Police Log: Heroin User Unconscious, Drunken Alien, DUI

February 21 – DUI

Area of Pine & Red Lion roads

Nancy Marcanio, 42, of Rockledge, was arrested for DUI at 10:46 p.m. Police observed two open Blue Moon beer bottles in the rear seating area. According to police there was the odor of alcohol on her breath. Marcanio was asked to take a breath test, at which point she stuck a penny in her mouth and told police it was a piece of candy (sucking on a penny is known to apparently lower your BAC%). Police made her spit out the penny, but Marcanio said she originally thought it was a piece a candy. A preliminary breath test revealed a 0.16% BAC.

February 21 – Theft

• 1600 block of Silver Birch Road

Daniel Shapiro, 32, of Huntingdon Valley, reported that several UPS packages that were delivered to his home had been stolen. He told police that a “Jack Spade” laptop ($470), shoes and clothing ($815), several containers of protein powder ($140) had been taken off his porch. Shapiro said he thought the packages weren't delivered, but he called each company and verified that the items had been sent out. He said he wanted to report the incident to make police aware of recent burglaries in the area.

February 20 – Narcotics Possession – Heroin

• 3700 block of Burnett Lane

Police were dispatched to the 3700 block of Burnett Lane for the report of an unconscious subject who was possibly not breathing. When police arrived, they found Aleksandra Klauberg, 24, of Huntingdon Valley, nonresponsive on the bathroom floor.

Her boyfriend John Cochrane Jr., 30, of Huntingdon Valley, said he became concerned when she didn’t come out of the bathroom after 10 minutes. He splashed water on her face from the shower, but it did not revive her.  When police arrived she was breathing slowly, but was not responsive to questions. Klauberg is a known heroin abuser, but Cochrane said she was “clean” for about a month.

Police observed multiple purple marks on both forearms, closer to the wrist area, which were consistent with IV drug use. Police went into her room where they found a zipper pouch on her bed containing the following: syringe, syringe wrapper, blue wax paper packet – all commonly used in conjunction with heroin – two plastic bottle caps with brown residue in them.

Klauberg finally came to and answered questions from paramedics. She stated that she used two packets of heroin from a new supplier prior that caused her to become unresponsive. 

February 16 – Retail Theft

• CVS, 670 Welsh Rd.

Danielle Combs, 18, of Huntingdon Valley, and Aubrey Kennedy, 18, of Huntingdon Valley were issued a citation after stealing items from CVS. Combs admitted to stealing make-up and storing it in her backpack. Kennedy admitted she took two separate types of eye shadow without paying for them.

A search of the backpack revealed two Almay eye shadow cases and one Spoiled blue nail polish container for a total of $16.97. Kennedy’s backpack had one container of Almay eye shadow and one container of Nude eye shadow totaling $19.28. A background check revealed no prior criminal history for either girl.

February 15  - Public Drunkenness

• Elkins Field – 2200 Huntingdon Pike

Jose Maldonado Reyes, 33, of Philadelphia was issued a citation for public drunkenness at 12:19 p.m. after police spotted him smoking something as he was walking along the wood line that borders Huntingdon Pike.

Reyes’ eyes were bloodshot and he had the odor of burnt marijuana on his breath. He reached into his sweatshirt pocket at which point police advised him to remove his hands from his pockets. Reyes ignored police’s request and was taken into custody without further incident.

Reyes revealed he was in the country illegally and provided police with a Mexican Identification Card. A further search revealed burnt ash which was believed to be marijuana.