A Falls Township man was arrested earlier this week in connection with a July burglary at a strip club and bar located along Lincoln Highway, according to court papers.
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Andrew David Keough, 32, of the Fairless Hills section of the township, was taken into custody late Tuesday near Breezy Acres Mobile Home Park, which is near The Raven Pub, police said.
An arrest warrant had been issued for Keough last week following an investigation into a July 17 burglary at The Raven Pub.
LevittownNow.com readers reported a police presence outside the strip club the morning of July 17, but officials were mum on the activity at that time.
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According to police, forced entry was reported at the strip club early on the morning of July 17 after the owner called in a burglary.
Surveillance footage reviewed by investigators showed a black Toyota Tacoma truck arriving at the club at approximately 5:53 a.m. Two individuals were seen forcing entry into the club and attempting to remove a skill game payout machine containing a large sum of money, police said.
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Police detailed that after an initial failed attempt, the suspects returned with a third individual—later identified as Keough—and successfully removed the machine valued at $14,500 and containing $4,600 in cash.
The total loss, including damages to the property estimated at over $8,200, amounted to $19,000, police said.
The truck believed to be involved was later spotted and located by police at a Wawa on Bristol-Oxford Valley Road, police said.
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Officers reported finding scratch marks in the truck’s bedliner.
Police said they were able to find images from license plate readers on Street Road at I-95 in Bensalem Township from 6:28 a.m. on July 17. The images showed the redemption machine in the truck’s bed.
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After officers arrested Keough Tuesday night, a search uncovered two Percocet pills, a glass canister with residue identified as a suspected drug, and several glass containers with a white rock-like substance, which was believed to be crack cocaine, police said.
Keough was charged with burglary, criminal trespassing, theft, receiving stolen property, and criminal mischief in connection with the July 17 incident. He was preliminarily arraigned Wednesday morning before on-call District Judge Gary Gambardella and held on 10 percent of $200,000 bail.
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For his Tuesday arrest, Keough is facing two drug-related charges.
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.
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