Crime & Safety
DUI, Theft, Stolen Work Equipment, More: Springfield Crime Blotter
Police said work equipment was stolen after a utility trailer was broken into. See details on this incident and more here.
SPRINGFIELD, PA — Police in Springfield Township issued their weekly crime blotter Monday.
Incidents in the blotter occurred between Oct. 19 and Oct. 23.
See the full blotter below:
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Oct. 19 at 1:08 p.m.
A resident of the Rolling Green Apartments, 200 block of North State Road, reported a credit card was stolen from his vehicle sometime overnight.
Oct. 19 at 5:53 p.m.
Giant Store employees, 700 block of West Sproul Road, reported a male had stolen snack foods and left the store. Officers found the male in the lot, and he was identified as a 21-year-old from Ardmore. The male was taken into custody, processed, and released.
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Oct. 20 at 5:45 p.m.
Officers responded to the Target store, 800 block of Baltimore Pike, for a theft. They located the suspect on the 400 block of Baltimore Pike and took him in custody and recovered an Xbox hard drive he had stolen. He was identified as Jesse Abildness, 33, of Philadelphia. The male was found to have active arrest warrants out of Buck County and New York. He was charged with Retail Theft and held for arraignment.
Oct. 21 at 4:25 p.m.
A trailer used for utility work and parked on the 700 of block Parker Drive was broken into, and equipment stolen.
Oct. 23 at 11:18 p.m.
Officers investigated a crash on State Road at Springfield Road and found the driver of one of the vehicles intoxicated. The 54-year-old male from Drexel Hill was taken into custody and submitted to a blood test. He was later released, and charges for DUI and traffic offenses are pending.
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