A Middletown man on parole for burglary is accused of falling back into his old ways.
Francis Pabukis, 30, of Langhorne, has been arrested for burglarizing a Middletown residence. He is being charged with two felonies including burglary and criminal trespassing, as well as a number of misdemeanors including theft, receiving stolen property and criminal mischief.
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According to the probable cause affidavit filed by Detective Patrick Nicastro, Pabukis kicked in the front door to gain access to the residence in the 1800 block of Garden Court. Pabukis is accused of taking power tools totaling $1,400 in value during the mid-July burglary.
Police said one of the way they were able to catch Pubakis by using an online database that searches items sold to pawnshops. Nicastro was able to find out who sold what and discovered the sale of the stolen tools to two pawn shops in Philadelphia. Court papers list Pabukis as the person who sold the stolen items to the pawn shops. The transactions included photos of Pubakis coming into a pawn shop.
In total, he received $95 for the stolen items, according to the probable cause affidavit.
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During an interview with detectives, the victim said the items sold to the pawn shop were stolen from his home, according to police.
The final break came when a state parole officer confirmed to Nicastro that Pabukis wore the same shoes to an interview with him that he allegedly wore during the burglary. At the scene, Nicastro found the print of a shoe on the door of the Garden Court home. The print featured a distinctive design that had X and O patterns with numbers in the Os. Similar prints were found on the deck leading out of the sliding door to the back of the residence.
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Police noted that Pabukis was already on parole for a number of residential burglaries committed in 2009 and 2010.
Pabukis was arraigned and sent to prison on 10 percent of $150,000 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.
