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Bensalem Police Seek Help Catching Burglar

The man attempted to enter a home in Wellington Estates by cutting the screen on a window, Bensalem Police said.

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The man attempted to enter a home in Wellington Estates by cutting the screen on a window, Bensalem Police said.
The man attempted to enter a home in Wellington Estates by cutting the screen on a window, Bensalem Police said. (Photo via Bensalem Police Department)

BENSALEM, PA — The Bensalem Police Department is asking for the public's help catching a burglar who tried to break into a local home recently.

The attempted burglary happened at about 6 a.m. on Aug. 28 in the 1200 block of William Penn Drive in the Wellington Estates subdivision.

According to police, the burglar was captured on a home surveillance system trying to get into the home by cutting the screen on a ground-floor window. Police shared an image captured by that system, asking the public for help identifying the burglar.

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Anyone with information in the case may contact Bensalem Police at 215-633-3719.

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