Two men were charged recently after DNA and fingerprint analysis gathered by Bristol Township police linked them to a 2012 burglary in the township’s Goldenridge neighborhood in Levittown, according to court papers.
Charges were filed against Levittown’s Matthew Kutler, 22, and Michael Hancock, 25, on February 9. They were charged with five felonies including conspiracy, burglary, criminal trespassing, theft by unlawful taking, and receiving stolen property.
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Kutler has been apprehended by police and Hancock has not yet been arrested, according to court officials.
Police say on Tuesday, September 25, a homeowner on Golden Gate Road contacted them and reported his home had been burglarized. Township officers immediately began an investigation into the burglary, as noted in probable cause affidavits.
Police determined the burglary occurred between 6 p.m. September 24 and 11:50 a.m. on September 25. Police allege Kutler and Hancock entered the home by breaking a rear bedroom window and removed the copper pipe from the home’s baseboard, inflicting serious water damage. A swab for DNA was collected on a Sprite can thrown in the backyard, and fingerprints were lifted via black fingerprint powder.
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While Hancock has not yet been arraigned, Kulter was arraigned on February 11 by Judge Joanne Kline. He remains in the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $10,000 bail until his February 18 preliminary hearing. Kutler also awaits a preliminary hearing on March 3 regarding another open case, this one from September 2014. He is charged with four related felonies in that case including burglary, criminal trespassing, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.
According to online court records, both Kutler and Hancock have both been previously convicted of burglary and related charges.
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.
