A Philadelphia man was arrested on March 19th at the former steel plant in Conshohocken (Plymouth Township) after he was discovered by a security guard and allegedly lied to police, which led to a search of the buildings that encompass a million square feet.
According to court documents, 43-year-old Michael Anthony Kropilak was spotted on the property after the security guard noticed a set of tools at approximately 8:30 a.m. Police were called and Kropilak claimed to Plymouth Township police officers that he came to the closed plant after a friend had contacted him in distress saying he was trapped under machinery and was having trouble breathing.
Police called a search and recuse team to the facility that included additional police, fire fighters, and EMS. The team searched the plant for two hours and did not discover anyone…