Crime & Safety

Palmer Man Charged with Burglarizing Home While Residents Slept

Suspect entered Miller Street residence in Wilson armed with large butcher's knife, police say

A Palmer Township man has been jailed on charges of burglary and robbery after he allegedly broke into a Wilson home while the residents slept and, armed with a large butcher’s knife, stole several bottles of prescription medicine, according to court papers.

Devon M. Decker, 19, of 4011 Freemansburg Ave., is the accused and remains in Northampton County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail after his arrest Saturday morning.

Wilson police responded to a call of a burglary in progress at 933 Miller St. at about 7 a.m. Police found Decker only a short distance away walking on the street, though he tried to run away when police approached, according to the arrest affidavit.

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When police apprehended Decker, they found three bottles of prescription medication belonging to someone else and six more in the area where he had been walking, according to court papers.

Decker was charged with burglary, robbery, criminal trespass, theft, reckless endangerment and resisting arrest during an arraignment before District Judge James Narlesky.

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