Burglars Strike 6 Homes, Succeed in 3, Police Say

Burglars who struck homes around Cherry Hill in the second week of September did so with just a 50-50 success-failure rate, Cherry Hill Police said.

Police responded to a total of six burglary calls between Sept. 7 and Sept. 14, with the majority of the incidents happening on the west side of the township.

Burglars were successful in hitting a home on East Tampa Avenue some time during that, police said, breaking into a home between Sept. 6 and Sept. 14 to steal copper pipes.

Burglars were also successful in an incident on Hoffman Avenue on Sept. 13, police said, breaking into a home overnight via a rear door, though it wasn’t evident what might’ve been taken in that incident.

The third successful burglary happened in the 400 block of Pelham Court, when burglars broke into a home Sept. 10 and stole electronics, police said.

That last successful burglary came the same day as an unsuccessful attempt in the 300 block of Pelham Court, police said, where would-be burglars tried to force their way in via a side door without any luck.

Burglars were also unsuccessful in breaking into a home on Woodland Avenue between Sept. 7 and Sept. 8, police said, and at a home on Country Club Drive some time between Aug. 31 and Sept. 7.

All the incidents are under investigation by the Cherry Hill Police Investigative Unit.