Things continue to get meaner out on the mean streets of Delaware County.
The home invasion epidemic is spreading. Police in Marple are investigating two incidents that occurred in a span of 72 hours Monday and Wednesday nights.
Now Collingdale police say they are probing a third incident, which occurred overnight.
A common theme seems to run through all three incidents. In all three cases, Asian business persons seem to have been targeted, followed to their homes and then attacked.
In the two Marple incidents, the merchants were followed back to their Marple homes from their businesses in West Philadelphia and Upper Darby. Now in Collingdale, an Asian merchant was attacked in his home, which is over his store on MacDade Boulevard.
Police this morning are teaming to work on several leads, and may be getting a break in Philadelphia. Three suspects are being questioned and authorities believe they could be involved in as many as six home invasions. State police and the FBI have joined in the investigation. And Delaware County District Attorney G. Michael Green is expected to address the situation later today.
So far, there have been no serious injuries in the three Delco incidents. That’s if you think having your home invaded and ransacked by armed thugs does not leave some serious scars, both on those directly attacked and the neighborhoods whose peace has been shattered.
Let’s hope police get these thugs off the streets before one of these incidents ends in tragedy.
The home invasion epidemic is spreading. Police in Marple are investigating two incidents that occurred in a span of 72 hours Monday and Wednesday nights.
Now Collingdale police say they are probing a third incident, which occurred overnight.
A common theme seems to run through all three incidents. In all three cases, Asian business persons seem to have been targeted, followed to their homes and then attacked.
In the two Marple incidents, the merchants were followed back to their Marple homes from their businesses in West Philadelphia and Upper Darby. Now in Collingdale, an Asian merchant was attacked in his home, which is over his store on MacDade Boulevard.
Police this morning are teaming to work on several leads, and may be getting a break in Philadelphia. Three suspects are being questioned and authorities believe they could be involved in as many as six home invasions. State police and the FBI have joined in the investigation. And Delaware County District Attorney G. Michael Green is expected to address the situation later today.
So far, there have been no serious injuries in the three Delco incidents. That’s if you think having your home invaded and ransacked by armed thugs does not leave some serious scars, both on those directly attacked and the neighborhoods whose peace has been shattered.
Let’s hope police get these thugs off the streets before one of these incidents ends in tragedy.
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