road, where she kicked the first officer twice.
The second officer helped take the woman into custody.
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She later refused to identify herself and refused any medical attention after police noticed abrasions after the struggle with the first officer.
A female officer from Radnor Township searched the woman for any identifying materials, but did not find any.
She was taken to the George W. Hill Correctional Facility and is being held on $75,000 bail.
Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 12, court documents show.
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