Officers arrest theft suspect after tracking footprints in snow, police say

Officers found a theft suspect thanks to the record-breaking snow.

Butler Township Police wrote in a social media post that a man allegedly broke into a business on Miller Lane and stole money on Sunday as everyone hunkered down for the snowstorm.

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Officers tracked the suspect’s footprints in the snow to a local hotel and identified his room.

After obtaining a warrant, they arrested a man identified as Thomas Allen on theft and breaking-and-entering charges, according to the department…

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