Regional Violent Offender Arrested. Will Face Charges in Philadelphia and Montco.



by Alex Lloyd Gross

Marcus Neto a male who officers said is responsible for many burglaries and thefts in Northeast Philadelphia and the robbery of a restaurant in the Olney .section. It was onn May 24, 2025 at 5419 Mascher St at 9:00 pm an unknown male robbed the owner of Shauna’s Restaurant. The complainant reported as she was closing down her restaurant and with her three children present when an unknown male entered her store and demanded money from the cash register. Police said Leto robbed her at gunpoint and exited the store. The offender was last seen running through the SEPTA Olney train station parking lot.

You can read about some of his crime spree here.

Leto was arrested yesterday on the 1100 block of Van Kirk Street. Police did not give details of the arrests except to say that they got a warrant and went to his house. He was not at home but officers developed information that he was still in the Northeast, where he was arrested.

Leto is also wanted for multiple thefts and crimes in the Cheltenham area. He is said to be of Portuguese decent and is said to be deaf. Bail information was not known for him at this time.