Police release video of burglary in West Oak Lane apartment complex

 Surveillance footage of the two alleged burglars. (Image courtesy of Philadelphia Police)

Surveillance footage of the two alleged burglars. (Image courtesy of Philadelphia Police)

Investigators with the Northwest Detective Division released video on Wednesday in an attempt to solve a May 9 burglary at the Windsor Terrace Apartments in West Oak Lane.

 

 

Just before 1 p.m., the pair of unknown males was captured on surveillance video forcing open the door of a third-floor apartment inside the complex located in the 7000 block of N. Broad St.

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They made off with a 40-inch flat-screen television with an estimated value of $300.

Police described the burglars as black men in their 20s.

One has a thin build and beard; he was wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt with writing on the front and dark-colored pants. The other, described as having a medium build, wore a dark-gray hooded sweatshirt with “Nike” and the symbol on the front and dark-colored pants.

Police ask anyone with information about the case, or suspects, to call Northwest Detective Division at (215) 686-3353/54 or the tipsline at (215) 686-TIPS, text a tip to PPD TIP (773847) or send it in via the department’s website.

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