Police Blotter: Burglary in Gladwyne, Theft and Public Drunkenness in Bryn Mawr

On Monday afternoon,  reported to news media the following crimes and incidents from the Bryn Mawr-Gladwyne Patch area in the past week:

Public drunkenness: Police responded to a report of a public drunkenness at the at 8:52 a.m. Oct. 12. Police said they observed a man at the north side of the station with a large can of Mike’s Hard Lemonade. Police said Michael Lynch, 55, of the 800 block of Paoli Pike in West Chester, had a blood-alcohol content of .24 and was transported to for treatment. Lynch was charged with public drunkenness, police said. 

Burglary: Police said a home on the 1100 block of Maplecrest Circle in Gladwyne was burglarized between 5 and 7 p.m. Oct. 14. An antique diamond watch and other miscellaneous jewelry, along with more than $1,000 in cash, Prada handbags and wallets were stolen from the residence. Police did not have a total value of the items stolen and said the burglar gained entry through an unlocked door.

Public drunkenness: Police said a man was found sleeping outside the Wawa on Conshohocken State Road in Bala Cynwyd at 4:08 a.m. Oct. 15. Christopher Conicella, 22, of the 300 block of Highland Lane in Bryn Mawr, was charged with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct, police said. Police said Conicella had a blood-alcohol content of .18. 

Theft: Police said a 4-foot statue of the Virgin Mary was stolen from the  in Bryn Mawr sometime between Oct. 1 and Oct. 15. The statue is valued at $200 and was reported missing from the garden on the west side of the church. The statue is estimated to be 2 feet in width and weigh between 75 and 100 lbs. The last time anyone remembers seeing it is Oct. 1, police said.