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Ax-Wielding Driver Rammed Car In Upper Merion, Police Say Ax-Wielding Driver Rammed Car In Upper Merion, Police Say
Ax-Wielding Driver Rammed Car In Upper Merion, Police Say An Upper Merion driver was allegedly armed with a hatchet when police say he menaced another motorist on Friday night, Oct. 20.  The victim called authorities around 9 p.m. and said she was being followed and rammed by a gold SUV on Route 23 near the Valley Forge Towers, police said.  While officers were dispatched to locate the SUV, the victim told police the aggressor was now "armed with some sort of ax" and was "actively fighting with (her) male friend," according to UMPD.  The men in the SUV fled the Valley Forge Towers but were spotted by Upper Merion detectives as they…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Who Tried Sexually Assaulting Woman On Schuylkill River Trail Released On Bail: Police Man Who Tried Sexually Assaulting Woman On Schuylkill River Trail Released On Bail: Police
Man Who Tried Sexually Assaulting Woman On Schuylkill River Trail Released On Bail: Police A man who approached a woman on the Schuylkill River Trail and tried forcibly pulling her pants down was arrested and charged, then released on unsecured bail, authorities said. The woman was walking on the trail behind Valley Forge Towers when Michael Wiggins approached her on Friday, May 27 around 1:35 p.m. in Upper Merion, local police said. Wiggins grabbed the victim’s hips and then tried to pull down her pants, but she was able to push him away and escape, police said.  The victim gave a description of Wiggins to police, and he was found by officers minutes later, Upper…

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by Cecilia Levine