A Titusville man jailed on $25,000 bail in a string of burglaries in Pittsfield Township in November told police he was looking to steal items to be traded for money or drugs.

Wesley J. Crispin, 25, was arrested Monday and taken to the Warren County Jail after Magisterial District Judge Todd Woodin set bail a $25,000 during a preliminary arraignment Wednesday. Crispin is charged on six separate criminal dockets. A co-defendant has allegedly admitted to participating in the burglaries, but has not yet been arraigned.

An alleged Nov. 12 burglary resulted in charges of burglary, a class 1 felony; criminal trespass, a class 2 felony, criminal trespassing, a class 3 felony; theft by unlawful taking, criminal mischief and receiving stolen property. A second Nov. 12 burglary resulted in charges of burglary, a class 1 felony; two counts of criminal trespass, both class 3 felonies, conspiracy to commit burglary, receiving stolen property, theft by unlawful taking, a class 3 felony; theft by unlawful taking and criminal mischief. A third burglary that allegedly took place Nov. 12 resulted in charges of burglary, a class 1 felony; criminal trespass, a class 2 felony; theft by unlawful taking, a class 2 felony; receiving stolen property, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, loitering and prowling at night time and criminal mischief – graffiti. Crispin was charged in a fourth Nov. 12 burglary with burglary, criminal trespass, a class 2 felony, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, loitering and prowling at night time and criminal mischief. A fifth Nov. 12 burglary resulted in charges of burglary, criminal trespass, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, loitering and prowling at night time and criminal mischief.

Crispin was also charged in a sixth burglary that allegedly took place Nov. 15. Those charges are burglary, a class 1 felony; conspiracy to commit burglary, a class 1 felony; criminal trespassing, a class 3 felony, receiving stolen property, theft by unlawful taking and criminal mischief for a burglary that allegedly took place Nov. 15.

Troopers from the State Police at Warren began investigating the burglaries Nov. 16 and discovered several camps on Punkey Hollow Road in Pittsfield had been broken into. Troopers discovered one burglary after clearing the scene of a prior burglary, according to the Affidavit of Probable Cause. The trooper saw a shed with its doors wide open and a broken pane of glass near the door knob. Muddy footprints were also seen in the camp. An additional shed behind the camp had also been entered. The owner of the camp reported a trail camera, 8mm ammunition and a dog blanket, a Yamaha Wolverine ATV valued at $1,800 had been stolen. Damage to the door of the camp was to cost $800 to repair.

In another burglary investigation, a camp had been entered into and items stolen and, while troopers were investigating, a neighboring camp owner reported his camp had also been burglarized. The first camp investigated Nov. 15 was missing two folding bleacher chairs, hunting climbing sticks, an antique shotgun, a .22 caliber rifle, ammunition and other miscellaneous items were missing.

Some of the items have been recovered, according to the Affidavit of Probable Cause. Others have already been sold, according to police.

“During the interviews Crispin stated they both used the pry bar to make entry and entered the camps over a span of three nights,” the affidavit states. “Both took items to include ammunition, hunting equipment and food, some of which were sold/traded to purchase drugs.”