Pennsylvania State Police troopers have arrested one man in connection with criminal mischief and trespassing in Penndel Borough.
According to a probable cause affidavit, troopers were dispatched to the Mill Creek Apartments in Penndel on March 15 when they received calls from numerous witnesses that a man wearing a gray/green jacket and hoodie was seen leaving the scene of a broken window in the F building’s laundry room.
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When state police began patrolling Durham Road toward Trenton Road, they observed a male fitting the witness’ description, enter a vehicle that had been stopped along the roadway by the I-95 overpass. Police were able to identify the man as 42-year-old William Hirst of Bristol.
Hirst, who was positively identified by the witnesses as the man seen leaving the laundry room after the window was broken, had a warrant out for his arrest in Bucks County, according to the criminal complaint filed by police.
Hirst told police he had been dropped off at Durham Road and E. Lincoln Highway by the bus, and that he was walking home. According to court documents, he denied having broken the window and entering the laundry room.
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Although police say the window was broken from the outside, so the room could be accessed, there was no easily movable property inside and nothing was found to be missing.
He was charged with one felony count of trespassing, and one minor ticket for criminal mischief. Hirst was arraigned by District Judge Daniel Baranoski, where his bail was set at 10 percent of $40,000. He awaits in Bucks County prison until his preliminary hearing on May 6.
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Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
