An Ontelaunee Township man was arrested after police said he broke into the Little Caesars pizza shop in the Shillington Shopping Center over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Eduardo MontesDeOca, 26, of the first block of Dries Road was committed to Berks County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bail following arraignment Saturday before District Judge Tonya A. Butler in Reading Central Court. Cumru Township police charged him with burglary, criminal trespass and criminal mischief.<\/p>\n
According to police:<\/p>\n
Officer Callan Cress was dispatched Saturday at about 4:45 a.m. for a front\u2011door burglar alarm at the shopping strip. When the first officer arrived, he saw a man carrying a backpack behind Pet Supplies Plus.<\/p>\n
The man \u2014 later identified as MontesDeOca \u2014 began to run when he saw the cruiser but stopped when Cress activated his emergency lights.<\/p>\n
Cress got out of his vehicle and asked why he was running. MontesDeOca replied, \u201cBecause I broke property.\u201d When asked where, he said, \u201cAt the pizza shop,\u201d adding that he was thirsty.<\/p>\n
A second officer then reported that Little Caesars at 502 E. Lancaster Ave. had been broken into.<\/p>\n
Cress went to the shop and found the front\u2011door glass smashed. The cash register, a telephone and other electronic equipment had been damaged, and several bottles of soda had been thrown around inside.<\/p>\n
Security video showed MontesDeOca at the front counter, throwing and destroying the equipment.<\/p>\n
The manager responded to the scene. Damage was estimated at $10,000.<\/p>\n
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