{"id":303326,"date":"2026-10-09T20:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T20:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/303326\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T20:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T20:52:12","slug":"newtown-man-warminster-woman-nabbed-in-alleged-burglary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/303326\/","title":{"rendered":"Newtown Man, Warminster Woman Nabbed In Alleged Burglary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The arrests came Friday morning. <\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bucks-county.pauldavis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PD-GIF-Proposal.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newtownpanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7036.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7036-520x347.jpg.pagespeed.ce.defVeGmU42.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27799\"  \/><\/a>A Bensalem Township police vehicle. File photo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">An overnight patrol by Bensalem Township police officers resulted in the arrest of two people allegedly caught in the act of burglary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Officers on routine patrol around 12:44 a.m. spotted an unoccupied vehicle parked at the dead end of Tremont Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A search of the area revealed a broken window and an unlocked door at a property in the 3100 block of Tremont Avenue, police said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Additional officers, including a police dog, responded to the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Officers entered the structure and apprehended two suspects, according to police. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities identified the two as Matthew Guiffrida, 44, of Newtown, and Lauren McKenna, 38, of Warminster Township.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newtownpanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bba781.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/xbba781-520x330.jpg.pagespeed.ic.EFqSPF-NJ1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40452\"  \/><\/a>Credit: Bensalem police<\/p>\n<p>Advertisements<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tmfuelllc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TM-Fuel-2024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211468\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">During a search after the arrests, officers found tools suspected of being used in the break-in. They also found suspected narcotics and drug paraphernalia, police said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Guiffrida and McKenna face charges of burglary, criminal trespass, possession of an instrument of crime, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">District Judge Terry Hughes preliminarily arraigned the two and set Guiffrida\u2019s bail at 10% of $200,000 and McKenna\u2019s bail at 10% of $25,000.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisements<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thorhvac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Thor-Ad-520x408.png.pagespeed.ce.zG7LDT8XWC.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37480\" style=\"width:300px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flo-gutters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/xFlo.png.pagespeed.ic.ewqq2U-tLv.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37962\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In a CrimeWatch statement, the Bensalem Township Police Department thanked the officers involved and noted their patrol work led to interrupting the burglary and taking the defendants into custody.<\/p>\n<p>Editor\u2019s Note:\u00a0All 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.<\/p>\n<p>\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The arrests came Friday morning. A Bensalem Township police vehicle. File photo. 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