Bucks County man charged with breaking into power plants, stealing metal, officials say
CROYDON, Pa. (CBS) – A Bucks County man is charged with breaking into decommissioned power plants to steal metal. One of them was Southwark Generating Plant in Philadelphia.
The justice department says 43-year-old Michael Garrison of Croydon stole more than $117,000 worth of metal from four plants in Pennsylvania and Baltimore.
Prosecutors say Garrison caused more than $1.5 million in damage to the NRG Titus Generating Station in Berks County.
They also say Garrison filed a false income tax return.
Garrison is charged with one count of conspiracy to destroy an energy facility and other related charges.
