Information Release: 08/11/2021 by Chief Phelan

BTPD Police Activity-July 2021

The Bedminster PD recorded 452 incident reports for July 2021. 

Crime Items of Interest:

• On 07/05/21, at 1:53 pm, a non-resident was arrested on a warrant out of Maryland following a traffic stop on 313.

• On 07/06/21, a traffic stop on Easton Rd. at 6:46 pm will likely result in drug charges being filed against a non-resident, pending lab results.

• On 07/10/21, at 5:23 pm, an arrest was made of a non-resident on an outstanding PA warrant following a traffic stop on 313.

• On 07/11/21, at 1:46 am a resident was arrested for aggravated assault and related charges after officers were called to a domestic disturbance on Allem Lane.

• On 07/14/21, $280.00 in coins were reported stolen from an apartment on Old Bethlehem Road.

• On 07/19/21, a Deep Run Rd. business was vandalized when it was spray painted, along with a boat and a truck on the property. 

• On 07/22/21, a traffic stop on Easton Rd., at 4:19 pm, resulted in drug charges being filed against two passengers of the vehicle.  One of the individuals was also taken into custody on an outstanding warrant.

• On 07/23/21, tools from two vans at a business in the 7000 block of Easton Road were reported stolen.

• Unemployment Claim Fraud complaints were filed by twenty residents.  These are referred to the State Unemployment Office for investigation.  

Traffic Items of Interest:

• We handled eight (8) reportable  (towing and/or injury) traffic accidents. 

• Traffic Enforcement:  

o Forty-one targeted traffic enforcement details were conducted in addition to enforcement performed while on patrol.

Other Items of Interest: 

o Training:  

 An Officer attended a four-day instructor school related to Standardized Field Sobriety Testing for DUI enforcement.

o Community Policing

 Officers assisted at the Dublin Fire Company Carnival and the Pennridge Community Day.