Credit: Lower Makefield police
A New Jersey man is accused of breaking into the Kohl’s in Lower Makefield and stealing thousands of dollars in jewelry and watches.
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Jeremy Ruga, 29, of Trenton, is accused of smashing through the front doors of the Kohl’s on Big Oak Road around 3:15 a.m. on December 28 and stealing from the jewelry and watch counter. Investigators said Ruga used a sledge hammer to smash through the store and placed the stolen goods in a brown and tan bag before fleeing the store.
Police said after the burglary that between $60,000 and $100,000 in jewelry and watches were taken in the crime.
Lower Makefield authorities released surveillance video and images to the public and received their big break on January 2 when Ewing, New Jersey, officers arrested Ruga while he was driving a car stolen out of Morrisville Borough, police said.
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A search of the stolen car uncovered Ruga in possession of clothing and a sledge hammer that appeared to be used in the high-profile burglary, police said.
Detectives obtained a warrant and searched Ruga’s apartment. Inside, they uncovered several items from the Kohl’s in the apartment, police said.
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Bucks County authorities have lodged a detainer against Ruga while he is in the Mercer County, New Jersey, Correctional Facility and plan to charge him with burglary, criminal trespass, theft, receiving stolen property and criminal mischief on this side of the Delaware River.
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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.
