On this date Officers were handling an incident at the Comfort Inn hotel in Mifflinville, involving Robert Alan GARCIA. During the incident GARCIA was transported back to the South Centre Township Police Station for further investigation regarding a disturbance that happened while assisting another agency during an incident they had regarding GARCIA. While transporting GARCIA back to the Comfort Inn Officers were notified by staff that when they were attempting to clean GARCIA's room at the hotel they came across several stolen items from the hotel, and drug paraphernalia. At this time the staff stopped cleaning, exited and secured the room until Officers arrived on scene. After arriving on scene, Officers gained permission from hotel staff to conduct a search of the hotel room in which GARCIA had previously stayed. After a thorough search of the room Officers discovered and retrieved the stolen items from the hotel, and a small amount of marijuana and numerous drug paraphernalia. GARCIA was arraigned and lodged in the Columbia County Prison on unrelated charges. Charges have been filed on GARCIA related to the incident posted above.
