Hatboro Police Nab 3 Warminster Residents for Alleged Thefts

Three Warminster residents have been arrested in connection with a pair of November burglaries at commercial businesses in Hatboro.

Michael E. Jones, 47, Richard Jastrzebski, 18 and a 17-year-old boy, all of Warminster, allegedly stole two industrial air-conditioning units valued at $3,500 each from the exterior of a commercial building in the 400 block of Lincoln Avenue overnight between Nov. 6 and Nov. 7. Police said the units were then sold as scrap metal for $174.

Hatboro police also said that overnight between Nov. 12 and Nov. 13, the alleged thieves entered a commercial business in the 400 block of Springdale Avenue and stole approximately 50 used car batteries which were then sold as scrap for $243.

As a result of the first alleged theft, the three subjects were charged with theft, receiving stolen property, criminal conspiracy, and criminal mischief. In terms of the second alleged theft, Jones was charged with criminal conspiracy, theft and receiving stolen property, while Jastrzebski and the youth were charged with burglary, criminal trespass, theft, receiving stolen property and criminal conspiracy.

The juvenile was petitioned to Juvenile court as a result of the two incidents.

Jastrzebski turned himself in on Jan. 24 and was arrested on a Hatboro Police arrest warrant. He was arraigned by District Justice Paul Leo of Hatboro and was released on $25,000 bail for each of the two incidents.

Jones turned himself in on Jan. 25 and was arrested on Hatboro Police arrest warrants. He was arraigned by District Justice Leo and bail was set at $25,000 for each of the two incidents. Jones was then remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility due to active Hatboro District Court bench warrants for a large sum of unpaid fines from prior incidents.