Richland Man Faces 32 Charges for Burglaries and Thefts in Pine-Richland Area
Stephen Hudec, 20, is charged with stealing items from residences and unattended vehicles.
A 20-year-old Richland man is charged with going on a crime spree in the Pine-Richland area, breaking into homes and cars to steal thousands of dollars worth of electronics, a gun, cash and other items to support his drug addiction, according to court documents. Stephen Paul Hudec appeared Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge William K. Wagner for a preliminary hearing, but it was postponed for a week. He faces 32 charges—nine counts of burglary; 14 counts of theft; two counts of loitering and prowling at night; three counts of receiving stolen property; and four counts of criminal conspiracy. The burglaries occurred between July and October, police said. Six burglaries occurred near Hudec's Elgro Road residence in Richland Township…
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1:00 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
This is such a very sad situation. My heart goes out to this family, as it is apparent that they were not able to help their child overcome his addiction, leaving them with the heartwrenching feeling of helplessness and failure. Addiction is a very devastating illness and truly effects all of the people in the addict's life, as well as taking total control of the addict- mind, body and soul- …   more ›