Wednesday, April 24, 2013
A scammer calls an Upper Dublin resident and says the victim’s grandson is in trouble, according to police.
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Wednesday, April 24
A Dresher man transferred more than $4,700 to a scammer in an attempt to “help his grandson,” Upper Dublin police said. According to police, a man who identified himself as Michael Steele, called the 85-year-old victim on April 17 at about noon and said that he was an attorney representing the victim’s grandson who had been “arrested” following a DUI-related crash. Steele then asked the victim to send $2,500 via MoneyGram to the Howard Young Prison in Wilmington, Del. — where the victim’s grandson was being held, according to Steele’s story. Steele said that the victim could talk to his grandson, but said that “he would not sound the same” due to injuries from the so-called crash, according to the report. The victim then withdrew money …
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Upper Dublin police say a man stole money from a local business.
Police said a man stole $40 from Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches Friday afternoon. According to police, a man, described as Hispanic, 5-foot-8 with a black mustache and a thin beard, purchased a cookie from Jimmy John’s in the 3600 block of Welsh Road with a $50 bill at about 3:30 p.m. on Friday. When the employee gave the man his change, the man put two $20 bills in his left rear pants pocket. And as the employee gave the man his coin change, the man told the employee that he still needed two $20 bills. The employee looked around and gave the man $40. Police said the man then left the shopping center, walking west. The man was last seen wearing a green and tan Eagles cap, a green zip-up Polo jacket, blue jeans and white sneakers. The …
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Friday, April 12, 2013
Check out the latest police reports from Upper Dublin Township.
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Friday, April 12
Theft … Someone stole a black iPhone 4S belonging to a resident in the 1000 block of Waterford Way from LA Fitness before April 4 at 6 p.m., police said. According to police, the victim was playing basketball. Theft … Someone stole a black iPhone 4S worth about $800 from Upper Dublin High School on April 5 between 12:45 and 1:40 p.m., police said. Theft … Between April 1 at 5 p.m. and April 2 at 7 a.m., someone stole a license plate from a red Jeep Patriot parked at Brentwood Drive in Willow Grove, police said. According to police, the tag reads “GRN-4862.” Theft … Sometime before March 26 at 6:56 p.m., someone stole cigarettes and a TomTom GPS unit worth about $200 from an unlocked, white Honda Civic parked in the 600 block of Bell …
Friday, April 5, 2013
The following items were stolen in Upper Dublin this week, according to police.
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Friday, April 5
Theft … Someone entered an unlocked, black 2002 Acura TL parked in the 600 block of Bell Lane sometime before March 26 at 6:35 a.m. and stole a prescription bottle of medication, some change, a digital camera, a wallet and a set of TaylorMade golf clubs valued at $2,500, police said. According to police, the victim’s Heritage debit card was used to make a purchase at a Wawa in Philadelphia. The victim’s stepfather’s unlocked truck, which was parked nearby, was also entered. Police said someone stole a digital camera and $147 from the truck. Theft … Someone stole a white smartphone with a blue case from a windowsill at the basketball court at LA Fitness on March 26, police said. According to police, the victim, who is from Brooklyn, said …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Check out the Upper Dublin Police Reports.
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Wednesday, March 13
Criminal mischief … Someone slashed the rear driver’s side tire of a black Mazda CX-7 sport utility vehicle parked in a driveway on the 1000 block of Stevens Drive in Fort Washington between March 10 at 6 p.m. and March 11 at about 9:30 a.m., police said. According to police, the tire had two slash marks that appeared to have been caused by a sharp object. There are currently no leads in the case. Hit and run … On March 6 at about 1:30 p.m., someone hit a blue 2012 Nissan Altima parked in the George’s Shop ‘N Bag parking lot. According to police, the victim said she was in the store for roughly 20 minutes when she came out and saw that her driver’s side rear fender had been scratched and dented. There was red and white paint transfer …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Lock those doors while you’re in the shower ...
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Thursday, March 7
An Oreland man is out of a computer after a shower, according to police. Someone stole a gray Samsung laptop, right out of its box, while the homeowner was in the shower, police said. According to Upper Dublin Police, the burglary happened Feb. 17 between 9:25 and 9:35 a.m. at a home in the 300 block of Valley Road. The homeowner said he heard a loud noise at the front door while he was in the upstairs shower; when he came downstairs, the laptop, which was sitting on the floor next to the front door, was missing, police said. There was also cash and camera sitting on a nearby coffee table, which was visible from the front door, but it wasn’t taken. The front door was unlocked. Police could not lift fingerprints from the wooden front door…
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
A stolen iPhone and an honest resident
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Wednesday, January 16
Theft … Someone stole a black, 16-gig Apple iPhone 4S from the women’s locker room at Upper Dublin High School on Jan. 14 between 8:35 and 9:25 a.m., police said. It’s unknown from which locker it was stolen, or whether the locker was locked. The complainant said the phone, which has a case on it, is valued at $600. Found property … On Sunday, Jan. 13 at 1:34 p.m., someone found a brown leather wallet in front of 1713 North Limekiln Pike and brought it to the police station, police said. According to police, the wallet contained a Pennsylvania driver’s license as well as $221. A message was left for the owner. Identity theft … On Jan. 9, a resident of the 3200 block of Shawnee Green Lane walked into police headquarters and said that on …
Todd Packer
11:25 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
I mean, you don't -- with another man's vehicle. It's against the rules. more ›