FEASTERVILLE — Stanley Petroski, 37, of Philadelphia, was charged after police say he burglarized a Bucks County laundromat twice in three days and later resisted arrest, according to NBC10.
Police said that around 2:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, Petroski used a metal cutting tool to enter Feasterville Laundromat through the back, spray-painted a camera, and took about $3,500 from a bill-to-bill exchanger, according to police and surveillance footage cited by NBC10.
Around 2:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, police said he broke in again and took about $4,000 from a second change machine. The owner had cleaned the camera after the first break-in, and Petroski was caught on video again, NBC10 reported.
Police said Petroski also robbed the same business in 2022, when he took an entire bill-to-bill exchanger.
The unnamed owner told NBC10 the total loss since 2022 is about $28,000, including damage to cameras and doors plus higher insurance costs. The owner said he had spent years building the machines.
An arrest warrant was issued. Police located Petroski on Sunday, Sept. 20, at a Feasterville CVS, where he resisted arrest and attempted to grab an officer’s holstered handgun; the officer prevented that, and Petroski was taken into custody, NBC10 reported.
According to NBC10, Petroski faces two counts of burglary, theft-related charges, resisting arrest, and attempting to disarm a law enforcement officer.
As of Monday night, court documents showed he was being held at Bucks County Jail with bail set at $250,000, NBC10 reported. Police are seeking additional information about him.
Petroski is presumed innocent. The charges are allegations that have not been proven in court.
Sources: NBC10 (Brendan Brightman and Deanna Durante).
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