Crime & Safety
Four Purses Stolen from Hey Diddle Diddle
Whitemarsh Police said several victims were ripped off as they picked up their children at the Bethlehem Pike day school; a suspicious van was seen in the area with out-of-state tags.
Someone stole four purses from four separate cars parked in the Hey Diddle Diddle Day School parking lot in the 500 block of South Bethlehem Pike earlier this month.
The incidents happened Wednesday, Nov. 13 at about 5:30 p.m. as parents parked their cars and picked up their children from the day school.
According to police, someone smashed the windows of two of the victims’ vehicles; one was parked in the front of the lot, the other in the rear of the lot.
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Two other victims had their purses stolen from their unlocked vehicles.
Three of the victims said they noticed a white Chrysler minivan with Florida tags enter the parking lot prior to the thefts; the victims said the minivan did not stop to pick up any children.
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