Collingswood Police Blotter

Police Blotter: Don't Drive Angry

Not many motorists suspected of DWI flag down their arresting officers themselves. Plus: move-in troubles at the Heights of Collingswood, identity thieves, and a missing bike.

DWI At approximately 11 p.m. on Dec. 16, an officer on patrol in the 600 block of Haddon Ave. observed a vehicle traveling behind him honking its horn and motioning for him to pull over. When the officer did so, the operator of the vehicle, identified as Debra Alexander, 49, of Collingswood, began yelling at him. The officer reportedly detected a strong odor of alcohol on her breath, and asked Alexander to exit the vehicle. During the performance of roadside sobriety tests, she reportedly became enraged and refused to continue. Moreover, police say, she reached into her pocket and consumed a handful of pills in the presence of the officer. As the officer could not determine what they were, an ambulance was dispatched to the location to …

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Police Blotter: Shoplifting, Vehicle Theft, False Public Alarm

Plus, Mt. Laurel police run into a Collingswood resident featured in last week's blotter.

All information presented in these reports was gathered from the Collingswood Police Department. An arrest is not a conviction. Burglary Sometime between Sept. 1 and Sept. 7, unknown actors entered a vacant property in the 100 bock of East Knight Ave and stole a Craftsman power washer valued at $300. Detectives processed the scene for physical evidence, and the investigation is ongoing. False Public Alarm Over a two-week span, four emergency fire boxes were maliciously pulled at the Heights of Collingswood, once each on Sept. 4 (D Tower), 5 (A Tower), 2 (C Tower), and Aug. 31 (D Tower). The Collingswood Police Detective Bureau is investigating. Please call 856-854-1900 if you can offer any additional information. Theft Sometime in the …

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Matt Skoufalos

9:48 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012

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