Lancaster County man awakes to burglar “only in underwear”

PARADISE, Pa. (WHTM) – A Lancaster County man was awoken by a burglar who State Police say was “dressed only in underwear.”

State Police say on November 23, around 7:33 a.m., a Paradise man awoke to find a man standing over his bed. The resident ordered the individual to leave, checked on their child, and retrieved a handgun before again telling the suspect to leave.

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State Police say the suspect, Donald Roop of Paradise, allegedly entered the home through a garage door. Roop was arrested later that day, arraigned, and taken to the Lancaster County Prison…

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