Crime & Safety
Theft of $2,178 in Valuables Reported from Lower Mac Home
Items were taken over three-day period, police say.
A Lower Macungie Township couple on Dec. 10 reported items valued at $2,178 missing from a home, according to police.
The items were taken between 7 p.m. Dec. 8 and 9 a.m. Dec. 10, according to . The residents were not identified, but the home is in the 1200 block of Eagle Street.
Missing items include a Dell laptop computer, a pair of diamond hoop earrings, a Citizen's silver band watch and a moissanite ring, police said. The incident is classified theft by unlawful taking or disposition.
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In other Lower Macungie incidents released by state police:
Criminal mischief: Reported Nov. 26 by Ian Andrew Rippke of 6701 Mink Road; wires cut on Christmas light in front yard of property, police said; unknown value.
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Theft from motor vehicle: Reported Nov. 21 by Anthony Cortellessa of Cherry Hill, N.J.; victim's vehicle broken into at 6379 Hamilton Blvd., police said; no details if anything taken.
Criminal mischief: Reported Dec. 3 by Michelle Herring, 27, of 7103 Heather Road; victim's boyfriend heard noise outside residence and confronted three teenagers wearing black hooded sweatshirts who fled, police said; broken door handle found.
Charged: Two 17-year-old unidentified girls; Nov. 20 at Store, 6900 Hamilton Blvd.; both accused of removing merchandise valued at $154.06, police said.
Hit-and-run accident: Reported Dec. 4 by Joel Andre Wolensky at 6549 Hunt Drive; victim's vehicle struck by unidentified driver who left the scene, police said; no loss given.
Theft, fraud and forgery: Reported Dec. 1 by Paul Kurlec at 1470 Mashie Drive; victim's credit card used to purchase merchandise without permission, police said; no value given.
Criminal mischief: Reported Dec. 6 by a 74-year-old woman in the 2200 block of Four Seasons Boulevard; wires cut to outdoor Christmas lights, police said; $30 value.
Charged: Virgen Maria Mendez Tubens, 33, of Allentown; Dec. 5 at 1091 Mill Creek Road, with retail theft; placed unpaid-for items in her purse, police said; no value given.
Criminal mischief: Reported Nov. 14 at 5695 N. Walnut St. by Melissa Sue Kleckner; driver's side vehicle window struck, cracking same, police said; no value given.
Access device fraud: Reported Dec. 7 by a 27-year-old Bethlehem woman; victim's credit card information used to purchase a television at Wal-Mart, 1091 Mill Creek Road; three televisions also purchased on three separate occasions using the same credit card information, police said; victims described as being two men ages 20 to 30s and a woman in her early 20s.