Police Blotter: Thieves Hit Homes in Bala Cynwyd, Belmont Hills

On Monday afternoon, Lower Merion police reported to news media the following incidents from the past week in the Narberth-Bala Cynwyd area:

• Theft from residence: Between Feb. 24 and March 20, someone stole an iPod, prescription medications, jewelry and a digital camera from a home on the 100 block of Fairview Avenue in Belmont Hills, police said.
• Burglary: A home on the 300 block of Trevor Lane in Bala Cynwyd was burglarized between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. March 20, police said. The homeowner left a side door unlocked in the morning, then returned in the afternoon to find one jewelry box missing and another opened and ransacked, police said.
• Public intoxication: Matthew Hooley, 21, of White Bear Lake, MN, was arrested at 12:32 a.m. March 23 after, police said, he was walking in the street on the 200 block of Belmont Avenue and was almost struck by two vehicles.