A Bethlehem man has been charged with burglary after police say he broke in to the same Allentown business three times within a month.
According to court documents, police responded to the Auto Spa at 649 Union Blvd. on October 30, 2014, when the owner, Kevin McFarland, discovered the burglary.
This incident happened between 5:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. on October 29.
McFarland told police the cash register was damaged, as well as ceiling tiles in the building. He said approximately $1,000 was taken from the register and $200 from the office.
Surveillance video showed the burglary enter the business, damage the register and take the money. He then climbed onto a television, entered the drop ceiling and from there was able to access the office, documents say.
On November 10, McFarland reported another break-in to the police, which had happened between 4 a.m. and 7:32 a.m.. The burglar had smashed the glass in the rear door to gain access.
As before, the cash register was damaged with some kind of pry bar, and the burglary got around $150. Surveillance video shows the same man from the previous burglary entering the business.
He was wearing a white sweatshirt with the numbers 213, and police said he takes the money from the register, climbs on the same television into the drop ceiling to enter the office.
During one of these incidents it was discovered later that he took a business credit card.
When McFarland contacted American Express, he was told the card was being used at numerous locations around the area, including several declined purchases at Hess and Wawa gas stations on Union Boulevard and a Wawa on Broad Street in Bethlehem.
Police reviewed surveillance video from the Union Boulevard Wawa and police said the video clearly shows a man enter the store from the gas pumps wearing a white sweatshirt with the numbers 213 on the front that exactly matched the one worn by the burglar, and facial features matched as well.
As police pursued surveillance video from the other businesses, a third break-in was reported to police Nov. 19 from the Auto Spa's alarm company.
This one happened on November 19 and the rear glass door was broken out.
According to court documents, video surveillance clearly shows the same man that committed the previous two burglaries as he smashes the glass and enters the business.
In the video he accesses the cash registers but finds no money. He ransacks the desk area, then climbs onto the television to access the business office.
He's seen leaving with a bag, but it was unknown what was taken.
McFarland also told police his wallet was stolen from the office which contained his personal credit cards, driver's license, social security card as well as his wife's personal credit card.
When McFarland contacted his financial institutions, he found his and his wife's credit cards were being used throughout the area, for more than $1,000 in purchases at Wawa, Giant, Advanced Auto Parts, Ray's Pizza, Walmart and Burger King.
Police said surveillance video from Walmart clearly shoed the same man involved in all three burglaries entering the store and making purchasing using the stolen credit card. Video from Advanced Auto Parts showed the same man, also used a stolen credit card.
Police obtained a copy of the Advanced Auto receipt, which showed the man entered a phone number with the transaction.
Police traced the number to Efrain Flores, and PennDOT records included a photo which matched the man in the surveillance videos, according to police.
Flores was taken to Lehigh County Prison after being unable to post $80,000 straight bail.
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