Police: Eight Citations Issued for Trespassing at Skate Park

Newtown's Skate Park may be closed, but that hasn't stopped some from trying to use it. The Newtown Township Police Department issued eight citations for tresspassing at the park since March 25.

Newtown Township temporarily closed the municipal skate park last month due to noise complaints from residents of the Tyler Walk community, but teens from Doylestown and Feasterville have since been caught tresspassing. A wooden fence was put up to prevent access and “no trespassing” signs are posted, police said.

On Friday, March 25, police were dispatched to the park at around 1:25 p.m. for a report of four people trespassing on the property. Four male subjects were located; three of them were 18 years old and one was 19 years. All four are residents of Doylestown.  They each received a citation charging them with trespassing.

Then on Monday, March 28, police responded to a report of several juveniles skateboarding in the park shortly before 4:30 p.m.  The responding officer located four juveniles and advised them that the park was closed. The teens all told the officer that they knew that the park was closed due to noise complaints.  The juveniles, all residents of Feasterville, will receive tickets charging them with violating a local ordinance, police said.

The skate park, located off the Newtown Bypass behind Staples, opened in October but recent complaints of excessive noise have prompted the township to shut it down until the issue can be resolved.

Here is other police activity as reported by the Newtown Township Police.

Friday, March 25

A Council Rock High School North student reported that her iPod and GPS were taken from her car when parked at the school lot. She noticed the items were missing at about 2:30 p.m. upon returning to the car. The student told the school resource officer that she forgot to lock her car.  The iPod is valued at $150 and the GPS was a gift so the victim was not able to provide a cost for it. 

Saturday, March 26          

Someone reported that their vehicle had been damaged by graffiti between the hours of 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Farmer’s Market on South Eagle Road. The paint on the van was dry, police said. There were no witnesses or security cameras in the area where the van had been parked, police said.

Sunday, March 27

A Yorkshire Drive resident reported that, at some point over the weekend, a GPS unit, an iPod, and a pedometer were taken from her unlocked car. The victim did not provide a value on the items.

Police responded to the intersection of Upper Silver Lake Road and Newtown Yardley Road for a road rage incident at approximately 12:30 p.m.  The responding officer made contact with both of the men involved and determined that each of them was equally at fault.  The officer advised them that he would issue citations to both of them and the men agreed that no citations were necessary. 

Two residents of Aster Way reported to police at 2:00 p.m. that their vehicles had been hit with eggs overnight.  The responding officer observed dried-up egg remnants on the vehicles.

Monday, March 28

A Diamond Drive resident reported that two different credit cards accounts in his name with his parents' address were used to make $5,000 worth of fradulent charges earlier this month in New York.

Tuesday, March 29

Police responded to Bucks County Community College at 3:40 p.m. for a report of criminal mischief to a vehicle parked in one of the lots.  The responding officer met with the vehicle owner and observed that the windshield of the car had been smashed.  A faculty member had informed a security guard that he saw a baseball fly out of the stadium and strike the car. 

Wednesday, March 30

Shortly before 11:00 a.m., police responded to a report of a one-vehicle traffic accident on Swamp Road just north of Twining Bridge Road in Newtown Township.  Police said the driver was traveling south on Swamp Road when her purse fell off the seat and she leaned over to pick it up.  The car then went off the road, crossed over to the opposite lane, and eventually went up the embankment, hitting a tree and flipping over.  The driver, an 18 year-old female from Jamison, was transported to Saint Mary Medical by Newtown Ambulance to be treated for her non-life threatening injuries.  Swamp Road was closed between Twining Bridge and Worthington Mill Roads until the vehicle was towed from the scene.     

At around 11:20 a.m., a Coachwood Court resident called police to report that a suspicious vehicle with a male occupant had been parked on the street for more than an hour.  The responding officer determined that the male subject was a contractor working on an estimate for another resident of the street. 

Just before 2 p.m., an officer observed a vehicle near Penns Trail with an inoperable brake light and very dark, tinted windows.  The officer, who was patrolling the Newtown Bypass, stopped the car and discovered that the driver did not have a valid driver’s license. One of the passengers was wanted on an outstanding warrant by Warminster Township.  The passenger, 62 year-old Filimro Rodriguiz-Cruiz from Bensalem, was taken into custody and transported to police headquarters.  The driver, Miguel Montero of Bethlehem, received a citation for his violation and Rodriguiz-Cruiz was turned over to the Sheriff's Department.   

Saturday April 2

While patroling Penns Trail around 11:10 p.m., an officer stopped a motorist due to an expired vehicle registration.  At the stop, the driver, 26 year-old Katey Mulbuh of Bristol Pike in Bensalem, received several citations for various violations.