Watch Suspect Attempt Vehicle Break-In, 4 Hatboro Streets Targeted

HATBORO, PA —The borough has become the latest municipality in Montgomery and Bucks counties to deal with a rash of vehicle thefts or stolen items from vehicles.

The Hatboro Borough Police Department is investigating reports of vehicles being illegally entered while parked overnight.

The reports thus far came from North Penn Street, York Road, Spring Avenue, and West Lehman Avenue, Hatboro Police Chief James Gardner said.

None of the vehicles were forcibly entered and it appears the suspect(s) were looking for valuables in unlocked cars., the chief said in a press release.

Like neighboring Horsham Township and surrounding communities like Northampton and Lower Makefield townships, vehicle theft and thefts from vehicles are becoming a hot crime of late.

Horsham Township has reported a rash of vehicle-related crimes so far this month. Lower Makefield Township also reported two vehicle thefts and 19 burglaries from vehicles in its recent police blotter. Meanwhile, Northampton Township was hit with a wave of vehicle thefts late last year, including a Rolls Royce and Lamborghini.

Hatboro police have obtained a surveillance video that depicts a dark four-door sedan stopping in front of a home at approximately 1:24 a.m. Wednesday.

A tall man wearing a dark-colored Nike sweatshirt, grayish pants, and wearing a face mask is seen exiting the vehicle. The man then walks onto a residential driveway and pulls the door handles on three cars.

The vehicles were locked, so entry was unsuccessful. The man then gets back in the car and the vehicle drives away, the video shows.

Police remind everyone not to store valuables in their vehicles and always lock their vehicles when parked.

Anyone with information on these incidents or who recognizes the man in the video should call the Hatboro Police Detective Division at 215-675-2832.