A Wayne County man already jailed for being an accomplice in a Northampton County ATV theft now is charged for participating in a pharmacy break-in that netted prescription drugs.
Franklin Vincent Davis, 30, whose most recent address was listed in Gouldsboro, allegedly helped Clifford M. Foss, 40, of Port Carbon, Schuylkill County, as well as one other accomplice in the July 2014 burglary of the Southmoore Pharmacy. The pharmacy is located at 2453 Plaza Court outside Bath.
Moore Township police responding to the pharmacy at 4:51 a.m. July 13 found pry marks on the back doors and pill bottles scattered on the floor. Video surveillance footage showed Foss -- with a bandanna on top of his head -- and Davis, with something covering a portion of his face, riding into the parking lot on ATVs. The pair then used a crow bar to pry open the back doors to gain access, according to police.
A third male accomplice stood lookout and when he saw a Moore Township patrol vehicle traveling along Route 512 to another call, the accomplice banged on the door and all three fled the scene on the ATVs, police said.Stolen ATVs
Lehigh Township police in October 2014 developed Foss as a suspect, court records say.
Foss on July 11, 2014, had stolen two new ATVs from Backwoods Outdoor Recreation on Route 248 in Lehigh Township and used the ATVs during the pharmacy burglary, police said.
Lehigh Township police were investigating the ATV theft case, which also included the attempted theft of a third new ATV. Investigators worked to find Foss based on the tread pattern on his shoe, which was left in the mud near ATV crates, records say.
Meanwhile, Moore Township investigators were probing the pharmacy burglary when a detective received an email Sept. 24, 2014, from police in Berks County about a pharmacy break-in there involving two suspects and an ATV.
Two tipsters responding to a Berks County Crime Stoppers alert, as well as Foss' mother in an interview with a detective, identified Foss as one of the suspects to Northern Berks Regional police, court records say.
Pennsylvania state constables picked Foss up in October 2014 on several outstanding traffic warrants from Schuylkill County, locating him at the Ford Motel on Route 61 in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, court records say.
Taken in the ATV thefts were two 2014 Polaris 550 Sportsman ATVs, one green and one gray, which together retail for about $18,000, the dealer said; a camouflage 570cc 2014 Polaris Sportsman was also taken from Backwoods Outdoor Recreation, but abandoned at a nearby wood line after a tire went flat, police said.
The ATVs were stored in crates outside the business, which has since moved to a new location in Lehigh Township, court records said.
Moore Township police recovered the green Polaris 550 by following ATV tire tracks from Southmoore Pharmacy into a wooded area. With it were the yellow crow bar, hand saw, bolt cutters, pry bar and utility knife, records say.Following cellphone records
During the arrest of Foss, police seized a cellphone, which led authorities to Davis.
Investigators found on Davis' Gouldsboro property a truck with one of the stolen ATVs in its bed, police said. Davis initially told officers in an interview at his home he helped Foss transport the Polaris ATV, but didn't know it was stolen, police said.
Police obtained a search warrant and downloaded text messages, GPS maps and images off Foss' phone. The data showed exchanges between Foss and Davis about the crimes, including photos of the stolen ATV in Davis' truck bed, police said.
Davis on June 10, 2015, was interviewed again by investigators at the Berks County Prison, where he was incarcerated, and he admitted knowing the ATV was stolen. Davis said he used the ATV on his property and knew it was stolen during the pharmacy burglary, records say.
Davis also allegedly admitted to being with Foss during the pharmacy burglary and driving the stolen ATV from the Backwoods Outdoor Center.
In the ATV theft crime, Davis was charged with theft by unlawful taking, conspiracy theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and conspiracy receiving stolen property. In December 2015, he pleaded guilty in county court and was sentenced to a maximum of 18 months in prison.
In the pharmacy break-in, Davis is charged with four counts burglary, criminal trespass, theft, receiving stolen property, possessing instrument of crime and criminal mischief. He was arraigned Tuesday before District Judge Robert Hawke, who set bail at $100,000. In lieu of bail, Davis was taken to Northampton County Prison.
Foss was charged in the break-in with burglary, trespass, receiving stolen property, possession of an instrument of crime and criminal mischief. In August, Foss was ordered to serve a minimum of eight years and 11 months in prison for the crimes. Northampton County Judge Paula Roscioli imposed a maximum sentence of 28 years in state prison.
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