DNA match leads to arrest in 2023 store burglary in southern Berks

DNA match leads to arrest in 2023 store burglary in southern Berks

A yearlong investigation into a burglary at a Robeson Township convenience store led to charges against a Reading man after DNA evidence linked him to the scene,police said. The break-in occurred in the early morning hours of Oct. 10, 2023, at the Turkey Hill Minit Market, 3248 Morgantown Road. Mercado-Ortiz, 49, was charged early this year with burglary, theft by unlawful taking and possessing an instrument of crime after investigators said his…