Jonathan Crouthamel, 26, of Quakertown. (Credit: Hilltown Police)
The defendant told his employer his mother died and would be back to the store in a few days.
A Quakertown man wanted since mid-October for felony counts of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property in Silverdale Borough was arrested, arraigned and released on bail this week.
Jonathan Crouthamel, 26, of the 1000 block of North West End Boulevard, is accused of stealing $1,524 in cash and a $626 company laptop from his employer, Dunkin Donuts at 103 Baringer Avenue, in September, where he was the manager, Hilltown Township Police said.
According to an affidavit, the owner of the Dunkin Donuts, informed police on Oct. 8 at 10:30 a.m. that he hired Crouthamel as manager, and on Sept. 27, he stole the cash and the laptop, totaling a loss of $2,150.
The theft, police said, was captured on security video and turned over on a USB to authorities. Police sad the footage shows Crouthamel walk into the office with a brown money box containing the cash and place it on a counter. Then, after four minutes, he placed the money box in a plastic Dunkin Donuts bag and also did the same with the laptop before leaving the store, police said.
The owner called Crouthamel on Sept. 28, when he failed to show up for his shift. He told the owner his mother had died and he promised to return to the store in a few days with the missing money and the laptop, according to the complaint. He never repaid the money or returned the laptop, police said.
Crouthamel is free on $20,000 unsecured bail and has a preliminary hearing on Jan. 21 at 1:30 p.m. before Magisterial District Judge Regina Armitage.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
