Man Wanted For Robbery Arrested After Short Manhunt

A wanted 29-year-old homeless man was taken into custody early Thursday morning following a short manhunt.

Frank Jeffrey-David Fiore was wanted by Middletown police on a robbery warrant when a patrolman on Forsythia Drive South in Levittown spotted a 2002 silver Ford Explorer turn from Red Rose Drive onto Forsythia Drive South around 1:15 a.m. The officer picked up that Fiore was driving and began to follow the SUV, according to an affidavit of probable cause.

Fiore ran a stop sign and then stopped outside a home on Firtree Road. He then darted away on foot, police said.

The officer advised additional Middletown police units to set up a perimeter and called for the K-9 unit Lower Makefield had on duty to respond.

K-9 Titan and his handler arrived and tracked Fiore through yards in the Forsythia Gate section before losing his scent on Forsythia Drive North.

Police said an officer checking the area spotted Fiore run across Forsythia Drive South and onto the Samuel Everett School property. The K-9 unit rushed to the area and tracked Fiore to the wood line where he was arrested.

Fiore was wanted for allegedly climbing into a second-floor apartment at the Twin Terrace complex on Woodbourne Road in Middletown Monday night. He entered the unit through a sliding glass door and began cursing and shouting at the resident, police said.

While in the apartment, Fiore smashed a 19-inch TV that was on the wall, grabbed two cell phones, and kicked the screen of a 42-inch TV before leaving the apartment. He fled with the cell phones, police said.

Court papers noted that police were called for the robbery and had no luck Monday night finding Fiore.

The damage to the apartment was valued at $680, court papers stated.

For the Monday incident Fiore was charged with robbery, burglary, terroristic threats, theft, receiving stolen property, simple assault, disorderly conduct, and harassment. He was arraigned before District Judge John Kelly Thursday morning and bail was set at 10 percent of $100,000.

Fiore was also charged with loitering and prowling at night and fleeing or attempting to elude and officer in relation to the Thursday morning incident. Kelly set bail was 10 percent of $20,000 bail in that case.

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.