Police in Montgomery County are asking for the public's help in identifying two individuals they believe are responsible for breaking into a historic mansion multiple times.
According to the Cheltenham Township Police Department, two suspects have broken into Lynnewood Hall, a 110-room gilded age mansion, three times since Sept. 22, 2024.
All three break-ins occurred between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m., police said. The suspects appear to enter and exit the property in the area of Spring Ave. and Dixon Lane.
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Police said small items were reported missing from the building, and damages related to the burglaries have been in excess of $2000.
If anyone has any information regarding these incidents, they are urged to contact the department's tip line at 215-885-1600 ext. 777.
The mansion -- located at 920 Spring Ave in Elkins Park -- was built in the late 1800s for industrialist Peter A. B. Widener and his family.
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After decades of deterioration, in 2023, the Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation announced plans to renovate and fully restore the mansion.
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