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Two Croydon men caught a man with a criminal history of breaking into a cars on the last day of 2013, and now Nathan Oppmann faces a slew of theft related charges.
Bristol Township police were called to the 1700 block of Dixon Avenue where two men had detained Oppman,19, of Croydon, who they observed breaking into a vehicle, authorities say.
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A watchful neighbor told authorities he had first seen Oppmann a few doors down when his motion activated light came on in his driveway, court records say.
Oppman, according to the probable cause affidavit, was riding his bike down the block, when the neighbor saw him get off the bike and go into a driveway a few doors down.
The neighbor said in court papers that he saw Oppmann walk into a drive way and then saw his neighbor’s vehicle interior light come on when he approached he saw the alleged thief inside car with the drivers side door open rummaging around.
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The neighbor detained Oppmann, with the help of the car owner as they waited for police to arrive telling Oppmann not to run, court records say.
After police arrived, they searched the suspect finding about $27 in crumpled up bills a large sum of loose change, two cell phones, one which was white iPhone and a silver iPod, court records say.
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Police asked Oppmann which phone was his and the suspect told authorities he took the iPhone from another car and didn’t remember the address of where the vehicle was located.
Police also discovered the bicycle Oppmannn was riding was also stolen, according to court documents and all the items taken were later returned to their owners, court records say.
Police took Oppmann into custody and turned him over to Sheriff’s deputies since he had an active warrant for other theft related charges, court records say.
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Oppmann was charged with, prowling, theft, receiving stolen property with his bail set at 10 percent of $25,000. Oppmann is currently in Bucks County Prison.
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.
