Two Levittown residents and one Yardley man were arrested and charged yesterday with burglary, theft, receiving stolen property and drug offenses in Solebury Township.
According to Solebury police, the trio were caught after a resident on Old Windy Bush Road called to report a suspicious vehicle with people exiting their neighbor’s home. The resident provided a description of the three individuals and their vehicle to police.
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Officers from Buckingham and New Hope responded to assist Solebury authorities.
A New Hope patrol officer spotted the suspects’ older model Oldsmobile minivan on South Sugan Road. The vehicle was stopped and the three suspects were identified by the neighbor as the trio that had fled from the burglarized house, police said.
“Based on the detailed information from the witness this department with the assistance of surrounding agencies was able to apprehend these suspects immediately after they had burglarized the residence,” a police press release said.
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Stephen M. Burke, 28, of Yardley; Emilio R. Calderin, 29, of Levittown; and Erica N. Pilla, 28, of Levittown were arraigned before District Judge Robert Roth and sent to county jail on 10 percent of $75,000 bail.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
