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Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Morning News
Jewelry Heist at Willow Grove Park Mall A break-in late last night is being investigated by Abington detectives and the FBI, township police have confirmed. At least six individuals took part in the burglary of the Zale's Jewelry Store, prying open cases to swipe rings, watches and other jewelry items. A battery-powered saw of some sort was used to get through a locked security gate. Painters noticed two black males acting suspiciously near Zales around 10:15 p.m., police said. At 10:18 a circuit breaker was tripped, putting the store's video surveillance out of commission. People were seen running to a dark SUV and speeding away. The operation could be related to other mall burglaries, including one at Whitehall Jewelers in the same mall in January, investigators said. Earlier this month, thieves made off with $250,000 worth of jewelry from two stores in the Salisbury Township South Mall near Allentown. In that case, the robbers pried open glass cases and quickly loaded watches, bracelets, pendants, chains and other items into duffle bags as alarms were sounding. But they were gone before police could respond, according to the Allentown Morning Call.
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