Crime & Safety
Jewelry Stolen During Skippack Open House, Police Say
The alleged thieves posed as potential buyers and stole a wooden box containing jewelry from the master bedroom of the home.
Two unknown females allegedly stole $600 in jewelry from a Skippack home during a real estate open house on March 24, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.
A PSP report states that two females in their early twenties entered the open house on the 3900 block of Mille Road at 2 p.m. and failed to sign in, as the residence was busy with potentially interested buyers.
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The females allegedly traveled to a walk-in closet connected to the master bedroom on the second floor and removed a wooden box from a shelf that contained multiple pieces of jewelry, police said.
The real estate agent observed the two women exit the closet and head to the exit in a quick manor, and did not view any other rooms in the residence, police said.
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According to police, the women were carrying large handbags.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pennsylvania State Police at 610-584-1250 and reference incident number K03-1909282.
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