Police have two men in custody and believe two others escaped capture early Wednesday morning following the attempted theft of ATVs in Bristol Township’s Fairless Hill section.
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Officers were called to the area of Indianola Avenue and Queen Anne Drive around 3:45 a.m. for a report of a U-Haul truck with several males possibly attempting to steal ATVs.
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At the scene police searched for the suspects, according to court documents.
A Falls Township police K-9 was called in and reportedly bit one of the men as he tried to flee.
Police said suspects Robert Croom, 23, and Dante Cleveland, 22, both of Philadelphia, were taken into custody near the scene.
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According to court papers, the steering column and ignition switch on the 2007 GMC U-Haul truck was smashed. Police said the truck was reported stolen around 2:30 a.m. in Philadelphia.
Officers spoke with owners of the ATVs, who said the vehicles were chained to a metal pole in the back yard of a home in the 500 block of Hood Boulevard, court papers say.
The 2013 ATV was valued at over $7,000 and the 2006 ATV was valued at over $2,000.
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Croom and Cleveland were charged with criminal conspiracy, receiving stolen property and theft. Croom also faces a charge of flight to avoid apprehension.
Both men were arraigned late Wednesday morning before District Judge Robert Wagner Jr. and sent to county jail on 10 percent of $100,000.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
