CASTLE SHANNON, Pa. — Castle Shannon police arrested a burglary suspect Tuesday morning accused of breaking into a tavern and opening a cold beer.
According to police, officers were dispatched to the Castle Tavern on Library Road when the alarm went off just before 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Detectives who arrived at the tavern said they saw a broken window and a motion sensor had been activated in the dining room of the establishment.
Officers located a metal bar inside the tavern that they said was apparently used to break the window and open a beer from the bar.
Authorities said the officer set up a perimeter and after less than five minutes James Ohanlon, 54, emerged from the building and was immediately detained.
According to police, Ohanlon told the officers that he was thirsty.