Crime & Safety

Burglar Breaks Deadbolted Door to Steal Silver, Police Say

It happened Friday in Penn Valley.

A home was burglarized Friday on Fairview Road in Penn Valley after a deadbolted rear door was knocked down, Lower Merion police said Monday.

The resident of the home on the 400 block of Fairview was gone from about 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, police said. The damaged and open rear door to the kitchen was discovered at that time.

The burglar or burglars took silver candlesticks and candlestick caps, a silver spice box, a silver wine cup and a plastic bag of $50 in change. Repairing the door is expected to cost about $1,000.

Find out what's happening in Narberth-Bala Cynwydwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Anyone with information about the burglary may call police at 610-649-1000.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com.