Police Activity: Prowler, Bad Checks, Simple Assault

 police responded to 199 calls the week of July 30 through Aug. 5 throughout Bryn Mawr and Gladwyne, down from , department records show.

A version of the department's most recent report, sorted by the type of incident with incidents from the rest of Lower Merion removed, is attached to this article.

During that week, police calls (which do not necessarily indicate arrests were made or charges filed) included:

• 1 abandoned refrigerator
• 11 animal incidents: 3 with cats, 4 with dogs, 3 with raccoons and 1 classified as "all other"
• 1 burglary (no force, residential), at 3:15 p.m. Aug. 5 on the unit block of Thomas Avenue in Bryn Mawr
• 1 incident of compromised identity
• 1 heating/insulation fire
• 3 incidents of bad checks, at 5:17 p.m. Aug. 1 on the 100 block of South Bryn Mawr Avenue
• 1 incident of credit card/ATM fraud
• 4 car crashes involving personal injury
• 10 car crashes with property damage
• 1 prowler, at 10:09 a.m. Aug. 4 on the 1100 block of Barberry Road in Gladwyne
• 1 simple assault, at 5:37 p.m. Aug. 5 on the 1000 block of Waverly Road in Gladwyne
• 9 suspicious people, circumstances or vehicles
• 2 thefts from buildings