Crime & Safety
Middletown Archery, St. Sharbel Church Burglarized
The following information has been supplied by the Pennsylvania State Police-Media Barracks.
Two local establishments were recently burglarized around the same time late Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, according to the .
The , on Barren Road in Middletown Township, was hit between 11 p.m. on July 24 and 7 a.m. on July 25, according to State Police.
Unknown persons threw a brick through the front window and entered through the front door, according to State Police.
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The persons removed 19 compound bows and five cross bows with a total value of about $19,070, according to State Police.
Cindy Bevilacqua, co-owner of Middletown Archery Club, is currently in London serving as the Her mother and co-owner, Grace Gilbert, however is manning the club awhile she is away.
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According to the Archery Club's Facebook page, Gilbert was shaken up by the incident but is doing fine. The club will be closed through July 30.
The St. Sharbel Church, on Providence Road in Edgmont Township, was broken into between 10 p.m. July 24 and 7:30 a.m. on July 25, according to State Police.
Unknown persons forced entry through a side door and removed about $50 in change from the Donations to the Poor box, according to State Police.
Anyone with information about either incident is urged to call police at 484-840-100.
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