Crime & Safety

Police Activity: Rape Reported in Gladwyne

Lower Merion police were called Sunday morning, according to the department's weekly activity report.

 police received a report of a forcible rape in Gladwyne Sunday morning, department records show.

The call came about 8:45 a.m. Sunday, from the 400 block of Mill Creek Road, according to the department's weekly activity report.

Police did not mention the rape report Monday afternoon at .

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Lower Merion Police Superintendent Mike McGrath said on Wednesday afternoon the act was not random. No further details were available as police continue to investigate the incident.

Overall, Lower Merion police responded to 214 calls last week throughout Bryn Mawr and Gladwyne, down from .

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A version of the department's most recent report, sorted by the type of incident with incidents from the rest of Lower Merion removed, is attached to this article.

Last week, police calls (which do not necessarily indicate arrests were made or charges filed) include:

  • 1 "forcible rape", about 8:45 a.m. May 20 on the 400 block of Mill Creek Road in Gladwyne
  • 1 DUI
  • 4 fires, including 1 appliance fire
  • 1 car accident with injuries
  • 6 car accidents with property damage
  • 5 citations for public drunkenness
  • 3 thefts


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