Jonathan Crouthamel, 26, of Quakertown. (Credit: Hilltown Police)
Felony counts of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property were held at a preliminary hearing Tuesday for Bucks County Court against a Quakertown man accused of stealing more than $1,500 in cash and a laptop from his employer, Dunkin Donuts.
Jonathan Crouthamel, 26, of the 1000 block of North West End Boulevard, is accused of stealing $1,524 in cash and a $626 company laptop from the store at 103 Baringer Avenue in Silverdale Borough, in September 2024, where he was the manager, Hilltown Township Police said.
According to an affidavit, the owner of the Dunkin Donuts informed police on Oct. 8, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. that he hired Crouthamel as manager, and on Sept. 27, he stole the cash and the laptop, totaling a loss of $2,150.
The theft, police said, was captured on security video and turned over on a USB to authorities. Police sad the footage shows Crouthamel walk into the office with a brown money box containing the cash and place it on a counter.
Then, after four minutes, he placed the money box in a plastic Dunkin Donuts bag and also did the same with the laptop before leaving the store, police said.
The owner called Crouthamel on Sept. 28, when he failed to show up for his shift. He told the owner his mother had died and he promised to return to the store in a few days with the missing money and the laptop, according to the complaint.
He never repaid the money or returned the laptop, police said.
Crouthamel is free on $20,000 unsecured bail and will be arraigned in county Common Pleas Court on April 25.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
