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Police Cite 19-Year-Old with Public Drunkenness, Underage Drinking, Disorderly Conduct

Northampton Township Police Department released a recent blotter.

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 Northampton Township Police Department headquarters where she was cited for disorderly conduct, underage drinking and public drunkenness, before being …

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Underage Drinking, Burglary and DUI Among Police Reports

Police reported to incidents of underage drinking, burglary and DUI in a recent blotter.

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 - Forced Unit 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 Drinking Lark Drive by Cameron Drive On Wednesday, Dec. 12 an officer who was on patrol at 2:20 a.m. came upon three males walking on Lark Drive by Cameron Drive. The officer …

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DUI Charges Pending for Speeding, Underage Driver with Fake ID

Police pulled over a vehicle for speeding, to find that the driver had a fake ID and was possibly under the influence.

Northampton Township Police stopped a vehicle for speeding on Saturday, Sept. 8, and found that the driver had a fake ID and was possibly under the influence, according to a recent police blotter. Police stopped a speeding vehicle around 1:30 a.m. on Twining Ford Road by Drexel Drive. While obtaining the driver's license and registration, the officer noticed two other state operator licenses in her possession, one of which was found to be fraudulent. The officers' observations of the driver—Yana Tsirkel, 20, of Levittown—sparked them to conduct field dexterity tests. Tsirkel was unable to successfully complete the series of tests and was then taken into custody on suspicion of having been driving while under the influence. Tsirkel was …

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Underage Drinking, Burglaries, Thefts Among NTPD Reports

A recent police blotter included reports of underage drinking, burglaries, vandalism and theft.

Northampton Township Police Department released a police blotter on Thursday, Aug. 23, which detailed reports from Tuesday, Aug. 14 through Wednesday, Aug. 22. Theft of Vehicle Parts 95 Louise Drive – Blair Trucking On Tuesday, Aug. 14, it was reported that sometime after 5 p.m. on Aug. 12that six tires were removed from their rims, they were attached to a piece of equipment in the yard of Blair Trucking, located at 95 Louise Dr. Each tire had an estimated value of $450 plus the cost to remount them, for a total loss of about $4,000. Theft 400 block of Beacon Hill Drive On Wednesday, Aug. 15, a resident of the 400 block of Beacon Hill Drive reported finding that more than $2,000 worth of silverware and several pieces of silver jewelry were…

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Police Report Incidents of Underage Drinking, Thefts and Burglary

A recent police blotter detailed incidents of theft, underage drinking and burglary.

Northampton Township Police released a recent crime summary for Monday, July 30 through Thursday, August 2, which included several reports of underage drinking, thefts and more. Theft Unit block of Newburyport Road On Monday, July 30, a resident of the unit block of Newburyport Road reported that while she and her husband were on vacation, her daughter who had remained home had a pool party. The party took place on July 28 between 8 and 11:30 p.m. The next morning the resident’s son found approximately $4,000 worth of jewelry, electronics and cash missing from his bedroom. Theft from Vehicle 95 Louise Drive – Symtech Solutions On Tuesday, July 31, a person who had parked his vehicle in the business lot of Symtech Solutions between 11:30 a.…

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Police See Spike in Underage Drinking Arrests

The Northampton Township Police Department has seen an "unacceptable spike" in liquor law arrests involving juveniles, and hope parents will help enforce the laws.

The number of arrests made for underage drinking has increased recently according to the Northampton Township Police Department. A review of arrest data shows that the number of juveniles (people under the age of 18) that have been cited for liquor law violations has increased from 29 arrests in 2011 to 52 arrests so far in 2012. Police tracked information between January 1 and July 25 for both years. The increase is considered an "unacceptable spike" by police officers. Chief Barry Pilla told Patch that this isn't "a crime wave," but that officers sited more than 50 teens for liquor law violations, and if he speculates, 50 or 100 more could have been out in "varying states of intoxication" and not have been caught. "How many were in cars …

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Police Bust Pool Party, Cite 6 Teens for Underage Drinking

Police cited six teenagers for underage drinking after receiving a tip from a resident.

Police cited six teenagers for underage drinking after receiving a tip from a resident, according to a recent police blotter. A resident made a report to police at 10:18 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24 that a group of individuals were swimming in a pool at a home on the unit block of Matthew Circle in Richboro, according to reports. The resident told police that the owners of the home were out of town. Officers arrived at the scene and found six juveniles in the pool. After a brief investigation, it was found that all of the juveniles had been drinking. The four 17-year-old females, a 16-year-old male and a 17-year-old male will be cited for underage drinking for the liquor law violation, reports said. The juveniles were released into the custody…

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Police Cite 4 Teens for Underage Drinking

The Northampton Township Police Department cited several teens for underage drinking over the weekend on three separate occasions.

Detailed in a recent police blotter, the Northampton Township Poice Department reported three separate incidents where four teenagers were cited for underage drinking. On Sunday, July 22, police observed a male—Thomas Haggerty, 18, of Ivyland—urinating in the parking lot of the Wawa on 750 2nd Street Pk. in Richboro. After talking to Haggerty, police found that he had been consuming alcoholic beverages. Haggerty was cited for the liquor law violation as well as for Disorderly Conduct for urinating in public. A day earlier, while on patrol at 2:44 a.m. on Saturday, July 21, an officer observed two younger-looking individuals, wearing dark clothing, stumbling in the eastbound lane of travel on the 400 block of East Holland Road. The officer …

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Police Recover 32 Bottles of Alcohol from a Minor at Traffic Stop

Northampton Police completed a traffic stop at Middle Holland and West Village Roads.

Northampton Police recovered 32 bottles of alcohol from a 17-year-old on Thursday, June 14, during a traffic stop, a spokesperson from the police department told Patch. The 17-year-old male from Holland, who is a recent graduate of Council Rock High School South, was stopped for speeding at Middle Holland Road and West Village Road in the Holland section of the township. An officer was on a pre-assigned, selective enforcement detail to monitor vehicle speeding complaints, according to a press release from the police department. After the boy's vehicle was stopped, the officer saw, in plain view, 32 bottles of alcohol including various brands of vodka, rum and tequila. Through information gathered at the scene, the police officer determined…

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Sticker Shock Program Reminds Parents to Stay Lawful

A local group is working to prevent underage drinking in prom and graduation season.

For adults thinking of buying alcohol for minors for prom tonight or graduation in a few weeks, the Council Rock Coalition for Healthy Youth wants you to think twice. Under adult and police supervision, middle and high school students will be placing stickers on cases of beer in Richboro Beer and Soda that remind adults it is unlawful to buy and serve alcohol to people under the age of 21, said Barbara Gross, the coalition's co-coordinator of youth activities and outreach. "It empowers our youth," Gross said. "It's an environmental strategy ... to inform the community." Project Sticker Shock has national roots, and this is the third year that Council Rock has participated, she said.  Some of the purposes it serves are to remind the …

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