UPDATE: Teen Wanted For Escape Captured In Stolen Vehicle, Troopers Say
A Berks County man wanted for escaping from a youth treatment and detention center was captured in Tullytown Borough.
Tyler Lutz, 18, of Reading, was arrested Monday evening in the area of the Popeye’s in Tullytown Borough, sources said.
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Pennsylvania State Police told LevittownNow.com that Lutz was attempting to blend in at the St. Michael Carnival when a Tullytown Borough officer spotted him.
“Lutz was taken into custody without incident,” state police said.
The arrest happened around 8:30 p.m.
Lutz was being held as of Tuesday at the Bucks County Correctional Facility.
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Dustin Lomas, who turns 17 later this week, of Parkside Circle in Bristol Township’s Levittown section, remains on the run as of Tuesday morning.
Pennsylvania State Police were seeking the two after they escaped Saturday afternoon from the Abraxas Academy in New Morgan Borough, Berks County.
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According to troopers, Lutz and Lomas climbed over a fence at the facility to escape.
The Abraxas Academy is located approximately 55 miles from Bristol Township, a car trip of about 70 minutes via the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
With Lomas being a local resident, troopers and local police believed the two escapees might be in the Levittown area.
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The escape was not immediately detected, and the teens fled the facility’s property in an unknown direction, state police said.
The two were last seen wearing blue hoodies, white T-shirts, and blue sweatpants, state police said.
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Authorities are urging anyone with information on the whereabouts of Lomas to contact police.
The reason the two teens were in the Abraxas Academy was not released by state police.
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The Abraxas Academy, where the escape took place, is known for its programs catering to “delinquent” teen boys aged 14 to 18 who have exhibited “consistent delinquent patterns through multiple placements, serious charges, and problematic behaviors,” according to its website.
The latest escape marks at least the second such incident within a year at the Abraxas Academy. In 2023, nine teenagers escaped after overpowering two guards, and they were all apprehended within a day.
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