Crime & Safety

Police Seek Lower Makefield Identity Theft Suspect

Police say she stole a local resident's identity and credit card information to pay for a 2-week stay at the Hampton Inn on Stony Hill Road.

LOWER MAKEFIELD -- Police in Lower Makefield Township are seeking the public's help to locate a woman they say stole a local resident's identity and credit card number to pay for a two-week stay at a nearby Hampton Inn.

Authorities say Kim Kelch obtained the resident's identification and credit card information to book the stay at the Hampton Inn on Stony Hill Road in December 2016. She is charged with access device fraud, identity theft and receiving stolen property.

According to Lower Makefield Police, Kelch is also wanted for identity theft and related charges in New Hampshire. Police believe she is still in the Bucks County area.

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Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts should call Detective Rich Meehl at 267-274-1163 or e-mail richm@lmt.org.

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