Police Hoping to Put Charges to Lower Mac Battery Thieves

Here's a tip. If you are offered a great deal to buy a car battery -- oh, let's say out of the back of someone's vehicle -- and that car battery is smoking but not connected, you might not want to take the deal.

As of the morning of Dec. 20, was missing 30 to 40 car batteries. Get the possible connection?

The store at 1091 Mill Creek Road reported the theft at 5:43 a.m. from an enclosed area to the rear of the building, according to state police at Fogelsville. No value was given, but anyone with any information is asked to call police at 610-395-1438.

In other Lower Macungie incidents:

Counterfeit currency: Reported Dec. 19 at Wal-Mart, 1091 Mill Creek Road; purchase of Visa gift card with counterfeit money, police said; no value given.

Charged: Katherine Woodward Lynds, 65, of Plymouth, VT, Dec. 10 with harassment at an unspecified Lower Macungie residence; verbal argument led to the accused pushing the 35-year-old female resident to the floor, police said; charges filed in District Court.

Theft from motor vehicle: Reported Dec. 19 by David and Jennifer Dardas at 2280 Stonewall Drive; items including GPS, sunglasses and cash taken from unlocked vehicles in driveway, police said; $948 value.

Theft from motor vehicle: Reported Dec. 19 by Gladys Marie Pickering of Allentown at Wal-Mart, 1091 Mill Creek Road; handbag taken from back seat of vehicle, police said; unstated value and whether valuables were inside.

Access device fraud: Reported Dec. 10 by Lisa Ann Draper at 6849 Tuscany Drive; victims's credit card used to make unauthorized purchases at Wal-Mart, police said; no value given.

Theft from motor vehicle: Reported Dec. 19 by George Leiser of 5755 Fresh Meadow Drive; GPS system taken from victim's car, police said; no value given.