Police Log: Theft Turns to Altercation, Hit and Run, Slinging Arrows Into Neighbor's Yard

January 9 - Township Ordinance

• 400 block of Pheasant Dr.

Jean Bauer, 60, of Huntingdon Valley, found an arrow in her yard that was shot by her neighbor, Gavin Frisch, 36, of Huntingdon Valley. The practice arrow was approximately four feet from the property line and had penetrated the ground by four inches.

Frisch has a tree stand set up in his back yard, and Bauer expressed concern that he purposely shoots the arrows on her property with the intent of injuring her cats. Police told Bauer that there is no evidence of this, but a verbal warning was given to Frisch that he could be in violation of the township ordinance 101-1 pertaining to the firing of projectiles.

Frisch admitted that he shot the arrow, but claims he only shoots them downward towards the ground and was not sure how the arrow ended up near Bauer's property.

January 7 – Burglary

• 600 block of Anne St.

Meryle Hern, 29, of Huntingdon Valley, called LMPD to report someone had entered her home and items had been stolen. Hern told police that earlier in the day a white male came to the home claiming to be from Comcast. Hern thought this was odd because she was already a Comcast subscriber. She said he acted oddly when she told him he should have known she was an existing Comcast customer if he really worked for the company.

He was described as a short, heavyset man wearing a Comcast hat and carrying a clipboard.

Items taken were: white gold, male wedding ring ($150), white gold, female wedding ring ($499), white gold, engagement ring ($1,499), Dell Inspiron Laptop ($895).

January 5 – Hit and Run

• 2300 block of Huntingdon Pike

Sorn Yan, 48, of Richboro, was rear-ended at the intersection of Huntingdon Pike and Philmont Ave. She got out of the car and spoke to the man who hit her, and he said there was no need to report the accident to police since there was no damage done.

Yan, however, wanted to exchange information and they agreed to pull into the Sunoco station on the corner. Yan pulled her car into the lot, but the male, later identified as Keith Elton, 36, of Huntingdon Valley, drove away northbound on Huntingdon Pike.

Yan was able to get his license plate number and police tracked him down at his home. A criminal complaint will be filed.

January 5 – Theft

• Manor Care Health Services

Once again a theft from Manor Care appears in the LM police log. This time, Kirk Savell, 44, reported that his mother, Constance, 77, had a $300 Visa card stolen. Kirk stated the Visa card was locked in his mother’s purse while she was staying at Thomas Jefferson Hospital. According to reports, Kirk never saw the card in his mother’s purse while at Manor Care, but was certain it was there.

The first fraudulent charge was made on Dec. 1 at “Anna’s Linens, $89.79 (Upper Darby). Then the following purchases were made: Conway Store, $95.60 (Upper Darby), McDonald’s, $15.74 (Upper Darby), Toys R’ Us, $36.98 (Upper Darby).

January 4 – Assault

• 900 block of Thrush Lane

Gary Robins, 57, of Huntingdon Valley, got into a physical altercation with a young male who was sitting in Robins’ car when Robins arrived home. Robins approached the man and said, “Who are you?” and “Do I know you?”

The man, who was described as under 20-years-old, white, no facial hair, approximately 5’9’’, got out of the car and then approached Robins face-to-face. A physical fight occurred with multiple punches thrown. Robins and the male began wrestling in the driveway and then one of Robins’ neighbors came out to help. The male fled on foot when the neighbor came outside and shouted.

A closer investigation revealed that the male had entered both other cars that were parked in Robins’ driveway. Nothing was taken from either car.

January 3 – Theft From Auto

• 3000 block of Philmont Ave.

Mark Romasky, 28, of Philadelphia, reported that a clipboard with $99 cash was taken from his car. Romasky was making a delivery for Traction Tire and was making his stop at Emergency Vehicle Specialists (EVS). Romasky told police he noticed a “shady” looking character standing between cars in the parking lot. Because of this, he locked his car and went inside to make his delivery. When he returned, the clipboard with the money was missing.

The “shady” man was described as 5’10’’, white or Hispanic, wearing Khakis, black boots and a black hooded sweatshirt with a tribal print on the back.

January 2 – Attempted Theft from Auto

• 3900 block of Bluebird Lane

Stacey Liss, 53, of Huntingdon Valley, called LMPD to report a theft from vehicle in progress. She found a white male inside her daughter’s car that was parked in the driveway. She asked him his name, and he replied that he didn’t have a name. When she asked where he lived, the male responded, “Warfield.” The male then ran away and it appeared he picked something off the ground as he fled on foot.

The male is described as approximately 16-years-old, 5’7’’, wearing a black baseball cap, maroon hooded sweatshirt, jeans and black sneakers.