Baseball Card Fraud, $21K Vehicle Sale Fail In Lower Makefield: Police

LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA —The baseball card was purchased but never delivered. The vehicle was sold but the $21,450 check turned out fraudulent. And almost $700 was stolen from a bank account regarding an alleged PayPal notification.

Those were some of the crimes the Lower Makefield Township Police Department released in its police blotter of recent criminal incidents.

Among them were:

• Criminal Trespass —1600 block of Big Oak Road, reported at 2:35 p.m., Dec. 8. The Shop Rite reported a suspect in the store who was previously trespassed for committing retail theft. The 41-year-old Lower Makefield Township man was cited for criminal trespass.
• Accident/DUI Arrest —Stony Hill Road and Bluestone Dr. reported at 6:51 p.m. Dec. 8. Police responded to the report of a hit-and-run accident at the location. Further investigation led to the arrest of a 24-year-old old Lower Makefield Township woman for Driving Under the Influence.
• Theft —1600 block of Makefield Road, reported at 9:08 a.m. Dec. 7. The complainant reported the theft of an Amazon package from the front porch.
• Fraud —500 block of Wren Song Road, reported at 10:05 a.m. Dec. 7. The complainant reported receiving a check for $10,000 and purchasing various gift cards, and sending the numbers to an unknown person. The check was later deemed fraudulent.
• Fraud —1500 block of Old Farm Court, reported at 5:46 p.m. Dec. 6. The complainant reported receiving a fraudulent check in the amount of $21,450 for the sale of a vehicle.
• Theft —100 block of River Road, reported at 9:24 a.m. Dec. 4. The complainant reported finding an electric bicycle on the canal path. Further investigation revealed the owner stated the bike was taken from their residence sometime overnight.
• Theft From Vehicle —600 block of W. Melissa Circle, reported at 6:29 a.m., Dec. 3. The complainant reported sometime overnight, an unknown person(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and removed $4,105 worth of personal items.
• Theft From Vehicle —600 block of W. Melissa Circle, reported at 10:26 a.m., Dec. 3. The complainant reported sometime overnight, an unknown person(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and removed a briefcase.
• Attempted Theft From Vehicle —1500 block of Page Drive, reported at 11:58 a.m. Dec. 3. The complainant reported sometime overnight, an unknown person(s) attempted to open the unlocked vehicle.
• Fraud —1200 block of Dickinson Drive, reported at 1:37 p.m., Dec. 3. The complainant reported $697 stolen from their bank account after being contacted regarding fraud on their PayPal account.
• Retail Theft —1600 block of Big Oak Road at Shop Rite, reported at 6:26 p.m., Dec. 3. Loss Prevention detained a 57-year-old Abbeville, GA, woman for taking $626.33 worth of merchandise without paying. She was taken into police custody and found to be wanted by Bucks County Sheriff’s Office for a probation violation. She was turned over to the Sheriff’s Department and Bucks County Prison.
• Fraud —600 block of Kathy Drive, reported at 12:30 p.m., Dec. 2. The complainant reported purchasing a baseball trading card through Facebook Marketplace, but the merchandise was never sent, and the seller is no longer responding or refunding the money.
• Retail Theft —1600 block of Big Oak Road at Shop Rite, reported at 5:45 p.m. Dec. 2. Loss Prevention detained a 30-year-old Philadelphia woman for taking $184.25 worth of merchandise without paying. She was taken into police custody.