Burglary Suspect Used Restroom, Watched TV Until Cops Arrived

COALDALE, Pa. (AP) - Police say a Pennsylvania burglary suspect made himself right at home, using the bathroom and watching TV while the woman who lived there screamed at him to leave.

Online court records show 45-year-old Scott F. Smith remains jailed on burglary and defiant trespassing charges in the March 14 incident.

Police in Coaldale say the woman was watching TV and waiting for a neighbor to bring her a newspaper when Smith walked into the home uninvited. Smith walked past her, used the bathroom, then went into a bedroom for long enough that she had time to call police.

When he emerged, he sat down in her recliner and began watching TV until police arrived to remove him.

Smith's attorney couldn't immediately be reached.

Coaldale is about 50 miles northeast of Harrisburg.

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