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It happened on Thursday, Feb. 16 at around 1 a.m., Caernarvon Township police said in a statement.
The suspect pulled into the Lowe's at 340 Crossings Blvd., walked behind the store, and stole a Craftsman Zero Turn Lawn Mower, they continued. The same model lawn mower is valued at $3,099 on Lowe's website.
Investigators believe the same man is responsible for no less than 14 similar thefts at Lowe's locations throughout the region, including in Downingtown, Reading, Hamburg, Pottstown, Avondale, Lansdale, Oaks, York, and Wilkes-Barre, as well as Middletown, Bear, Newark, and Dover, Delaware, and Sewell, New Jersey.
Detectives do not have a physical description of the suspect, though police say he was wearing all black with a black backpack and bolt cutters in the Caernarvon burglary. His car is described as a silver Chrysler Town & Country minivan with a model year between 2008 and 2017, and had no license plate during the most recent incident.
To submit a tip or to identify the suspect, call the Caernarvon Township Police Department at 610-286-1012, or call Berks County Crime Alerts anonymously at 1-877-373-9913.
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