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Daytime Jewelry Theft, 'Suspicion Person' Investigation In Eastern PA Daytime Jewelry Theft, 'Suspicion Person' Investigation In Eastern PA
Daytime Jewelry Theft, 'Suspicion Person' Investigation In Eastern PA Two complaints of suspicious people in neighborhoods including one daytime "distraction burglary" involving jewelry are under investigation, police announced in a release on Friday, Sept. 20.  The first incident happened in the Highlands at Upper Providence community around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17.  A suspicious person was seen in the neighborhood looking into people's homes.  "The resident making this report is adamant they have never seen this male in the neighborhood before and have not seen him since," the police said.  The suspicious person is described as …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
'Distraction Burglary': Pair Stole Jewelry After Asking To Use Bathroom At Bucks Home, Cops Say 'Distraction Burglary': Pair Stole Jewelry After Asking To Use Bathroom At Bucks Home, Cops Say
'Distraction Burglary': Pair Stole Jewelry After Asking To Use Bathroom At Bucks Home, Cops Say Police in Lower Southampton are looking for two suspects in a "distraction burglary," the department said Friday, April 26.  The pair, a man and a woman, approached a homeowner in the township's Oakford section about seal-coating their driveway, authorities said.  When they were turned down, they said the woman was pregnant and asked if she could use the homeowner's bathroom, according to police.  The homeowner obliged but later noticed multiple pieces of jewelry missing, investigators said.  They were driving a red Ford pickup truck with the bumper and grill both…

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by Mac Bullock