Another 26 vehicle break-ins and the related theft of six handguns have been added to the alleged criminal résumé of a homeless man being held in the Butler County Prison.

State police filed the latest charges Tuesday against Michael W. Roman, 42, who is accused of a total 68 car ransackings in the county last year.

Last week, Butler Township police charged Roman with breaking into 40 vehicles. Bail was set at $50,000.

Butler police originally arrested him Dec. 9 after he allegedly broke into two vehicles.

State police said Roman admitted to the vehicle break-ins that they investigated, primarily in Center and Summit townships, and accompanied them on a “drive-along” to point out the homes where he struck.

He is accused of committing a car-ransacking spree between September and December, said investigating officer Trooper Justin Werner.

Court documents identified Robert C. Best, 32, who has no known address, as Roman's accomplice in some of the vehicle break-ins. Best has not been charged in the latest cases.

Butler police arrested Best and Roman, charging them in the vehicle break-in cases.

In an affidavit filed with charges against Roman, Werner alleges the defendant and Best had a routine.

Between 12:30 and 5:30 a.m., the pair walked to their targeted neighborhoods, where they allegedly chose unlocked vehicles in driveways. Once in the vehicles, they allegedly placed unwanted items on the front seats.

“Items of value, such as the handguns,” Werner said in court documents, “were exchanged for drugs to an unidentified persons(s).”

Of the 26 vehicle break-ins, 12 each were carried out in Center and Summit townships, while one each were in Jefferson Township and East Butler.

The handguns included a pair of .38 Specials stolen from a pickup truck at a Center home.

The other guns were .380-caliber pistols, police said, taken from vehicles at three homes in Center and one in Summit.

Among the other loot stolen in the vehicle break-ins were four Pittsburgh Steelers tickets, an Apple iPad and a necklace.

But small currency was the most commonly pilfered item, Werner said. Nothing was taken from several vehicles.

The combined value of the stolen property was nearly $4,000.

Roman was arraigned Wednesday on six felony counts each of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property in connection with the stolen guns.

Additionally, he was arraigned on 21 misdemeanor counts of theft from a vehicle and 17 misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen property. Bail was increased to $100,000.

It is not known if Best will be charged in any of the crimes. Werner did not return a phone call Tuesday.

“Mr. Roman is our primary target as we believe he was the person involved in all of these acts,” Butler County Assistant District Attorney Ben Simon said Wednesday. “We believe Mr. Best was secondary and involved in some of them. Mr. Roman is our primary target, and we will be moving forward with prosecution accordingly.”

Simon declined further comment.

Butler Township police allege that only Roman broke into 40 vehicles between Sept. 24 and Dec. 5, 2018.

The defendant chose vehicles that were unlocked, investigating officer Detective Max Wittlinger said, and only swiped money or items he could easily sell.

He took a .380-caliber pistol from one vehicle. His total take was barely $5,000.

Roman was arraigned Tuesday in the Butler Township break-ins. He is charged with one felony count each of theft and receiving stolen property, 39 misdemeanor counts of theft from a vehicle, and two misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen property.

For the Butler city cases, Roman and Best are charged with two misdemeanor counts each of theft and conspiracy.