Crime & Safety

Northampton Police Seek Car Break-In Thieves

The two men stole items from unlocked vehicles in the Holland section on Sunday, police said.

The two men stole items from unlocked vehicles in the Holland section on Sunday, police said.
The two men stole items from unlocked vehicles in the Holland section on Sunday, police said. (Photo via Northampton Police Department)

NORTHAMPTON, PA — Police in Northampton are on the lookout for a man they say broke into cars along with another man in the Holland section.

On Monday, police shared a surveillance photo and video of the man.

At 1:55 a.m. on Sunday, police say, the two men were seen entering and stealing items from vehicles that had been left unlocked in the area.

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Northampton Township Police said they have identified and filed charges on someone for stealing from cars in an unrelated investigation but that the two men from the Sunday break-ins remain at large.

A multi-jurisdictional task force, which includes Northampton Police, is investigating a series of thefts from unlocked vehicles in Bucks and Delaware counties and across New Jersey.

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"While the men in this video do not appear to be connected to the broader investigation by the multi-jurisdictional task force, the common thread in all of the thefts is that every car entered was left unlocked," Northampton Police said. "The thieves move on from cars that are locked and victimize those whose cars are left open."

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