DEN-MAR GARDENS - Two individuals charged in conjunction with a break-in at a home on Florida Lane waived their preliminary hearings Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, of Mount Carmel.
Mount Carmel Township Police Patrolman David Stamets Jr. reported David L. Pellowski, 25, of 41 W. Sixth St., Mount Carmel, and Jonathan M. Tloczynski, 32, of 246 W. Girard St., Mount Carmel, conspired to break into the home of Noreen and James Sienkiewicz, 148 Florida Lane, June 12.
Tloczynski was found inside the home by the homeowners while Pellowski waited for him in a vehicle.
Pellowski was charged with criminal conspiracy, two counts of burglary and three counts of criminal trespass, while police charged Tloczynski with criminal conspiracy and two counts of burglary.
Both men were ordered to appear for arraignment in Northumberland County Court on Monday, July 29, where they can plead guilty or no contest, or seek a trial by pleading not guilty.
Other attempts
Police are investigating several attempted burglaries in Den-Mar Gardens but they are not believed to be related to the June 12 incident, according to Mount Carmel Township Police Chief Brian Hollenbush.
Residents are urged to lock their homes and vehicles and secure valuables.