Montgomery County authorities are looking for a suspect whom they believe is responsible for last weekend?s theft of thousands of dollars worth of wedding gifts from the William Penn Inn in Lower Gwynedd.
Authorities on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Joseph P. Franzone Jr., 35, of the 300 block of Cherry Alley, Bridgeport, in connection with the theft.
During the July 7 wedding reception at the William Penn Inn, a family member and two others were helping out the newly married couple by transferring wedding gifts from a table in the vestibule area and taking the items to their cars.
One of the items was a large white box in the shape of a wedding cake that contained cash, checks and cards from some of the 86 guests attending the reception.
Leaving the car unlocked, the family member went back for additional gifts. On her return, she discovered the box containing the envelopes was missing.
Police place the value of the missing gifts and envelopes at $3,000 to $5,000.
The groom, reviewing surveillance video with the family member, told police that he observed a man in a green shirt walk into the banquet area, look around and leave. Neither the groom nor the family member could identify the man, who was not an invited guest to the wedding reception.
Surveillance video also showed the man sitting in a gray vehicle parked near the banquet hall.
The theft was reported and broadcast in the local media Tuesday. These reports contained surveillance photographs taken at the William Penn Inn.
Police immediately began receiving tips from the public including 19 tips that identified the man in the surveillance video as Joseph Franzone, who lived with his girlfriend in Bridgeport, according to the criminal complaint.
The girlfriend met with police officers on Wednesday, giving them the OK to search her gray Mazda. During the search, police found a wedding card under the front passenger seat of the car, the complaint said. The card was addressed to the newlyweds and signed by a couple who had attended the wedding reception.
The girlfriend went to the police station to give police a statement. While she was there, she identified the suspect in the surveillance photograph as Franzone, her boyfriend, according to the complaint. Franzone borrowed her car Sunday to go to the Valley Forge Resort Casino, leaving at about noon and not returning until about 11 p.m.
The girlfriend explained to police that Franzone was let go from his job some three weeks earlier and had to return the company truck, the complaint said.
Discussing a possible motive for the crime, District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said, ?Theft crimes are generally motivated by a need or greed for money. This case seems to be no different.?
Witnesses told police that Franzone, who allegedly had had an addiction to prescription painkillers, had relapsed several months ago, according to complaint. Franzone also may have had a gambling problem, the complaint said witnesses told police.
Anyone with knowledge of Franzone?s whereabouts should contact Lower Gwynedd police at 215-646-5303.
Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52452818/ns/local_news-delaware_valley_pa_nj/
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