3 Members Of A South American Crime Ring Charged With Burglary In Bucks

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA — Three members of a South American organized crime ring based in New York City have been charged with committing four burglaries in the township.

In January, the Bensalem Township Police Department responded to four burglary-related incidents between 6 and 8:10 p.m. in the Neshaminy Valley section of the township.

In three of the cases, police said suspects attempted entry through rear doors or windows but were deterred by the homeowners or alarm systems. Forced entry was made into a fourth home, which was burglarized.

Detectives initiated an investigation and determined that all four incidents were connected. Through the use of surveillance footage, witness statements, and Automated License Plate Readers, police were able to identify the vehicles used in the burglaries along with developing suspects for the crimes.

The investigation also revealed that the incidents matched other burglaries reported in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut.

(Bensalem Township Police Department)

Through multi-jurisdictional cooperation involving the Bensalem Police Department, Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office Detective Division, Rice Township (Luzerne County), West Windsor Police Department (New Jersey), and the NYPD Burglary Unit, the men were positively identified and charges were filed.

The suspects - Robinson Jean Paul Moncada Patarroyo, Daniel Alejandro Garcia Arenas, and Yeison Estiven Gonzalez Rodriguez - were located and taken into custody. Police said the Colombian Nationals are believed to be members of an organized South American burglary ring working out of the Queens section of New York City.

All three individuals have been charged with burglary and related offenses in multiple jurisdictions, including Bensalem and in Bucks County; Franconia Township, Montgomery Township, and Lower łSalford Township in Montgomery County; and Rice Township in Luzerne County.

Daniel Alejandro Garcia Arenas was arraigned in Montgomery County by Magisterial District Judge Rebar on April 1 and was remanded to Montgomery County Correctional Facility.

Robinson Jean Paul Moncada Patarroyo and Yeison Estiven Gonzalez Rodriguez are both in custody in out-of-state prisons and are awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania.