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Theft of Mail

MBG-2025-01-0381 On January 17th, 2025, at approximately 12:30 pm, the police department was contacted by a victim who resides in the 1st block of South Filbert Street in an apartment building. The victim advised they had a packaged delivered to their residence and prior to being able to get the package, it was stolen. Anyone […]

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Theft by Deception

MBG-2025-01-0119 On January 7th, 2025, at approximately 12:10 pm, a resident of the Borough came into the police department to report they were the victim of a possible scam. The victim began communicating with an individual via text message from an unknown phone number in the early part of 2024. The victim continued communications with […]

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Theft of Catalytic Converter

MBG-2024-04-0512 On April 23rd, 2024, at approximately 11:37 AM the Mechanicsburg Police Department was dispatched to the 100 block of South Chestnut Street for the theft of a catalytic converter. The victim reported the theft occurred between 5:00 AM and 9:30 AM. Imprints from jack stands were observed on the roadway. The suspects have not […]

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Attempted Theft

MBG-2024-04-0503 On April 23rd, 2024, at approximately 5:44 AM the Mechanicsburg Police Department was dispatched to the 100 block of East Keller Street for an attempted theft of a catalytic converter. The victim reported they exited their residence and observed their vehicle propped up with a vehicle jack. Three male suspects noticed the victim and […]

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Burglary / Theft by Unlawful Taking

MBG-2024-04-0192 On April 9th, 2024, at approximately 3:07 PM, the Mechanicsburg Police Department was dispatched to the 100 block of West Green Street for a non-active burglary. The victim reported a broken shed window. It was learned a lock box, which contained money, and jewelry were stolen. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked […]

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Theft

MBG-2024-03-0599 On March 26th 2024, at approximately 3:19 PM, the victim contacted the Mechanicsburg Police Department to report a theft. The victim, who resides in the 600 block of S. Market Street, reported the theft of delivered cell phones. The items were delivered and left at the door. An unknown person stole the package. The […]

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Theft by Deception

MBG-2023-10-0769 On October 30th, 2023, at approximately 10:24 am, the police department was contacted by the victim regarding a scam. The victim reported they had began messaging an unknown person on TikTok over one month prior. The victim and the unknown suspect became friends over the course of their conversations. The suspect led the victim […]

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Theft, ID Theft, Access Device Fraud

MBG-2023-09-0625 On September 28th, 2023, the police department was contacted regarding a theft which occurred in the 1st block of West Simpson Street. The victim reported their credit card was used for an online purchase. The victim had left their wallet inside their vehicle. Upon receiving a fraud alert on their phone, they found their […]

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Theft

MBG-2023-08-0150 On August 6th, 2023, at approximately 2:10 pm, the Mechanicsburg Police Department was dispatched to a convenience store in reference to a theft. Officers were shown video in which the suspect waits until the employee is distracted before reaching over the counter and stealing lottery tickets. The following day, Police Officers were called back […]

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Theft

MBG-2023-07-0095 On July4th, 2023, at approximately 11:04 pm., the victim contacted the Police Department to report a theft. The victim stated they were riding the above pictured motorized scooter when the suspect approached. Due to the suspect running toward the victim, they ran on foot leaving the scooter behind. When the victim returned for the […]