Pennsylvania State Police Photo by Tony Di Domizio.
Hue Han Chau, of the 100 block of Fairway Drive, Lower Salford, was charged by Pennsylvania State Police Aug. 20
A Lower Salford Township man has been charged with felony retail theft after allegedly cutting through a security cable and stealing more than $2,000 worth of tennis rackets from a Montgomery County racquet club.
Hue Han Chau, 55, of the 100 block of Fairway Drive, was charged by Pennsylvania State Police Aug. 20 with one count of felony retail theft in connection with a theft reported at Frog Hollow Racquet Club, 2115 Weber Road, police said.
Investigators said the theft occurred the morning of Aug. 16. Surveillance footage showed a man, later identified as Chau, placing a duffel bag near a public seating area, cutting a metal safety wire, and placing seven rackets valued at $2,013.40 into the bag, authorities alleged. Police said Chau then left without making any purchases.
The racquet club’s co-owner reported the missing rackets and severed cable to police on Aug. 17. On Aug. 19, the club’s surveillance contractor reviewed video footage and identified Chau, who was known to staff as a frequent visitor and as a parent who had enrolled his children in tennis lessons, police said.
Chau is free on $3,000 unsecured bail ahead of a Sept. 3 preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Adam T. Katzman.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
