Collingswood Police Investigate Vehicle Burglaries

A trio of unrelated incidents has Collingswood police looking for suspects who have damaged a handful of vehicles in the borough. Two of the victims of which are local business owners.

On September 30, police received a report of a vehicle burglary in the 100 block of Ferry Avenue.

A business owner in the area indicated that the passenger-side window to one of his work vans, a 2012 Ford, had been damaged. Some tools and a TomTom GPS unit were removed from within. 

The van had been parked and secured at the time of the incident. 

Then, on October 9, Collingswood police heard from a business owner in the area of Garfield and Haddon Avenues who reported that the rear, driver's side tire of his vehicle had been flattened. A large, sharp-pointed screw was found in the tire. 

Police said the incident is suspicious because a vehicle belonging to one of the victim's employees was also twice damaged. One time, his tires had been slashed; another time, the man found a screw in one of his tires.

Finally, at 9:45 p.m. on October 9, police were called to the 1000 block of Grant Avenue to investigate a report of a driver for a Haddon Township restaurant whose vehicle apparently was burglarized while he was making a delivery.

Police say the driver exited his vehicle to meet with the customers, leaving it running with the doors closed. He allegedly observed two juveniles running from the vehicle when he returned, and attempted unsuccessfully to catch up to them. 

The driver reportedly discovered the door to his vehicle was ajar, and an iPod mini (valued at $110), power cord (valued at $25), cell phone charger (valued at $60), and $60 in cash had been removed from within.

Police have no suspects in these incidents.