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Blotter: Man Only Pays For Half of $1,600 Car Bill

The following information has been provided by the Newtown Township Police Department. Any arrests or charges mentioned do not indicate guilt or conviction.

NEWTOWN SQUARE–On Dec. 13, Newtown Police received a report from the owner of Kelley's Mobil Automotive Services about a bad check issued to him for work done on two vehicles at his service station. According to the report, the owner was advised that a customer had brought two vehicles into the shop for repairs on Sept. 15 and Oct. 11. Both vehicles had extensive repair work done with a total bill of $1,609.07, according to the report. When the customer issued the check to the owner, the owner advised the man not to write the check if the check was going to be returned. According to the report, the man told the owner that the check would be good for full payment. The owner then allowed the man to remove the vehicles from the lot. On Oct. …

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Woman Allegedly Tries to Pass Bad Checks at Bank

Bail was set at $25,000 with a 10 percent cash option.

BROOMALL–On Feb. 28 at approximately 9:54 a.m., Marple police responded to Wells Fargo off of West Chester Pike/Rt. 3 in Broomall for a reported attempt of passing a bad check. According to the incident report, Danielle Dignazio, 35, of Broomall, had deposited two postal service money orders into her newly opened account at Wells Fargo and left on foot towards West Chester Pike. When Dignazio came back into the bank later that day to withdraw $250, she was informed by bank employees that there was a fraudulent hold on her account, in which she then stated she had to leave to meet someone and left on foot, according to the report. Newtown police were alerted by Marple police about Dignazio and were able to stop Dignazio at West Chester Pike…

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