Man Charged With Indecent Exposure At Newtown PetSmart

Newtown PA

20 November, 2020

11:23 AM

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NEWTOWN, PA — The Newtown Township Police Department reported the following incidents between Friday, Nov. 13, and Thursday, Nov. 19.* Saturday Police were called to the 7-Eleven store on South Sycamore Street at around 6:30 p.m. for a report of a vehicle that was driven from the parking lot into the front of the store, striking a customer. The person suffered minor injuries and the accident remains under investigation. Tuesday At around 4 a.m., the driver of a black Nissan Xterra drove past a marked Bucks County Sheriff's van on Swamp Road at Pennwood Drive at a high rate of speed, police said. When the driver failed to yield to the deputy's activated police lights, the officer called for backup and Middletown and Newtown police were dispatched to track down the driver, who was issued citations. Around 1 p.m., police were called to PetSmart on South Eagle Road for a report of indecent exposure in front of the store. The man was located and cited for disorderly conduct. Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that happened on Richboro Road around 1 p.m. The driver told police he was rear-ended while stopping for a red light at the Newtown Bypass intersection. The car that struck him fled the scene. Around 5 p.m., a CVS employee told police they saw a man stuffing the front of his jacket with merchandise. Police are investigating. Wednesday The driver of a blue Acura sedan fled a traffic stop early Wednesday morning on Buck Road. The driver momentarily stopped before driving off at a high rate of speed. After a brief chase, police ended their pursuit for community safety reasons. Lower Makefield Township Police and Pennsylvania State Police were notified. Thursday A Newtown Township woman was contacted by a scammer while searching for a job online. She said the person posed as the representative for an international company that was hiring a personal assistant. After receiving three checks in the mail, she was instructed to deposit them and purchase bitcoin. The resident deposited the checks and bought the bitcoin before realizing the checks were fraudulent. The scammer also withdrew more than $1,000 from her bank account. *One DUI arrest was made during this time period.