Crime & Safety
Police Investigating Attempted Burglary on Black River Road
Lower Saucon Township police say a man discovered an intruder in his garage when he returned home Tuesday afternoon.
A Lower Saucon Township resident had an unwelcome surprise when he returned to his residence in the 2600 block of Black River Road Tuesday afternoon, police said yesterday.
According to a Lower Saucon Township Police Department press release, when David Scheuermann, 59, lifted his garage door, a man came running out.
The man is described as being 5 feet, 10 inches tall with a medium build. He was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt at the time, police said, and got into an older model, dark green "beat up" Saturn before heading west on Black River Road.
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Officers responded to Scheuermann's home at approximately 1:44pm for a burglary in progress, and as of Wednesday, an investigation into the incident was continuing, police said.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Lower Saucon Police Department at 610-317-6110.
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