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Nazareth Police: Crime Rose 61% in April

Fifteen cases of vandalism are reported in Nazareth Borough for the second straight month.

 

handled 54 incidents of criminal activity in April, up 61 percent from March.

"It's definitely a spike," Police Chief Thomas Trachta said at Monday night's Borough Council meeting. "As summer approaches, there's a lot more crime. People are outside so you get more vandalism, graffiti and criminal mischief. The same thing happened last year at this time and the year before that."

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Members of the public complained about the spike, including cases of vandalism -- 15 in both March and April.

"We have less police officers, and it's well-known," Trachta said. "That's the problem,"

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CRIMINAL ACTIVITY

  • Ten disorderly conducts
  •  Eight larceny thefts
  •  Seven frauds
  •  Four drug abuse cases

 There were also two assaults, two burglaries, two DUIs, one public drunkenness charge and three other unnamed offenses.

 TRAFFIC

  • Seven traffic tickets
  • 11 warnings
  • 15 traffic accidents.

 Parking Enforcement

  • 170 parking meter violations
  • 42 non-meter violations
  • 212 parking tickets.

The total monthly income for the department was $8,156.64, down from $9,126.25 in March.

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