Crime & Safety

Fatal Crash, Loan Repayment Scam and More Police News

A rundown of the week's police news in Marple and Newtown.

The following incidents occurred in and around Marple and Newtown townships. Arrests, when mentioned, do not suggest conviction.

 

2 Dead in I-476 Crash in Marple Twp.

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A vehicle was traveling the wrong way down the Blue Route in the early morning hours Friday, police say.

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A man puts a more expensive item into a box marked on sale in a Home Depot theft, police say.

Also, a Newtown Square man was arrested in connection with DUI in Westtown Township, police say.

Newtown Township Police responded to two residential burglaries in March and made arrests in both, police say.

Also, a woman's credit card information was fraudulently used in a separate incident, police say.

OMG PD: $6K in Stolen Booze

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Fire Breaks Out in Woods Behind High School

The cause of the fire is undetermined.

 


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