Accidents

A Mertztown motorist escaped injury when his pickup truck overturned in a one-vehicle accident on Spring Creek Road, Lower Macungie Township, 9:53 a.m. Jan. 3, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville. The vehicle, a 2016 Ford 150 XLT, was traveling north on Spring Creek Road, near Mertztown Road, when the truck lost traction on a curve. The vehicle slid off the road and hit an embankment before toppling onto its right side. Macungie Ambulance Crops and Stews Tire Center also responded.

Theft from vehicle

A catalytic converter was removed from a vehicle while the vehicle was at a location on Shuler Street, Lower Macungie Township, sometime between Dec. 19, 2022 and Jan. 5, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville.

A car window was broken and a $25 Visa gift card was removed from a vehicle parked in the 3400 block of Brookside Road, Lower Macungie Township, between 9:30 and 11 a.m. Jan. 16, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville.

Drug possession

A 23-year-old male and two 19-year-old females, all of Allentown, allegedly had drug paraphernalia and controlled substances at a traffic stop near the intersection of Lower Macungie Road and Spring Creek Road, Lower Macungie Township, 10:57 p.m. Dec. 26, 2022, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville.

Theft

A resident of Macungie Road, Lower Macungie Township, learned purchases totaling $2,122.53 were made on her bank card, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville. An investigation by state police found a relative of the resident was involved and the relative allegedly admitted to making the purchases. The incident was reported Jan. 17.

A check was taken from a mailbox and altered to remove approximately $5,550 from the bank account of a resident of Judy Lane, Lower Macungie Township, Dec. 16, 2022, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville

A Macungie shopper noticed her smartphone, a Google Pixel 6 Pro, was missing while she was at Target, 749 N. Krocks Road, Lower Macungie Township, Jan. 4, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville.

A wallet was removed from a purse while a shopper was at Costco, 791 N. Krocks Road, Lower Macungie Township, 3:13 p.m. Jan. 8, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville.

A suspect was seen on surveillance footage allegedly removing a wallet from a shopper’s cart at Giant food stores, 7150 Hamilton Blvd., Lower Macungie Township, noon Jan. 5, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville. The suspect is described as approximately six feet tall and wearing a dark jacket, a hooded sweatshirt, a knit hat and a face mask. The person was seen on surveillance following the wallet’s owner and reaching into her cart for the wallet while she was distracted. The wallet was recovered in the store parking lot and cash was missing, according to authorities.

A wallet was removed from a purse while the shopper was at Walmart, 1091 Mill Creek Road, Lower Macungie Township, 5:20 p.m. Jan. 11, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville.

A wallet was removed from a purse while the shopper was at Walmart, 1091 Mill Creek Road, Lower Macungie Township, between 1:45 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 14, 2022, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville.

Two fraudulent checks were used to steal $40,010 from two residents of Light Horse Harry Road, Lower Macungie Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville. The incident was reported Dec. 10, 2022.

Terroristic threats

An employee of a business on Alburtis Road, Lower Macungie Township, allegedly threatened two people between Sept. 1 and Dec. 16, 2022, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville.

Criminal mischief

A 43-year-old male, of Allentown, was charged with criminal mischief after he allegedly entered a location on Liberty Lane, Lower Macungie Township and destroyed a 40-inch television, valued at $200, a dresser and mirror unit, valued at $389, a shoe rack, valued at $25 and $22 worth of drywall 8:03 p.m. Jan. 6, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville.

Criminal trespass

A group of several juveniles was seen allegedly trespassing at a vacant property along Greystone Circle, Lower Macungie Township, 9:50 p.m. Jan. 14, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville.

Scam

Someone persuaded a resident of the 3800 block of Gehman Road, Lower Macungie Township, to provide that person with $6,000 worth of Bitcoin digital currency, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville. The Incident was reported Jan. 20.

A resident of Wedge Lane, Lower Macungie Township, was scammed out of $115,000 after a caller who allegedly claimed to be a bank representative told the resident her bank account had been hacked and to transfer money to a different account to attempt to catch the hacker. The resident transferred the $115,000 before realizing she was being scammed. The incident was reported Dec. 11, 2022.

Found property

A toy pellet gun was found in a wooded area near the Lower Macungie Township building, 3450 Brookside Road, Lower Macungie Township, 12:04 p.m. Jan. 17, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville. The pellet gun is held at the state police station, Schantz Road.

DUI

A motorist was taken into custody for allegedly driving under the influence after a traffic stop on Riverbend Road, Lower Macungie Township, 10:27 a.m. Jan. 21, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville.

False alarm

State troopers responded to a burglar alarm in the 6400 block of Village Lane, Lower Macungie Township, Dec. 24, 2022, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville. The alarm was the fourth consecutive false alarm in 12 months and the business was cited.

Simple trespass

A juvenile male allegedly entered a residence on Spring Ridge Drive West, Lower Macungie Township, 12:15 a.m. Nov. 26, 2022, according to Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville. The juvenile allegedly was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident and entered the residence thinking it was the residence of a friend. State police were called to the area because the juvenile was reported as missing.