Newtown Township, PA - Throughout the month of December, the Newtown Township Police Department and the Newtown Borough Police Department experienced numerous thefts from vehicles in the area of the Village at Newtown Shopping Center and North State Street. Many of the thefts included personal items as well as recently purchased Christmas gifts. Following an investigation, 26-year-old James McCarthy of Bensalem, PA was charged with Theft by Unlawful Taking, Receiving Stolen Property and Theft from a Motor Vehicle. On January 23, 2019, McCarthy was arraigned on these charges by Magisterial District Judge Michael Petrucci while McCarthy was already at the Bucks County Correctional Facility due to unrelated arrest warrants.
