A Pasadena man has been charged following a July 2 burglary at a Halethorpe metal scrap business, according to police.
At around 3:54 a.m., police responded to an alarm activated at Recovermat Mid-Atlantic, a scrap processor located on the 2200 block of Halethorpe Farms Rd., officials said.
When police arrived, they observed a white male at the scene wearing camouflage and carrying a large black-handled screwdriver, they said.
The suspect had broken a sliding bay door to enter the premises, and destroyed a glass window inside the business, police said.
The suspect fled on foot into a woodline, and was apprehended by police, according to officials.
David Wayne Helmick, 29, of Rock Hill Road in Pasadena, was arrested and charged with second-degree burglary.
