Crime & Safety

Con Man Steals Car, Money & Cordless Phone

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Burglary & Auto Theft

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Steamboat Station, 1800 Building

Approximately 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 25

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An elderly resident of Steamboat Station reported that an unknown man approached her outside of her condo, told her he was the son of another resident and then asked to use her bathroom. 

The woman let the man into her home. He then convinced her to allow him to borrow her car to retreive a spare key to his parent's condo.

He left in the woman's red 2000 Saturn SL2 sedan with PA license plate EPE2144, along with several items he stole from her home, including: cash, a cordless telephone and a credit card.

The man is described as a white male in his 20s, approximately 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, with brown hair and a beard.


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