A Levittown man was sentenced to jail this month for attempting to break in to a home.
James Houston, 34, was sentenced to six to 23 months in prison following a guilty plea before Judge Albert Cepparulo. The judge said Houston could take credit for time spend in county jail since January.
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According to police, a neighbor called them earlier this year to report a man ride a bicycle to a home in the 100 block of Forsythia Drive. Within minutes, a detective arrived and began watching Houston try to pry his way into the home, according to court papers.
Houston was spooked by the sound of a siren from an approaching police cruiser. The 33-year-old grabbed his bicycle and fled, police said.
Police on foot caught up with Houston and took him into custody.
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When questioned by a detective, Houston claimed to only have been looking in the windows of the Forsythia Drive home, court papers say.
The 34-year-old later admitted to attempting to burglarize house – his first, he said, since his release from prison – after he ran out of cash.
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A pair of pliers and scissors, with the tip bent, were found with the Houston. Police said they suspect the items may have been used to gain entry to the home by prying the sliding glass door and bedroom window.
Houston admitted to stealing a check from his girlfriend’s dad and writing it out to himself, police said. They added that a pawn receipt for equipment owned by his girlfriend’s father, who he worked for, was also found.
