More than 15 felonies withdrawn against man at preliminary hearing accused of stealing packages

A Warrrington man accused of stealing his own neighbors' packages and deliveries at a township apartment complex had 19 felonies and six misdemeanors withdrawn at a preliminary hearing last week and now faces three felonies that he waived to Bucks County court.

Christopher Michael Scott, 40, now has three felony counts of identity theft lodged against him, according to court records, related to incidents that occurred at the Westminster Apartments on the 600 block of Valley Road in November.

Charges withdrawn include three felony counts of conspiracy to commit identity theft, eight felony counts of receiving stolen property and associated conspiracy charges, four misdemeanor counts of possessing an instrument of crime, and misdemeanor drug offenses, according to court records.       

Warrington Township Police began investigating several reports of theft of packages from the apartment complex; it had two open investigations of theft of packages from nearby buildings on Westminster Apartments property, police said.

Management at the complex provided a list of complaints from residents who have reported said thefts, police said. Residents saw video footage and identified one of the suspects as Scott and another resident who lives in Building D, police allege.

On Nov. 30, at 2:25 p.m., police conducted surveillance on Building D of the apartment complex, according to authorities. Officers saw a postal employee with the USPS and a male employee with Amazon delivery services enter the building and deliver mail and packages in the lobby, police said.

At 3 p.m., after the Amazon deliveryman left, police saw and identified suspects removing the packages, police said.

Scott's bail was also reduced at his hearing from 10% of $25,000 cash to 10% of $1,000 cash, per court records, but he remains incarcerated at Bucks County jail. A formal arraignment is set for Feb. 14.

All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.