Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A 44-year-old man with no known address broke into the Kelch House in Bristol Borough sometime between closing on August 20 and opening on August 21. He left a trail of evidence that led police right to him.
Bristol Borough police responded to a burglary call on August 21 and it was reported a burglary occurred overnight at the popular restaurant located on 101 Mill Street, police said.
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Owner Dawn Kelch told police someone had smashed a window next to the entrance and was able to reach in to open the door entering the business forcibly, court records say.
Police investigation revealed Russell Carlson, 44, upon entering the eatery, made a beeline for the bar taking “three or four bottles” of alcohol and continued to walk around the restaurant leaving a trail of blood behind from unidentified injury, according to the probable cause affidavit.
Investigators, further found Carlson walked across the street to a vacated property and hid a bottle of wine, which authorities found and collected for evidentiary purposes, court documents say.
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Carlson admitted to police, records show, that he broke the sidelight of the business, opening the door, and removing three or four bottles of alcohol, admitting to officials that he has a long history of alcoholism.
Carlson was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Charles W. Baum on burglary and theft charges with a preliminary hearing set for September 4 at Bristol Borough District Court.
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He is now in Bucks County Jail.
