"We've gotten several compliments about their work," he said. "Everything seems to be running -- for a change."
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Mowing
"We've gotten several compliments about their work," he said. "Everything seems to be running -- for a change."
Crime report
Even state troopers can be crime victims.
Trooper Dwayne Winchester of the Avondale barracks stopped by the West Marlborough Township supervisors' meeting on June 5 to report on state police activity in the township so far in 2012. In response to a question about burglaries, he mentioned that his own house, on Route 82 in East Marlborough, was broken into last August.
The officer said he came home from his work shift to find a woman running out the back door of his house and arrested her on the spot. Her boyfriend had been sitting in his car in a neighbor's driveway acting as lookout and phoned her when the officer arrived home, prompting her to try to flee.
He said he was relieved to find that his house had been targeted randomly; the burglar was a heroin addict looking for valuables to steal and sell, not someone he had previously arrested who was out for revenge. In fact, he said, he imagined the burglar was not at all happy to see his police uniforms hanging up in the house.
He said the presence of his dog did not deter the burglar.
The trooper said the state police were called out to 92 incidents in the township so far this year, including 3 house burglaries, 18 crashes (4 of them DUI-related), 9 criminal investigations and 4 DUIs.
"Pretty quiet," he summarized.
He advised residents to call the police if they are planning to leave for an extended period so the police can keep an eye on the house. Also, he advised residents to report anything suspicious and "look out for each other."
Trooper Dwayne Winchester of the Avondale barracks stopped by the West Marlborough Township supervisors' meeting on June 5 to report on state police activity in the township so far in 2012. In response to a question about burglaries, he mentioned that his own house, on Route 82 in East Marlborough, was broken into last August.
The officer said he came home from his work shift to find a woman running out the back door of his house and arrested her on the spot. Her boyfriend had been sitting in his car in a neighbor's driveway acting as lookout and phoned her when the officer arrived home, prompting her to try to flee.
He said he was relieved to find that his house had been targeted randomly; the burglar was a heroin addict looking for valuables to steal and sell, not someone he had previously arrested who was out for revenge. In fact, he said, he imagined the burglar was not at all happy to see his police uniforms hanging up in the house.
He said the presence of his dog did not deter the burglar.
The trooper said the state police were called out to 92 incidents in the township so far this year, including 3 house burglaries, 18 crashes (4 of them DUI-related), 9 criminal investigations and 4 DUIs.
"Pretty quiet," he summarized.
He advised residents to call the police if they are planning to leave for an extended period so the police can keep an eye on the house. Also, he advised residents to report anything suspicious and "look out for each other."
Monday, June 4, 2012
Out in the open
Usually when I'm talking to people who want to appear in this column, they are on their best behavior, careful not to put a foot wrong.
Not so much a plainspoken man I met this weekend.
When I introduced myself he peered at me and asked suspiciously, "You're not a [Republocrat], are you?"
I replied that I most certainly was NOT a [Republocrat], and he expressed his relief.
His daughter, who was standing next to him, was mortified, but I was vastly amused.
Not so much a plainspoken man I met this weekend.
When I introduced myself he peered at me and asked suspiciously, "You're not a [Republocrat], are you?"
I replied that I most certainly was NOT a [Republocrat], and he expressed his relief.
His daughter, who was standing next to him, was mortified, but I was vastly amused.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Check, please!
Just came home from a very nice family dinner at the Iron Hill Brewery in downtown West Chester. We went out to celebrate the wonderful performance of two of the Tally-ho men -- my brother and the Young Relative -- in the Hillendale Husky Hustle 5K run on Saturday.
The weird thing is, my brother, who was supposedly an honoree, grabbed the dinner check from our father, the traditional bill-payer, and would not hear of anyone else chipping in.
"You realize what this means," I warned him. "There will be items about you in this column ALL SUMMER LONG, exhorting you to win more races so that you buy me more dinners."
The weird thing is, my brother, who was supposedly an honoree, grabbed the dinner check from our father, the traditional bill-payer, and would not hear of anyone else chipping in.
"You realize what this means," I warned him. "There will be items about you in this column ALL SUMMER LONG, exhorting you to win more races so that you buy me more dinners."
Art show
On Sunday afternoon I stopped by a charming art show at the Willowdale Art Academy, a children's art studio located above the Landhope Farms store at Routes 82 and 926 (but no, NOT in Tony Young's old office space). Karen D'Allaird said she opened the studio at the beginning of this past school year, and after a summer break (there's no air conditioning, and apparently the loft space gets very warm) lessons will start up again in September. She offers classes for children in first through eighth grades. You can see Karen's own work at www.chestercountyartgallery.com, and the school has a website under its own name as well.
Born in the USA
Two friends of mine visited the National Constitution Center on Independence Mall in Philadelphia last Tuesday and had a wonderful time. They said the exhibits are so well done and engaging that they will appeal to children and grown-ups. They brought me back a folded-up copy of the Constitution, which came in handy that very day when some friends were quarreling online about the effectiveness of the Fifth Amendment (yes, I know a lot of lawyers, and a lot of argumentative people in general). I was glad to see that I still remember every word of the Preamble, which we had to learn by heart in the eighth grade.
My friends also enjoyed the Bruce Springsteen exhibit at the museum, which runs through Sept. 3: "From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen." My friend told the tour guide to keep an eye out for Bruce himself during Devon week, because he's always in town to watch his daughter Jessica compete at the horse show.
My friends also enjoyed the Bruce Springsteen exhibit at the museum, which runs through Sept. 3: "From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen." My friend told the tour guide to keep an eye out for Bruce himself during Devon week, because he's always in town to watch his daughter Jessica compete at the horse show.
Into town
Thank you, Richard Carlin of Unionville! Mr. Carlin, who used to fox hunt with Cheshire, liked my item about a friend who felt provincial for telling guests she was "going into town" to run errands. He recalled that many years ago W. Plunkett Stewart (who founded Mr. Stewart's Cheshire Foxhounds in 1912) used to say exactly the same thing when discussing his plans for non-hunting days.
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