Pickleball Theft, Bank Account Fraud Top Lower Makefield Crimes

LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA —Pickleball has become quite popular in the township. Criminals also have a way to capitalize on the sport —by swiping items from vehicles while people are playing.

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

These are the criminal incidents:

May 8

ACCIDENT & DUI ARREST —River Road and Black Rock Road, reported at 5:07 p.m. Police responded to the report of a two-vehicle accident with a tree on one of the vehicles and entrapment. Further investigation led to the arrest of the 23-year-old driver from Trenton, N.J., for Driving Under the Influence.

SOLICITORS —Kathy Drive and River Road, reported at 5:45 p.m. The complainant reported
solicitors for Major Energy soliciting in the area soliciting without a permit. They were advised to cease soliciting until permits were obtained.

May 7

FRAUD —200 block of South Flint Court, reported at 11:40 a.m. The complainant reported hiring
Home Repair LLC to complete work on their residence that was damaged by a hail storm. The check was cashed but the work wasn't completed. The company has not responded to the homeowner’s attempts to contact them. The investigation is ongoing.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF —1300 block of Big Oak Road at Five Mile Woods, reported at 9:50 a.m. The complainant reported a broken window on the meeting room property.

THEFT FROM VEHICLE —1900 block of Woodside Road at the Garden of Reflection reported at 1:24 p.m. The complainant reported while playing pickleball, an unknown person(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and removed two wallets and an iPhone.

RETAIL THEFT —1600 block of Big Oak Road at Norman’s Hallmark Shop reported at 2:50 p.m. An employee reported a known female entered the store and removed $561.80 worth of merchandise without paying and fled the store. The vehicle was located by Newtown Police on Durham Road. The 44-year-old Newtown woman was taken into custody for retail theft.

May 6

FRAUD —1000 block of South Kimbles Drive, reported at 10:45 a.m. The complainant reported
receiving a phone call from who they believed to be Wells Fargo, advising them that there was fraud on their account. They were advised to withdraw $17,000 and deposit it into an ATM with a new account number, which they did.

THEFT FROM VEHICLE —500 block of South Dove Road, reported at 1:52 p.m. The complainant reported sometime over the past two weeks, an unknown person(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and removed two gift cards.

May 4

DUI ARREST —1600 block of Bluebird Drive, reported at 11:32 p.m. While responding to the report for assistance retrieving property, police suspected the female was under the influence. She admitted to smoking marijuana before arriving at the location. The 53-year-old Langhorne woman was taken into police custody for Driving Under the Influence.