PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A Philadelphia-area roofer known in the community for giving back is picking up the pieces after a destructive burglary at his home.<\/p>\n
The burglars made off with a long list of valuables and even several weapons.<\/p>\n
“All my firearms are missing, jewelry, some of my daughter’s jewelry, some of my clothes,” said Lawless. “Just a bunch of things. We don’t even know what’s all missing yet. They destroyed my whole house.”<\/p>\n
Lawless says it was his sister who discovered the mess. She was checking on his pets while he was on a family vacation in Wildwood, New Jersey.<\/p>\n
“She was just at a loss for words and said, ‘Joey, somebody robbed your house.’ She flipped the camera. My whole entire house is just destroyed,” said Lawless. “You don’t expect your stuff to be gone like that. This is your home. This is where you keep your safe things. Things you love and your valuables.”<\/p>\n
It all started Tuesday afternoon. According to Philadelphia police, it was around 1 p.m. when an unknown person first entered his Frankford-area home.<\/p>\n
Hours later, home surveillance captured three masked men in his backyard.<\/p>\n
“My wife went through the cameras and we seen three masked men jump the fence, open the window, come through the back window, open the front door, then three guys went in with their guns and raided the house,” said Lawless.<\/p>\n