Friday, October 23, 2020

Man Caught Trespassing on Back Porch of Home in Girardville

A Minersville man was caught trespassing on a property in Girardville earlier this week.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville, on Monday, October 19th, 2020, around 6:45pm, a Girardville man that lives on A Street reported that as he was cooking dinner in his kitchen, when he heard a noise on his back porch.

While checking on the noise,  he found a male standing on his enclosed back porch looking inside a metal cabinet.  The homeowner yelled at the male causing him to flee the scene.

The homeowner told police that the male had to have forced his way into the back porch area.

An investigation found that Cory Hopkins, 31, of Minersville was the suspect involved and he was taken into custody and arraigned on Wednesday, October 21st, 2020.

Hopkins was arraigned by Senior Magisterial District Judge James Tupper who set bail at $5,000 unsecured.  Hopkins was then released.