Bristol Township police have nabbed the second suspect in a string of costly thefts at the PECO facility on Mill Creek Road in Levittown.
Credit: PECO/Bristol Township Police
Douglas Turner, 44, of Falls, is accused of breaking into the facility on several occasions along with Robert Joseph Monroe, 36, of Bensalem. The duo cost PECO roughly $8,900, court papers say.
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Turner is accused of using bolt cutters to get through the chain link fence that encloses the property, police said.
The two are accused of stealing copper and equipment from the property and service trucks, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
The first burglary was discovered on October 16 and two others were found on November 1 and November 3, court papers say.
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Investigators identified Turner and Monroe through trail camera images and other security devices PECO installed at the facility following the thefts. The images were then distributed to local media and tips were sought.
Monroe was arrested last month in connection with the thefts.
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Turner was charged with burglary, theft, criminal trespassing and possession of an instrument of crime. He was arraigned before District Judge Joanne Kline and sent to Bucks County prison on 10 percent of $100,000 bail.
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.
