2 men wanted for 5 burglaries in Delaware, Montgomery Counties

ARDMORE, Pa. (CBS) — Police are looking for housebreaking suspects who went on a two-hour crime spree spanning two Pennsylvania counties, concentrating on eating places and forsaking loads of injury.

The burglaries occurred in Delaware and Montgomery Counties. Authorities are asking residents and enterprise house owners to concentrate on who’s round.

Safety video confirmed two masked suspects — one holding a crowbar — inside Carlino’s Specialty Meals in Ardmore. Police declare the suspects have been looking for money.

It occurred round 2 a.m. on Jan. 9.

“Felt like I used to be violated,” Sam’s Brick Oven Pizza proprietor Christ Thornton mentioned.

Subsequent door, Thornton says his pizza store was additionally hit.

“We work onerous for our cash and when somebody simply is available in and takes it,” Thornton mentioned, “it is fairly disrespectful.”

Haverford police imagine the identical suspects burglarized at the very least 5 companies in Haverford, Decrease Merion and Radnor Townships early morning on Jan. 9.

“They have been on a mission that night time to commit as many burglaries as they presumably might,” Haverford Police Chief Joe Hagan mentioned.

In every case, police additionally declare the suspects received by way of a again door and made it out with hundreds of {dollars} in money.

“They have been clearly on the lookout for cash,” mentioned Mary Guzman of Sontuosa BYOB in Bryn Mawr.

Guzman confirmed CBS Philadelphia a photograph of the again glass door she says the suspects broke by way of earlier than stealing money.

“It is an terrible feeling as a result of as soon as that occurs,” Guzman mentioned, “you are strolling round together with your head — did you lock the again door? It makes for lots of stress.”

Police additionally imagine the suspects are behind two further tried burglaries that occurred in Decrease Merion on the identical day.

“They need to be ashamed of themselves,” Guzman mentioned. “In these onerous instances, in the event you want one thing, I am the nicest particular person on this planet — name me, ask me and I will give it to you. Do not steal it from me. It isn’t yours.”

Hagan mentioned it was “very fortunate” that nobody was injured within the incidents.

“In one of many circumstances, a supply particular person comes across the identical time the topic was within the constructing and he was late that morning so he missed him by about 20 minutes,” Hagan mentioned. “Who is aware of if he was within the enterprise, it might have been rather a lot worse.”

Anybody with data is urged to name the police.