13 ShopRite Thefts, Fake US Immigration Call: Lower Makefield Crimes

LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA —A big drug bust and a shoplifter responsible for 13 crimes at the ShopRite top the blotter released by the Lower Makefield Township Police Department of criminal incidents for the past week.

The criminal incidents are:

Nov. 21

RETAIL THEFT —1600 block of Big Oak Road at Kohl’s, reported at Noon. Loss Prevention reported on Nov. 20 that three unknown suspects entered the store and removed $600 worth of fragrances without paying. An investigation is ongoing.

FRAUD —600 block of Leslie Lane, reported at 11:42 a.m. The complainant reported receiving
a call from someone claiming to be from US Immigration and also the Yardley Borough
Police Department. They attempted to get them to give out their personal information.

Nov. 20

FRAUD:

• 800 block of Winthrop Drive, reported at 11 a.m. The complainant reported an unknown person(s) changed their address on their health care account.
• 500 block of Wren Song Road, reported at 7:04 p.m. The complainant reported an ex-girlfriend withdrew $305.30 from their CashApp account.

RETAIL THEFT —1600 block of Big Oak Road at ShopRite, reported at 4 p.m. Loss Prevention reported an unknown man committed 13 retail thefts between 8/20 – 11/18.

Nov 19

DRUG ARREST —1600 block of Big Oak Road, at Oxford Oaks Shopping Center, reported at 1:38 p.m. Police responded to the report of an unconscious male in a work van in the parking lot. Police woke the man and he was found to have a glass pipe of five baggies containing what was believed to be Fentanyl on his lap. The 36-year-old Chalfont man was taken into police custody. He will be summonsed for possession of Fentanyl and possession of drug paraphernalia.

THEFT —900 block of Randolph Drive, reported at 6:01 p.m. The complainant reported that an unknown person(s) stole a package containing an iPhone from their front porch.

Nov. 18

FRAUD —2800 block of Brookhaven Drive, reported at 2:47 p.m. The complainant reported
their account was compromised and about $50,000 was withdrawn over multiple transactions.

THEFT —200 block of Aspen Road, reported at 4:30 p.m. The complainant reported unknown
person(s) stole a package containing an iPhone from their front porch.

Nov. 15

IDENTITY THEFT —5000 block of Spruce Mill Drive, reported at 4:16 p.m. The complainant
reported providing personal information through WhatsApp for a job posting before realizing it was a scam.