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Theft at Local Construction Sites in the 24th and 26th Districts


Four incidents of larceny occurred between Tuesday, February 2 and Monday, February 8 at construction sites in the 24th and 26th districts of Philadelphia. The three unidentified suspects have been described as thin, white males, wearing dark face masks. Surveillance footage from one location captured them departing in a dark colored Nissan Frontier with a self made wooden rack situated on top.

Nissan construction theft suspect

The first incident occurred on the afternoon of February 2. Two individuals entered a construction site located at 2426 Frankford Avenue and absconded with more than a dozen panels of metal fencing (priced at over $1000). The next morning, two unknown males stole 14 12-foot panels of metal fencing from a site at 1601 North Front St.

The third incident occurred on Sunday, February 7. A trio of suspects purloined three panels of metal fencing, 20 sheets of plywood and sixty pieces of lumber from a site at 1830 Frankford Avenue. The fourth incident occurred early the following morning. The robbers took eight more panels of metal fencing (priced at approximately $4000) from a site at 3551 Aramingo Avenue.

Anyone with information regarding this string of robberies is strongly urged to contact the Northeast Detective Division. The number is 215-686-3153. You may also confidentially submit a tip via telephone (215-686-8477), text (773847) or online.

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