Police Interrupt Attempted Motorcycle Theft

An attempt to steal a motorcycle late Sunday night from Bromley Motorcycle Sales was disrupted when an off-duty Northampton police officer confronted the thief.

According to a report prepared by the Lower Southampton Police Department, Officer John Herman saw the thief straddling a motorcycle and walking it down Magee Street at approximately 1 a.m. Monday morning. When asked about the motorcycle, the suspect dropped the bike and ran toward the 7-Eleven at Brownsville and Bristol roads.

Lower Southampton officers investigated Bromley's and found that the glass front door had been smashed. The bike, valued at $3,000, was returned to the store. The attempted thief has not been located.

The preceding information was supplied by the Lower Southampton police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.