The following was provided courtesy of the Newtown Township Police Department.
Newtown Township
A Newtown Township police car.
May 19
Hit-And-Run Crash
At approximately 1:20 p.m., police responded to a home on Sequoia Drive to meet with the resident who wanted to report a hit and run incident. The vehicle was legally parked on the street and the owner noticed the damage in the morning.
Hit-And-Run Crash
Around 2:45 p.m., a resident of Southampton called police to report that earlier in the day she was stopped in traffic on Richboro Road when her vehicle was struck from behind by another vehicle. The caller said that she pulled off the road but the other driver did not. The caller was not able to provide any information about the striking vehicle or driver to further an investigation.
May 20
Theft
Just before 11 a.m., police were dispatched to a home on Wexley Drive for a report of a theft from an unlocked vehicle that occurred overnight. The victim stated that she last saw her Coach purse on the front floor on May 19 around 5 p.m. and discovered it was missing at 7 a.m. The purse contained the victim’s personal information, multiple credit cards, an iPhone and a small amount of cash.
May 22
Theft
A manager for Toll Brothers Construction came to police headquarters around 3:30 p.m. to report a theft from a construction site. The reporting party told police that a water heater tank, valued at $1,500, had been stolen from the Reserve at Makefield development. The water heater tank was fully installed in a house that was enclosed with the doors and windows in place.
May 23
Fraud
A Newtown Township resident came to police headquarters around 10:40 a.m. to report a credit card was fraudulently opened in his name and mailed to his residence. He stated several days ago he had received an alert from a credit monitoring agency about the credit card. No charges were made with the card.
Crash
Shortly before 1:40 p.m., police were dispatched to Tulip Drive for a report from a tow truck driver who struck a fire hydrant. Upon arrival I met with the vehicle driver who said he attempted to turn left from North Drive onto Tulip Drive when he lost control, ran up the curb and struck a fire hydrant knocking it over. There were no injuries but the tow truck had damage to the front bumper area and two flat tires. The Newtown Artesian Water Authority was notified about the fire hydrant.
May 25
Fraud
