July 30, 2011
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On July 30, 2011 and into the early morning hours of July 31, 2011, unknown persons entered several unlocked cars on Garden Drive, Melbourne Lane and Lancaster Boulevard in Upper Allen Township. Among the items taken from the cars were a Garmin NUVi GPS , a green iPod Nano bearing the inscription “A little for my everything”, a Sanyo MP3 player, a Sony Cybershot camera bearing serial number 1360459, a Tom-Tom GPS unit with serial number L43058B01722, a pink iPod Mini, a silver Fossil watch and a gold ring. In addition to the stolen property, other cars were entered but nothing taken from them. Police are asking that everyone aid in the prevention of these crimes by locking your vehicle and removing valuables that are easily detected. Anyone with information on these or other similar crimes is encouraged to contact Upper Allen Police at 717-795-2445 or through the anonymous tip line at 717-591-3790.

July 25, 2011

The Upper Allen Police Department, in cooperation with the Capital Area Regional Police Testing Consortium, is accepting applications for the position of police officer. Visit our Employment Page or contact our office during business hours for details.

July 25, 2011
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In the early morning hours of July 25, 2011, a resident reported damage to a car window in the 1100 block of Lindham Court. Upper Allen Police ultimately discovered that a total of seven vehicles had been vandalized. The vandals had thrown large rocks through windows of the vehicles. If anyone has any information regarding the persons responsible for this senseless act of destruction, please contact the Upper Allen Police at 717-795-2445 or through the anonymous tip line at 717-591-3790.

July 15, 2011
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Between July 1-15, 2011 a pair of auxiliary headlights were stolen from an Upper Allen Township Public Works vehicle. The lights were taken from a 2000 GMC 8500 Series dump truck that was parked at Winding Hills East Park in the 900 block of East Winding Hill Road. The lights are similar to the one pictured above. Anyone with information is requested to contact the Upper Allen Police at (717) 795-2445 or through the anonymous tip line at (717) 591-3790.

July 14, 2011

Upper Allen Police have received numerous reports from residents about a new scam on Craigslist. A scammer takes photographs and descriptions of residences from real estate listings and posts them on Craigslist for rent. These residences have been single family homes, not apartments.

Scenario 1:

The person listing the residence tells the interested renter that he and his family are moving to Africa for missionary work. The missionary’s wife had convinced him not to sell the house in case they wanted to return so they decided to rent the house. The person listing told the interested renter that he could drive by the residence but was not able to give a showing. If an initial security deposit of $700 was wired to the missionary in Africa, then they would supply the interested renter with a key and lease agreement.

Scenario 2:

Similar to Scenario 1, other than the family is going to Africa to work in the petroleum fields.

Upper Allen Police encourage residents to be skeptical. “If its too good to be true, it probably is” would be a good measure of a scam. Additionally, wiring money over seas for property or services should be a red flag for a possible scam. If you have any doubt, please call Police before sending any money.