Cops, Courts and Fire

Newtown Police Investigate Two Residential Burglaries


police-lights-11Newtown Township police are investigating two recent burglaries.

Police say they were called to a home on Diamond Drive around 5:45 p.m. last Friday to investigate a burglary. The responding officer met with the resident and observed damage to the front door and master bedroom. The bedroom appeared to be ransacked. A police press release did not state whether anything was taken.

The next day around 6 p.m., officers were dispatched to a home on Birch Court to investigate a burglary that happened when the resident wasn’t home. Two dresser doors were open in the master bedroom. A jewelry box, remote control and DVD player were reported stolen, police said.

Detectives are investigating both burglaries

A police spokesperson said they weren’t sure if the two crimes were connected.


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