The Burlington Police Department has arrested two individuals for breaking into motor vehicles. Around 3:44 a.m. on March 21, 2024, BCPD officers were dispatched to Mitchell Court for a report of two subjects breaking into vehicles. At the scene, officers witnessed a vehicle leaving the area at a high rate of speed. The vehicle eventually crashed into a fence in the 500 block of High Street.
Two individuals exited the vehicle and fled on foot. They were apprehended following a short pursuit. Burlington Police say the subjects broke into four vehicles in Burlington City. One of the vehicles was stolen from a residence on Bordentown Road. It was later abandoned on Mitchell Avenue when it became disabled.
The vehicle used to flee the area had been stolen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 28-year-old Eric Santos and 23-year-old Valentin Paulino were arrested and charged with Burglary, Theft, Receiving Stolen Property, Eluding, Obstructing, and Criminal Mischief. They were booked into the Burlington County Detention Facility.
Jay Skelton is an independent crime journalist with a passion for covering the uncovered and the under covered.