ALLENTOWN, Pa. | Allentown police arrested a man accused in a burglary after he was spotted allegedly lurking behind the shopping center he was accused of breaking into.
Augusto C. Collazo, of South 15th Street in Allentown, faces burglary and related charges in connection with a break-in at an Allen Street shopping center on Dec. 11. District Judge Patricia Engler arraigned the 58-year-old Tuesday, setting bail at $50,000.
Police were dispatched to the Allen Street Shopping Center on Dec. 12 to investigate a reported burglary. Officers spoke with an employee at one of the businesses in the strip mall, who reported finding a hammer laying in a back room, according to the criminal complaint. She also reported finding a keypad ripped off a safe.