Sheriff rounds up child support scofflaws

NORRISTOWN » Nine people got unwanted wakeup calls early Wednesday from Montgomery County sheriff’s deputies knocking at their doors searching for those who allegedly owed back child support.

A team of deputies, including a K-9 unit, took eight men and one woman into custody during an overnight sweep of parents who allegedly failed to pay child support or did not show up for domestic relations hearings and who collectively owed $74,255 in child support arrearages for 10 children, according to county Sheriff Sean P. Kilkenny.

Deputies conducted the roundup between 12:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. in East Greenville, Red Hill, Harleysville, Willow Grove, Roslyn and Elkins Park. Kilkenny said the roundups occurred without incident.

Each of the alleged offenders was to be taken before a county judge for a hearing to answer to the allegations or to make payment arrangements.

According to the sheriff’s office, the following people were taken into custody to await hearings:

• Kevin Bauer, of the 7500 block of Woodlawn Avenue, Elkins Park, who allegedly owed $3,100.57 for one child.

• Francis Dilworth, of the 2200 block of Perkiomenville Road, Harleysville, who allegedly owed $6,863.67 for one child.

• William Durkin, of the 2500 block of Maryland Road, Willow Grove, who allegedly owed $2,610.70 for one child.

• John Hahn, of the 600 block of Hamilton Road, East Greenville, who allegedly owed $4,390.90 for two children.

• Brian Kern, of the 1000 block of Main Street, Red Hill, who allegedly owed $8,751.03 for one child.

• Devante Lewis, of the 2400 block of Radcliffe Avenue, Roslyn, who allegedly owed $1,720.60 for one child.

• Lucienne Moolenaar, of the 2500 block of Maryland Road, Willow Grove, who allegedly owed $13,640.80 for one child.

• Rosalind Tisdale, of the 400 block of Four town Road, Lafayette Hill, who allegedly owed $18,752.44 for one child.

• Keary Willis, of the 8300 block of Fairview Road, Elkins Park, who allegedly owed $14,424.46 for one child.

The sheriff’s department encourages those parents who have missed a court date to turn themselves in rather than having deputies drag themout of bed early in the morning.

Those who do not turn themselves in are placed on the department’s “Domestic Relations Most Wanted for Child Support” list and have their photos and last known addresses placed on the sheriff’s website and on Twitter and Facebook accounts. Officials previously said the office receives several tips from people through social media.

Anyone who knows the whereabouts of someone wanted on a bench warrant for failing to pay child support is encouraged to call the office’s tip-line at 610278-3340 or tipsters can anonymously send a tip to the office through the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office website at www.montcopa.org/sheriff.

Tips can also be submitted by posting a message on the department’s Facebook and Twitter accounts.