Before the man now known as the ‘crash and grab burglar’ was finally taken into custody by Bensalem authorities last month, Richard Sturts took off from a traffic stop in Lower Makefield Twp, fleeing the area, most likely knowing his days of thieving were coming to an end for sometime to come.
According to police, on Dec. 17, 2025, while on patrol near Big Oak Road and Oxford Valley Road, a LMT Police officer observed a blue Chevrolet Silverado traveling east on Big Oak Rd with heavily tinted front windows. The vehicle turned right onto Oxford Valley Rd and police could not read the license plate due to a tinted cover. Police activated emergency lights and sirens to stop the vehicle on Oxford Valley Rd just before Route 1.
Upon approaching the vehicle, police identified the PA registration, which was reported lost/stolen by Moulton Ladder and Scaffold Company on Dec. 19, according to court records.
As the LMT Police officer reached the rear bumper of the vehicle, Sturts fled the traffic stop rapidly moving south towards Lincoln Highway, police said, as officers deactivated their overhead lights and sirens choosing not to pursue.
According to police, a license plate reader check (LPR) showed the displayed registration matched PennDOT records of a white 2016 Chevrolet pickup truck reported stolen on Dec. 12.
The officer contacted the blue Silverado’s owner, who said she was asleep at the time of the incident. She told police, according to the probable cause, she lives with Sturts in Levittown and he is the only other person with access to the vehicle. She confirmed he regularly drives the pickup.
Sturts was arrested by Bensalem Township Police driving a 2009 blue Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck registered to a family member on the following day (Dec 18).
Bensalem Police, said in court papers, Sturts allegedly uses different registration plates on the same vehicle.
Sturts is currently scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Feb 3rd at Morrisville District Court. He was due in Bensalem District Court for the burglary Bob Nolan’s Auto Service, located at 2464 Bristol Pike last month.
Sturts, according to court records, was also wanted by Warrington Township authorities for fleeing and eluding police there too. That case is still pending.
Sturts, according to online court records, has at least 12 theft related convictions dating back to 1989 in Bucks County.
He is currently confined at Bucks County Correctional where he can’t flee from the police, or anyone else for that matter for the time being.
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