Tilden Township Police Department

08/21/2026

UPDATE: 08/21/2026

Around 5pm, ZELLNER turned himself into the Reading City Police Department without incident. He is was turned over to deputies at the Berks County Central Processing Center to await arraignment.

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08/20/2026

Wanted subject: Retail Theft

Actor: Timothy ZELLNER, male, age 49, Hamburg, PA

On 06/02/2026, A male arrived at the Tilden Walmart, selected $240 worth of merchandise and left the store without paying for said merchandise.

On 07/12/2026, Walmart reported the theft to police. The male was later identified through investigative means as ZELLNER.

On 08/19/2026, a warrant of arrest was obtained for ZELLNER for felony Retail Theft and misdemeanor Receiving Stolen Property.

As of the date of this release, ZELLNER also has an active felony arrest warrant from the Berks County Detectives for Dissemination of Child Sexual Abuse Material and related charges.

If you know where ZELLNER is located, you have several options to turn him in.

Anonymously to Crime Alert Berks at (877) 373-9913 or by texting 847411 with the word ALERTBERKS.

Contact the Berks County Sheriffs Warrants Unit at (610) 478-6390 or submit a tip through their mobile app.

Contact the Hamburg Borough Police Department at 610-655-4911 since ZELLNER lives in Hamburg Borough.

Contact the Tilden Township Police Department at (610) 562-9001 or [email protected].

08/19/2026

08/19/2026

On 08/18/2026, charges of felony Retail Theft, misdemeanor Receiving Stolen Property and misdemeanor Theft by Deception were filed against Joshua Robert MCFADDEN, male, age 40 of Pottstown, PA, relative to a shoplifting incident on 06/19/2026 at the Tilden Lowes.

On that date, MCFADDEN selected $1002.00 worth of merchandise in the store and then fraudulently returned the merchandise at customer service. He also received $94.20 in cash for the value of returned taxes.

On 08/18/2026, additional charges of misdemeanor Retail Theft, Receiving Stolen Property and Theft by Deception were filed against MCFADDEN relative to a shoplifting incident on 05/05/2026 at the Tilden Lowes.

On that date, MCFADDEN selected $33 worth of merchandise in the store and then fraudulently returned the merchandise at customer service. He also left the store without paying for $188 worth of additional merchandise.

MCFADDEN is currently in custody at Berks County Prison and is currently a defendant in multiple retail theft cases in multiple Pennsylvania counties.

08/13/2026

08/13/2026

Today, our department took a report where persons were scammed out of monies after paying online in a "rent-to-own" scam for a property that they thought they were agreeing to rent.

The victims had initially found the person on TikTok and thought it to be a legitimate way to rent a property. Many scammers are pretending to be actual realtors in an effort to steal as much monies from would be victims as possible.

The scammers create fake listings for properties that they do not own or legally control.

Before giving any monies or signing any contracts, meet in person with the realtor to judge for yourself if the agreement is legitimate.

Do not send monies via online pay forms like Zelle, Chime, Venmo, Paypal, wire, crypto or gift cards.

Check listings yourself on websites like Zillow.

08/10/2026

08/10/2026

Between 08/03/2026 and 08/06/2026, unknown person(s) pried open a lock box at a residential egg stand along the 2500 block of Mountain Road in Tilden Township. No monies were inside the lock box at the time.

If anyone has information about this incident, please contact the Tilden Township Police Department at (610) 562-9001, [email protected] or anonymously to Crime Alert Berks at (877) 373-9913.

07/29/2026

07/29/2026

A citizen found a child's Schwinn bicycle near the trailhead of the Kernsville Dam Recreational Area.

If have information on the owner of the bicycle, please contact our department with a description of the bicycle to see if it matches.

(610) 562-9001

Inc #61-26-00599

Thank you.

07/29/2026

A huge thank you to MISSION BBQ for donating meals for our officers today!

07/28/2026

07/28/2026

This morning, troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police - Haven Station picked up Christian FRIZ at the Christmas Pines campground in Auburn, PA on the outstanding warrants. He was then transported to the Schuylkill County Prison.

7/25/2026

Retail Theft / Wanted Person

Actor: Christian D FRIZ, male, age 42, Kutztown, PA

On 07/08/2026, the Tilden Walmart, 1800 Tilden Ridge Drive, reported to police that FRIZ left the store without paying for $435 worth of merchandise.

On 07/24/2026, after further information was received from Walmart, a felony arrest warrant was obtained for FRIZ for Retail Theft.

FRIZ has another felony warrant for Retail Theft from late 2025, also involving the Tilden Walmart. He has an additional bench warrant out of Lehigh County related to Arson.

If anyone has information as to FRIZ’ whereabouts, please contact the Tilden Township Police Department at (610) 562-9001, [email protected] or anonymously to Crime Alert Berks at (877) 373-9913.

07/25/2026

7/25/2026

Retail Theft / Wanted Person

Actor: Christian D FRIZ, male, age 42, Kutztown, PA

On 07/08/2026, the Tilden Walmart, 1800 Tilden Ridge Drive, reported to police that FRIZ left the store without paying for $435 worth of merchandise.

On 07/24/2026, after further information was received from Walmart, a felony arrest warrant was obtained for FRIZ for Retail Theft.

FRIZ has another felony warrant for Retail Theft from late 2025, also involving the Tilden Walmart. He has an additional bench warrant out of Lehigh County related to Arson.

If anyone has information as to FRIZ’ whereabouts, please contact the Tilden Township Police Department at (610) 562-9001, [email protected] or anonymously to Crime Alert Berks at (877) 373-9913.

07/25/2026

07/25/2026
Indirect Criminal Contempt (otherwise known as Protection From Abuse violation)

Actor: Karl F PARKER, male, age 51, Milton, PA

Victim: female, age 34

On 07/23/2026 around 4pm, the VICTIM reported to Tilden Township Police that, while staying at a relative’s residence in the township, PARKER violated a Northumberland County emergency Protection From Abuse order by communicating with the VICTIM via text message.

A warrant of arrest was obtained for PARKER which was sent to the Milton Borough Police Department. PARKER was transported to the Northumberland County Jail after his arrest by Milton Borough Police. PARKER was later transferred to the Berks County Jail to await arraignment.