Burglaries, Stolen Vehicle, Thefts, More: Lower Merion Crime Blotter

LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA — Lower Merion Township Police shared details of crime incidents that occurred recently.

See details on these incidents below:

June 19

• Burglary (Haverford) - The victim returned home from vacation and discovered multiple rooms gone through and ransacked on the second floor of their residence. No force was located to any exterior doors or windows, but a rear door was found unsecured. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

June 18

• Theft of Vehicle (Bala Cynwyd) - The victim's Acura was stolen from the parking lot of a hotel during the overnight hours. A check of the area where the Acura was last parked revealed a damaged door lock cylinder in the parking space. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

June 17

• Theft from Vehicle (Bala Cynwyd) - The front passenger side window of the victim's Chevrolet was broken out and the interior of the vehicle was gone through while parked in the parking lot of a local fitness center. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
• Theft from Vehicle (Bala Cynwyd) - While investigating the above theft, a Mitsubishi was discovered in the same parking lot with its rear driver's door window broken out. The interior of the vehicle was gone through. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
• Theft from Vehicle (Bala Cynwyd) - While investigating the above theft, a Ford was discovered in the same parking lot with its rear passenger side door window broken out. The interior of the vehicle was gone through. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

June 15

• Theft of Vehicle (Bala Cynwyd) - The victim's Dodge was stolen from the parking lot of their apartment complex during the overnight hours. Broken glass was discovered in the parking space where the Dodge had last been located. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

June 14

• Theft of Bicycle (Belmont Hills) - The victim's Trek bicycle was stolen from the unsecured garage of the victim's residence while the victim was away on vacation. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

June 12

• Burglary (Penn Valley) - The victim returned home and discovered forced entry into their residence and multiple open doors. It was discovered that multiple rooms were entered and gone through, and that a safe was removed from the residence. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

June 10

• Attempted Theft of Vehicle (Bala Cynwyd) - The lock to the driver's side door of the victim's Kia was removed and tampering was discovered to the steering column of the victim's vehicle. This occurred during the overnight hours while the vehicle was parked along the street in front of the victim's residence. The investigation into the incident is continuing.
• Burglary (Merion Station) - A local auto body shop had a garage door forced open and numerous items were taken from inside the auto body shop. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
• Attempted Theft of Vehicle (Bala Cynwyd) - The lock to the driver's side door of the victim's Hyundai was removed and tampering was discovered to the steering column of the victim's vehicle. This occurred during the overnight hours while the vehicle was parked along the street in front of the victim's residence. The investigation into the incident is continuing.