A representative of Earl’s Cleaners on Second Street Pike reported on Tuesday that between April 2012 and January 22, approximately $3,000 in cash has been taken from the business. Police are investigating the matter. Northampton Township police also reported the following recent activity: Officers responded to the 100 block of Plumly Way at around 9:30 p.m. Friday for a report that some cars in the parking area had their tires slashed. On arrival, police found seven vehicles with one or more tires slashed. A resident reported that sometime between Sunday morning and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, …

A Twist Drive resident reported that sometime around midnight on Monday, Jan. 20, an unknown light colored vehicle with loud exhaust had been racing up and down the road.  In the morning, he found several of his roadside reflectors had been knocked down and his mailbox smashed.  Damage was estimated at $50.  A Crescent Drive resident reported that sometime between 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 and 7 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, someone had damaged his mailbox and its post. Damage was estimated at $100. A resident reported Thursday that sometime overnight, someone had entered his unlocked vehicle that was …

DUI charges will be filed after a 21-year-old Holland man refused a blood test after a car crash, according to a police blotter. On Wednesday, Dec. 26 at 12:38 a.m., officers responded to a single vehicle accident on Buck Road at the Railroad overpass bridge by Falcon Drive, a police report said. On arrival they found a vehicle that had struck the bridge wall and sustained disabling damage. Both the vehicle’s driver and its passenger were transported by ambulance to the Saint Mary Medical Center for treatment of their injuries.  While at the hospital, officer’s observations of the driver, a …

In addition to a 19-year-old being cited with public drunkenness, underage drinking and disorderly conduct, police reported to incidents of burglary, theft and more. Attempted Residential Burglary200 block of Sycamore Circle On Friday, Dec. 21 a resident reported having been out of the home between 1:20 and 2 p.m. and returning to find a rear door had been forced open. Nothing was found to be taken from the home, which is located on the 200 block of Sycamore Circle. Burglary – Residential – ForcedUnit block of Elm Avenue The property owner of a home on the unit block of Elm Avenue reported …

Police cited a 19-year-old with disorderly conduct, underage drinking and public drunkenness after responding to a disturbance report, according to a recent blotter. While investigating a disturbance on South Timber Drive in Holland at 4 a.m., officers encountered a 25-year-old male and 19-year-old female engaged in a verbal argument. The man told police that he was simply trying to leave. The teenager, who is from Holland, was found by officers to be intoxicated and loud. After three attempts to get her to go back inside and to remain in her home, she was taken into custody and returned to …

Scrooges struck a street in Holland last week, according to police reports.  Around 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14 a resident of the 13000 block of Bennett Place reported that a group of juveniles were in the area destroying holiday decorations. Police said in the blotter that three homes had their lights and holiday lawn ornaments damaged in the act of criminal mischief. No value was given for the items.

In addition to pending DUI charges for the intoxicated man who drove to the Northampton Township Police Department to complain about being fired from his job, police reported to incidents of underage drinking, burglary and another DUI. Burglary – Residential - ForcedUnit block of Woodstream Drive On Tuesday, Dec. 11 a resident of the unit block of Woodstream Drive reported having returned home at 5:30 p.m. to find that some had forced entry in to the home. The last family member left the house at about 8:30 a.m. A laptop computer was taken from the home. Underage DrinkingLark Drive by Cameron…

Charges for DUI are pending after a man, who showed signs of intoxication, drove to the Northampton Township Police Department to complain about being fired from his job, according to police reports. Just before 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13, a man who walked into the Northampton Township Police Head Quarters displayed signs of intoxication and was in an agitated state over having been terminated by his employer, a police blotter said. Officers found that the 53-year-old Newtown man had driven to the station.  He was unable to successfully complete a series of field dexterity tests and was …

In its most recent blotter, Northampton Township Police Department reports thefts from 11 vehicles in two days. SundayDec. 9, 2012 100 block of Adams Court The complainant reported at 3:10 p.m. that she saw two men rooting through the glove box of her vehicle that was parked in the lot by her home.  She last saw the suspects walking towards Independence Drive. On arrival, officers found two vehicles that had been gone through; the complainants and one other. At the time of the report it was unknown what had been taken from either vehicle.  The first suspects was described as a white man, …

An accident on Old Jacksonville Road in Northampton Saturday afternoon has left an Ivyland 19-year-old dead and four others injured, according to the Northampton Township Police Department. Cameron Smithwick, of Ivyland, was killed in the accident. Northampton Fire Co. Chief Adam Selisker told Phillyburbs.com that the car cut a Verizon utility pole in half and collided with a tree.  On Sunday, Northampton Chief of Police M. Barry Pilla, Jr. released the names of all the passengers in the car, all were men between the ages of 17 to 19. Monroe Leonard Tanner IV, 18 of Ivyland; Louis Piotti, 17…

Incidents of criminal mischief and thefts were reported in a recent blotter from the Northampton Township Police Department. Theft1000 block of Almshouse Road On Monday, Dec. 3 a resident of the 1000 block of Almshouse Road reported that sometime overnight an ornamental, illuminated deer was stolen from her driveway. Its value was estimated at $60. TheftUnit block of Pine Run Place On Friday, Nov. 30 a resident of the unit block of Pine Run Place reported that sometime between Nov. 10 and Nov. 23 a ring valued at $2,000 had been stolen from his home.  Various workers had access to the home …

In addition to the pending DUI charges for a man who fled a car crash, Northampton Township police also reported to incidents of criminal mischief, burglary, vandalism and more. Criminal Mischief500 block of Hollyknoll Drive A resident on the 500 block of Hollyknoll Drive reported that sometime after 5 p.m. on Nov. 19 his vehicle was vandalized. A headlight was broken along with a plastic piece around a passenger side window. The manufacturer’s symbol was also ripped off of the vehicle. Damage was estimated at $1,000.  Burglary – Residential – No ForceUnit block of Plumly Way On Tuesday Nov. …

Charges relating to DUI are pending after a Southampton man crashed into a utility pole, fled the scene, abandoned the vehicle in a wooded area and was found at home, police said in a recent blotter. A motorist reported witnessing a traffic crash on Chinquapin Road off of Buck Road, at 10:47 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25, where a vehicle struck a utility pole and then fled the scene. The striking vehicle reportedly became disabled off of Bristol Road.  Officers located the vehicle with extensive damage in a wooded area on Bristol Road near Murray Road, according to the police blotter. The vehicles …

In addition to a possible DUI charge for a man falling asleep behind the wheel of his running vehicle, the Northampton Township Police Department also released reports of residential burglary, theft, criminal mischief and more in a recent blotter.  Burglary – Residential - ForcedUnit block of Meer Drive A resident of the unit block of Meer Drive reported a burglary from the house. The owner was out between 10:30 a.m. and 12:49 p.m. and returned to find that someone had forced entry to the house. A yet-to-be-determined amount of jewelry was found stolen on Friday, Nov. 16. Like us on Facebook…

A Holland man who was asleep in his running vehicle may be charged with a DUI after results from lab reports are received, Northampton Township Police said. Just after 9 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18 an officer on patrol discovered an occupied vehicle running with its operator asleep behind the wheel in the 100 block of Mulberry Drive by South Timber Road, according to a recent police blotter. The officer woke the driver, who was a 52-year-old man from Holland, reports said. Observations of the driver led an officer to ask him to perform a series of field dexterity tests. He was unable to …

Reports of criminal mischief, DUI, burglary and vandalism were listed in a recent Northampton Township Police Department blotter from Nov. 13.  Burglary – Residential - Forced100 block of Forrest Creek Court On Nov. 8, the owner of a home on the 100 block of Forrest Creek Court, who had left the home at about 2 p.m., reported being notified by a friend at 2:30 p.m. that people were at her home. Officers arrived at the home and found an unsecured rear door. When the homeowner returned, she found several items including paintings, jewelry and a gold watch to be missing. The value of the stolen …

In addition to reports of public urination, a recent police blotter detailed thefts, burglary, criminal mischeif and more. Attempted Theft345 Newtown – Richboro Road – Northampton Township Civic Center On Monday, Nov. 5, a representative of the township reported that sometime between Nov. 3 and Nov. 5 someone had attempted to force entry into a pole barn that holds township equipment at the Northampton Township Civic Center. No entry was gained, however approximately $100 in damage was done to a locking handle. Theft1025 2nd Street Pike - Richboro Shop N Bag On Monday, Nov. 5, a …

After being caught urinating in public, two men were cited for disorderly conduct, according to a recent police blotter. An officer on patrol came upon two men urinating in the rear parking lot of the Wawa located at 750 2nd Street Pike in Richboro around 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4. Steven Glover, 22, of Langhorne and Nicholas Crocker, 21, of Levittown were cited for disorderly conduct.

In addition to an accident possibly caused by drunk driving, police detailed two thefts in a recent police blotter. TheftUnit block of North Traymore Avenue On Monday, Oct. 22, a resident reported that sometime between 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21 and 9 p.m. on Monday, someone stole an iPod and GPS device from the home on the unit block of North Traymore Avenue. The items had a combined value of $400. Theft700 Bustleton Pike – Animal Hospital of Richboro On Thursday, Oct. 25 a representative of the Animal Hospital of Richboro reported that sometime between 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19 and 11 p.m. …

Northampton Township Police reported to the scene of a traffic crash, where the driver of a vehicle struck a parked car, according to a recent police blotter. On Thursday, Oct. 25 around 11 p.m., officers investigated a traffic crash in the 100 block of Bellwood Drive. A vehicle that was being driven by a 66-year-old man from Langhorne struck a parked car. The man's car had to be towed from the scene due to the extent of damage, reports said. Police observations of the man, along with his inability to successfully complete a series of field dexterity tests, led to his being taken into custody…