Matt Brecko, 31, turned himself in to a Ewing patrol officer at 1:30 p.m. near Parkway Avenue.
TRENTON -- A man added to the county sheriff's "Mercer's Most Wanted" list earlier this month surrendered to Ewing police Tuesday afternoon.
Matt Brecko, 31, turned himself in to a Ewing patrol officer at 1:30 p.m. near Parkway Avenue. Sheriff's officers had been searching for him since Nov. 4, when he was added to the wanted list.
Matt Brecko The sheriff's office said they received more than a dozen confidential tips in their hunt for Brecko, and thanked the public for their assistance.
Brecko was added to the list after failing to appear in Mercer County Superior Court in August for a burglary case and a judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
The sheriff's office had said Brecko was believed to be hiding from authorities by living on the streets and in local wooded areas, and sometimes solliciting loose change in public and rummaging through trash bins to sustain himself
He was also known to ride a bicycle and fish along Delaware & Raritan Canal paths.
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The original charges against Brecko allege he entered an apartment on West Farrell Avenue in Ewing using a master key he never returned to the complex, where he previously worked, the sheriff's office said.
The sheriff's office said Tuesday Brecko was found to also have criminal warrants for his arrest in Pennsylvania.
Brecko was a star two-way football player at Ewing High School in the early 2000s.
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