Crime & Safety
Two Arrested for Role in Burglary, Police Say
A West Allens Lane apartment building was targeted March 17.
Police officers in the 14th District have arrested two Philadelphia men in connection with the recent burglary of an apartment building on West Allens Lane.
About 3 a.m. March 17, surveillance footage captured two men forcing open the front door of the “E” building at 126 West Allens Lane, police say.
After forcing open the door, the two men entered the building. Police say they then left the building and returned just a few minutes later with bolt cutters.
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Once inside, police say, the two men stole sections of copper pipe valued at $70.
An officer at the 14th district recognized the two men from the surveillance video before the arrest was made.
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Both men were arrested without incident and charged with burglary and related offenses.
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