CELL PHONE PACKAGE THEFTS

Cell phone package thieves strike again, steal more than $2,700 worth of items

The incident occurred in June in Worcester Township.

Pennsylvania State Police Photo by Tony Di Domizio.

The incident occurred in June in Worcester Township.

  • Public Safety

A resident in Worcester Township was the victim of unknown thieves who stole packages containing phones and an iPad from her front porch last month.

Pennsylvania State Police said a 49-year-old woman from the 1300 block of Quarry Hall Road reported on the afternoon of June 20 that an Apple iPhone 15 Pro Titanium, valued at $999, an Apple iPhone 14 256GB, valued at $755, an Apple iPhone 14 128GB, valued at $755, and an Apple iPad 9th Generation 64GB, valued at $250, were stolen from her porch.

Police said the resident witnessed a dark-colored sedan backing out of her driveway and then discovered her items that were delivered were stolen.

Police are investigating.

Back in May, Collegeville Police warned of the new scam.

A common thread in the thefts, according to authorities, is the use of FedEx packages and AT&T phones.

Scammers have also been known to steal FedEx shipping numbers to track deliveries.

Residents are encouraged and recommended to buy cell phones at a physical store, or, if phones are delivered to the home, to request the package be signed for at time of delivery, police said.




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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow, and a staff writer for WissNow. Email him at tony@northpennnow.com. Tony graduated from Kutztown University and went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Patch/AOL, The Reporter in Lansdale, Pa., and The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. He was born and raised in and around Lansdale and attended North Penn High School. Lansdale born. St. Patrick's Day, 1980.

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