Crime & Safety

Crime Stats: 13 Car Crashes, 9 Thefts

A roundup of police calls for the week of Sept. 24 in Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne and Haverford.

Lower Merion police responded to approximately 411 calls the week of Sept. 24 throughout Ardmore, Merion Station, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne and Haverford, up from about 370 calls for service received the previous week.

A version of the department's most recent report, sorted by the type of incident and culled of incidents throughout the rest of Lower Merion, is attached to this article.

Patch also has reported some incidents from the week of Sept. 24 that were relayed in a police briefing.

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From Sept. 24 to 30, the police calls (which do not necessarily indicate arrests were made or charges filed) included:

  • 4 residential burglaries: three during the day and one at night
  • 1 fire
  • 13 car accidents with property damage
  • 9 thefts, including three cases of retail theft and one bike
  • 2 cases of fraud

See the complete list in the attached PDF.

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