Crime & Safety

Police Blotter

The following information was supplied by the South Whitehall Police Department. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.

According to South Whitehall police, the following were among the incidents that occurred in the township from Oct. 3 to Oct. 11:

Burglary

-- Reported at 11:13 a.m. on Oct. 10, in the 300 block of Haines Mill Road; foreign coins taken.

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-- Reported at 4:50 p.m. on Oct. 7, in the 5400 block of Haasadahl Road; someone broke into garage; nothing appeared missing.

Harrassment

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-- Reported at 11:56 p.m. on Oct. 9, in the 300 block of North 41st street;  Chief's vehicle egged.

Accidents

-- One person was injured in a one-vehicle crash, at 6:03 am. on Oct. 11, in the 1500 block of Blue Barn Road.

-- Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident at 3:11 p.m. on Oct. 7, at Route 309 and Tilghman streets.

-- Two people were injured in a four-vehicle accident, at 5:44 p.m. on Oct. 6, in the 3400 block of Walbert Avenue; two vehicles were towed from the scene.

-- One person was injured in a three-vehicle crash at 4:47 p.m. on Oct. 5, in the 3200 block of Hamilton Boulevard; two vehicles were towed from the scene.

Fraud

-- Reported at 9 a.m. on Oct. 12, at the on Tilghman street; $10 counterfeit bill passed.

Theft

-- Reported at 10:03 a.m. on Oct. 11, at ; $22 stolen from a resident's purse.

-- Reported at 1 p.m. on Oct. 9, in the 1900 block of Focht Avenue; firewood taken. 

-- Reported at 4:49 p.m. on Oct. 8, in the 900 block of Dylan Drive; $600 taken from wallet. 

-- Reported at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 6, at ; cellphone taken.

-- Reported at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 5, at Parkland High School; shoes taken.

-- Reported at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 3, at Parkland High School; cellphone taken.

Stolen Property Recovered

-- Recovered at 8:20 a.m. on Oct. 9, in the 2400 block of Lisa Lane; radio and accessories taken from van; returned to owner.

Theft from Vehicle

-- Reported at 4:33 a.m. on Oct. 9, at Lisa and Kris lanes; 17-year-old boy who police say was seen breaking into cars was arrested.

Fire Investigations

-- Dumpster fire, outside , at 11:28 p.m. on Oct. 6; under investigation.

-- Fire in large pile of compacted cardboard on loading dock of Kmart, at 9:11 p.m. on Oct. 6; under investigation.

Charged:

-- William Taylor, 49, of Allentown, with theft by deception, at 3 p.m. on Oct. 7 at Target; blue tooth earpiece reported taken.

-- Alwin Walter Granville, 18, of Honesdale, with possession of a small amount of marijuana, at 5:01 p.m. on Oct. 9 at Hamilton Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue.


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