Crime & Safety

Horsham Teen Found with Heroin Paraphernalia

The 19-year-old girl faces DUI and drug paraphernalia charges pending lab results.

The following information was provided by the Lower Moreland Police Department.

Police observed Rose McKenna, 19, of Horsham, drive off the roadway and strike cement stairs leading from Byberry Road to a property on the 1600 block of Byberry Road, in Lower Moreland Township, on May 4. Police said McKenna then regained control of the car and continued driving.

Police asked Mckenna to perform field sobriety tests. She did not satisfactorily complete the tests, according to police, who said she was under the influence of a controlled substance.

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While an officer was moving her car to a nearby parking lot, he observed a small, blue wax bag, consistent with the packaging of heroin, in plain view in the center console. Mckenna signed a Consent to Search Form. The cops allegedly found the following:

  • In her purse: 4 small blue wax baggies, 7 small clear baggies, 1 Q-tip, 2 small white wax baggies, 1 razor blade.
  • In her wallet: 4 small blue wax baggies, 6 small clear baggies,
  • Second large body of purse: 6 small blue wax baggies, 8 small clear baggies,
  • In a zippered portion: 11 small wax blue baggies, 2 small clear white baggies, 1 clear cap for syringe.
  • In a second zippered portion: 1 single-use syringe, 6 small blue wax baggies

The next day police contacted the owner of the car, McKenna's mother, and she provided verbal consent to search for controlled substances. Police allegedly found:

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  • 1 small blue wax baggie in center console
  • 1 small blue wax baggie on the front seat
  • 1 plastic bottle cap with residue in glove compartment
  • 1 single-use syringe in glove compartment
  • 2 small clear bags in back seat
  • 1 orange syringe cap in back seat

Charges for DUI and drug paraphernalia are pending lab results.


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