Crime & Safety

Stolen Bike, Home Burglary in Police Blotter

Read about two recent incidents in Bryn Mawr and Villanova.

The following information was supplied by the Lower Merion Police Department.

Bike theft

A white Cannondale bike, worth $1,300, was stolen from the Bryn Mawr Train Station on April 4, police said. The complainant told police he’d locked the bike up with a Kryptonite bike lock around 8:05 a.m. and returned at 6 p.m. to find the bike gone, the report states.

Burglary

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A home on the 400 block of Devereux Drive in Villanova was burglarized while homeowners were away this week, police said. The burglary occurred between 3 p.m. on April 6 and 10:53 p.m. on April 7, when homeowners returned to find that a door on their main floor had been forced open, according to the report. Several pieces of jewelry were taken, but an estimated value is unknown at this time, police said.

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