Newtown Police Log: 898 Calls in August

NEWTOWN SQUARE–Newtown Township Police presented August's police log before the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors and the public at a supervisors meeting last month.

The number of overall emergency calls were down from July to August. , while in August there were 898 total calls. In addition, the number of township ordinance alarm calls, parking tickets and traffic citations were down, while the number of calls for business building checks significantly increased but medical emergencies stayed somewhat the same from 79 calls in July to 75 calls in August.

Here's a look at the numbers for emergencies/incidents that the Newtown Police Department responded to for the month of August:

• 898 – Number of Total Calls 
• 104 – Business Building Checks
• 75 – Medical Emergencies
• 56 – Township Ordinance Alarms
• 65 – Traffic Details  
• 39 – 911 Hangups
• 38 – Suspicious Persons/Autos/Circumstances
• 25 – Fire Calls
• 23 – Traffic Citations
• 15 – Resident Building Checks
• 15 – Disabled Vehicles
• 11 – Domestic Disturbances
• 10 – Parking Tickets
• 10 – Lockouts from Vehicle/Building
• 8 – Motor Vehicle Accidents
• 8 – Criminial Mischief Incidents
• 5 – Identity Theft
• 4 – Protection from Abuse Orders
• 3 – Thefts from Buildings ($200 and Over)
• 2 – Resident Burglary Incidents (Forced and Not Forced Entry)
• 2 – DUIs
• 2 – Thefts from Autos ($50-$200)
• 1 – Motor Vehicle Theft