Keys Stolen From Broomall Home Used To Burglarize Store: Police

BROOMALL, PA – A Broomall home was ransacked by four burglars over the weekend, and the suspects found a set of keys that let them break into the homeowner's Philadelphia store where they stole more items, Marple Township Police said.

According to police, a home on Woodberry Road in Broomall was burglarized the afternoon of Saturday, June 18.

Police said four white males were inside the home for about an hour and stole money, jewelry, and high-end clothes while ransacking the entire home.

But police said the suspects made off with a set of keys that allowed the men to get access to a Philadelphia store operated by the home owners.

Police said later that night the suspects entered House of Cheese and Cold Cuts on Woodland Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia and stole merchandise and cash.

Police said they believe the suspects had a working knowledge of the family's schedule as they took so long inside the family's home.

"We're quite certain the family was watched of followed so the suspects knew where they worked and lived," Marple Police Lt. Brandon Graeff said.

Graeff said the owners' adult children spoke with neighboring stores to obtain security footage of the suspects and turned over images to Marple Police.

Police said there is no indication of the suspects being armed.

Marple Police are working with detectives in Philadelphia Police Department's Southwest Detective Division to find the suspects.

Anyone with information regarding these two incidents is asked to contact Marple Police at (610) 356-1500 or Philadelphia Police at (215) 686-3183 or 686-3184.

Images via Marple Township Police