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Group wanted for breaking into over 40 cars in a half hour in Philadelphia: police

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Updated  June 19, 2024 1:20pm EDT
Crime & Public Safety
FOX 29 Philadelphia

Philly police investigating 40 cars broken into in a half hour

Philadelphia police are searching for a group who broke into 40 cars in a half hour in Northwest Philly.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities in Philadelphia are searching for a group of men who they say broke into over 40 cars in about half an hour on Monday.

Investigators say the thefts happened between 4:45 a.m. and 5:15 a.m. in the area of 8200 Henry Avenue, 700 Summit Avenue and 600 Autumn River Run.

Video shared by police shows a suspect standing on the side of a moving black Mercedes crossover with tinted windows as it slowly drives through a parking lot.

Group wanted for breaking into over 40 cars in a half hour in Philadelphia: police

Authorities in Philadelphia are searching for a group of men they say broke into over 40 cars in about half an hour on Monday.

Two other suspects are seen running through the parking lot during the quick spate of vehicle break-ins, police video showed.

In another clip, the suspects exit the same dark-colored Mercedes and peer into the windows of parked cars. 

Investigators have asked anyone with information about the break-ins or the suspects' whereabouts to contact Northwest Detectives at 215-686-3353.