Dad takes 2 young sons on burglary, police say
Associated Press
July 02, 2002 11:45:00

SOUTH FORK, Penn. - A Pennsylvania man may have thought it was Take Your Sons to Work Day, but the work isn't anything they should aspire to.

Police say he brought his two boys, ages 4 and 6, with him while he burglarized a neighbor's home. They say the homeowner got there and found the two boys waiting for their father.

Shawn Popish is charged with burglary, criminal trespass and corruption of minors. He tells police he was trying to stop a burglary, not commit one.

According to a Johnstown newspaper (the Tribune-Democrat), Popish said he'd seen someone go into the house. Police say that's a "very unlikely" story.

The two boys have been turned over to their mother. They weren't allowed to follow dad to jail.