Hatboro Police Blotter

Hatboro police are reminding residents to lock their vehicle doors and to not store valuables inside their cars following thefts from the  parking lot this weekend. 

Police said four vehicles parked at the YMCA were entered on Saturday sometime around 4 p.m. Two of the vehicles were unlocked, police said.

Entry was gained to the other vehicles by smashing side windows. Police said the vehicles that sustained broken windows contained purses and/or wallets that may have been visible from the exterior of the vehicle. The stolen purse and wallets contained various credit cards, cash and a checkbook. Two cell phones were also stolen. 

In less than an hour, one of the victims’ credit cards had already been used at a gas station.

"A vehicle is not a safe place to store valuables, particularly if they are visible from the exterior of the car," HatboroPolice Sgt. James Petrik said in a press release. "A glass window will not stop thieves who know purses and similar bags may contain credit cards, cash, prescription medication, spare keys, etc."

Criminal trespass

Teens looking to hang out on York Road, particularly at the McDonald's on North York Road, should heed the warning of police, who have said they would work to .

As evidence of that, police cited a 16-year-old boy from Upper Morleand on April 11 at 8:46 p.m. for criminal trespass. Police said he had been warned previously for loitering at the fast food restaurant. 

Police were called for a disturbance involving multiple teens loitering at the McDonald's on North York Road. Teens failed to leave when the restaurant's management instructed them to do so, police said. 

Besides the boy who was cited, police identified and warned eight other juveniles for trespassing and advised them that they will be cited should they loiter at the business or any other posted business again.

Theft from business

On Monday the owner of a commercial business in the 30 block of South York Road reported that sometime during the weekend someone stole a stainless steel table from the rear of the business. The table has an estimated replacement cost of approximately $300.

Theft from residential yard

On Monday, a resident on South Linden Avenue reported sometime since April 13, someone stole a Troy pressure washer from alongside his shed. The pressure washer was not secured or locked when it was stolen. Police said it has an estimated replacement value of approximately $300.

Theft (vehicle accessories)

On Sunday, the owner of a 2001 Chrysler Sebring that was parked on North York Road near Moreland Avenue reported someone stole two chrome center caps from the rims. The center caps have a replacement cost of approximately $50 each.

Disorderly conduct/public drunkenness

On Sunday, at 3:11 a.m., Jeffrey W. Marsden, 39, of Hatboro, was arrested and cited for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct when officers investigated a disturbance in the 500 block of Windover Road.

Theft from business

On Wednesday an employee of a business in the 400 block of Oakdale Avenue reported that sometime between April 10 and April 13, someone stole two 24-foot aluminum ladders and two scaffolding platforms. An estimate of the cost to replace the stolen items is not available.

Indirect criminal contempt

On April 12, John J. Leary, 45, of Quakertown, was arrested at the after he voluntarily surrendered on an active arrest warrant held by this agency for indirect criminal contempt. The warrant stemmed from an incident on April 7 when he violated a court order by attempting multiple times to call a Hatboro resident that he was prohibited from contacting. He was released to the custody of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department for arraignment on the charge that he violated the county-issued order.