Crime & Safety

$1200 In Merchandise Exits West Whiteland Township Target

Police are looking for someone who shoplifted merchandise worth more than $1200 from a West Whiteland Township Target store.

WEST WHITELAND TOWNSHIP, PA — Two large boxes marked "Bird Air" were walked out of Target on Sunday in a cart pushed by a shoplifting suspect, according to West Whiteland Township Police.

The West Whiteland Township Police Department is investigating an alleged $1,278 theft from a Target store in the township on June 20.

Surveillance photos of a suspect show a man leaving the store with two large boxes in a shopping cart just after 5 p.m. Sunday. The boxes say "Bird Air," a brand of electric scooter that Target's website shows the retailer sells for $499 each. Police did not confirm the contents of the boxes.

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The photo shows a person wearing a black mask and white cap.

Another surveillance photo shows a suspect's vehicle, a silver Subaru four-door hatchback.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Scott Pezick at 610-363-0200 ext. 1017 or spezick@westwhiteland.org.

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