The incident occurred last week outside AC Moore on Street Road. The suspect escaped in the direction of Norristown Road, causing a two-hour lockdown of Willow Dale Elementary and Log College Middle School.
The Warminster Police Department has released the sketch of the suspect accused of forcibly taking an elderly woman's purse in the parking lot of AC Moore last week. The suspect, described as a white male, possibly in his early 20s and wearing a dark jacket, jeans, wool hat and a light beard, took the purse on the morning of Dec. 6 and escaped into the woods along Norristown Road. Police advised the school district to place the nearby Willow Dale and Log College campuses on lockdown as officers and a K-9 unit searched the area. By 12:45 p.m., the lockdown had been lifted, but the suspect had eluded capture. If anyone has information on this incident or knows the identity of the suspect please contact Warminster Police Detectives Division…
The incident happened at the nearby AC Moore parking lot, and Warminster police advised the district to conduct the lockdown as a precaution. It was lifted at 12:45 p.m.
A purse snatching Thursday morning in the parking lot of AC Moore on Street Road forced Centennial School District officials to place nearby Willow Dale Elementary and Log College Middle School on lockdown. For instant updates, follow Warminster Patch on Facebook and Twitter. A statement from the Warminster Police Department says the assailant, a white male possibly in his early 20s with a light beard and wearing a dark jacket, jeans and wool hat, took the purse from an elderly woman who was with her husband at the time. He then fled to the area around Street and Norristown roads. According to a spokesperson with the school district, the Warminster Police Department recommended the lockdown around 10:45 a.m. as a safety precaution. Police…
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Willow Dale Elementary School
720 Norristown Rd, Warminster, PA
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A.C. Moore
970 W Street Rd, Warminster, PA
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Log College Middle School
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