{"id":155356,"date":"2026-04-02T13:06:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/155356\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:06:27","slug":"nearby-three-charged-in-multistate-burglary-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/155356\/","title":{"rendered":"NEARBY: Three Charged In Multistate Burglary Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"\"\"<\/a>Credit: Bensalem police<\/p>\n

Three men identified as members of a multistate organized burglary ring are in custody after a string of break-ins in Bensalem Township.<\/p>\n

The Bensalem Township Police Department reported that the suspects, who are all Colombian nationals, are allegedly part of a \u201cSouth American Theft Group\u201d operating out of Queens, New York.<\/p>\n

Investigators said they linked the trio to four incidents that occurred in Bensalem Township on Jan. 31 between 6:00 p.m. and 8:10 p.m. <\/p>\n

In three incidents, the suspects attempted to enter homes through rear doors or windows but were scared off by residents or triggered alarm systems. A fourth home was successfully burglarized, police said. <\/p>\n

Police identified the suspects and their vehicles by combining witness accounts with data from surveillance footage and automated license plate readers.<\/p>\n

The three men charged are Daniel Alejandro Garcia Arenas, 24; Robinson Jean Paul Moncada Patarroyo, 19; and Yeison Estiven Gonzalez Rodriguez, 20, police said. <\/p>\n

The investigation found a pattern of similar burglaries stretching across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, police said. <\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"<\/a>A Bensalem Township police patrol car. File photo.<\/p>\n

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In the region, the men are accused of burglaries in Bensalem Township; Warrington Township; Franconia Township, Montgomery Township; Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County; and Rice Township in Luzerne County.<\/p>\n

All three defendants face charges for burglary and related offenses.<\/p>\n

Garcia Arenas was arraigned Wednesday by Magisterial District Judge Rebar in Montgomery County and was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility. Moncada Patarroyo and Gonzalez Rodriguez remain in out-of-state jails pending extradition to Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

The arrests were the result of a joint effort between Bensalem Township police, the Montgomery County District Attorney\u2019s Office, Rice Township (Luzerne County) police, the West Windsor (New Jersey) Police Department, and the NYPD Burglary Unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis case highlights the critical importance of interagency cooperation in addressing organized criminal activity and ensuring those involved are brought to justice,\u201d Bensalem Township police said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Bensalem police Three men identified as members of a multistate organized burglary ring are in custody after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":155357,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[191,193,192,194],"class_list":["post-155356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bensalem","tag-bensalem","tag-bensalem-headlines","tag-bensalem-news","tag-bensalem-township"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}