The following was provided courtesy of the Newtown Township Police Department.
Newtown Township & Wrightstown Township
August 11
Identity Theft
A Wrightstown Township resident responded to headquarters around 4 p.m. to file a fraud complaint, involving identity theft. The resident explained that someone opened a bank account in his name. The bank’s fraud department is investigating the matter.
DUI
Police were dispatched to the area of 255 North Sycamore Street for the report of a single-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.
August 13
DUI
At approximately 2:15 a.m., police conducted a traffic stop on a Mazda CX5 operator for committing a vehicle code violation in the area of Durham Road and Municipal Drive near the police station. 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.
Theft
A Newtown Township resident contacted police around 8:30 p.m. to report the theft of a package. The total value of loss was $55.00.
August 14
Fraud
A Newtown Township resident contacted police around 10:30 a.m. to file a fraud complaint, involving wire fraud and identity theft. The resident explained that an unknown person obtained his personal checking account information and was able to transfer $5,500 from the account before the fraud was discovered. The unauthorized use occurred in July, and the bank launched their own investigation and credited the account. This type of fraud is a personal date sale, where an unknown party pirates a citizen’s identity and sells it on the dark web for profit, and the sold information is used for many different fraudulent activities. In this case, a phone account was later opened in the resident’s name with a fraudulent/altered copy of his driver’s license and social security card. The investigation is ongoing at this time.
August 16
DUI
At approximately 11:45 p.m., police conducted a traffic stop on a Toyota Camry operator for committing a vehicle code violation in the area of the Newtown Bypass and Swamp 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.
August 17
Fraud
A Newtown Township resident responded to headquarters at approximately 10:30 a.m. to report a fraud. The resident explained that someone attempted to open a new bank account at the Wells Fargo Bank in Newtown with her personal information. The bank stopped the attempt, and the investigation is ongoing at this time.
