A Mill Village man is in custody after police said he broke into a Dollar General and attempted to start a fire.
Shortly after 11 p.m. on Monday, Pennsylvania State Police responded to a report of an alarm at the Dollar General on West Center Street in Waterford.
The front glass door was broken upon arrival.
Video surveillance reportedly showed a man breaking the door with a hammer and entering the store.
Inside, he took a lighter and attempted to start a blanket on fire.
Police later arrested 53-year-old Henry Lee Sherwood on charges of burglary, arson, criminal trespass and criminal mischief.
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