Tuesday, August 2, 2011
The following information was provided by State Police at the Trevose station. It does not imply conviction.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Joe Hart
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Between July 22-25, state police from the Trevose station responded to the following incidents: On July 22 at 12:36 p.m., police stopped a vehicle driven by Christopher R. Geier, 21, of Elizabethville, on westbound Woodhaven Road in Bensalem for a traffic violation. Geier was found to be in possession of suspected marijuana. He faces possession charges in district court. Trooper Carrie Gula investigated the incident. On July 22 at 5:20 p.m., Sarah J. Francht, 29, went to the state police Trevose station to update her Megan’s Law registration and was found to be wanted in Philadelphia for a probation violation. She was turned over to Philadelphia police warrant unit. Trooper Anibal Santiago investigated the incident. On July 23 at 12:18 a.m…
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Monday, August 1, 2011
A father left his 6-year-old child in locked car Saturday while he gambled.
- POLICE & FIRE
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Monday, August 1, 2011
According to a report on PhillyBurbs.com, Michael Roytman, 29, of Oakwood Drive, Huntington Valley, left his 6-year-old daughter in his car in the parking lot of Parx Casino on Saturday at about 1:35 p.m. while he gambled. Parx security officers discovered the child, who had been unattended for less than 10 minutes, according to a report on Philly.com. "Our security identified the situation within mere minutes," Parx spokeswoman Carrie Nork-Minelli told Philly.com. "The most important thing was that the child was okay." Bensalem police spokesman Sgt. Andrew Anisman confirmed the incident Sunday and released additional information today. “This is the second case in less than a week,” he added. In today's release, Anisman said the …
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
State gets $12.8 million and Bensalem and Bucks share $1.8 million from Parx tables.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Monday reported that tax revenue from the play at table games at 10 casinos during the recently completed state fiscal year totaled $81,417,437. According to a release, it was the first fiscal year annual reporting of table games revenue after this form of legalized gaming was launched at nine casinos from July 8-18, 2010. SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia later added table games when it opened in September 2010. Under the Gaming Act, 14 percent of the gross revenue from table games is returned to the Commonwealth’s General Fund as tax revenue. That amount generated in the 2010-2011 fiscal year was $71,257,698. Additionally, 2 percent of the gross revenue is returned as a local share tax for …
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Naomi Hall
2:00 pm on Friday, August 5, 2011
Regarding these accounts of parents leaving children unattended in casino parking lots Rochelle Robbins, Ph.D., who teaches counseling psychology at Holy Family University, points out that there are two issues at play: "First, we are looking at people who feel it is appropriate to leave children in the car while they run errands, in general. While more prevalent in the past, this has become less … more ›