February 13, 2026

At approximately 10:25 am a Newtown Township resident contacted police to report that someone attempted to open a fraudulent credit card in his name. He explained that he was the victim of fraud in September and had frozen his credit, resulting in the rejection of the latest fraudulent credit card application. There was no monetary loss, and the resident was instructed to continue closely monitoring his accounts and maintain the credit freeze.

At approximately 2:45 pm police conducted a traffic stop on a Honda Accord operator for committing a vehicle code violation in the area of the Newtown Bypass and State Street. As a result of the investigation, a male passenger was taken into custody and charged with false identification to law enforcement.

February 14, 2026

At approximately 12:15 pm a Newtown Township resident contacted police to report the theft of two packages from her residence. The total value of loss was $500.

At approximately 7:15 pm police were dispatched to the area of Durham Road and Township Line Road for a two-vehicle accident. Upon contact with one of the operators, the officer detected the odor of alcohol. The operator was unable to perform field sobriety tests satisfactorily and was placed under arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence. Charges are pending blood evidence results.

February 16, 2026

At approximately 10:25 am a Newtown Township resident contacted police to report a scam attempt. She received an email from someone claiming to have access to her phone with evidence of her wrongdoings. They threatened to send that evidence to all of her friends unless she paid them in Bitcoin. The resident recognized it as a scam and did not fall victim.

February 17, 2026

At approximately 2:30 pm a Newtown Township resident contacted police to report a scam attempt. She received a phone call from someone claiming to be with the PA lottery and that she won 4.5 million dollars. The resident recognized it as a scam and did not fall victim.

February 18, 2026

At approximately 12:15 am police conducted a traffic stop on a Nissan pick-up truck operator for committing a vehicle code violation in the area of Lower Dolington Road and Newtown Yardley Road. As a result of the investigation, suspected narcotics and drug paraphernalia were discovered and seized as evidence. Charges are pending.

At approximately 10:00 am police responded to Wawa, located on Lower Silver Lake Road, for the report of counterfeit currency. The incident is under investigation.

February 19, 2026

At approximately 10:25 am a Newtown Township resident responded to headquarters to report a fraud. He explained that someone hacked his WhatsApp and was messaging his friends for money. He notified his friends of the intrusion, and no money was lost.

At approximately 1:45 pm a Wrightstown Township resident contacted police to report a fraud. The resident explained that she saw a fraudulent subscription charge on her credit card and that when she attempted to contact the company, she spoke to someone who said the account was compromised and she was entitled to receive money. They then told her that they accidentally put $11,000 in her account and instructed her to wire the money to a specific account. When the resident went to the bank, they explained to her that she was being scammed. The bank froze her account, and police provided her with steps to take to protect her identity from future scams.

*Please note that the above are highlighted incidents and do not reflect the entirety of reports from each week*