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After allegedly stealing his sister’s television set and escaping out of the Brother’s Pizza parking lot on Saturday, Christopher Bernek is being charged by Langhorne Borough police with two felonies and various misdemeanors.
According to court documents, the neighbor of the complainant stated that she saw 21-year-old Bernek enter the property and leave carrying an object concealed with a blanket.
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Bernek did not have permission to be in the house where his sister resided, according to the probable cause affidavit.
Bernek explained after being detained that he got a key to his house from his brother. After rooming the 32-inch Westinghouse TV, he loaded it into a friend’s vehicle and took it to a pawn shop in Philadelphia where he pawned it for $50, according to court papers.
Bernek is being charged with a felony charge of burglary, a felony charge of criminal trespassing, receiving stolen property, and theft by removing movable property.
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Bail was set at 10 percent of $7,500 and a preliminary hearing has been set for July 1 at Judge Daniel Baronoski’s court.
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.
