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Police Investigating Recent Car Break-ins at Park

If you are a visitor to Lower Saucon Township’s Polk Valley Park police are urging you to remove any valuables from inside your vehicle when parking your car there, as a result of their investigation into recent thefts from vehicles that have occurred in the park.

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Polk Valley Park Breakins
Lower Saucon Township Police are asking for the public’s help with identifying the man pictured in the Walmart store surveillance image above. They say he tried to use a credit card that was stolen in a vehicle break-in at Polk Valley Park last month at the Walmart SuperCenter in Phillipsburg, N.J.. (Credit: Crimewatch/Lower Saucon Township Police Department)

If you are a visitor to Lower Saucon Township’s Polk Valley Park, police are urging you to remove any valuables from inside your vehicle when parking your car there, as a result of an ongoing investigation into recent thefts from vehicles that have occurred in the park.

On Tuesday, police said the thefts happened Friday, Sept. 9 in the upper parking area.

Police said that in both cases a car window was smashed in order to gain access to a purse.

“One of the purses was recovered in the area,” a Lower Saucon Township Police Department Crimewatch post about the case noted.

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Police shared a photo of a suspect in the car break-ins, who they said later tried to use a credit card stolen from one of the cars at the Walmart SuperCenter in Phillipsburg, N.J.

Anyone with information or who can identify the suspect is asked to submit a tip through our the LSTPD’s tip line or contact Detective/Corporal Eric Marth at 610-625-8722.

Police also urged anyone who observes anything suspicious in the park to contact them immediately.

Polk Valley Park is located just south of Hellertown, near the Saucon Valley School District campus.

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It is home to several playing fields, walking paths, a popular dog park, a pavilion, a playground and other amenities that make it a year-round destination for residents.

The park has been a target for would-be thieves in the past, including in March 2020, when police said multiple vehicles there were burgled.

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Josh Popichak

Josh Popichak is a veteran local journalist with an extensive background in print and digital news. A Bethlehem native, he has a Bachelor’s degree in history and has maintained a lifelong affinity for the subject. He founded Saucon Source to fill a need for independent local journalism, which has thrived with the support of an engaged, enthusiastic readership. He thanks the community, whose continued support makes this site possible.

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