3 nabbed in copper wire burglary at Garden Spot

Intelligencer Journal
Lancaster New Era

Nov 25, 2009 07:58 EST

New Holland

By RYAN ROBINSON, Staff Writer

Police nabbed two men and a teen-ager allegedly in the act of stealing $3,000 worth of copper wire Tuesday night from a trailer at Garden Spot High School, police said.

A school employee saw people breaking into the construction storage trailer shortly before 9 p.m. and called police, police said.

Officers from Ephrata Borough and East Earl, Warwick, West Earl and East Lampeter townships responded to assist New Holland Borough police.

Frank Harrison V, 18, of 618 Liberty St., was taken into custody near O'Neill's Auto Body Shop at 580 E. Main St., police said.

After an hour-long manhunt, police took Jason Maldonado, 23, of 618 Liberty St., and a 17-year-old  Columbia boy into custody in the 100 block of East Jackson Street, police said.

Police charged all three suspects with burglary, theft by unlawful taking or disposition and criminal conspiracy. 

Officers recovered nine spools of insulated copper wire valued at over $3,000.
rrobinson@lnpnews.com