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Lower Moreland Police

Friday, March 1, 2013

Sketch Released of Man Wanted for Huntingdon Valley Home Invasion

Lower Moreland Police say similar incidents have been reported in neighboring townships, including Upper Southampton.

The Lower Moreland Police Department has released a sketch of the individual wanted in a recent home invasion in Huntingdon Valley.  The incident was the latest of a string of home robberies that have occurred in Lower Moreland. But according to the police, this kind of activity is happening in many townships across Bucks and Montgomery Counties.   “We’ve seen an equivalent number of robberies here than in other townships,” Lower Moreland Police Det./Sgt. John MacDonald said. “Upper Moreland, Abington, Upper Southampton, Warminster... everyone is seeing the same kind of activity.” In the latest incident, a man posed as an employee of the Water Department. He told the resident that he needed to check the water in her home on the 170 block …

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11:54 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013

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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Citgo Employee Chases Armed Robber

A man is on the loose after getting away with close to $700 from the Citgo Gas Station on Huntingdon Pike.

The Lower Moreland Police Department confirmed that nobody was hurt during the armed robbery at the Huntingdon Valley Citgo Gas Station Saturday night. However, police did say the robber got away with $670 in cash and the crime is still under investigation. A Citgo employee who wished to remain anonymous told Patch the burglar arrived at the store around 9 p.m. The employee was counting money from the PowerBall lottery sales. "There was a lot of cash. I saw [the robber] enter with a mask; I said, 'I'm done.' He said, 'Give me all the money,' and he pointed to the gun. He said 'give me all the bills, too.'" The employee pressed the panic button twice while the robber was in the store. [The robber] took off when he saw the police coming and …

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