Crime & Safety

Police Activity: Lower Merion Service Calls Decrease Again

The police department reported 608 calls in the week ending Sunday.

police again last week recorded their fewest incidents requiring service in months, according to a weekly report posted on the township's website.

Officers responded to 608 incidents, down from the previous week and for one week in mid-August. Patch began tracking the statistics seven weeks ago.

A version of the 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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  • 4 burglaries
  • 4 cases of criminal mischief
  • 6 cases of disorderly conduct
  • 9 domestic disputes
  • 1 drug-possession case and 3 DUIs
  • 4 fires
  • 1 fraud
  • 6 car accidents with injuries
  • 34 car accidents with damage
  • 4 cases of public drunkenness
  • 2 robberies,
  • 18 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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