Thursday, February 21, 2013
Another home targeted on Maple Avenue in Doylestown recently.
A home on Doylestown Borough's Maple Avenue was burglarized recently, the third such incident in recent weeks. In the latest incident, the burglarized home was in the 300 block of Maple Avenue. Police believe entry was likely gained through an unsecured first-floor window. An iPad and $380 cash were stolen from the kitchen of the home, according to the police report. The iPad was valued at about $636. The theft occurred sometime between 11 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15 and 7:15 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16. The most recent break in similar to two other recent cases. On Jan. 11, a resident of the 300 block of Maple Avenue reported that an unlocked rear door was entered and a MacBook Pro laptop computer was removed. The homeowner was asleep on a …
Monday, October 22, 2012
A New Britain man is behind bars for his alleged involvement in at least one Horsham Township burglary.
A 53-year-old New Britain man who works as an exterminator has been charged with burglary for allegedly burglarizing a Meetinghouse Road home, Horsham Township Police said. Scott Wills was arraigned before Judge Zucker and was remanded to Montgomery County Prison in lieu of bail following the Oct. 19 burglary, which occurred at about 12:50 p.m., police said. Upon responding to the residence, police discovered a rear door with the window smashed out. Police said a neighbor saw someone run toward the woods at the rear of the property. Officers checked in the immediate area then set up a perimeter. A canine from Cheltenham Police Department responded. An extensive track was done, but Wills was not located. Officers cleared the immediate …
Friday, October 5, 2012
The recent theft of jewelry from a home on East Street is the latest in a string of burglaries to homes and jewelers in recent months, police said.
A recent burglary of a home on Doylestown's East Street is the latest in a string of jewelry thefts around town, police said Thursday. It's also part of a recent crime trend that has been seen in other parts of Bucks County. "There've been quite a few jewelry thefts, and there’ve been quite a few jewelry stores hit lately," Doylestown Police Lt. Pat Penecale said Thursday. "It’s been pretty prevalent." In August, jewelry worth more than $3,700 was reported missing from a home on Penn Street. Last month, about $4,600 worth of jewelry was stolen from Antiques in Doylestown. In another incident, someone tried to break into Carroll's Jewelers but was unable to get into the building. The latest theft happened on Friday, Sept. 28 sometime …
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Police said he had been living in a tent along the Neshaminy Creek for about a month.
Doylestown Township police this week arrested a homeless man they say had been living in a tent along the Neshaminy Creek in the area of the 1700 block of South Easton Road, they said Sunday. Roy A. Smith, 50, of no fixed abode, was arrested on a warrant out of Camdem County, NJ, Doylestown Township Police Chief Stephen White said. Police stopped Smith on Wednesday, Nov. 23, around 7:40 a.m. When they checked his identification, they found he was wanted by the Camden County prosecutors office for failure to appear on a burglary charge. Smith had been living in the Doylestown Township area for about 30 days, police said their investigation discovered. He was arrested as a fugitive from justice and arraigned before District Judge Maggie …
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Two men broke into a home on East Swamp Road last night, waking up the homeowner, who chased them out.
UPDATED A brazen, middle-of-the night break-in has Doylestown Township police pleading for residents to keep an eye out for strange people in their neighborhoods, especially at night. "People will know what is appropriate for their neighborhood, and if they see anything that makes the hair on the back of their head stand up, we want them to call us," Police Chief Stephen White said Wednesday. "I don't care if they call the police department 10 times a day. I want them to call." Last night, about 12:35 a.m., a man who lives on Route 313 near York Road called the police to report that two men had broken into his home. The burglars woke up the man and his wife, White said, when they began prowling through the second floor of the home, opening…
Monday, November 22, 2010
The thief or thieves might have gotten in through unlocked doors while residents were home.
Someone broke into two Doylestown Township homes overnight this weekend while the families were home, stealing money and credit cards, then escaping. The thief probably got into both houses through unlocked doors, Doylestown Township Police Chief Stephen White said Monday. He reminded all area residents to lock all their doors - including the door to the garage, which he called "the weakest point" in most homes. "People unfortunately make the assumption that we're in Doylestown Township, nothing's going to happen," White said. "That's just not the case." Both burglaries reportedly occurred late Friday night or early Saturday morning and were reported on Saturday, White said. Residents of the 100 block of Pine Mill Circle reported a …
Tom Albert
2:50 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013
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