Crime & Safety
Police Activity: Counterfeiting, Fraud and 43 Car Accidents
Lower Merion police responded to 672 township incidents in a week.
police responded to more DUIs but fewer burglaries than usual in the week ending Sunday, department records show.
Overall, the department received 672 calls for service from Oct. 17 through Oct. 23, after weeks of , , and incidents, according to a weekly report posted on the township's website.
A version of the most recent report, sorted by the type of incident, is attached to this article. In the past week, the police calls (which do not necessarily indicate arrests were made or charges filed) include:
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- 1
- 1 counterfeiting case
- 1 criminal mischief case
- 1 death investigation
- 4 disorderly conduct cases
- 1 drug overdose
- 1 arrest for drug possession
- 7 DUI cases
- 5 fires
- 3 fraud cases
- 11 car accidents with injuries
- 32 car accidents with property damage
- 6 cases of public intoxication
- 2 simple assaults
- 14 thefts
The department briefs news media about some incidents each Monday afternoon. See the following reports from this Monday's briefing:
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