Overview
- Surveillance footage shows two masked individuals smashing the front door with a sledgehammer just before 2 a.m., entering multiple times over roughly five minutes to grab coats and other apparel.
- Police say the suspects loaded the stolen merchandise into a U-Haul pickup parked on St. James Place and were last seen near Bryn Mawr Avenue and Woodbine Avenue heading toward Philadelphia.
- Lower Merion police released the video and confirmed no arrests, asking anyone with information to contact the department.
- The store operated on a limited basis later in the day, with the shattered entrance covered and staff assisting customers through an alternate entry.
- Authorities note the Ardmore Lululemon has been targeted before and warn that delayed alerts from the retailer’s operations center can slow police response, emphasizing prevention and merchant partnerships.