Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Five people, including two juveniles, were apprehended recently after allegedly breaking into the shuttered Franklin D. Roosevelt Middle School in Bristol Township.
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Police responded to burglary alarm activation at the vacant school located on Veterans Highway at approximately 8:31 p.m. on Monday, April 22.
Upon entering through the cafeteria, a Bristol Township police sergeant discovered multiple people inside the building, according to authorities.
Police said five people fled the building but were quickly taken into custody by two officers outside.
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The group consisted of two juveniles, ages 14 and 16, and three adults— two 21 year olds from Lower Makefield Township and Morrisville Borough and a 22-year-old from Bristol Township, police said.
The group removed plywood covering a doorway and broke a door to the school to gain entry, police said.
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One of the juveniles told police that the adults had invited him to explore the abandoned facility, police said.
The three adults have been charged with criminal trespassing – breaking into a structure and corruption of minors. They were released after each posted $2,500 bail, according to court papers.
The former middle school has been closed since March of 2022.
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The Bristol Township School District plans to sell the 31.7-acre property to Crystal Window and Door Systems. The proposed plan includes transforming the site into a manufacturing and assembly facility. The company will also develop a community park one part of the land.
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