(Credit: Upper Providence Police)
The homeowner was distracted in her backyard by one suspect, police said.
Upper Providence Township Police are investigating a daytime distraction burglary that occurred on Sept. 19 at 2:15 p.m. on Elmar Circle in the Royersford section of the township.
Police have asked the public to check home surveillance video on Sept. 17 at 7:15 p.m. and Sept.19 at 2:15 p.m.
Police said the suspect is described as a thin white male in his late 30s, 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, with dark hair.
According to authorities, one suspect lured the homeowner to her backyard and pretended to discuss some potential tree work, while another suspect entered the home and stole multiple items of jewelry.
The suspects were in a newer model blue Chevrolet Equinox, with a large yellow stripe down each side, police said.
Residents of The Highlands at Upper Providence are asked to check their home video surveillance for the suspect vehicle or potential suspects captured on video.
(Credit: Upper Providence Police)Detectives were canvassing the neighborhood the afternoon of Sept. 19, and received information that a suspicious person was seen in the neighborhood on the evening of Sept. 17, police said.
The suspicious male was seen looking into various homes, police said, and does not live in the neighborhood.
Call Upper Providence Township Police’s Officer John Burdsall at 610-933-7899 or 046bur@uprov-montco.org
