Crime & Safety
$10,000 In Silverware, Cash, Stolen In Villanova
The following information has been supplied by the Lower Merion Police Department. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction.
On Monday afternoon,  reported to news media the following incidents from the past week in Bryn Mawr and Gladwyne:
Theft from building: More than $10,000 in silverware and cash was stolen from a home on the 700 block of Eagle Farm Road in Villanova between Aug. 16 and Aug. 26, police said. A resident discovered the theft upon returning from vacation; there was no sign of forced entry, according to the report.
Burglary: A bust of Benjamin Franklin, valued at more than $3 million, was stolen from a home on the 600 block of Black Rock Road in Gladwyne on Aug. 24, police said. .
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Burglary: Sometime between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Aug. 24, the rear door of a home on the 1100 block of Hollow Road in Gladwyne was forced open, police said. A jar containing about $70 in coins, along with a jewelry box containing items of unknown value, were stolen, according to the report.
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