HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP HOME INVASION

Two sentenced to state prison in home invasion robbery where they posed as deputies

A third man was never identified and all stolen firearms were never recovered, police said.

A third man was never identified and all stolen firearms were never recovered, police said.

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A 19-year-old and a 22-year-old are headed to state prison for up to 10 years for their role in a home-invasion robbery in Hilltown Township last year, where they posed as sheriff’s deputies.

Zbigniew Still, 22, of Philadelphia, and Jarrett Fort, 19 of Glenside, pleaded guilty to robbery, burglary, conspiracy to commit robbery, and two counts of theft by unlawful taking, according to court records.

Both were sentenced to five to 10 years on the robbery charge and three to six years on the burglary charge by Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Stephen A. Corr.

A third man was never identified and stolen firearms were never recovered, police said.

    Jarrett Fort, 19, of Glenside. (Credit: Bucks County DA)
 
 
    (Credit: Hilltown Township Police)
 
 

"I am proud of the great work done in this case,” Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said. "Thankfully home invasion robberies are exceptionally rare in Bucks County. However, when they do happen, law enforcement will devote countless resources to identify and apprehend the perpetrators and we will prosecute to the fullest extent."

Authorities said that on May 25, 2023, Hilltown Township Police were dispatched to a home on the 100 block of Reliance Place in the Green Meadows development for a report of a home-invasion robbery.

    Zbigniew Still, 22, of Philadelphia. (Credit: Bucks County DA)
 
 
    (Credit: Hilltown Township Police)
 
 

The investigation found that three men arrived at the location in a rented vehicle and were dressed as sheriff’s deputies, police said. The men wore masks and claimed to be with the Sheriff’s Department and had a warrant.

Armed with a firearm, the men forced their way into the home, authorities said. The men zip-tied the victim and moved him to another location in the home.

Two of the men then stole two firearms, a large quantity of marijuana, $4,000 cash and miscellaneous clothing items, police said.

The three men fled the home in a white Ford Explorer, and the victim was able to call for help. Law enforcement was able to identify two of the three men as Still and Fort, according to Schorn.


    (Credit: Hilltown Township Police)
 
 

This case was investigated by Hilltown Township Detective James Towhey and was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Edward Furman Jr.

Anyone with information on the third suspect is asked to contact Detective James Towhey at 215-453-6000 ext. 208 or via email at [email protected]. Tips can also be submitted anonymously here.

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.