Suspect Nabbed in Penn Wynne Home Burglary

Lower Merion Township police, responding to a burglary in progress at a Penn Wynne home on Oct. 16, apprehended a man who may have been involved in other nearby recent burglaries, the department said Monday.

The home intrusion and theft occurred around 6 a.m. that morning, on the 1500 block of Crest Road. The homeowner was said to been awakened by a noise in the house.

A neighbor saw someone leaving the residence wearing a gray sweatshirt and dark backpack, and gave a description to a police officer. When police began checking the area, they found a man matching the neighbor’s description at Dover and Hampstead Roads in Haverford.

The neighbor later identified him as the man seen earlier, police said.

Arrested was Jamal Michael Williams, 20, of the 6300 block of Vine Street in Philadelphia. Williams was found be in possession of items reported stolen from the Penn Wynne home upon being searched, police said. He was charged with burglary, criminal trespass, theft and stolen property.

It is unknown how he gained entry into the home, and an investigation is continuing into whether Williams is connected with other recent burglaries in the township, police said.