Police Beat

Franconia Township Police are investigating two home burglaries that happened Tuesday afternoon. Police say, The first incident happened on Cowpath Road just after 3pm. Police say, it’s not known how the perpetrators made entry to the home, but the resident reported to police that multiple pieces of jewelry were taken during the burglary. Police say, about an hour after the first burglary, another home was hit on Clearview Drive. According to investigators, the thieves entered the home by kicking down the front door. The burglars made off with an ipad tablet.

Lansdale Borough Police make an arrest in connection with an arson on March 28th. Police say 25-year-old Jordan Fiscus set a car on fire behind the Lansdale Food Mart. Police were able to obtain video surveillance, which helped identify Fiscus. He faces multiple charges of arson and is being held after failing to post 75-thousand dollars bail. 

Four people in Milford Township are dead, believed to be victims of carbon monoxide poisoning. A car was found running in the garage of the home. According to State Police, two adults and their two children were found dead in the home. The children were students of The Quakertown Community School District. The family’s home is located on Kumry Road. The investigation continues 

The Montgomery County Coroner says the death of a 14-year-old girl in King of Prussia Tuesday night was accidental.   She tumbled from an 8th floor window at the Marquis Apartments on Dekalb Pike after being sent to her room for a disciplinary problem by her foster parents.  Investigators say the girl apparently intended to use a makeshift rope made of shoelaces and electrical cords to climb down to the ground but fell before she got onto it.