$500k Bail for Man who Broke into Galeton, Westfield Police Departments
GALETON – State Police in Coudersport say they have arrested the man responsible for breaking into the Galeton and Westfield Police Departments and stealing drugs.
Jason Daniel Morgan, 26, of 225 Lincoln St., Westfield, PA, has been charged with the crime and jailed on $500,000 bail.
State Police say on March 3 they received a request by Galeton Police to assist in the investigation of a burglary at the Galeton Community Building, which houses the Galeton Borough offices and Police Department.
Upon investigation, police discovered that someone had entered the building by breaking a window and then forcing their way into the Borough offices, later gaining access to a secured police evidence room and stealing $180 worth of an unidentified drug.
Police say they soon learned that the Westfield Borough Building/Police Department had also been burglarized.
According to police an investigation determined that Morgan was responsible for both break-ins.
He was arrested and arraigned in front of District Judge Delores G. Bristol and jailed on $500,000 bail.
Morgan has been charged with 2 counts each of Burglary(F2), Possession of a Controlled Substance(M), Theft by Unlawful Taking(M2), Theft by Receiving Stolen Property(M2), and 1 count of Criminal Mischief(S).
Morgan has also been charged with stealing several guns from his stepfather.
Police say the apprehension of Morgan was the result of a concerted investigation by Coudersport-based State Police, Galeton Borough Police, Westfield Borough Police, District Attorney Andy Watson, and the Troop F-Forensic Services Unit.
