Three DUI Arrests, Stolen Baseball Equipment Among Recent Police Activity

Newtown Township Police reported the following recent incidents:

Friday April 12

At approximately 11:30 a.m., police received a report from a student of Bucks County Community College who said while she was on campus the day before, she discovered that her wallet containing her identification and $175 was missing from her purse. The victim told police she is unsure if the wallet was lost or stolen. 

Around 9:30 p.m., a motorist called police to report a child’s bicycle along the road of Township Line Road.  An officer responded to the area and recovered the bike, which is being stored at police headquarters in hopes that the owner can identify and retrieve it, police said.

Saturday, April 13

At approximately 3:40 p.m., police were contacted by a resident who said his son’s baseball equipment was missing from the back of his pick-up truck. He told police he had been at the PetSmart store that day around 3:15 p.m. before going to 7-Eleven and is unsure when the equipment was removed from the truck. The replacement value of the equipment is estimated to be $625.  

A resident of Canterbury Court reported that sometime between April 7-10, someone stole four wheel rim cap covers, loose change and jewelry from inside her unlocked vehicle. She was unable to provide the value for the items at the time of the report so she was given a stolen property sheet to fill out and return to police to further the investigation, police said.    

At approximately 11:35 p.m., an officer observed a motorist commit traffic violations on the Newtown Bypass.  He stopped the vehicle on Fountain Farm Lane and the driver, a 57-year-old Newtown Township resident, was subsequently arrested and taken to Saint Mary Medical Center to have blood drawn for testing. Charges of DUI are pending the outcome of the blood work, police said. 

Sunday, April 14

Shortly before 2 a.m., police stopped a motorist on the Newtown Bypass due to heavy window tint on the vehicle.  At the stop, the driver a 22-year-old New Hope resident, was arrested and transported to Saint Mary Medical Center to have blood drawn for testing.  Charges of DUI are pending the outcome of the blood work, police said.

Around 2:25 a.m., officers from Newtown Borough requested officers from Newtown Township to respond to the Newtown Cemetery to help with an "extremely intoxicated" female who had driven her vehicle onto the grass. Upon arrival, officers observed a 47-year-old Newtown resident sitting in the driver’s seat of the vehicle. Colligon was placed under arrest and transported to Saint Mary Medical Center to have blood drawn for testing.  Charges of DUI are pending the outcome of the blood work, police said.

Monday April 15

Police were dispatched to a construction site on Worstall Aly in Newtown Walk around 10:50 a.m. for a report of theft of wiring. The reporting party showed the officer where new wiring and copper plumbing fitting had been removed from the house. The cost of repairing the damage has not yet been determined. 

A resident of Jonquil Court reported that at some point overnight someone entered two unlocked vehicles that were parked in the driveway of the home and took cash from each of the cars.  The estimated loss is about $70, police said. 

At approximately 4 p.m., a resident called police to report that he received a letter in the mail indicating from the Publishers Clearing House saying he had won $1,600,000.  The letter gave directions on how to claim the prize and the recipient realized that the letter maybe a fake and called Publishers Clearing House and learned it was a scam, police said.

Tuesday, April 16

Police were dispatched to a home on Ash Lane for a report of attempted computer fraud. The resident reported that while she was working on her computer around 8 p.m., the screen flashed and message appeared on her screen that stated that her computer was now "seized by the FBI" as a result of an investigation, police said. According to information from police, the text stated that the only way her computer would be unlocked is if she forwarded $300 to an online bill collecting account. The victim realized very quickly that this was an attempted fraud and tried to restart her computer. However, the computer was completely locked, police said. The officer verified the message on the screen and the victim told him she would contact someone to fix the problem, police said.