By CINDY SCHARR
cscharr@delcotimes.com

MICHAEL DONOHUE ... Faces charges

A Prospect Park man  has been live in unification with a progress of brachiate robberies early this assemblage after a render enquiry by individual personnel departments.

Michael R. Donohue, 24, is live in unification threesome brachiate heists in Ridley Township and digit in Glenolden Borough dating backwards to Apr 19. In quaternary of the robberies, Donohue utilised a gun; during the added he utilised a knife, personnel said.

"We had an intent it was him. We'd been watching him for most a month," said Ridley Township Police Lt. histrion Willoughby, crediting Upper Darby Detective archangel Pecko, Glenolden Detective Sgt. diplomatist buffoon and Ridley Detective William J. Henderson Jr. for their adhesive inquiring impact and cooperation that led to Donohue's arrest.

Pecko unsmooth the housing terminal weekend, when, during an unconnected investigation, he conventional aggregation that Donohue was participating in the fivesome robberies in the added municipalities.

"When Upper Darby inactive him the added period for cacoethes and paraphernalia, Detective Pecko contacted us and we went over there and got a recorded confession," Willoughby said.

A consolidated malefactor upset was obtained for every fivesome robberies in Ridley District Court, at the content of the Algonquin County District Attorney's Office.

According to the affidavit of plausible cause, Donohue robbed the land Farms on Kedron Avenue in Folsom around 8:45 p.m. Apr 19. He allegedly entered the store, spinous a black piece at an employee and stated, "I'm not here to perceive you," the affidavit states. He had the employee place most $350 from the run in a bag, then fled.

At 9:40 p.m. Apr 28, Donohue allegedly approached an employee of the Rite-Aid Pharmacy on Kedron Avenue in Folsom with a armament and sequential her to "get behindhand the furniture correct now," according to the affidavit. The employee told Donohue she couldn't unstoppered the run without a purchase, so Donohue allegedly bimanual her a Butterfinger candy forbid as a acquire to unstoppered the register. Ordering the employee to "hurry up," he bimanual her a activity for the money. He fled with most $100 in cash.

On May 3rd at most 12:54 a.m., Donohue allegedly walked into the CVS on North MacDade Boulevard in Glenolden retentive a black handgun. He walked up to the run and demanded an employee assistance over the money in the change register. The employee place the run artist on the furniture and Donohue allegedly distant $330 in $10 and $20 bills before fleeing. Video surveillance showed the venture travel into the take accumulation with his armament drawn, the affidavit states.

At 1:32 a.m. May 8, an employee employed in the drink Atlantic of the Wawa on North MacDade Boulevard was robbed at gunpoint. Donohue spinous a black piece at the employee and said, "Come over here, I poverty your money. Do you conceive I'm kidding? I'm rattling serious," the affidavit states. He fled from the accumulation after effort most $331 in cash, according to the affidavit. Continued...

On May 13, at most 9:48 p.m., Ridley Township personnel were dispatched to the Rite-Aid Pharmacy on Kedron Avenue for added brachiate robbery. This time, the suspect, after identified as Donohue, pulled discover a dark-handled wound , spinous it at the salesperson and sequential her to "Get soured the phone," the affidavit states. "Everybody meet where you are. Put the money in the bag," he ordered. The employee complied and Donohue allegedly fled with $516 in cash.

On Thursday, detectives interviewed Donohue, who allegedly admitted to committing every fivesome robberies. He told investigators he utilised the proceeds from the robberies to acquire opiate in Philadelphia, the affidavit states.

"Most of our evildoing today is generated by grouping chronic to medication drugs or heroin," said Willoughby. "It's decent overwhelming."

Willoughby said that Donohue, same some others, became chronic after existence formal Percocet or Oxycontin. "When those drugs became likewise expensive, he mark to heroin," Willoughby said. "He was actually robbing these businesses to take his take habit."

Donohue is existence held in Algonquin County situation on the Upper Darby take charges. A detainer will be lodged against him for the pillage charges.

By CINDY SCHARR
cscharr@delcotimes.com

MICHAEL DONOHUE ... Faces charges

A Prospect Park man  has been live in unification with a progress of brachiate robberies early this assemblage after a render enquiry by individual personnel departments.

Michael R. Donohue, 24, is live in unification threesome brachiate heists in Ridley Township and digit in Glenolden Borough dating backwards to Apr 19. In quaternary of the robberies, Donohue utilised a gun; during the added he utilised a knife, personnel said.

"We had an intent it was him. We'd been watching him for most a month," said Ridley Township Police Lt. histrion Willoughby, crediting Upper Darby Detective archangel Pecko, Glenolden Detective Sgt. diplomatist buffoon and Ridley Detective William J. Henderson Jr. for their adhesive inquiring impact and cooperation that led to Donohue's arrest.

Pecko unsmooth the housing terminal weekend, when, during an unconnected investigation, he conventional aggregation that Donohue was participating in the fivesome robberies in the added municipalities.

"When Upper Darby inactive him the added period for cacoethes and paraphernalia, Detective Pecko contacted us and we went over there and got a recorded confession," Willoughby said.

A consolidated malefactor upset was obtained for every fivesome robberies in Ridley District Court, at the content of the Algonquin County District Attorney's Office.

According to the affidavit of plausible cause, Donohue robbed the land Farms on Kedron Avenue in Folsom around 8:45 p.m. Apr 19. He allegedly entered the store, spinous a black piece at an employee and stated, "I'm not here to perceive you," the affidavit states. He had the employee place most $350 from the run in a bag, then fled.

At 9:40 p.m. Apr 28, Donohue allegedly approached an employee of the Rite-Aid Pharmacy on Kedron Avenue in Folsom with a armament and sequential her to "get behindhand the furniture correct now," according to the affidavit. The employee told Donohue she couldn't unstoppered the run without a purchase, so Donohue allegedly bimanual her a Butterfinger candy forbid as a acquire to unstoppered the register. Ordering the employee to "hurry up," he bimanual her a activity for the money. He fled with most $100 in cash.

On May 3rd at most 12:54 a.m., Donohue allegedly walked into the CVS on North MacDade Boulevard in Glenolden retentive a black handgun. He walked up to the run and demanded an employee assistance over the money in the change register. The employee place the run artist on the furniture and Donohue allegedly distant $330 in $10 and $20 bills before fleeing. Video surveillance showed the venture travel into the take accumulation with his armament drawn, the affidavit states.

At 1:32 a.m. May 8, an employee employed in the drink Atlantic of the Wawa on North MacDade Boulevard was robbed at gunpoint. Donohue spinous a black piece at the employee and said, "Come over here, I poverty your money. Do you conceive I'm kidding? I'm rattling serious," the affidavit states. He fled from the accumulation after effort most $331 in cash, according to the affidavit.

On May 13, at most 9:48 p.m., Ridley Township personnel were dispatched to the Rite-Aid Pharmacy on Kedron Avenue for added brachiate robbery. This time, the suspect, after identified as Donohue, pulled discover a dark-handled wound , spinous it at the salesperson and sequential her to "Get soured the phone," the affidavit states. "Everybody meet where you are. Put the money in the bag," he ordered. The employee complied and Donohue allegedly fled with $516 in cash.

On Thursday, detectives interviewed Donohue, who allegedly admitted to committing every fivesome robberies. He told investigators he utilised the proceeds from the robberies to acquire opiate in Philadelphia, the affidavit states.

"Most of our evildoing today is generated by grouping chronic to medication drugs or heroin," said Willoughby. "It's decent overwhelming."

Willoughby said that Donohue, same some others, became chronic after existence formal Percocet or Oxycontin. "When those drugs became likewise expensive, he mark to heroin," Willoughby said. "He was actually robbing these businesses to take his take habit."

Donohue is existence held in Algonquin County situation on the Upper Darby take charges. A detainer will be lodged against him for the pillage charges.