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Inmate must pay $105,000 in restitution for burglary spree

Timothy J. Graves was sentenced to 45 months to seven-and-a-half years in state prison on charges of burglary and theft

By Tom Shortell
The Express-Times

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Pa. — Victims of a monthlong crime spree appeared this morning in Northampton County Court requesting a lengthy prison sentence for a Nazareth burglar.

President Judge Stephen Baratta obliged and sentenced Timothy J. Graves, 34, to 45 months to seven-and-a-half years in state prison on charges of burglary and theft. Baratta also ordered Graves to pay more than $105,000 in restitution to his victims.

Pennsylvania State Police said Graves broke into three Williams Township homes and a Lower Saucon Township home in May and June 2012. Witnesses saw Graves at or near of each of the burglaries, and some even saw him knocking on doors to see if anyone was home, according to court documents.

Full story: Nazareth man sent to state prison, must pay $105,000 in restitution for burglary spree