Police Blotter: Brawl at Brownies Turns Ugly; Unlocked Home Burglarized

On Monday afternoon,  reported to news media the following incidents from the past week:

Public drunkenness: Police said officers were stopped by security staff at Brownies 23 East in Ardmore at 1:45 a.m. Oct. 15 and were told there was a disturbance in the back. Police were told there had been a fight in the bar and the participants ejected. The participants continued to yell and scream outside, according to the report. Police said Kyle Gannon, 22, of the 700 block of Cullinbrook Avenue in Drexel Hill, punched someone in the face. The victim left the scene. Gannon was found to have a blood-alcohol content of .19 and was charged with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Police also said Joseph DiBiaggio, 22, of the 4000 block of Redden Road in Drexel Hill, threw a bottle at one of the Brownies security staff members. Police said DiBiaggio had a blood-alcohol content of .16 and was also charged with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.

Burglary: Police said a silver MacBook, an iPhone and $20 and change were stolen from a home on the 100 block of Grays Lane in the Haverford section of Lower Merion Township between 10 p.m. Oct. 11 and 8 a.m. Oct. 12. The resident went to bed and woke up at 7:30 a.m. to discover the cell phone and laptop, valued at $1,600, missing. A purse was also missing a $20 bill and some change. Cabinets had also been gone through. Police said the burglar gained entry through an unlocked door.

Retail theft: A fur wrap was stolen from the Elizabeth Maar Boutique in Haverford Square at about 3 p.m. Oct. 16, police said. Police said a woman entered the store acting suspiciously, removing items from hangers and putting them back, according to an employee. The woman was standing near the checkout counter when a hanger fell and the woman ran, police said. Missing from the hanger was a fur wrap valued at $400. The woman was last seen getting into a tan Chevy Suburban that was headed southbound on Haverford Station Road. The investigation is continuing, police said.

Theft: Police said an 8-foot length of copper downspout was stolen from a residence on the unit block of Henley Road in Wynnewood sometime between Oct. 1 and Oct. 11, when it was discovered missing.

 —A red Mongoose mountain bike was stolen from the 1500 block of Brookhaven Road in Penn Wynne between 4:45 and 5 p.m. Oct. 11. The bike is valued at $150. The victim parked the bike to go into a store and observed a 12- to 15-year-old boy riding away with it, police reported.

 —A Blackberry Curve and iPod Touch were reported stolen from a backpack in the girls’ locker room of Lower Merion High School between 3 and 5:40 p.m. Oct. 11, police said. The two items were valued at $600. Two juvenile students were arrested in connection with the theft on Oct. 13, according to the report.

—Police said a Dell Latitude, iPad, Verizon wireless card and assorted power cords were stolen from an unlocked vehicle on the 100 block of Orchard Road in Merion Station overnight between Oct. 11 and Oct. 12. The stolen items were valued at $1,600 total.

—Police said $260 was taken from a purse in a common break room at McAuley Convent in Merion sometime between 7:15 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Oct. 11.

DUI: Police said an officer on duty observed a silver Chevy Malibu drifting from the left to right lane and straddling the dotted line on Lancaster Avenue in Wynnewood (near Overbrook) at about 2 a.m. Oct. 15. Police said a 24-year-old from the 200 block of W. 10th Avenue in Conshohocken was stopped on City Avenue and failed field sobriety tests. The offender had a blood-alcohol content of .11, police said, and was charged with DUI.