Randor Police Honor K-9 Team, Detective, And Civilians​

WAYNE, PA – Radnor Township Police took some time out of the most recent township Board of Commissioners meeting to commend several individuals, some civilians, some members of the force with one being a four-legged member.

At the June 12 meeting, police commended the loss prevention staff at the Wayne TJ Maxx for their assistance with crime in the township.

Radnor Police Deputy Superintendent Andy Block said the department has partnered with the store for 18 years, saying police and the loss prevention unit have formed a great relationship over those years.

Four member of the unit were commended, including Michelle Mack who helped Radnor Police put an end to a theft ring that was hitting TJ Maxx and other retail store across the eastern seaboard.

Radnor Police Deputy Superintendent Chris Flanagan called Mack a "powerhouse worker" at the commendation ceremony.

Police Superintendent William Colarulo thanked the staff at TJ Maxx for being good partners with the township and police department.

Radnor Police Det. Jamie Metlzer was honored for his detective work that led to the arrest of two people who allegedly made bomb threats at the New Gulph Children Center on Feb. 15.

Falangan said the nursery got the threat via text which led police and staff to evacuate the nursery but luckily no bomb was found.

The investigation then led Metzler to identify two people of interest in the threat and further detective work led Metzler to charge Alexis Mone Steed, 21, of Philadelphia, and another person in connection with the threat.

Steed now faces 10 charges – including six felonies such as terroristic threats, risking catastrophe, and reporting a bomb without knowledge of a bomb.

The last commendation came to Ofc. Dan Lunger and K-9 Bear, who assisted in bringing in a burglary ring suspect.

The arrest came after officers responded to an area where two attempted home burglaries were reported on Feb. 25.

Flanagan said officers found the vehicle related to the burglaries and attempted to stop it, but one suspect assaulted an officer and fled after one was apprehended.

Lunger and Bear responded and with his keen nose, Bear found a cellphone belonging to the suspect who fled.

The discovery of that phone allowed detectives to ID the suspect and bring him into custody.

Congratulations to those who were honored at Monday's meeting!

You can watch the commendation ceremony online here.

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