Vandalism, Theft, Fraud, Assault, DUI, More: Haverford Crime Blotter

HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP, PA — Police in Haverford Township issued their latest crime blotter recently.

Incidents in the blotter occurred between Dec. 18 and Dec. 22.

The blotter also includes arrests made and citations issued.

See the full blotter below:

Incidents

• Fraud at the 200 block of Pickwick Road on Dec. 18 at 3:32 p.m. – Victim received a phone call from a person claiming to be from Verizon. They advised her that someone gained access to her account and purchased two cell phones. She was told to make Zelle and Apple Pay payments to rectify her account and prevent her service being shut off.
• Fraud at M & T Bank, 1300 block of West Chester Pike, on Dec. 19 at 2:21 p.m. – A bank employee reported that a customer deposited a check for the amount of $11,490.29. The customer withdrew $7,000 when the check cleared and made multiple other purchases. Days later, the check bounced and the customer's account is overdrawn.
• Theft at Haverford College, 300 block of W. Lancaster Avenue, on Dec. 19 at 3:54 p.m. – A camera valued at $1,298 was stolen from a box outside the victim's office.
• Criminal Mischief at Merwood and Hathaway Lanes on Dec. 21 at 2:26 p.m. – The victim reported that an unknown male struck his vehicle with the handlebars of his moped, intentionally causing damage to the fender and quarter panel.
• Criminal Mischief at the unit block of Golf Road on Dec. 21 at 1:26 p.m. – Orange paint was discovered on the fence.
• Identity Theft at the 2900 block of Normandy Road on Dec. 21 at 5:13 p.m. – Victim reported that someone used his identity to open a Verizon account.
• Public Drunkenness at West Chester Pike and Vernon Road on Dec. 21 at 3:13 a.m. – 24-year-old male, 400 block of Front Street, Media, was cited for public drunkenness.
• Public Drunkenness at the 1000 block of West Chester Pike on Dec. 22 at 1:29 a.m. – 21-year-old male, 1400 block of Fairview Avenue, was cited for public drunkenness.

Incidents

• 27-year-old male, 400 block of Campbell Avenue, Havertown. Charges: Simple assault and harassment. Location: 400 block of Campbell Avenue. Date: Dec. 19 at 1:51 p.m.
• 36-year-old male, 19000 block of 87th Place, Miami, Florida. Charges: DUI, careless driving, unlicensed driver and accident involving damage to unattended vehicle. Location: West Chester Pike and Manoa Road. Date: Dec. 19 at 8:86 p.m.

Citations

• Moving: 12
• Warnings: 3
• Non-Traffic: 2
• Parking: 21