Police Calls Increase Week to Week in Lower Merion, Statistics Show

Lower Merion Police Department responded to 772 calls for service last week, up from 715 , according to a report posted on the township's website.

A version of the spreadsheet sorted by type of incident is attached to this article. The police calls (which do not necessarily indicate arrests were made or charges filed) include:

• 2 bodies discovered ()
• 1 robbery
• 6 DUI incidents
• 5 burglaries
• 1 drug overdose
• 7 fires
• 2 credit card/ATM frauds
• 7 car accidents with injuries
• 32 car accidents with property damage
• 2 simple assaults
• 11 thefts
• 2 vehicle thefts

The department briefs news media about some incidents each Monday afternoon. See the following reports from this Monday's briefing:

Do you have any more information about any of these cases?