Crime & Safety

Video: Crime Victim Speaks Out About Recently Burglaries

Thieves have been targeting Haverford Township, Wynnewood and Penn Wynne neighborhoods.

NBC 10 spoke to one victim in a recent series of burglaries in Wynnewood and Penn Wynne.

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, the Haverford Township Police Chief Carmen Pettine said recently Haverford Township has seen a “spike” in burglaries.

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Between Dec. 18 and Feb. 06, the police department has received 19 reports of attempted or actual burglaries, but Pettine stressed that in the majority of the cases entry was only gained because the homeowner had unlocked doors and windows.

Pettine said some of the cases have been solved and the police are close to making arrests in the remaining cases. He said those who committed those crimes were mostly from the township.

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