Matt Brecko was added to the list after failing to appear in Mercer County Superior Court in August for burglary charges in Ewing in 2014.
TRENTON -- A 31-year-old Ewing man charged with burglary at an apartment complex last year has been added to the county sheriff's "Mercer's Most Wanted" list.
Matt Brecko was added after failing to appear in Mercer County Superior Court in August, causing a judge to issue a bench warrant for his arrest, the Mercer County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.
Matt Brecko The sheriff's office said they suspect Brecko is hiding from authorities by living on the streets and in local wooded areas. He has been spotted soliciting loose change in public and is possibly rummaging through trash bins to sustain himself, the sheriff's office said.
Brecko is also known to ride a bicycle along Delaware & Raritan Canal paths in the county, and sometimes fishing from them.
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.
Brecko is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. His last known address is Harrop Place in Ewing.
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Brecko was a star two-way football player at Ewing High School in the early 2000s.
In 2002, he was led the Colonial Valley Conference 15 rushing touchdowns and anchored the school's No. 1-ranked defense as a safety. At the time, he was the school's second-leading scorer of all time.
In 2005, The Times of Trenton named him to the All Colonial Valley Conference Half-Decade Team as a defensive back, and he was named to the second team of the All Colonial Valley Conference Decade Team in 2010, also for his defensive play.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Brecko is asked to contact the sheriff's office at 609-989-6111 or sheriff's Detective John Seals at 609-273-5340. All calls are confidential.
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