Police Investigate Bomb Threat: Newtown Twp. Crime Report

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — Between Feb. 27 and March 5, the Newtown Township Police Department reported the following incidents, including a bomb threat at a business in the Newtown Industrial Commons.

March 3

• At approximately 3:30 p.m., police were dispatched to a business in the Newtown Industrial Commons for the report of a bomb threat. Officers secured the area, and Middletown Township Police Department’s explosive-detecting K9s conducted an exterior and interior sweep of the business. After a comprehensive investigation and search of the area, no suspicious devices or credible threats were located. The police verified that the threat was unfounded, and normal business operations resumed. The incident remains under investigation.

March 4

• At approximately 3 p.m., a Newtown Township resident responded to headquarters to report a fraud involving scammers posing as cryptocurrency analysts. The investigation is ongoing.
• At approximately 5:15 p.m., police were dispatched for a retail theft at Rally House on South Eagle Road. The total value of loss was approximately $250.