Credit: Falls Township police
Police have arrested a man they suspect was behind numerous crimes in Lower Bucks County.
Officers told LevittownNow.com that Steven Edward Herrmann, 29, of Bristol Township, was arrested this week for an alleged burglary last Thursday in the 800 block of Edgemont Lane. Herrmann perpetrated the alleged burglary the day after his birthday, court records show.
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The Edgemont Lane resident was home around 3 p.m. and heard a door slam. She checked and found her front door unlocked. As she went into her bedroom to get an iPad to talk to her husband who was away on business, she discovered the iPad, a diamond studded ring, a gift from her husband and a gold chain with a “sand dollar” medallion that was of sentimental value to her were all missing, police said.
Detectives went to a West Trenton Avenue pawn shop and checked out a ring and necklace that were pawned by Herrmann about an hour and a half after the burglary took place. The woman identified the items as her own, police said.
Aside from last week’s burglary, Herrmann is a suspect in at least two overnight burglaries in Falls, Lt. Hank Ward said. He added that Herrman is suspected in numerous other burglaries in Bristol Township, Lower Makefield and Morrisville.
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Detective Sgt. Chris Clark said Herrmann is also suspected in several thefts from vehicles, a crime he previously has been accused of committing.
Detectives are awaiting DNA results from the various crime scenes to see if they match Herrmann as the suspect, Ward said.
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Herrmann was arraigned Monday on charges of burglary, receiving stolen property and criminal trespass. Hee sent to Bucks County prison on 10 percent of $300,000 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.
