Cell Phone Swiped In Under a Minute at LA Fitness, Police Say

Lower Merion Police Department reported the following incidents to news media at a Monday briefing.

Criminal mischief: At 8:04 a.m. on March 21, graffiti was found on three walk-in metal storage containers at Marywatersford Road and Flat Rock Road, a construction site where Brubacher Excavating is installing storm drains for the township, police said.

Theft: An iPhone 4, valued at $200, was stolen at LA Fitness in Bala Cynwyd after the owner left it alone for less than a minute, police said. On Saturday, the complainant was listening to music on her iPhone and put the phone down at her treadmill to get a sanitary wipe for the machine around 9:45 a.m. She told police she was gone less than a minute, and by the time she returned, her phone was gone, according to the report.

Also reported this week were three burglaries and two attempted burglaries in Bala Cynwyd, Narberth and Penn Valley. Read more here.