RIO GRANDE — Middle Township Police are looking for a Philadelphia man accused of vandalizing a local hotel.
On July 13 at approximately 11:20 a.m., police responded to the Simpsons Motel for the report of damage to one of their units.
Housekeeping discovered that furniture had been broken, graffiti was written/burned on walls and ceiling, a sink was left overflowing and the underside of a sofa bed had been set on fire. Several of the written comments were racial and anti-semetic in nature.
Investigation led to charges being drawn up against Matthew A. Sipko, 21, of Philadelphia.
On July 23, a warrant was issued against Sipko charging him with second-degree bias intimidation, third-degree arson and third-degree criminal mischief. Judge Birchmeier set bail at $30,000 full cash.
Middle Township police said the arrest of Sipko is pending.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Sipko call Middle Township Police at 465-8700 the primary officers investigating are Ptl. Michelle Greenwaldt and Det. Allan McClure.
Text an anonymous tip to the Sheriff. The Text Tip line is Tip411 (847411). Tipsters should begin their messages with the letters cmcso. The anonymous Web Tip page can be found at Here. Once you submit your tip remember your assigned anonymous number given so police can contact you if you want.
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