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WEST ROCKHILL CRIME

Man remains jailed on charges of attempting to steal a car during fight in pizza shop parking lot

The incident occurred on Saturday at Pizza Pub in West Rockhill Township.

The incident occurred on Saturday at Pizza Pub in West Rockhill Township.

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A Quakertown man remains in Bucks County prison on 10% of $150,000 cash bail after being arrested and charged with attempting to steal a car behind a West Rockhill pizza shop.


Jason Plenderleith, 43, was charged by Pennridge Regional Police Department Saturday with felony criminal attempted robbery of a car and felony criminal attempted receiving stolen property, in addition to a misdemeanor charge of criminal attempted simple assault and summary charges of harassment, disorderly conduct, and public drunkenness, according to court records.


Police said Plenderleith was arrested following a reported disturbance at Pizza Pub, 1115 Old Bethlehem Pike.

Plenderleith, police allege, was involved in a fight in the parking lot of Pizza Pub, where he attempted to forcibly remove a driver from a car in the parking lot so he could steal it.


The defendant was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Gary Gambardella and a preliminary hearing is scheduled before the judge on July 22 at 10 a.m.


All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.


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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow, and a staff writer for WissNow. Email him at [email protected]. Tony graduated from Kutztown University and went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Patch/AOL, The Reporter in Lansdale, Pa., and The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. He was born and raised in and around Lansdale and attended North Penn High School. Lansdale born. St. Patrick's Day, 1980.