The following was provided courtesy of the Newtown Township Police Department.

Newtown Township & Wrightstown Township

November 27

Retail Theft

Police were dispatched to Acme around 4:45 p.m. for the report of a retail theft that occurred on November 5. The total value lost was $687.76.

November 30

Theft

At approximately noon, police were dispatched to a Newtown Township restaurant for a theft of used oil report. The investigation is ongoing.

December 1

DUI

At approximately 2:50 a.m., police conducted a traffic stop on a Chevrolet Impala operator for committing a vehicle code violation in the area of North Drive and Durham Road. Upon contact with the operator, the officer detected the odor of alcohol. The operator was unable to perform field sobriety tests satisfactorily and was placed under arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence. The operator refused to submit blood for chemical testing, and charges are pending.

DUI Crash

At approximately 7:30 a.m., police were dispatched to the area of Swamp Road and Hickory Lane for the report of a one-vehicle traffic accident. Upon contact with the operator, the officer detected the odor of alcohol. The operator was unable to perform field sobriety tests satisfactorily and was placed under arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence. Charges are pending blood evidence results.

December 6

DUI

At approximately 1 a.m., police conducted a traffic stop on a Buick SUV operator for committing a vehicle code violation in the area of the Newtown Bypass and Buck Road. Upon contact with the operator, the officer detected the odor of alcohol. The operator was unable to perform field sobriety tests satisfactorily and was placed under arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence. Charges are pending blood evidence results.

December 10

Truck Detail

The Newtown-Makefield Truck Enforcement Unit conducted a commercial vehicle safety detail in the area of the Newtown Bypass and Lindenhurst Road in Newtown Township. The unit is made up of officers from this department, the Newtown Borough Police Department, and the Upper Makefield Township Police Department. During the detail, 29 trucks were stopped and inspected. Three trucks were placed out of service, and six citations and eight warnings were issued for violations that were found.

Arrest

At approximately 2 a.m., police conducted a traffic stop on a Honda Civic operator for committing a vehicle code violation in the area of Swamp Road and Twining Bridge Road. As a result of the investigation, the passenger was taken into custody on an active arrest warrant from Bucks County Adult Probation and transferred without incident.

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