Hatboro Police Nab 3 Warminster Residents for Alleged Thefts
The suspects were said to have stolen property from two commercial businesses in Hatboro on two different occasions in November.
Three Warminster residents have been arrested in connection with a pair of November burglaries at commercial businesses in Hatboro. Michael E. Jones, 47, Richard Jastrzebski, 18 and a 17-year-old boy, all of Warminster, allegedly stole two industrial air-conditioning units valued at $3,500 each from the exterior of a commercial building in the 400 block of Lincoln Avenue overnight between Nov. 6 and Nov. 7. Police said the units were then sold as scrap metal for $174. Hatboro police also said that overnight between Nov. 12 and Nov. 13, the alleged thieves entered a commercial business in the 400 block of Springdale Avenue and stole approximately 50 used car batteries which were then sold as scrap for $243. As a result of the first alleged …
CyD252
3:55 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012
The owners of the scrapyard that forked over $174 to some off-the-street sellers with two industrial air-conditioning units should be fined at the very least. Same goes for pawn shop owners who are willing to buy (for example) a half-dozen GPS devices from a single person. If more buyers refused to hand over cast for obviously-stolen merchandise, the demand for such stolen items would drop. more ›