Bensalem Police arrested a caregiver for stealing credit, debit, and firearms from one of their clients
According to the criminal complaint, Bensalem Police responded to 400 Knightsbridge Court, for the report of theft on July 13.
Police met with the victim and his significant other who said they had just received a call from Philadelphia Credit Union (PFCU) in reference to multiple charges on their debt and credit card over the weekend.
The complainants informed the credit union they hadn’t made any purchases over the weekend, and haven’t used the card since May of this year, police said in the probable cause.
While on the phone they tried to locate the card, but could not. The credit union immediately froze the stolen card, police wrote in court papers.
The complainant’s son looked over the PFCU account to see all the charges that were made between July 11 to July 13, totaling up to $872.98. These chargers were to places such as Pete’s Pizza, CVS, and state liquor and wine shop.
Some of these charges had the name of suspect Kasheef Allen, the criminal complaint alleges.
The complainants told their son that the name matches with their caregiver, who works for 365 Home Care.
Allen was at their apartment Friday from 8:30am to 1:30pm, but did not show up to their apartment for his Saturday scheduled time, stating he was at the hospital for urgent care, police noted in court records.
Alongside the cards, the couple reported that three guns were apparently stolen by Allen also since they were missing.
A Raven .25 caliber semi-auto handgun, Beretta .25 caliber semi auto handgun, and an unknown make with a snub nose revolver were all missing from the metal box the complainant kept them in.
An preliminary investigation into Allen found that he had an active PFA (protection from abuse), and five traffic related warrants.
Allen worked with the victim from May 30 to July 10, at which time he was terminated, police said.
Police would keep a close eye on Allen from a distance, tracking him in his black Dodge Challenger with blue racing stripes on the side, and gaining access to surveillance camera footage of him using the stolen cards to make purchases.
According to police, Allen continued to try and make purchases. On July 23 he made a Walmart purchase that was delivered to his home on the 1100 block of Hellerman St, in Philadelphia.
Allen is facing felony counts of financial exploitation of an older adult, identity theft, and access device fraud. He was arraigned Friday by District Judge Michael W. Gallagher who set bail at 10 percent $400,000.00 and remanded him to the custody of Bucks County Correctional Facility with a court date set for August 4.
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