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April 27, 2021

Pennsylvania's Move Over Law

Newtown Township, PA - Today marks the effective date for Pennsylvania's Act 105 of 2020, which was signed on October 29, 2020. Key points of Pennsylvania's MOVE OVER law: Creates a new point system that imposes two points for failure to merge into the lane not next to the emergency response area...

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April 23, 2021

INCIDENT BLOTTER: APRIL 16 - 22, 2021

April 16, 2021 A Newtown Township resident contacted police at approximately 2:30 pm to report a fraud. Someone emailed her and said they hacked her webcam and had an incriminating video of her. If she did not open the attachment to the email or follow the link, they threatened to release the video...

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April 16, 2021

INCIDENT BLOTTER: APRIL 9 - 15, 2021

April 9, 2021 A Newtown Township resident contacted police at approximately 1:00 pm to report an unemployment fraud. She explained that an unknown male applied for unemployment compensation through her company. The application was canceled by the unemployment office, and there was no monetary loss...

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April 15, 2021

Vehicle Theft / Catalytic Converter Theft

Newtown Township, PA - In the early morning hours of April 14, 2021, Newtown Township Police and Lower Makefield Township Police responded to various reports of stolen vehicles that occurred overnight. The Newtown Township vehicle was taken from a residence along Washington Crossing Road. As of...

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April 9, 2021

INCIDENT BLOTTER: APRIL 1 - 8, 2021

April 1, 2021 A Newtown Township resident contacted police at approximately 4:00 pm to report a scam telephone call. She explained that she received a message from an unknown caller, and she was concerned because the message stated, “This is the United States Law Enforcement Agency,” and demanded...

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April 1, 2021

INCIDENT BLOTTER: MARCH 26 - 31, 2021

March 26, 2021 At approximately 12:05 am police conducted a traffic stop on the operator of a white Chevrolet pickup truck for committing a vehicle code violation on the Newtown Bypass in the area of Buck Road. Upon contact with the operator, the officer detected the strong odor of an alcoholic...

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March 26, 2021

Retail Theft of Women's Fragrances

Newtown Township, PA - On 03/22/2021, the male and female pictured in the attached photos were responsible for the theft of several hundred dollars in women's fragrances from the Ulta Beauty store, located at 2914 S Eagle Road. If you have any additional information that can help identify these...

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March 26, 2021

INCIDENT BLOTTER: MARCH 19 - 25, 2021

March 19, 2021 A Newtown Township resident contacted police at 9:30 am to report a fraud. She explained that she received a letter from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor regarding Pandemic Assistance, fraudulently requested with her Social Security Number. The resident took fraud prevention...

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March 19, 2021

INCIDENT BLOTTER: MARCH 12 - 18, 2021

March 12, 2021 At approximately 1:15 am police conducted a traffic stop on Buck Road in the area of Mill Pond Road on the operator of a white Ford SUV for committing a vehicle code violation. As a result of the investigation, suspected marijuana, suspected cocaine, and drug paraphernalia were...

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March 16, 2021

Carson, Lamir L - Identity Theft and 8 additional charges

On May 28 th 2020, a Newtown Township resident reported that several weeks prior, they had mailed a utility bill with an attached personal check for the balance of approximately $180.00. The resident was later notified by their bank that the check had been altered and deposited for $3700.00 into a...
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March 16, 2021

Carson, Lamir L - Identity Theft and 8 additional charges

On May 28 th 2020, a Newtown Township resident reported that several weeks prior, they had mailed a utility bill with an attached personal check for the balance of approximately $180.00. The resident was later notified by their bank that the check had been altered and deposited for $3700.00 into a...
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March 1, 2021

Logan, Julius C - Identity Theft and 8 additional charges

On May 28 th 2020, a Newtown Township resident reported that several weeks prior, they had mailed a utility bill with an attached personal check for the balance of approximately $180.00. The resident was later notified by their bank that the check had been altered and deposited for $3700.00 into a...
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February 22, 2021

Niles, Patrick F - Home Improvement Fraud and 2 additional charges

Newtown Township, PA - In September of 2020, a victim reported to Newtown Township Police that they had hired 58-year-old, Patrick Niles of Yardley, PA, to complete a home improvement project on their residence, under the business name of PFN Home Improvement. Niles was subsequently paid...
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January 5, 2021

Gonzalez, Joseph Anthony - Robbery of a Motor Vehicle and 3 additional charges

On January 5, 2021, at approximately 10:50 AM, the Newtown Township Police Department responded to the intersection of the Newtown Bypass and Lindenhurst Road following an initial report of a motor vehicle theft. As officers from both Newtown Township and Lower Makefield Township began arriving on...
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December 28, 2020

Cross, Kevin - Retail Theft and 1 additional charge

UPDATE - On December 22, 2020, Mount Laurel Police Department arrested Cross. On December 24, 2020, he was extradited by the Bucks County Sheriff's Department where he was processed and arraigned by Judge Falcone. Bail was set at $40,000 (10%) and he was remanded to the Bucks County Correctional...
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November 29, 2020

Young, Ashley - Robbery of Motor Vehicle and 7 additional charges

Newtown Township & Middletown Township, Pa - On Friday, November 27, 2020 at approximately 2:54pm, Newtown Township Police responded to a report of two pedestrians struck by a vehicle during a car-jacking robbery at the Chandler Hall Senior Center, 99 Barclay Street – Newtown Township. It was...
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November 29, 2020

Meehan, Eric - Robbery of Motor Vehicle and 7 additional charges

Newtown Township & Middletown Township, Pa - On Friday, November 27, 2020 at approximately 2:54pm, Newtown Township Police responded to a report of two pedestrians struck by a vehicle during a car-jacking robbery at the Chandler Hall Senior Center, 99 Barclay Street – Newtown Township. It was...
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November 12, 2020

Falcey, Patrick Michael Jr. - Arson and 2 additional charges

Newtown Township, PA - On November 9, 2020, at 5:50 PM, Newtown Township Police were dispatched to a Winterset Court residence for a dwelling fire. A neighbor called 911 following a request from an elderly resident reporting the fire in their home. Upon arrival, police met with the residents, who...
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November 12, 2020

Moraldo, Derek T - Retail Theft and 3 additional charges

UPDATE - On November 9, 2020, officers transported Moraldo from the Burlington County Correctional Facility (NJ) to Pennsylvania for prosecution. Moraldo was processed and arraigned before Judge Petrucci. Bail was set at $100,000, and Moraldo was remanded to Bucks County Correctional Facility...
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September 28, 2020

Lalumera, Joseph John Jr. - Retail Theft and 1 additional charge

On September 24, 2020, Joseph Lalumera turned himself in for his arrest warrant at the Northampton Township Police Department. He was processed, arraigned, and released on 10% of $10,000 bail. Newtown Township, PA - On August 26, 2020, Newtown Township Police were dispatched to the Acme Supermark...
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March 1, 2021

Butler, Tyric T - Identity Theft and 8 additional charges

On May 28 th 2020, a Newtown Township resident reported that several weeks prior, they had mailed a utility bill with an attached personal check for the balance of approximately $180.00. The resident was later notified by their bank that the check had been altered and deposited for $3700.00 into a...

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February 9, 2021

Cohen, Bradley Mark - Theft By Unlawful Taking and 1 additional charge

Newtown Township, PA – In November of 2020, an initial victim reported that they had mailed checks as payment for services to the offices of Weed Man, a lawn care service located at 211 N Sycamore Street in Newtown Township and that those checks had been cashed, but were not received by the...

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September 11, 2020

Brown, James Darren - Burglary and 4 additional charges

Newtown Township, PA - On August 14, 2020, the Newtown Township Police Department responded to a residence in Newtown Township for the report of a daytime burglary. The residents were initially contacted by their credit card company following several unauthorized purchases. A short time later, it...

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July 29, 2019

Mazzone, Patrick Scott - Forgery and 1 additional charge

Newtown Township, Pa - On June 28, 2019, Newtown Township Police were called to the TD Bank on West Road, in reference to a male on scene utilizing a fraudulent out-of-state identification in an attempt to access a customer's bank account. Bank staff verified that the man on scene was not the...

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April 26, 2019

Razmias, Minerva - Dealing in Proceeds of Unlawful Activities and 4 additional charges

Newtown Township, Pa – On March 28, 2019, Newtown Township Police were contacted by the Acme store, in reference to a Quick “Flim Flam” style fraud to obtain gift cards that had occurred on March 26, 2019. Acme staff reported that at approx. 6:00 p.m., a female suspect (later identified as Minerva...

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April 26, 2019

Razmias, Radu - Dealing in Proceeds of Unlawful Activities and 4 additional charges

Newtown Township, Pa – On March 28, 2019, Newtown Township Police were contacted by the Acme store, in reference to a Quick “Flim Flam” style fraud to obtain gift cards that had occurred on March 26, 2019. Acme staff reported that at approx. 6:00 p.m., a female suspect (later identified as Minerva...

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March 22, 2017

Sarmiento De La Torre, Jorge Juan - Indecent Assault

Jorge Juan Sarmiento was charged by the Newtown Township Police on September 2, 2010 in connection with the sexual assaults of multiple female patrons at Toppers Spa in Newtown Township. A preliminary hearing was held on October 4, 2010 at District Justice Nasshorn's court at which time, all...

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March 15, 2017

DiColli, Christopher - Theft of Property Lost or Mislaid and 1 additional charge

In early November 2016, Picker Manor staff reported failed attempts in recouping funds after overpayment to Christopher DiColli, who had serparted from the business. He had previously been employed with Cura Hospitality, who provided dining services and staff to health care facilities. Following...

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April 15, 2021

Vehicle Theft / Catalytic Converter Theft

Newtown Township, PA - In the early morning hours of April 14, 2021, Newtown Township Police and Lower Makefield Township Police responded to various reports of stolen vehicles that occurred overnight. The Newtown Township vehicle was taken from a residence along Washington Crossing Road. As of...

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March 26, 2021

Retail Theft of Women's Fragrances

Newtown Township, PA - On 03/22/2021, the male and female pictured in the attached photos were responsible for the theft of several hundred dollars in women's fragrances from the Ulta Beauty store, located at 2914 S Eagle Road. If you have any additional information that can help identify these...

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March 9, 2021

HELP IDENTIFY THESE ULTA BEAUTY BANDITS

Newtown Township, PA - On March 3, 2021, Newtown Township Police were dispatched to the Ulta Beauty store for the report of a retail theft that occurred at about 4:30 PM. Two suspects left the store without purchasing any items, but their bag had looked full. A review of the store footage revealed...

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February 17, 2021

Catalytic Converter Thefts

Newtown Township, Pa - The Newtown Township Police Department is investigating several catalytic converter thefts from vehicles in the area of the Newtown Industrial Park. The depicted suspects were captured on surveillance video in the early morning hours of February 17, 2021. If you have any...

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January 15, 2021

Check Fraud / Possible Mail Theft

Newtown Township, PA - On November 21, 2020, Newtown Township Police responded to a report of US Mail being found near the Newtown Post Office, located at 20 Terry Drive. Several pieces of US Mail (envelopes), dated 11/19/2020, were found opened/torn and discarded in the area. Since that incident,...

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December 3, 2020

Fraud: Can you help us identify these subjects?

Newtown Township, PA - The Newtown Township Police are investigating a $9,000.00 check fraud case reported on October 22, 2020, by a local business. The checks were altered, “washed” and cashed by three individuals at TD Bank branch locations in Philadelphia and Pennington, New Jersey between...

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November 27, 2020

CAR JACKING ROBBERY

Newtown, Pa. - On Friday, 11/27/20 at approximately 2:54pm, Newtown Township Police responded to a report of two pedestrians struck by a vehicle during a car-jacking robbery at the Chandler Hall Senior Center, 99 Barclay Street. It was subsequently reported that a white male and white female...

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October 13, 2020

Help us identify this theft suspect

Newtown Township, Pa - On Sunday October 5, 2020, the male suspect in the attached photos accessed several unlocked vehicles at a sporting event in Newtown Township. The suspect then traveled to various retail stores, making unauthorized purchases on a victim's credit card. The suspect was last...

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October 2, 2020

Vandalism to Historic Property: Subjects Identified

UPDATE October 2, 2020: The juvenile individuals in this case have been identified. We would like to thank the public for the tips that were submitted. Newtown Township, PA - On Thursday, October 1, 2020, at approximately 7:00 p.m. Newtown Township Police responded to investigate vandalism to the...

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September 21, 2020

Struck Pedestrian

Newtown Township, Pa - On Monday, September 21, 2020, at approximately 12:15 p.m. it was reported that an unknown make or model white car struck a pedestrian who was walking northbound on Sycamore Street, crossing the intersection of Jefferson Street. The vehicle was making a left hand turn onto...

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April 27, 2021

Pennsylvania's Move Over Law

Newtown Township, PA - Today marks the effective date for Pennsylvania's Act 105 of 2020, which was signed on October 29, 2020. Key points of Pennsylvania's MOVE OVER law: Creates a new point system that imposes two points for failure to merge into the lane not next to the emergency response area...

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Newtown Township Police Department
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April 23, 2021

INCIDENT BLOTTER: APRIL 16 - 22, 2021

April 16, 2021 A Newtown Township resident contacted police at approximately 2:30 pm to report a fraud. Someone emailed her and said they hacked her webcam and had an incriminating video of her. If she did not open the attachment to the email or follow the link, they threatened to release the video...

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Newtown Township Police Department
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April 16, 2021

INCIDENT BLOTTER: APRIL 9 - 15, 2021

April 9, 2021 A Newtown Township resident contacted police at approximately 1:00 pm to report an unemployment fraud. She explained that an unknown male applied for unemployment compensation through her company. The application was canceled by the unemployment office, and there was no monetary loss...

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Newtown Township Police Department
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April 9, 2021

INCIDENT BLOTTER: APRIL 1 - 8, 2021

April 1, 2021 A Newtown Township resident contacted police at approximately 4:00 pm to report a scam telephone call. She explained that she received a message from an unknown caller, and she was concerned because the message stated, “This is the United States Law Enforcement Agency,” and demanded...

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April 1, 2021

INCIDENT BLOTTER: MARCH 26 - 31, 2021

March 26, 2021 At approximately 12:05 am police conducted a traffic stop on the operator of a white Chevrolet pickup truck for committing a vehicle code violation on the Newtown Bypass in the area of Buck Road. Upon contact with the operator, the officer detected the strong odor of an alcoholic...

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March 26, 2021

INCIDENT BLOTTER: MARCH 19 - 25, 2021

March 19, 2021 A Newtown Township resident contacted police at 9:30 am to report a fraud. She explained that she received a letter from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor regarding Pandemic Assistance, fraudulently requested with her Social Security Number. The resident took fraud prevention...

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March 19, 2021

INCIDENT BLOTTER: MARCH 12 - 18, 2021

March 12, 2021 At approximately 1:15 am police conducted a traffic stop on Buck Road in the area of Mill Pond Road on the operator of a white Ford SUV for committing a vehicle code violation. As a result of the investigation, suspected marijuana, suspected cocaine, and drug paraphernalia were...

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March 16, 2021

Aggressive Driving Enforcement Initiative

Newtown Township Police Department will join the Pennsylvania State Police and other municipal agencies to conduct a targeted aggressive-driving enforcement wave from March 18 through April 25, 2021. As part of the Aggressive Driving Enforcement and Education Project, the wave will concentrate on...

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March 12, 2021

INCIDENT BLOTTER: MARCH 5 - 11, 2021

March 5, 2021 A Wrightstown Township resident contacted police to report a fraud at 12:30 pm. The fraud involved a dispute with PayPal and money being taken out of the resident’s account. A Newtown Township resident contacted police to report a fraud at 2:35 pm. The fraud involved mailed checks,...

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March 8, 2021

Thefts from Vehicles Update

Newtown Township, Pa - On February 28, 2020, the Newtown Township Police Department received numerous reports of thefts from vehicles that had occurred during the early morning hours. Through surveillance video, it was determined that the same individual was involved in more than 15 reported thefts...

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