BUSY NIGHT FOR WCPD

The homicide on South Adams was the big incident that WCPD handled last night and into this morning, but it wasn't the only noteworthy event.

While the bulk of the WCPD units were on South Adams, Chester County 9-1-1 recieved a report of an MVA with injuries on PA 162 near Creek Road in East Bradford. P/O Jason Malicki responded to the scene, along with GFAC and West Bradford Fire Company. The first units on scene reported one vehicle into a guardrail near the bridge over the Brandywine Creek and two patients reported with injuries - one with bleeding from the head and one with bleeding from the hand or wrist. GFAC treated at least one of the victims. P/O Malicki then transported the driver from the MVA to CCH as a possible DUI suspect...

Earlier in the evening, a dispute between two women on the 300 block of East Barnard Street led to police being sent to that area twice during the early evening hours. The first call occured at around 20:30 involving two females which was settled by police upon arrival after both parties were warned not to have contact with each other. The advice, needless to say, was not heeded...

About an hour or so later, officers returned to the area for the same two individuals, and at that point, one of the actors fled police by running into her house on Barnard. A few minutes later, Christine Elizabeth Merritt, 36, who is fairly well known to police, was taken into custody and charged with two counts of Disorderly Conduct. She was arraigned by Judge Bruno last night and committed to Chester County Prison in lieu of $1,500 bail; Merritt's preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday in front of Judge Knapp (15-1-04; CR-0000218-07).

Well, it's off to Common Pleas Court. Depending on how the cases play out this morning, it will either be a very interesting day or a rather slow day, as Judges Gavin, Riley, and Sarcione all have criminal terms in progress this week. Of course, if anything newsworthy pops up from these trials or cases, it will be posted (hopefully today, but it depends on whether or not I can stay awake). At least there's air conditioning in the courthouse...