Crime & Safety
Police Blotter July 19
Incidents and arrests as reported by the Lower Southampton Police Department.
The following arrest information was supplied by the . It does not indicate a conviction.
Fraud
400 block of Pike Road, Feasterville
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Officer Brian Walter responded to a report of a fraud complaint regarding items purchased over e-mail. The complainant, manager of Chemical Concepts on Pike Road, told police that a subject has been ordering a special engine cleaner spray gun starting back on May 15, 2011. The complainant stated that he has sent in three orders, two of which were already shipped and received, and one that he just put a stop on after realizing he was getting scammed. A total of 120 spray guns have already been received by the subject at this time, which are valued at $18, 318.05. The latest order was for 60 more spray guns and was stopped at this time.
Fraud
2000 block of Oakford Avenue, Oakford
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
The complainant stated that he received a phone call from an uknown male claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House. The male advised the complainant he won $2.5 million and requested that the complainant go to Walgreens to put $400 on a gift card. The complainant hung up on the male.
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