Troopers advise locking cars and moving valuables inside your home when not driving.
You could say that a burglar trolling a neighborhood for valuables had varied interests when considering the items recently taken from vehicles. Or is it more likely that they just grabbed whatever they thought they could find to resell? Yeah, let's go with that one. Either way, at least seven vehicles were entered overnight Friday into Saturday in the Farmington Hills development in Lower Macungie Township, according to state police at Fogelsville. The vehicles were entered between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Items taken varied from GPSes, guitars, money, a purse and six toy Nerf guns. Several of the vehicles were unlocked, but in two instances windows were smashed, police said. The break-ins occurred along Goldenrod Drive, in the 7300 block of …
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Burglary attempt goes down the drain, police say.
It's tough to say who likely was more surprised: the burglar who encountered a Lower Macungie resident at home or the resident who was showering and wasn't expecting a burglar to come calling. Either way, both probably would like to wash their hands of the matter. State police at Fogelsville said an unknown person entered a residence about 3:30 p.m. Jan. 17 in the 1200 block of Country Club Road. That person used an open garage door as an invitation to go on inside and rummage through drawers in the kitchen area. Apparently hearing noise downstairs, the resident exited the shower and yelled downstairs in an effort to scare away the intruder. While the adage goes that a little soap and water never hurt anyone, apparently this burglar didn't…
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michelle
11:10 am on Thursday, October 4, 2012
and simply just take your valuables in your home at night...and leave your car unlocked..if they want to get in, they are going to get in. At least then you won't have a smashed window to deal with on top of the stolen items. more ›