PLEASE NOTE Newport Township Police Department Monthly Crime Reports are submitted by the police chief and read to the public at the monthly township meeting held the first Monday of every month!

DECEMBER 2014

GLEN LYON

December 24, 2014 - Three Glen Lyon men were arrested and charged with assault and harasment following a physical altercation in an alley way.

WANAMIE

December 31 - An investigation is on-going into a an accident that occurred on West Kirmar Parkway.

SHEATOWN

December 12, 2014 - A Wanamie man was arrested after stealing a wallet from a motor vehicle in the Guardian Parking Lot.

December 23, 2014 - A Glen Lyon man was arrested following an investigation into the theft of two motor vehicles from a Sheatown residence. During the investigation two additional out of town men were also arrested for thefts.

ALDEN

December 18, 2014 - An Alden man was taken into custody following a physical domestic at his residence.

December 29, 2014 - Two wanted individuals were taken into custody following a traffc stop. Charges will also be filed on female passenger from Hunlock Creek for drug possession and possession of paraphernalia.

December 31, 2014 - A Nanticoke man was taken into custody for a PFA violation.

RIDGEVIEW

No incidents to report.

SPECIAL NOTES:

The Police Department would like to thank Richard Zika with helping find and obtain the funding for upgrading our reporting system. The new operating system has more features and is able to be updated as needed and will be a great asset to the Department.

NOVEMBER 2014

GLEN LYON/LEE

November 02, 2014 - A Glen Lyon man reported that two men known to him had stolen medication from hs residence. (Investigation is ongoing.)

November 09 - 2014 - A Lee resident reported a suspicious vehicle. While en-route to the call a vehicle matching the description almost hit the police cruiser head on while traveling in the wrong lane of travel. A pursuit ensued and the actor was taken into custody when the pursut ended in Columbia County. It became known to officers at this time that the vehcle was just stolen from a residence in Lee.

November 16, 2014 - Two Glen Lyon men were cited with disorderly conduct after getting into a physical altercation at the American Legion.

November 25, 2014 - A Glen Lyon woman was cited after her dog was running loose and attacked a juvenile.

November 30, 2014 - Charges were filed on a Glen Lyon man after getting into a physical confrontation with his girlfriend.

WANAMIE

November 14, 2014 - A Nanticoke woman was arrested after allowing her boyfriend to beat her minor daughter.

November 14, 2014 - Charges were filed on a Wanamie man after getting into a physical confrontation with his girlfriend.

SHEATOWN

November 07, 2014 - A Nanticoke man was arrested after fleeing police on a motorcyle at high speeds.

November 22, 2014 - A Nanticoke man was taken into custody for DUI after a traffic stop.

ALDEN

November 01, 2014 - An Alden woman was taken into custody on domestic charges after getting into a physical altercation with her husband.

Novermber 12, 2014 - An Alden man was taken into custody for domestic violence after getting into a physical confrontation with his girlfriend.

November 16, 2014 - A Nanticoke man was taken into custody during a traffic stop for DUI.

November 18, 2014 - A Nanticoke man was taken into custody for DUI after he crashed his vehicle on Kirmar Parkway.

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