Kia Stolen, 7 Attempted Vehicle Break-Ins: Lower Makefield Crimes

LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA —

The Lower Makefield Township Police Department has released its blotter of criminal incidents for the past week.

These are the criminal incidents:

March 19

RETAIL THEFT — 1600 block of Big Oak Road at Shop Rite, reported at 1:49 p.m. Loss Prevention reported a known woman entered the store and removed $37 worth of
salmon without paying. A summons to be issued for the 42-year-old Trenton, N.J., woman for Retail Theft and Receiving Stolen Property.

DUI ARREST — Pine Grove Road and Big Oak Road, reported at 2:47 p.m. While assisting a disabled motorist, police were approached by a known female who was acting erratically and
smelled of alcohol. Police observed the woman enter her vehicle and proceed to drive away erratically. Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver failed to stop or yield. The driver sped away, lost control, and slammed into a mailbox. At this point, the 38-year-old female driver from LMT was taken into police custody for Driving Under the Influence.

March 18

CREDIT CARD FRAUD — 2000 block of East Wellington Road, reported at 10 a.m. The complainant reported unauthorized use of their credit card for $718.07.

March 16

CREDIT CARD FRAUD:

• 1600 block of Covington Road, reported at 10:19 a.m. The complainant reported an unauthorized use of their credit card for $394.92.
• Unit block of Maplevale Drive, reported at 2 p.m. The complainant reported the unauthorized use of their food stamp card for $295.
• IDENTITY THEFT — Unit block of Oak Avenue, reported at 10:37 a.m. The complainant reported that an unknown person(s) used their information to open an AT&T account.

March 15

DUI ARREST — Big Oak Road and Oxford Valley Road, reported at 3:15 p.m. Police on patrol stopped a vehicle for violations. Further investigation led to the arrest of the 33-year-old male driver from Riverside, N.J., for Driving Under the Influence. He was taken into police custody.

ATTEMPTED THEFT FROM VEHICLE:

• 12000 block of Cornerstone Drive, reported at 10:29 a.m. The complainant reported that sometime Friday night-Saturday morning, an unknown person(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and rummaged through it. An investigation is ongoing.
• 12000 block of Cornerstone Drive, reported at Noon. The complainant reported that sometime Friday night-Saturday morning, an unknown person(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and rummaged through it. Investigation ongoing.

March 14

ATTEMPTED THEFT FROM VEHICLE:

• 26000 block of Cornerstone Drive, reported at 7:19 a.m. The complainant reported that sometime overnight, an unknown person(s) attempted to enter their locked vehicle. Nothing was reported missing at this time. An investigation is ongoing.
• 13000 block of Cornerstone Drive, reported at 8:59 a.m. The complainant reported that sometime overnight, an unknown person(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and rummaged through it. Nothing reported was missing at this time. An investigation is ongoing.
• 14000 block of Cornerstone Drive, reported at 11:10 a.m. The complainant reported that sometime overnight, an unknown person(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and rummaged through it. Nothing was reported missing at this time. An investigation is ongoing.
  
• Unit block of Lavender Drive, reported at 12:50 p.m. The complainant reported sometime overnight, unknown person(s) entered the vehicle and rummaged through it. A glass breaker was left behind on the passenger seat. An investigation is ongoing.
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  Unit block of Lavender Drive, reported at 3:32 p.m. The complainant reported that sometime overnight, an unknown person(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and removed a garage door fob. An investigation is ongoing.
  

MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT — 23000 block of Cornerstone Drive, reported at 1:50 p.m. The complainant reported that sometime overnight, an unknown person(s) stole their unlocked 2026
Kia by using the keys inside. The vehicle’s GPS showed the vehicle parked in Trenton, N.J., then it moved to a location in Ewing, NJ. Police were able to recover the vehicle. An investigation is ongoing.

March 13

IDENTITY THEFT — 400 block of Ramsey Road, reported at 4:48 p.m. The complainant reported than unknown person(s) opened a Verizon account in their name and purchased
multiple cellphones. An investigation is ongoing.