A woman lost $8,000 in a gift card scam after she was contacted by a person pretending to be a sheriff. She was told that she was entitled to $75,000 following the arrest of a suspect in a previously reported lottery scam. She was told to buy Amazon gift cards and provide the codes to the suspect. The incident was reported on Oct. 10.
A pink wagon valued at $111 was reported stolen from the front porch of a home on South Stanworth Drive overnight between Oct. 8 and Oct. 9.
A package containing a nightstand valued at $404 was reported stolen from a Lytle Street home on Oct. 9. It was later found on a property belonging to a Witherspoon Street church and returned to the owner.
A shoplifter took a bottle of vodka worth $20.99 from a business on North Harrison Street on Oct. 2. The shoplifter put the bottle in a backpack and left the store without paying for it. The incident was reported on Oct. 6.
The brake hose on a vehicle was damaged while it was parked in a private parking lot between John Street and Leigh Avenue, resulting in repair and towing costs of $510. The incident was reported on Oct. 6.
A thief stole a Nicolai Ion ST mountain bicycle, valued at $6,000, from a bicycle rack on Terhune Road sometime between Sept. 29 and Oct. 1. The theft was reported Oct. 2.
A bicycle was stolen from a bicycle rack outside an apartment complex on Herrontown Road sometime between Sept. 25 and Sept. 27. The bicycle was valued at $672. The theft was reported Sept. 30.
A scammer used a fake $100 bill to buy sunglasses at a Nassau Street store and received $84.06 in change on Sept. 26. A second suspect attempted to make a purchase, also using a fake $100 bill, but was unsuccessful. The incident of forgery, theft by deception and criminal simulation was reported Sept. 29.
