Tamaqua police have charged Jeremy Plasko, 40, of West Broad Street, Tamaqua, with trespassing.

Police were called to the 400 block of Pine Street at 6:05 p.m. on May 20 after a homeowner spotted an unknown man in the backyard. The man was trying to open a shed on the property. He fled when the resident went outside.

An investigation led to Plasko, who later admitted being in the fenced in yard.