Rash Of Vehicle Crimes Reported Over 2 Weeks In Warminster Township

WARMINSTER, PA —Warminster Township, like neighboring communities in Bucks and Montgomery counties, is experiencing a rash of thefts or attempted thefts from vehicles and vehicles that are being stolen.

Over the course of two weeks, the Warminster Township Police Department reported 12 of these vehicle crimes for the period of Jan. 2 to Jan. 15.

Here are the vehicle crimes:

Theft of Vehicle —On Jan. 15, police took the report of a theft of a vehicle, described as a 2021 Grey Ford EcoSport, during the overnight hours located in the parking lot of Charter Arms Apartments on Potter Street. Police are investigating. The vehicle has been entered into the national system as stolen.

Attempted Theft of Vehicle —On Jan. 14, police took the report of a possible attempted theft of a vehicle during the overnight hours located in the area of the 1000 block of Mearns Road. The owner found the vehicle which was parked in their driveway to have its steering column damaged. Police are investigating.

Theft From Vehicle —On Jan. 2, police took the report of a theft from a vehicle located in the area of Coronet Road. The vehicle, which was parked on the street, appeared to have its rear window smashed out. Items were removed from the center console, including a handgun. The handgun was entered in NCIC as stolen. Police are investigating the incident.

Attempted Theft From Vehicle —On Jan. 2, police took the report of an attempted theft from a vehicle located in the area of the 400 block of E. Street Road, Centennial Station Complex. The glove box of the car appeared to have been broken open, but at this time no items appeared to have been taken. Police are investigating this and other similar incidents that occurred in the same area.

Attempted Theft From Vehicle —On 1/2/2023, police took the report of an attempted theft from a vehicle located in the area of the 400 block of E. Street Road, Centennial Station Complex. The glove box of the unlocked car appeared to have been opened and gone through, at this time no items were reported missing. Police are investigating this and other similar incidents that occurred in the same area.

Attempted Theft From Vehicle —On Jan. 2, police took the report of an attempted theft from a vehicle located in the area of the 400 block of E. Street Road, Centennial Station Complex. The glove box and center console of the car appeared to have been opened, at this time no items were reported missing but the vehicle appeared to have been rummaged through. Police are investigating this and other similar incidents that occurred in the same area.

Theft From Vehicle —On Jan. 8, police took the report of a theft from a vehicle located in the area of Rowan Street. The vehicle was parked. During the overnight hours, a man entered the vehicle and removed some items, and rummaged through the vehicle. Before leaving, the man attempted to enter a second vehicle parked next to it, but the doors were locked so it appears no entry was made to that vehicle. Police are investigating the incident.

Attempted Theft From Vehicle —On Jan. 8, police took the report of an attempted theft from a vehicle located in the area of Tall Oaks Drive. The owner reported the vehicle had been rummaged through but nothing was reported missing at this time. Video that was gathered during the investigation shows what appears to be a man wearing a mask going through the general area of Tall Oaks Drive pulling on car doors and in some cases entering unlocked vehicles. Police are investigating this and other similar incidents that occurred in the same area.

Theft From Vehicle —On Jan. 11, police took the report of a theft from a vehicle in the 700 block of Norristown Road. The vehicle which was parked and possibly unlocked had a purse stolen from it. The owner received a notice from her bank that her bank card had an attempted use at a store after being stolen. Police are investigating.

Theft of Registration Plate from Vehicle —Police took the report that sometime between Jan. 9 and Jan. 10 that a suspect had removed a license plate from a vehicle in the area of Resurrection Drive. The vehicle tag was entered into the National Database NCIC by Warminster PD. On Jan. 14, Haverford Township Police Department in Delaware County arrested a woman who was driving a vehicle they had stopped which was displaying the stolen tag.

Attempted Theft From Vehicle —On Jan. 5, police took the report of an attempted theft from a vehicle located in the area of the 400 block of E. Street Road, Centennial Station Complex. The glove box of the car appeared to have been opened and gone through at this time no items of value appeared to have been taken. Police are investigating this and other similar incidents that occurred in the same area.

Theft From Vehicle —On Jan. 15, police took the report of a theft from a vehicle in the Aspen Grove Apartment complex located on E. Street Road. The vehicle which was parked for a few days appeared to have been forcibly entered. Items including power tools were reported taken from the vehicle. The theft reportedly occurred sometime between Jan. 9 and Jan. 15. Police are investigating.