Bad check

Reported by a resident in the 6800 block of Jewel Lane, Lower Macungie Township, 8:22 a.m. Dec. 10, the resident was notified by his financial institution a check he received from a mystery shopper program was fake. Police said the public should be cautious of scams during the holiday season. The scams are often by email or text. Recipients commonly are asked to cash a check sent by the mystery shopper program at the recipient's financial institution and then purchase Moneygram/MoneyPak cards commonly called GreenDot cards. Recipients are then instructed to send the pin numbers from the cards to the email or phone number provided. Police said the instructions are often poorly written. Recipients have found out from their banks the checks have bounced after the purchases are made and the pin numbers are sent.

Device fraud

Reported by a resident in the 7600 block of Aster Circle, Lower Macungie Township, unknown actors made several unauthorized purchases using the resident's credit and debit cards between 8:35 p.m. Nov. 7 and noon Nov. 14. The investigation continues.

Control of alarm devices

Blackman's Cycle, 4911 Buckeye Road, Upper Milford Township, was cited Dec. 13 by police for multiple false alarms within a 12-month period.

Retail theft

A Wescosville man faces charges of retail theft after he took a 32-inch Samsung LED smart television from Walmart, 1091 Mill Creek Road, Lower Macungie Township, 3:39 p.m. Dec. 12. The man tried to leave the store but was confronted by loss prevention personnel.