Male Stalks Bensalem Woman After Failed Romance
by Alex Lloyd Gross
Sometimes you meet someone and find out that there is not compatibility on both sides You move on and look elsewhere. Not so for Matthew Bustin, from King Of Prussia. He matched on a dat9ng service with a female in Bensalem. After a short while, she broke off the relationship . Bustin, police said responded by allegedly putting a GPS tracker on her car.
It all came to a head in mid April, when the woman returned home from a vacation and found someone had entered her house, turned off the circuit breakers, unscrewed her internet connection. She called police and they investigated.
They found a GPS tracker on her car and got a search warrant for Bustin’s phone. They found him to be at the woman’s workplace or home nine times after she broke off the relationship. Even though she blocked Bustin on social media, he continued to call and text her. police said.
Records were obtained from PECO, and it was found that the power to her home was turned off between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM on Sunday, April 14, 2024, when the victim was on vacation. Bustin’s phone was at or near her residence in the same time frame.
An arrest warrant was obtained for Matthew Bustin, who was charged with Burglary, Criminal Trespass, Stalking, and Harassment. On Saturday, June 1, 2024, Matthew Bustin turned himself in at the Bensalem Township Police Department on the active warrant. District Justice Lisa Gaier arraigned Matthew Bustin and remanded him to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10% of $2,000,000 bail.
This behavior is disturbing, and Bensalem Police would like to know if anyone else has been harassed or stalked by Matthew Bustin. If you have had similar interactions with Matthew Bustin, Bensalem Police urge you to come forward to make a report. Contact Detective Connor Farnan at (215) 633-3632.