Husband Left 27 Voice Messages To Estranged Wife, Charged With Stalking: Warminster PD

WARMINSTER TOWNSHIP, PA — A husband was charged with stalking his estranged wife, leaving her 13 voice messages on one occasion and 14 from a blocked number at another time, police said.

The Warminster Township Police Department has released its blotter of criminal incidents for August.

These are the criminal incidents:

• Police officers were dispatched to return a phone call to a woman in regard to a Protection from Abuse Order violation. When the officer spoke to the woman, she said she received 14 voicemail messages from a blocked phone number. The calls were from her 48-year-old husband. Officers were unable to make contact with the man, so a warrant was issued for his arrest.

• On routine patrol, a police officer noticed a truck in the parking lot of Wendy's. When the officer pulled into the parking lot, he saw a man slumped over the wheel of a vehicle. After waking the man up, the officer asked the man to step out of the vehicle to perform field sobriety tests. The 49-year-old man failed the sobriety tests and agreed to a Breathalyzer test. The man was handcuffed and transported back to headquarters to be processed. He consented to a blood draw. Pending the blood alcohol results, the man will be charged with Driving Under the Influence.

• Police officers were dispatched to Sportsman's Warehouse for a retail theft that occurred on Aug. 6. After Loss Prevention reviewed the videotape, it was discovered that a man had stolen $728.86 worth of merchandise. After a thorough investigation, the man was arrested for retail theft in other jurisdictions. A warrant was issued for the 57-year-old man, who was picked up by the Bedminster Police Department. He was transported to Warminster and arraigned by Judge Baranowski. Bail was set at $5,000 unsecured.

• Police officers were dispatched to Street and North Norristown roads for a one-vehicle accident. When officers arrived, they saw the vehicle to be on an embankment after striking a pole. The airbags were deployed, but the driver was speaking to officers and answering questions. The man was helped out of the car, and he fell and struck his head. Emergency Services were called and transported him to Abington Hospital. En route to the hospital, the 74-year-old man admitted to Emergency Medical Technicians that he had been drinking. A blood draw was conducted at the hospital, and pending results, the man will be charged with Driving Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol.

• A woman came into headquarters to report that her husband had violated a Protection from Abuse Order she has against him. He had called her and left 13 voicemails and had a family member leave a voicemail as well. The officers were unable to contact the 48-year-old man. A warrant was issued for his arrest. The man turned himself in at the District Court. He was transported to headquarters to be processed. Arraignment was before Judge O'Neill, and bail was set at 10 percent of $100,000. The man was charged with Harassment and Stalking.

• Police officers were dispatched to the area of Street and Centennial roads for a report of a man lying on an embankment. There was a bicycle near him, and the complainant wasn't sure if the man had been in an accident. Officers located the 38-year-old man and determined that the male was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The man was cited for Public Drunkenness and transported back to his residence.