Crime & Safety

Police: Party Guest Gets Unruly, Aster Way Home Burglarized

And a 29-year-old Levittown man was arrested on suspected DUI.

Newtown Township Police reported the following recent incidents. (For full details, including the names released by police, click on the PDF included with this article.)

Friday, January 11

At approximately 8:30 a.m., police received a report from the owner of a backhoe who said the window of his backhoe had been shattered over the weekend. The victim reported that the equipment had been left at a construction site at Durham Road and Second Street Pike in Wrightstown. The cost to repair the window was estimated at $2,500. 

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Shortly after 8 p.m., police were dispatched to a home on Aster Way for a report of a burglary that occurred between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. The investigation has been turned over to the Detective Bureau. 

Saturday, January 12

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While on patrol in the area of Park Avenue and Durham Road in Wrightstown, an officer observed a motorist driving in an unsafe manner. The officer stopped the driver on Durham Road near Carousel Village around 1:45 a.m. At the stop, the driver, a 29-year-old Levittown man, was arrested on suspected DUI and was transported to Saint Mary Medical Center to have blood drawn. He was later released to a family member and charges are pending the blood test results.    

Sunday, January 13

Just after 1 a.m., police were dispatched to a home on Kirkwood Drive for a noise complaint. Responding officers made contact with the homeowner, who was hosting a party with 10 to 15 adults in attendance. Police advised the group of the complaint and asked them to reduce the noise level. A short time later, a second complaint was received. When officers returned to the location, one of the guests began to shout at the officers. He was advised that he will receive a citation in the mail charging him with disorderly conduct.


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