MARPLE TOWNSHIP, PA — Police in Marple Township issued their crime blotter recently.
The blotter features a few incidents that occurred between July 18 and July 20.
See full details below:
On July 18th at 5:22 PM, officers responded to the Acme for the report of a female inside the store smashing and throwing glass bottles. The female, a 30-year-old resident of Philadelphia, also created a disturbance earlier at another business in the same shopping center. The bottle thrower was taken into custody and received citations for disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.
On July 20th, a resident reported a possible fraud by mail. The resident received mail from the Department of Labor and Industry regarding unemployment for a person whose name the resident did not recognize. The resident also, a week prior, received a debit card in the mail for a person with the same name. Within a day, we took a similar report from another resident reporting the same type of fraud. Local police departments in PA and elsewhere are seeing a spike in unemployment fraud cases since the onset of COVID-19.
If you receive a paper check or debit card for unemployment benefits in the mail but did not file in Pennsylvania, do not cash the check or use the card. Likewise, if you receive a direct deposit but did not seek benefits in Pennsylvania, do not use the money. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry website contains detailed instructions for returning the funds.
In addition, report suspected identity theft to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry and the Federal Trade Commission. A complaint form is available on the Department's website: DLI.Pa.go ..
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