The Lower Moreland Police Department announced today the arrest of Gary Christ, 56, for burglary, trespassing, and criminal mischief, among other charges.
According to the report, officers received notice that a suspicious person was inside a business complex on the 2600 block of Philmont Avenue in Huntingdon Valley on Saturday, February 7. The caller reported a motion activation from the property’s security camera, which had been covered. Strange noises, including what sounded like an electrical saw, were reported.
Arriving officers found a silver Chevrolet Suburban parked in the rear of the complex and a subject, later identified as Christ, exiting the complex from a rear door. He was taken into custody and found to be in possession of stolen property, including a cut and removed copper sewage pipe, power tools, and damaged walls and ceiling tiles inside the property, police said.
The building has been deemed uninhabitable by the Lower Moreland Township Code Enforcement due to the damage caused. Christ was taken into custody and is being charged with the following:
- (1) COUNT OF 3502 A4 BURGLARY: NOT ADAPTED FOR OVERNIGHT ACCOMODATION NO PERSON PRESENT
- (1) COUNT OF 3503 A1I CRIMINAL TRESPASSING: ENTER STRUCTURE
- (1) COUNT OF 3304 A5 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF – DAMAGE PROPERTY – SUMMARY CASE
- (1) COUNT OF 3921 A THEFT BY UNLAW TAKING-MOVABLE PROP
- (1) COUNT OF 3503 (B)(1)(III) DEFIANT TRESPASSER FENCED/ENCLOSED
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