Prowler, Package Theft: Recent Police Activity In Newtown

Newtown Township Police reported the following recent activity:

November 22

At approximately 7:45 a.m., police were dispatched to a Heather Court residence for the report of a stolen license plate. The resident said it was stolen off of his vehicle overnight. The report is under investigation.

November 23

A woman told police she dropped her wallet at PetSmart and that a man grabbed it and ran off. She further reported that this occurred fifteen minutes prior to her call and that she was no longer on scene. She then hung up on dispatch as they attempted to get a description of the male. Police attempted to contact the woman several times but were unsuccessful.

November 25

At 11:45 a.m., patrol was dispatched to Richboro Road and the Newtown Bypass for the report of a hazardous condition. It was reported that nails were dumped on the roadway. Upon arrival, patrol found a large amount of nails in the roadway and vehicles traversing over them. Officers removed the nails from the roadway and advised PennDOT.

A Locust Lane resident contacted police around 12 p.m. to report a prowler that was at his home on Nov. 23 at about 9 p.m. He said that he was away from his residence when he received video feed from his doorbell camera. The doorbell camera showed what appeared to be a young male, wearing a hoodie and looking into windows. The male did not deliver anything and walked away. The man called his neighbor to check the house, and the neighbor didn’t find anything out of the ordinary. Police advised the complainant to contact police immediately at the time of the incident if anything suspicious like this happens again.

Around 4 p.m., a Newtown Township resident contacted police to report a credit card fraud. The total value of loss was approximately $1,022.

November 26

At approximately 12:30 p.m., a Hartford Lane resident contacted police to report the theft of a package off of his front steps. It was further reported that the theft was believed to have occurred on Nov. 20 and there are no leads at this time.