Crime & Safety
Tree Limbs Cut Off Near School, Police Say
Lower Saucon Township Police say the lower limbs of four trees near Saucon Valley Elementary School were mysteriously pruned and left on the sidewalk. The case is being investigated as criminal mischief.
Lower Saucon Township Police say they are investigating a case of criminal mischief involving the cutting of tree limbs near Saucon Valley Elementary School.
In a news release, police said the lower limbs of four trees along the sidewalk near the elementary school playground were cut off sometime between 5 and 8 p.m. May 15.
The limbs "were clean cut with a pruning tool and left on the sidewalk," police said.
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The pruning was unauthorized by the school district, authorities confirmed.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Lower Saucon Police Department at 610-317-6110.
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