Crime & Safety

Update: Teen Confesses to Burglaries, Police Say

Schwenksville Wine and Spirits shop was burglarized twice within the last four months; Moccia's Train Stop was also hit

Pennsylvania State Police say a 16-year-old Schwenksville boy confessed to three burglaries within the last four months.

According to a police report, during an interview the teen confessed to the , and the .

Nothing was taken during the Moccia's burglary, and troopers found partial shoe prints at the scene.

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About nine items were taken from the liquor store during the December burglary, according to police. During the March 10 burglary, police said the burglar removed five bottles from the display and then left the scene, dropping one bottle while exiting.


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