Construction Thefts and a Purse Theft Recently Reported by the Whitemarsh Township Police Department

The Whitemarsh township police responded to the following thefts on July 25:

Theft one: a construction storage area in Lafayette Hill

After an early morning complaint about a theft, a police officer met contractors at a construction storage area at 4000 Fox Hound Drive in Lafayette Hill, according to a police report.  According to police, the area had been locked away by two pad locks that had apparently been cut during the night.  There were trailers inside, three of which had locks that had been cut.  The locks were thick and had apparently been cut with a power saw.  Tools were missing from the trailers.  Behind the initial trailers were other trailers whose locks were cut, and a 1989 Ford F250 was missing, as well, according to the police report.   

Theft two: a purse theft inside a vehicle in Plymouth Meeting

An officer responded to 416 Conlin Road in Plymouth Meeting after a woman complained that her purse was missing from her car that she parked in her driveway and locked the day before, police say.  According to the woman her husband had called her to say that someone charged $175 on her debit card.  The woman also said that her RCA DVD player was missing from the car, as well.